About this video

• Video Title: Souls Inheritors: Bloodborne vs. Sekiro vs. Elden Ring [Spoilers]
• Channel: Noah Caldwell-Gervais
• Speakers: Noah Caldwell-Gervais
• Duration: 04:40:14

Overview

This video discusses and compares FromSoftware's Souls-like games: Bloodborne, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and Elden Ring. The speaker analyzes their unique gameplay mechanics, thematic elements, and how they each evolve the core Dark Souls formula, highlighting their artistic achievements and individual strengths.

Key takeaways

• Evolution of Gameplay: FromSoftware has iterated on the core Dark Souls combat loop, with Bloodborne focusing on speed and aggression, Sekiro tightening combat to demand extreme precision, and Elden Ring expanding into an open world while retaining core mechanics.
• Bloodborne's Aggression: Bloodborne strips down Dark Souls' elements to emphasize speed and aggression, introducing the "rally" mechanic where damaging enemies refunds lost health, encouraging a risky, proactive playstyle and featuring a dense, interconnected world design reminiscent of Dark Souls 1.
• Sekiro's Precision: Sekiro further tightens combat, reducing player options to focus on precise parrying and attacks, with a strong emphasis on posture mechanics. Its narrative is deeply integrated with its gameplay, centering on a named protagonist with a defined personality and a strict adherence to his role, which some found alienating due to the lack of player freedom.
• Elden Ring's Open World: Elden Ring translates the Souls-like formula into a vast open world, offering unprecedented player freedom in exploration and build customization. While this broadens accessibility and allows for unique player experiences, it also leads to a less curated narrative and a more diluted sense of consistent challenge compared to previous titles.
• Artistic Cohesion: Across all three games, FromSoftware excels at integrating gameplay, world design, and narrative to create a cohesive artistic experience, with Bloodborne's cosmic horror, Sekiro's narrative-driven combat, and Elden Ring's expansive yet interconnected world all contributing to their unique identities.

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