Tales from the Backlog - Episodes Tagged with “Elden Ring”

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (Preview) (with Charlie Young)

Dave Jackson — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 14:00:00 -0400

In this bonus episode, I'm joined by returning guest Charlie Young to discuss FromSoftware's Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. The public feed includes roughly the first half of the episode, and all paid members at [patreon.com/realdavejackson](patreon.com/realdavejackson) will get the entire discussion.

This is a full spoiler discussion, though the spoilers really start flying at about the 22:00 mark.

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Elden Ring Bosses Tier List (with Jim Rodeman)

Dave Jackson — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Wrapping up Elden Ring month, as per tradition, Dave is joined by Jim Rodeman to tier-rank the Elden Ring bosses. TOGETHAAAAA we go through all of the bosses labelled as "Great Enemy" and above!

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Elden Ring for the FromSoftware Newbie (with Aaron Angle and Ryan Arrington)

Dave Jackson — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

During the pre-release marketing cycle for Elden Ring, the game's director and FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki made comments to the effect that "Elden Ring will be the most accessible FromSoftware game to date, and that we think that more people will finish Elden Ring than any of the previous games". Dave is joined by Aaron Angle and Ryan Arrington to discuss one simple question- why is Elden Ring the most approachable FromSoftware game for new players? We also read some listener responses from first-time players!

TIMESTAMPS:
Personal Histories with FromSoftware, Why Elden Ring? 0:37
Build Variety and Choice 16:52
Spirit Ashes, Summoning and Invasions 31:57
Go Wherever, Do Whatever 45:28
Moving Forward 55:27

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FromSoftware and the Open World (with Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers)

Dave Jackson — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Elden Ring Month continues! FromSoftware certainly didn't invent the open world, and they didn't really invent any of the open world design decisions that helped make Elden Ring a success. So what makes a good open world? In this Break from the Backlog, Dave is joined by Andrew and Dylan from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to discuss open-world games as a whole, as well as how FromSoftware learned from the best to make Elden Ring.

TIMESTAMPS:
Intro, Personal Histories, Good Open Worlds 0:33
Checkboxes and Map Markers- Eeevillll(?) 44:17
Demerits 56:20
Elden Ring 1:14:25
Going Forward 1:51:28

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36: Elden Ring (with Ryan Juengling- List Off!)

Dave Jackson — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Elden Ring Month has begun on Tales from the Backlog! Up first, Dave is joined by Ryan Juengling from List Off! to discuss FromSoftware's game of the generation candidate, Elden Ring. With the elevator pitch of simply "Open-world Dark Souls" and wild expectations from fans, Elden Ring had a higher bar to clear than many new releases. Did it meet or even exceed expectations, or did it fall short? Listen in to find out!

TIMESTAMPS
Intros, Personal Histories, Opening Thoughts 00:46
First Impressions, Approachability 13:20
Open World, Exploration 51:19
Platforming, Crafting 1:19:12
Story, Boss Fights 1:38:41
Music, Final Thoughts 2:09:44
SPOILER WALL 2:29:29

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