Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A common sentiment among Soulsborne fans is that the map is TOO BIG for its own good, leading to open world fatigue. Does this have any legs to stand on? We take a look into both perspectives in this video. I hope you find it insightful 😁
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - Why go open world?
2:44 - The First Playthrough Experience
7:23 - Replayability
15:10 - Did the game suffer from being open world?
16:03 - Should the game have ended at Leyndell? Or could it be bigger?
17:50 - Shoulve Elden Ring have been Open World?
21:07 - Outro
Discussed interviews:
ER "you can see it, you can go there" gamesradar.com/elden-ring-fromsoftware-hidetaka-miyazaki-interview
DS3 "you can see it, you can go there" bleedingcool.com/movies/e3-dark-souls-iii-new-ways-to-die-with-creator-hidetaka-miyazaki
Miyazaki's played open world games news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/05/27/from-softwares-hidetaka-miyazaki-on-the-secrets-of-elden-rings-development
30 hour game famitsu.com/news/202106/14223605.html
Demon's Souls theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/31/bloodborne-dark-souls-creator-hidetaka-miyazaki-interview
#EldenRing #Fromsoftware #OpenWorld
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My SGDQ 2021 Demon's Souls Remake Run: youtu.be/i9MpspBiCX0
My SGDQ 2020 Demon's Souls Original Run: youtu.be/oJxdFgQQWEM?t=280
Find all my PB's at: speedrun.com/user/BertoPlease
Twitter: twitter.com/BertoPlease
Instagram: instagram.com/bertoplease
A common sentiment among Soulsborne fans is that the map is TOO BIG for its own good, leading to open world fatigue. Does this have any legs to stand on? We take a look into both perspectives in this video. I hope you find it insightful 😁
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - Why go open world?
2:44 - The First Playthrough Experience
7:23 - Replayability
15:10 - Did the game suffer from being open world?
16:03 - Should the game have ended at Leyndell? Or could it be bigger?
17:50 - Shoulve Elden Ring have been Open World?
21:07 - Outro
Discussed interviews:
ER "you can see it, you can go there" gamesradar.com/elden-ring-fromsoftware-hidetaka-miyazaki-interview
DS3 "you can see it, you can go there" bleedingcool.com/movies/e3-dark-souls-iii-new-ways-to-die-with-creator-hidetaka-miyazaki
Miyazaki's played open world games news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/05/27/from-softwares-hidetaka-miyazaki-on-the-secrets-of-elden-rings-development
30 hour game famitsu.com/news/202106/14223605.html
Demon's Souls theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/31/bloodborne-dark-souls-creator-hidetaka-miyazaki-interview
#EldenRing #Fromsoftware #OpenWorld
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My SGDQ 2021 Demon's Souls Remake Run: youtu.be/i9MpspBiCX0
My SGDQ 2020 Demon's Souls Original Run: youtu.be/oJxdFgQQWEM?t=280
Find all my PB's at: speedrun.com/user/BertoPlease
Twitter: twitter.com/BertoPlease
Instagram: instagram.com/bertoplease
