ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN

Not fun to play. Camera and movement are horrible to control. The enemies are unforgiving and punishing to fight. There is too much RNG involved. I do not understand the point of the battle royale zones closing in other than to stress the player out after they die to a troll's bomb AOE while climbing the castle walls. Would it not make more sense to have a timer that summons a random boss on the player's location each night, similar to how Margit can spawn as a random encounter? That way the player has more freedom to do what they want to do instead of locking more than half of the content outside the playable area. The effort to steer away from fake RPG mechanics, unlike other Souls game, is admirable by FromSoftware. I like the addition of relics and passive abilities. I also like that there are different playable characters with unique playstyles so that being knowledgeable about boss attack patterns and dodging at the perfect time is not the only way to guarantee a victory. Multiplayer is cool. Sometimes frustrating, sometimes invigorating after an epic clutch. Not much to say here. The graphics, stories, and worldbuilding is phenomenal. I just wish it was a little less abstract and related more to Elden Ring rather than being an alternative universe spin-off. Overall, the game becomes repetitive, boring, and rage-inducing very quickly, while also maintaining an addictive factor. It seemingly stays like that until you decide to uninstall. That is the thing with Souls games: They are hard for the sake of being hard and I will die on that hill. This is an accurate representation of my experience playing this game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KD3ZJlzgx4