Reviews

Few days ago, I finally completed Elden Ring. It had been languishing in my steam backlog for over 2 years or so. I had multiple false starts with this one, always giving up on the Tree Sentinel. I decided to give it one more try (mostly as part of my uber goal of completing my backlog - more on that in another post). It took me almost 3 months, wrapped up the game around level 168, with ~160 hours of playtime. I don’t think I completed 100% as I stayed away from walkthroughs as much as possible to avoid spoilers and maintain the sense of wonder. I think a major part of the fun in the game is exploration and figuring out stuff on your own. I think I would’ve missed some side quests or optional bosses due to this (maybe 90% completed and some 10% missed ?). ...