Elden Ring is an instant obsession, and I can't help myself but have things to say about every minute of the experience. I don't even feel like I decompressed half of what I could've about just the first 2.5 hours of my game that I went over in this first part of my adventure journal. Join me as I continue through this epic game, and I promise to record in higher quality from the next one onward! Find more of my writing on http://goldenwitch.substack.com Subscribe for bonus articles and podcasts! Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goldenwitchfire Music reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS4a3Uu9bqHkzUhlQm2n5VQ Text version of this video: https://goldenwitch.substack.com/p/elden-ring-analytically-journalized?s=w Find me @goldenwitchfire on instagram, twitter, tiktok, venmo, & cashapp. Find my music by searching Trial of the Golden Witch on spotify/apple/youtube/soundcloud/bandcamp. Buy something on Amazon after clicking this link and they will give me money: https://amzn.to/3iQljny CONTENTS: 0:00 - My history with Miyazaki Hidetaka-san's games 2:45 - Elden Ring's comparisons to other games 3:49 - Opening cinematic 4:39 - Starting build 5:55 - Starting areas, tutorial stage, messaging system 9:02 - Stealth mechanics 10:29 - Open-world structure & soundtrack (the "elden rings") 14:33 - South-West of the Graveyard 18:22 - Murdering lots of animals 19:30 - Descending to the beach 21:58 - Church of Elleh 22:57 - The FromSoft sense of humor 24:13 - Japan's cultural idolization of young girls & the presentation of Miyazaki Maidens 29:06 - The Player's hilarious relationship with Melina 33:30 - Torrent the horse 34:17 - Meeting Renna 34:56 - Clearing the seaside cave/church of dragon communion 36:55 - Running from the dragon 37:42 - They fight like velociraptors! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o942zhAPYug

Hi, I’m Trixie the Golden Witch, and this is one of my archived channels. Find my writing on https://goldenwitch.substack.com Find my music on https://bandcamp.com/trialofthegoldenwitch Follow my adventures on @picnicadventure Frequent updates on Twitter and Instagram @goldenwitchfire ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atbgaAtn_3c