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I adore Elden Ring’s ambulant urns, the vaseboysI know nothing about these monsters, yet I will defend them till my undying breath
I know nothing about these monsters, yet I will defend them till my undying breath
The long-awaited firstElden Ringgameplay trailer arrived last night, along with arelease date. It looks incrediblyDark Souls, and I am stoked. But between the landscapes of ruins and mournful monsters, I saw perhaps my favourite new monsters: ambulant urns, limbed pots - the vaseboys. I know nothing about them yet I adore them. They seem a delightful escalation of FromSoftware trying to use your knowledge of their games and fantasy tropes against you.First, go on then, let’s have the whole trailer again. I already watched it twice this morning.ELDEN RING - Official Gameplay RevealWatch on YouTubeThe urns only make a wee appearance there, but thefirst Elden Ring screenshotssoon gave us a clearer look. They are great. I adore them. I am so happy that they come in multiple sizes too. I hope they’re like the Dark Souls mushrooms, with one size sweet and the other straight murderous. Look how adorable it is when the wee one tries to turn on its diddy feet, like a marble penguin with comically long arms:They’re cute and all, but I also dig the idea that they may be another example of Souls using our knowledge and trained behaviours against us. While From didn’t invent Mimics, their take on a monster which pretends to be a treasure chest to devour greedy adventurers sure put me on my back foot. I also quite likeDark Souls 2’s red crystal lizards, which appear to be the same sort of elusive critter that we chase down and batter to get minerals - but these explode when you get near. It’s a trick which only gets you once, but it’s a great trick. And urns? If you see an urn, pot, vase, or other vessel in a Souls game, of course you’re going to try to roll through it. It might contain treasure and even if not, it’ll smash real good.Dark Souls 2 did also have trick urns, filled with poison or acid because Dark Souls 2 is a real dick of a game. Those were not charming. Those were annoying. But give an urn diddy feet and let it punch me? That is a charming hazard I will defend till my undying breath. It’s a simple design trick, and a great one.This is all me assuming what the urns are and how they’ll work, of course. I could be completely wrong. But right now the idea is bringing me a great deal of satisfaction. As is the fan art.THE BEST THING ABOUT@ELDENRINGIS VASEBOY, worthy of fanart.@VaatiVidyaback me up on this#eldenring#fromsoftware#darksoulspic.twitter.com/B1gNDsc8W6— Thiago Lehmann - working on my game! (@lehmannthiago)June 10, 2021To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsI just had to draw the cute walking pot bois from the#ELDENRINGtrailer :'>pic.twitter.com/1TWI6Nkj5F— | Kori Koritas | (@KoriKoritas)June 11, 2021To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsHeck yeah, peak enemy design.#ELDENRING#DarkSoulspic.twitter.com/bsmhWq1we6— Dragonith | Game Shop Manager VTuber (@EXDragonith)June 11, 2021To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsThe game does have loads of cracking monster designs. I know Katharine is a fan of the giant tortoise with a clanging great bell dangling from its belly. Who caught your eye, gang?Elden Ringis due to launch January 21st, 2022. As well coming to PC via Steam, it’ll be on PlayStations and Xboxes.E3 2021 may be over but our memories live on - see everything on ourE3 hub. Many more big game showcases and streams are still to come this summer, leading up to Gamescom, so see oursummer games stream scheduleto stay up to date.
The long-awaited firstElden Ringgameplay trailer arrived last night, along with arelease date. It looks incrediblyDark Souls, and I am stoked. But between the landscapes of ruins and mournful monsters, I saw perhaps my favourite new monsters: ambulant urns, limbed pots - the vaseboys. I know nothing about them yet I adore them. They seem a delightful escalation of FromSoftware trying to use your knowledge of their games and fantasy tropes against you.First, go on then, let’s have the whole trailer again. I already watched it twice this morning.ELDEN RING - Official Gameplay RevealWatch on YouTubeThe urns only make a wee appearance there, but thefirst Elden Ring screenshotssoon gave us a clearer look. They are great. I adore them. I am so happy that they come in multiple sizes too. I hope they’re like the Dark Souls mushrooms, with one size sweet and the other straight murderous. Look how adorable it is when the wee one tries to turn on its diddy feet, like a marble penguin with comically long arms:They’re cute and all, but I also dig the idea that they may be another example of Souls using our knowledge and trained behaviours against us. While From didn’t invent Mimics, their take on a monster which pretends to be a treasure chest to devour greedy adventurers sure put me on my back foot. I also quite likeDark Souls 2’s red crystal lizards, which appear to be the same sort of elusive critter that we chase down and batter to get minerals - but these explode when you get near. It’s a trick which only gets you once, but it’s a great trick. And urns? If you see an urn, pot, vase, or other vessel in a Souls game, of course you’re going to try to roll through it. It might contain treasure and even if not, it’ll smash real good.Dark Souls 2 did also have trick urns, filled with poison or acid because Dark Souls 2 is a real dick of a game. Those were not charming. Those were annoying. But give an urn diddy feet and let it punch me? That is a charming hazard I will defend till my undying breath. It’s a simple design trick, and a great one.This is all me assuming what the urns are and how they’ll work, of course. I could be completely wrong. But right now the idea is bringing me a great deal of satisfaction. As is the fan art.THE BEST THING ABOUT@ELDENRINGIS VASEBOY, worthy of fanart.@VaatiVidyaback me up on this#eldenring#fromsoftware#darksoulspic.twitter.com/B1gNDsc8W6— Thiago Lehmann - working on my game! (@lehmannthiago)June 10, 2021To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsI just had to draw the cute walking pot bois from the#ELDENRINGtrailer :'>pic.twitter.com/1TWI6Nkj5F— | Kori Koritas | (@KoriKoritas)June 11, 2021To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsHeck yeah, peak enemy design.#ELDENRING#DarkSoulspic.twitter.com/bsmhWq1we6— Dragonith | Game Shop Manager VTuber (@EXDragonith)June 11, 2021To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsThe game does have loads of cracking monster designs. I know Katharine is a fan of the giant tortoise with a clanging great bell dangling from its belly. Who caught your eye, gang?Elden Ringis due to launch January 21st, 2022. As well coming to PC via Steam, it’ll be on PlayStations and Xboxes.E3 2021 may be over but our memories live on - see everything on ourE3 hub. Many more big game showcases and streams are still to come this summer, leading up to Gamescom, so see oursummer games stream scheduleto stay up to date.
The long-awaited firstElden Ringgameplay trailer arrived last night, along with arelease date. It looks incrediblyDark Souls, and I am stoked. But between the landscapes of ruins and mournful monsters, I saw perhaps my favourite new monsters: ambulant urns, limbed pots - the vaseboys. I know nothing about them yet I adore them. They seem a delightful escalation of FromSoftware trying to use your knowledge of their games and fantasy tropes against you.
First, go on then, let’s have the whole trailer again. I already watched it twice this morning.
ELDEN RING - Official Gameplay RevealWatch on YouTube
ELDEN RING - Official Gameplay Reveal
They’re cute and all, but I also dig the idea that they may be another example of Souls using our knowledge and trained behaviours against us. While From didn’t invent Mimics, their take on a monster which pretends to be a treasure chest to devour greedy adventurers sure put me on my back foot. I also quite likeDark Souls 2’s red crystal lizards, which appear to be the same sort of elusive critter that we chase down and batter to get minerals - but these explode when you get near. It’s a trick which only gets you once, but it’s a great trick. And urns? If you see an urn, pot, vase, or other vessel in a Souls game, of course you’re going to try to roll through it. It might contain treasure and even if not, it’ll smash real good.
Dark Souls 2 did also have trick urns, filled with poison or acid because Dark Souls 2 is a real dick of a game. Those were not charming. Those were annoying. But give an urn diddy feet and let it punch me? That is a charming hazard I will defend till my undying breath. It’s a simple design trick, and a great one.
This is all me assuming what the urns are and how they’ll work, of course. I could be completely wrong. But right now the idea is bringing me a great deal of satisfaction. As is the fan art.
THE BEST THING ABOUT@ELDENRINGIS VASEBOY, worthy of fanart.@VaatiVidyaback me up on this#eldenring#fromsoftware#darksoulspic.twitter.com/B1gNDsc8W6— Thiago Lehmann - working on my game! (@lehmannthiago)June 10, 2021To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
THE BEST THING ABOUT@ELDENRINGIS VASEBOY, worthy of fanart.@VaatiVidyaback me up on this#eldenring#fromsoftware#darksoulspic.twitter.com/B1gNDsc8W6— Thiago Lehmann - working on my game! (@lehmannthiago)June 10, 2021
THE BEST THING ABOUT@ELDENRINGIS VASEBOY, worthy of fanart.@VaatiVidyaback me up on this#eldenring#fromsoftware#darksoulspic.twitter.com/B1gNDsc8W6
I just had to draw the cute walking pot bois from the#ELDENRINGtrailer :'>pic.twitter.com/1TWI6Nkj5F— | Kori Koritas | (@KoriKoritas)June 11, 2021To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
I just had to draw the cute walking pot bois from the#ELDENRINGtrailer :'>pic.twitter.com/1TWI6Nkj5F— | Kori Koritas | (@KoriKoritas)June 11, 2021
I just had to draw the cute walking pot bois from the#ELDENRINGtrailer :'>pic.twitter.com/1TWI6Nkj5F
Heck yeah, peak enemy design.#ELDENRING#DarkSoulspic.twitter.com/bsmhWq1we6— Dragonith | Game Shop Manager VTuber (@EXDragonith)June 11, 2021To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Heck yeah, peak enemy design.#ELDENRING#DarkSoulspic.twitter.com/bsmhWq1we6— Dragonith | Game Shop Manager VTuber (@EXDragonith)June 11, 2021
Heck yeah, peak enemy design.#ELDENRING#DarkSoulspic.twitter.com/bsmhWq1we6
The game does have loads of cracking monster designs. I know Katharine is a fan of the giant tortoise with a clanging great bell dangling from its belly. Who caught your eye, gang?
Elden Ringis due to launch January 21st, 2022. As well coming to PC via Steam, it’ll be on PlayStations and Xboxes.
E3 2021 may be over but our memories live on - see everything on ourE3 hub. Many more big game showcases and streams are still to come this summer, leading up to Gamescom, so see oursummer games stream scheduleto stay up to date.
