Wow, I spent the last 3 weeks going down an Elden Ring hole - I played the game for 600 hrs when it released through Ng+3 and I wanted to revisit after all the recent patches to see what had changed and to try out new builds.
I just can't love this game anymore than I already do. Maybe I sound like a fanatic but this is the best game I have ever played in my entire life. I've always felt that games should challenge you in ways that improve you as a person in some fundamental way and I feel like Elden Ring tests a person in every way that matters.*
It's also a work of Art in every sense of the word, and now it just recently won the Nebula Award for best game writing for 2022.
I have a fascination with what one of my Lit professors termed "Low Art" - that is Graphic Novels and Video games that transcend (or elevate) their medium to be considered a work of Art (capital A). There are a handful of games (and tons of graphic novels) that have achieved this and Elden Ring is 100% in that category.
So the game I am most excited about (besides BG3) is Shadow of the Erdtree - the announced DLC for Elden Ring.
I am curious what other people think in regards to games that have elevated themselves to the level of Art?
