I assumed op meant exclusive access in the sense of “this is mine, and nobody else is allowed to use it”.

Dunno about people in the US, but this chat says the information is from England. I’m guessing delivery is included in one of the other categories (probably outcome of delivery).

That’s fair and understandable, and very fitting for Dark Souls 2 at the very least where they basically say “Yeah, you are immortal because you are playing a game, so the only thing that can “kill” you is giving up.”

But at the same time there is clearly someone on the writing team with strong opinions on the search for immortality.

I mean, the Fromsoft’s Soulsbornes are set in decaying ruins because the themes and story kinda demand it. One of the central themes of the game is that immortality is bad and the pursuit of immortality is evil (which is what I thought this article was going to be about from the headline). The games are set in societies that have attempted to become “eternal empires” and as a result are now decaying slowly, not allowing something new to take its place. The player then comes on and usher in the “new age” (or you can choose to attempt to carry on without changing anything). Dark Souls 3 is probably most clear about this, where in the DLC you meet yourself in the shape of Friede. She does the exact same thing you are doing, but on a smaller scale and has chosen to not burn the painting and imprison the painted that would make it anew. What she puts doing is obviously wrong, and it gives you a not-so-subtle hint that kindling the first flame is also the wrong thing to do.

Funnily enough, I think the wording of the patent (as far as I’ve seen it) causes Darkest Dungeon to be in violation of it. You play as a character (the inheritor of the estate), then you summon another character (the party) who go wandering around until they meet an enemy, whereupon the game transitions to a battle screen that the player controls. I think we can all agree that DD is nothing like Pokémon, though, and should never be impacted by Pokémons attempt at monopolizing their genre.

Miquella and Marika are both schemers, and they both care deeply (or so it seems) about their PR. They want to appear as benevolent gods while making sure that the blame for bad stuff falls on someone else. (Marika makes sure Messmer is blamed for the genocide she ordered, Melina is blamed for burning the Erdtree, and I’d argue she also is responsible for the Night of the Black Knives that Ranni is blamed for. Miquella males sure Mohg is blamed for his failure to counteract the scarlet rot, and Melania is blamed for anything that happened during the Shattering.)

Their other halves (Radagon and st. Trina) both seem much nicer and more genuine, but they are locked away and suppressed as far as the more powerful halves are able.

In a meager defense of the cult of the Formless Mother, the finger maidens are literally working for the Greater Will (although they are low ranking), they can’t stick around if you change faith and it seems they are bound to their Tarnished spiritually.

It’s still a murder cult though, so I don’t claim that they are good at all.

Miquella is in many ways exactly like his mother. Unfortunately, his mother is by and large a pretty terrible person.

Guild Wars 2:

Citadel of Flame dungeon
Volcanic fractal
Molten Furnace fractal
Molten Boss fractal
Probably some others I don’t remember.
(Fractals are shorter dungeons.)

Most of these read like ads. Most of the rest read like information found in an advertising profile (the kind of info that ad companies purchase). Only a couple read like actual things people care about.

Honestly, I have no idea myself. I first saw it at GDQ yesterday (or so).

Arctic Eggs kind of cooking going on here.

Meanwhile, parrying with Greatswords in DS2. The best of both worlds.

What finally worked for me on the image above is to look at the yellow dress on the image above on my phone, then zoom in on the part in blue light, then squint so I barely see what I’m doing and move the zoomed in section so that it only shows the party of the black and blue dress in yellow light, and then open my eyes again. Then it finally looked yellow and white.

Non-American as well, but I believe GI means “General Infantry”, but in use GI means “Army Man/Soldier” so it doesn’t really matter what the letters stand for.

Took me a second too, but it’s supposed to be a list of descriptors of the woman in the picture. A better way to form it would be “She uses drugs, but she is also a wife, a coworker, and a grandmother.” with the last three as bullet points.

Hoping to see either a travel montage with a tarnished and a finger maiden as they show us the different locations in Elden Ring in obvious fan service, while working with the central theme of Souls games (immortality is bad and seeking immortality is evil).

Or Melina’s story. Who is she? What is her connection with the Gloam-eyed Queen? How did she know Torrent’s former master? How did she realize her purpose, Marika’s plan, and why does she believe in it so fervently? Why is she burned and bodyless?

I suspect it will actually be something completely different and that the result won’t be worse for it.

Could be Guild Wars 2. There are two scythe the game (I’m not counting staff skins): Necromancer staff, which is a casting implement with mostly utility skills, and Necromancer Reaper “mode”, which gives you a ton of DPS and tankiness until you run out of your saved up life force.

I feel like Sea Shanty 2 from Old School Runescape is a strong contender. Even if you have never played Runescape there is a good chance you know it.

Yeah, I consulted with a friend afterwards and he pointed out that what I said was above Farron swamp was Farron Keep Perimeter, where you find the Farron Coal and the twinblades. (Note: I did not tell him my answers, he got to ask but the last one on his own too.)

For the last one you are it right, tbh. I really have no idea on that one.