[SOLVED] Elden Ring or Hogwarts Legacy?

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Which would you choose? For the last year I've pretty much done nothing but MSFS2020 and am looking for something new to take advantage of the recent GPU upgrade.

I'm a fan of the genre... so which would you recommend? Both is fine too. :LOL:
 
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I would definitely choose Hogwarts Legacy over ELDEN RING if given a chance to make such a decision. Both are open-world action-RPG games, but Elden Ring is more of a dark fantasy souls-like RPG. If you are a fan of the DARK SOULS series, then Elden Ring might be a better choice.

Else, Hogwarts Legacy is also a very good game, and it has a proper story at least. What distinguishes one from the other is an emphasis on story versus exploration. Hogwarts Legacy is more linear in gameplay though, a traditional role-playing experience, albeit with a magical spin to its combat.


Hogwarts Legacy’s open world is bound to more aggressive side quests and field guide progression before the player can proceed...

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I think Jedi Survivor has launched just now, and most of the reviews on STEAM are negative. I don't know but this game would be great candidate for your high-end rig.

After all this games is consuming enormous amounts of VRAM and also has some CPU optimization issues, as told by others who have tested this game. Though, I usually don't take user reviews seriously.

But nonetheless, I hope the game developers iron out these as early as possible via an update/patch.

Btw, is your AM5 setup working properly after the latest BIOS/firmware update ? I think some peeps are still experiencing high voltage draw from the socket.
Yeah I got the code from AMD this morning and downloaded the game before I left for work. Will check it out when I get home and post my performance. I had no plans to purchase it but since it was free I'll check it out. Same for Redfall in a couple days... got it with the 4090 purchase.

I don't put much stock into reviews either... and that's because not many are running the system I have. I've seen dozens of complaints about Hogwart's and Last of Us and both run flawlessly on mine in 4K 60 Ultra.

My board just put out a BIOS update today that I'll update when I get home. The previous BIOS I was running when mine burned up (and am running now with EXPO disabled) was removed from the support page. It has been running fine for the last 5 days since the rebuild though and NewEgg approved the RMA yesterday so I should be good to go.
Hogwarts Legacy on the other hand is really enjoyable to me, I find myself smiling often while playing. I am hopeful that additions for the game will be forthcoming.
IMOP Jedi Survivor is a dud - repetitious and boring gameplay to me. Hogwarts Legacy on the other hand is really enjoyable to me, I find myself smiling often while playing. I am hopeful that additions for the game will be forthcoming.

Need to play around more with Elden Ring before deciding on it.
 
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FWIW, I just finished completing ELDEN RING ! Well, almost 95% of the quests are done.

I only played Hogwarts's first 2-3 chapters/levels at my friend's high-end rig. Game is really indeed very good. Loved the voice acting and the characters as well.

Congrats on that. Here we are a month later and I'm definitely liking Hogwarts... I have less than an hour spent in Elden Ring but I do plan on getting there at some point.

Problem I have is time. Between HL, Elden Ring, Last of Us... flight sim... sim racing... and soon Diablo 4... LOL... so much to do... so little time.

IMOP Jedi Survivor is a dud - repetitious and boring gameplay to me. Hogwarts Legacy on the other hand is really enjoyable to me, I find myself smiling often while playing. I am hopeful that additions for the game will be forthcoming.

Need to play around more with Elden Ring before deciding on it.

Yeah I've got about 3 hours into JS and haven't touched it in a couple weeks. I've always been more of a fantasy game player anyway and Hogwarts is the best I've seen.

Jury is still out on Elden Ring. It does have rave reviews I just don't have a lot of time in it. Both games look absolutely stunning though.
 
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Hogwarts is probably the better one for letting a graphics card stretch it's legs, but I just can't recommend it (or most anything) over elden ring.

Thanks for the tip. I have heard nothing but good things about Elden Ring... and Hogwarts too. Unfortunately I can't play both at the same time. :ROFLMAO: