Elden Ring — How Japanese Fans React

Mine was the Night Maiden set — the cat-ear-looking bit is cute, and I loved watching something that adorable steamroll demigods.

夜巫女だった、猫耳みたいなのが可愛いのとそんなのがデミゴッドを蹴散らしていくのを眺めて楽しんでた

I don't even remember what was lying around where anymore, so it's basically a blind playthrough.

どこに何落ちてたかとかもう覚えてないから実質初見プレイや

I totally get maining gear that has no lore attached to it — and it's exactly those pieces that are versatile and fun to style. The set that made me go 'wait, I just GET this cool armor for free?!' was the full Crucible set. My character's short, so without a greatsword and shield it does feel a bit floppy, I'll admit.

物語がない装備を愛用するのぐう分かる、しかもそういう装備に限って汎用性が高くてオシャレしがいがある。 「こんなにカッコいい防具をそのまま貰っていいんですか！？」ってなったのは坩堝一式、身長が低いから大剣と盾も装備しないとなんかへにょへにょ感否めないけど。

And then there's Saint Kenneth, who doesn't even discriminate against the Tarnished…

そんな褪せ人も差別しない聖人ケネス…

Lord Dane's hat plus the Exile armor is stupidly cool. Pair it with a light straight sword and the Sword of Night and Flame and it's super stylish.

ダンの帽子+流刑兵の鎧がバカかっこいいんだわ 軽量直剣銀バサにすれば超スタイリッシュ

I love that when haters were dunking on Elon, the insult they reached for was "Maidenless."

イーロンがアンチから煽られる時にMaidenlessって言われてたの好き

My character was a grizzled old man, and I still went hard on a full Ranni cosplay.

見た目おっさんでラニ様コスで頑張った

Quit it with the weird speech tic, Merry.

変な語尾は止めるメリ

Light Vagabond armor — it's got a leather waterskin and a skinning knife and other tools tucked on the back, so it really feels like you're traveling. I love it. Head's the bucket helm.

軽装の放浪騎士 背中に革の水筒や解体用のナイフなんかの道具が収まってて、旅してる感があって大好き。頭はバケツ

The Albinauric Edition.

しろがねエディション

Banished Knight set (the version with all the cloth).

失地騎士(布が多い番)

Feels like it'd ship with a little store sticker that reads "For You, Without a Maiden."

「巫女無しの貴方に」ってポップ付いてそう

Vagabond armor with a Greatsword. Peak adventurer vibes.

放浪騎士にグレソ。圧倒的冒険者感

Tar-nish-nish-nish!! How UNSIGHTLY, for a sublime demigod to lose to a mere Tarnished~!!

ターニッニッニッ!!崇高なデミゴッドが褪せ人ごときに無様ッシュねぇ〜!!

Black Knife set. It's light, so you get decent defense while still keeping a light-roll — which means it's peak, always has been.

黒き刃装備 軽いおかげである程度の防御力を持たせつつ軽量ローリングできる、つまりずっと神である