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[Kenneth Haight]

Official Elden Ring Strategy Guides are Glorious and Now Available to Preorder, Currently Discounted

Probably going to be worth a pretty penny, someday

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I’ve got mine preordered. Nice little collectors item.

https://www.future-press.com/books/elden-ring-vol1/

https://www.future-press.com/books/elden-ring-vol2/

 

[lh032]

Volume 1...?

Volume 2....DLC!!!???

 

[kraspkibble]

Volume 1...?

Volume 2....DLC!!!???

if you bothered reading it... Volume 1 is an introduction, stuff about the map, npcs, stats. Volume 2 is combat, bestiary, weapons/gears/magic etc.

it might have DLC stuff but it sounds like it's just a normal guide but in 2 parts.

 

[SJRB]

I appreciate the username, OP.

 

[Mephisto40]

Be interesting to find out if the general masses have missed anything in regards to the side quests, or items in the world you can obtain

 

[Jennings]

Too late, I already won the game.

 

[melekind]

Seems interesting. I will take it.

 

[arvfab]

Content of the guide leaked:

Git gud

 

[Northeastmonk]

They’re like 40% off on Amazon at the moment for both volumes at $29.99 USD each.

Elden Ring Official Strategy Guide, Vol. 1: The Lands Between: Future Press: 9783869931142: Amazon.com: Books

Elden Ring Official Strategy Guide, Vol. 1: The Lands Between [Future Press] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Elden Ring Official Strategy Guide, Vol. 1: The Lands Between

www.amazon.com

 

[AJUMP23]

I'm tempted.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Fuck yes, ordered both.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

How do you make a strategy guide for a game that always getting buffed and nerfed?!

 

[Mephisto40]

How do you make a strategy guide for a game that always getting buffed and nerfed?!

You don't include anything that could change if anything gets buffed or nerfed

 

[Alebrije]

A little expensive considering most if it's info are avaliable on the web,. And honestly donnot think Will have a lot of more information vs. the one you get in the game.

But Even then a cool item for fans

 

[STARSBarry]

Here's a link to the digital version of the guide for anyone interested.

Official Elden Ring strategy guide

Details tons of tips and tricks to every fight or secret in the game.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I'm still just exploring around, killing everything, and everything killing me.
I've learned that If it's on horseback I've got a 50/50 chance of dying.

Too late, I already won the game.

I don't even know what the goal of the game is yet.
I'm 22 hours in.
I just roam around getting one shoted by giant crabs and bears that pop up from the ground like horror jump scares.
What the hell is with that big walking Bell thing? Elden Ring Tallneck?

 

[Mephisto40]

What the hell is with that big walking Bell thing? Elden Ring Tallneck?

Hit the stuff around its legs

 

[Decontamination Silo]

Paper would be better spent on an art book, beastiary and general compendium of lore.

 

[Kiya's Guard]

Usually these guides release alongside the game, not 3 months later, when everyone in the world has already beaten it.

I have always loved these guides, but in this day and age where every single bit of info is on the internet, and in a record time, I wonder when will they cease to exist

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Are there any previews of its pages / interior? Seems strange to ask for preorders without that. For these kind of books, the layout and design is everything.

For those saying "lol use google", understand that there is something lovely about a physical book, particularly if it is laid out in an appealing way.

Go to google for info when you first arrive at the Village of the Albinaurics, and you'll get annoying wikis full of ads and noise and bad writing, you'll get videos that no one wants to watch of some kid walking through the area, etc. But a nice book will give you a few beautiful pages with nice maps, called out details you could have missed, and other bits in well designed tables etc. It's an enormous difference.

I guess half of it is the difference between web and physical books, and the other half is the enormous gulf between the trash content that is free online and the kind of writing, desing, and layout you can get from someone professional.

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

Already got the Plat and done with the game. But that could be a cool collectors item I guess.

 

[Gudji]

Great news. Does it teach how this one can fix the framerates on console?

Spoiler

Fix yo shit from.

 

[TexMex]

For context - Future Press makes extremely high quality, collectors edition guides. These go out of print quickly, and then end up on eBay for hundreds of dollars. The Dark Souls Compendium goes for 500-1,000 all the time. The same will eventually happen to these two.

Also, people shouldn’t take “strategy guide” so literally. Purely collectors items. I don’t think too many people sit with the book in their lap. We knowwwwww there are better places for the info. They’re not meant to make you a master gamer, they’re just big collectors pieces for your favorite games and a huge chunk of this is about the game itself, the lore, etc. Read the description about the difference between the two.

I bought two copies of both. One for myself and one to keep sealed.

 

[Ceadeus]

I don't see any pre order button to click.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I wonder how much more can be added to with this?

 

[Lord Panda]

For context - Future Press makes extremely high quality, collectors edition guides. These go out of print quickly, and then end up on eBay for hundreds of dollars. The Dark Souls Compendium goes for 500-1,000 all the time. The same will eventually happen to these two.

Also, people shouldn’t take “strategy guide” so literally. Purely collectors items. I don’t think too many people sit with the book in their lap. We knowwwwww there are better places for the info. They’re not meant to make you a master gamer, they’re just big collectors pieces for your favorite games and a huge chunk of this is about the game itself, the lore, etc. Read the description about the difference between the two.

I bought two copies of both. One for myself and one to keep sealed.

So do these guides typically expand or explain the lore and story in any meaningful way?

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Related note: I miss the custom art of classic strategy guides.

 

[Klayzer]

For context - Future Press makes extremely high quality, collectors edition guides. These go out of print quickly, and then end up on eBay for hundreds of dollars. The Dark Souls Compendium goes for 500-1,000 all the time. The same will eventually happen to these two.

Also, people shouldn’t take “strategy guide” so literally. Purely collectors items. I don’t think too many people sit with the book in their lap. We knowwwwww there are better places for the info. They’re not meant to make you a master gamer, they’re just big collectors pieces for your favorite games and a huge chunk of this is about the game itself, the lore, etc. Read the description about the difference between the two.

I bought two copies of both. One for myself and one to keep sealed.

Dude. I every one of these guides as well. Strictly for the art and lore.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

You don't include anything that could change if anything gets buffed or nerfed

Any weapon/talisman/ash of war can be buffed/nerfed at any time, dude. Ths happens every single patch. You can’t make an effective strategy guide without knowing that information. These books are printed months before release date. Likely the info in the guide is based on patch 1.03 at nbest

 

[R6Rider]

Normally wouldn't get something like this, but decided what the hell. Amazon had them for 30 each.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

THIS IS MY STRATEGY OF ELDEN RING!!!!

 

[Dream-Knife]

I pickd up the guides to DS3 and Sekiro as I missed old school strategy guides, but I found I never used them. For whatever reason I'm tempted to get this, but I know I'll never look at it. Fextralife's wiki covers everything anyway.

 

[TexMex]

THIS IS MY STRATEGY OF ELDEN RING!!!!

This isn’t Elden Ring. 0/10 guide.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

This isn’t Elden Ring. 0/10 guide.

I know that is Dark Souls 3... but still is funny xD

 

[Kenneth Haight]

First volume is arriving today for me! Looking forward to having a flick through when I get home from work.

 

[Daymos]

If there was ever a game that needed a guide it's elden ring. I couldn't go 5 minutes in the game without looking at fextralife and trying to lose that freaking browser game ad!!

I ordered both. Ive been a fan of future press at least since their dark souls1 and kingdoms of amalur guides.

 

[midasmulligan]

First volume is arriving today for me! Looking forward to having a flick through when I get home from work.

good reminder, it had been delayed so i cancelled my preorder. Might have to jump back in now that it's releasing

 

[Kenneth Haight]

good reminder, it had been delayed so i cancelled my preorder. Might have to jump back in now that it's releasing

Best act quick. Look like they are rising in price in the UK already from second hand scalpers. These books look like they’re fairly limited in quantity. I really like the look of Vaatividyas “soul arts” book as well.

 

[HYDE]

First volume is arriving today for me! Looking forward to having a flick through when I get home from work.

Pics please!?

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Pics please!?

I’ll add some later on for sure when I get in.

 

[TexMex]

Second volume delayed to 2023

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Pics please!?

Spoiler

 

[midasmulligan]

Second volume delayed to 2023

im not seeing that, it was pushed back to november from what i see in the US

 

[TexMex]

im not seeing that, it was pushed back to november from what i see in the US

 

[WalterSobchak]

Huh was wondering what the deal with these was . Got both pre-ordered from Amazon but just says delivery date pending. Hopefully they show up eventually.

 

[TexMex]

Huh was wondering what the deal with these was . Got both pre-ordered from Amazon but just says delivery date pending. Hopefully they show up eventually.

Future Press has delayed every single book they’ve announced since 2015 (Bloodborne).

 

[HYDE]

Thanks kind sir Kenneth!

 

[Piercatore]

Sooo, it's worth it? Is it beautiful? Should I buy it?

 

[R6Rider]

Huh was wondering what the deal with these was . Got both pre-ordered from Amazon but just says delivery date pending. Hopefully they show up eventually.

Same here, but based on their update shared above, I'm keeping my order.

 

[Rush2112]

If its the same publisher that did bloodborne, old hunter dlc and sekiro, will preorder today. Those books are masterpieces of art.