A new report from the NPD Institute puts Elden Ring ahead of Call of Duty Vanguard among the best-selling games over the last twelve months of the year. It's still a small event for the "logical continuation" of the Dark Souls series and an absolutely monstrous record for a new franchise of this type. Who will stop From Software's steamroller?
Elden Ring outsells COD in the US
Honestly, who would have thought that possible 6 months ago? The spiritual successor to a famous hardcore series that usually only reaches an informed audience, is now doing better in chats than one of the most "mainstream" series in the history of this medium. That's crazy and that's great news, because it means From Software's efforts have paid off and there's room for gamers to experience more radical and (sorry COD fanatics) interesting experiences. than shooters photocopied from year to year.
A disappointing Call of 2021
So yes, the sales figures for Elden Ring are very impressive and the fact that they exceed those of an installment of the Call of Duty franchise is all the more so. However, it must be kept in mind that the Acivision series is in serious decline and that the Vanguard episode is one of the least sold in the series . The game sold less than Modern Warfare or Black Ops: Cold War, relegating it to one of the worst sellers of the entire franchise for a long time. According to Acti, this loss of interest would be due in particular to the Second World War context of this opus, an outdated theme which apparently did not find its audience. On the player side, it's not the same: Vanguard is simply a disappointing game that fails to meet the quality standards of the best episodes of the series, whether in single player or multiplayer.
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