For as long as Souls games have existed, there have been players who are against summons, cooperative allies that can help you in a pinch. Yes, a lot of this is good old-fashioned memeing, but there are more than a handful of people who are genuinely opposed to the idea.
The Eternal Queen has been faithfully recreated using Elden Ring's character creator.
For many, using summons is no harm, no foul. Given the genre's notorious difficulty, it's only right that you should use every tool that FromSoftware presents to you. At least, that's how it should be. It's not, though, and we spoke to those in the minority who are vehemently against the practice in FromSoft's latest hit, Elden Ring.
Even Miyazaki uses "Every Scrap Of Aid" when playing Elden Ring.
"Some would call us elitists; I use the word 'purist,'" one Elden Ring player told me as we started our conversation. It was a familiar feeling of self-awareness I got from all of those I spoke to within the "anti-summon" contingent. They knew they were in the minority but still often chose to see summons as a "shortcut" and one that could "make the game less enjoyable."...
