It takes a special kind of conviction to truly master 2022’s Elden Ring. For some, FromSoftware’s open-world action RPG is the pinnacle of hardcore gaming — an endless gauntlet of death and discovery that rewards heavy stat crunching and min-maxing on specific character builds to bend the game to a …
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Two types of people will likely play Elden Ring Nightreign, FromSoftware’s upcoming roguelike multiplayer spin-off and the studio’s first standalone multiplayer game. One type will understand that exploring the map and challenging enemies together is safer and far more effective than zooming off alone. The other will see a dragon, …
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Anyone who’s been online in the last month has likely heard of the new Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree. The first and only major update to one of the best RPGs of the last decade has caused a stir not just for being incredible to play, but for …
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Elden Ring‘s new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is occasionally — like the rest of the sublime open-world fantasy game — mind-bendingly difficult. Since the DLC released on June 21, seasoned players have been finding themselves flat on their backs in front of some mouth-breathing wizard, covered in their own …
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Elden Ring was undoubtedly 2022’s Game of the Year, winning numerous awards across different shows and publications. With its dark fantasy atmosphere, punishing combat, and challenging difficulty, players keep coming back for more. It was also developer FromSoftware’s first open-world game, so it needed to have more content than any …
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A dismal rain poured on me as I first set foot in the Land of Shadow, the setting of Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, an inauspicious moment that heralded an equally uninspiring opening hour. Linear exploration with clear signposting, an abundance of ambush encounters, and a lack of …
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