One savvy Elden Ring player has discovered a way to beat NPC invaders at their own game. Anyone who’s wandered, even briefly, into Elden Ring’s vast and deadly open world The Lands Between, will undoubtedly have run into an NPC invader. These glowing red folk are deadly and can swiftly …
Read More »Elden Ring creator says he tries to “make death enjoyable” but admits he dies “a lot” too
Elden Ring creator Hidetaka Miyazaki says that while dying a lot in From Software games is now part of the studio’s “identity”, he is keen to “make death enjoyable”. “I’ve never been a very skilled player,” Miyazaki told the New Yorker (opens in new tab). “I die a lot. …
Read More »Japanese developer gives staff 4-day weekend to play Elden Ring
While the rest of us were bleary-eyed and/or phoning in sick yesterday, a company in Japan gave its entire team the day off to celebrate the release of From Software’s eagerly-anticipated action RPG, Elden Ring. Pocketpair, which develops monster battler Palworld, announced earlier this week that it would give everyone …
Read More »Elden Ring PC stuttering issues lead to Mixed reviews
Elden Ring is receiving mixed reviews from PC players on Steam, and it appears to centre around performance issues. At the time of writing on February 25, Elden Ring has a general “Mixed” user reviews label on Steam (opens in new tab). Delving into user reviews for FromSoftware’s new game, …
Read More »Countdown to Elden Ring – Prepare for FromSoftwares open-world opus
Elden Ring is going to transport you to another world on February 25, 2022. FromSoftware – the studio responsible for more than a few broken controllers in its 35 year history – is building upon the foundations it established with Demon’s Souls, that it iterated on so thoughtfully throughout the …
Read More »How Sekiro influenced Elden Ring, according to Hidetaka Miyazaki
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice indirectly influenced Elden Ring’s mechanics and storytelling, according to director and FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki. In a new interview posted on the PlayStation Blog (opens in new tab), Miyazaki discussed how some ideas from Sekiro rubbed off on Elden Ring. Work on these two games “overlapped …
Read More »Elden Ring new game plus works just like FromSoftwares previous games
Elden Ring new game plus uses the same basic setup as the Dark Souls series to let players beat the game multiple times with one character. “After clearing the game the first time, you can carry across your character data and play the game again, against powered-up enemies,” producer Yasuhiro …
Read More »Elden Ring stealth, stamina, and finishers are straight out of Sekiro
Elden Ring combat includes surprisingly in-depth stealth as well as pinpoint finishers straight out of FromSoftware’s previous game, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In a breakdown of a new gameplay demo, Eurogamer (opens in new tab) touched on how these approaches add variety to the open-world RPG’s combat. At multiple points …
Read More »Elden Ring is likely “ready to be shown,” according to From Software sleuth Lance McDonald
From Software’s next big action-RPG, Elden Ring, may be reaching the home stretch, according to From Software sleuth and reputable Bloodborne optimizer Lance McDonald (opens in new tab). “I did some snooping today and it seems like Elden Ring is ready to be shown publicly,” McDonald said in a recent …
Read More »Elden Ring had its “overarching mythos” written by George RR Martin, reveals Hidetaka Miyazaki
FromSoftware used the Xbox E3 2019 (opens in new tab) stage to reveal its latest project, a third-person action-RPG named Elden Ring. It’s already one of the biggest games out of E3 2019 (opens in new tab), and for good reason! Given that Elden Ring is from the studio that …
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