Whether you’re a chosen undead walking along the rafters of Anor Londo, an ashen one strutting up to Pontiff Sulyvahn, or a hunter brushing some viscera off your shoulder after defeating an Amygdala, what’s important is how you look doing it. Play a Soulsborne title for long enough and you’ll eventually not care about the stats of your armor.
So, let’s talk about what Elden Ring needs to get right, and then, join us in the Chatty thread below to share your expectations. We’ve got some thoughts on a whole lot of areas, from fashion and New Game Plus, to the day/night cycle and the indescribable mystery of playing your first Souls game. But before the release date rolls around, we here at Shacknews got to thinking about what Elden Ring needs to get right to be as impactful and impressive as the other games in FromSoftware’s history.
It’s so close now that we can almost taste the soul-crushing defeats and adrenaline-filled victories.
