Game: ELDEN RING

ELDEN RING

Elden Ring is an action RPG developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, released in February 2022. Directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, with world-building contributions from novelist George R. R. Martin, the game features an expansive open world called the Lands Between. Players assume the role of a customisable character known as the Tarnished, who must explore this world, battle formidable enemies, and seek to restore the Elden Ring to become the Elden Lord. The game builds on the challenging gameplay mechanics familiar from the Dark Souls series but introduces a more open-ended structure with vast exploration, dynamic weather, and a day-night cycle. It offers deep lore, complex characters, and an interconnected world filled with secrets, dungeons, and powerful bosses.

9.6

Release date: 2/25/2022

Storyline

Elden Ring takes place in the Lands Between, a fictional realm over which several demigods rule. It was previously ruled over by the immortal Queen Marika, who acted as keeper of the Elden Ring, a powerful force that manifested itself as the physical concept of order. When Marika shattered the Elden Ring and disappeared, her demigod children began fighting over pieces of the Ring in an event called The Shattering. Each demigod has a shard of the Ring called a Great Rune, which corrupts them with power. In the game, the player character is a Tarnished, one of a group of exiles from the Lands Between who are summoned back after the Shattering. The player must traverse the realm to repair the Elden Ring and become the Elden Lord.

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

Game Modes

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Player Perspectives

Third person

Companies

Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware

Themes

Action, Fantasy, Open world

Keywords

exploration, monsters, knights, violence, medieval, brutal, magic, dragons, death, difficult, insanity, apocalypse, undead, online, traps, explorable world, sword & sorcery, horse riding, boss fight, customizable characters, polygonal 3d, bow and arrow, upgradeable weapons, wasd movement, non-player character, minotaurs, ragdoll physics, checkpoints, saving the world, moral decisions, side quests, branching storyline, player vs player, melee, auto-saving, parrying, mercenary, non-linear storytelling, multiple enemy boss fights, stealth kill, new game plus, fast traveling, secret achievements, hidden room, souls as currency, soul steal, old-fashioned english, pyromancer, soulslike, interconnected-world, epic adventure