This isn't the first time FromSoftware has been criticized for making excessively difficult games. Back when it released Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice , a stealth action game about a prosthesis-bearing shinobi in a fantastical version of Japan's Warring States era, a few video game journalists published articles criticizing the game for lacking an "easy mode." From the perspective of these video game journalists, the high base difficulty made the gameplay and combat of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice less approachable and Eldenringworld.Com frustrating for players who didn't have a high skill level. FromSoftware fans and other game journalists responded to this critique by pointing out that overcoming grueling challenges was core to the appeal of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and a traditional "easy mode" wouldn't necessarily be the best way to make it more appealing to a wider audie

To recap, the FromSoftware title that will follow the most anticipated game of 2022, Elden Ring , is still shrouded in mystery, but the best prediction is a new Armored Core that could launch as early as 2023 - following the studio's yearly release schedule. FromSoftware is putting a hold or the Dark Souls series, as stated by Miyazaki himself, and it also looks like it's not working on anything related to Bloodborne , which includes the anticipated PC port too. However, time may tell a different story, and the gaming community could see a Bloodborne sequel or even something as wild as a new Metal Wolf Chaos to follow the masterpiece that is **Elden Ring

" Lord? Don’t make me laugh. First he hid himself amongst the womenfolk to flee the capital, then hid from Radahn in that castle… Then he insulted Malenia, lost to her in battle, only to lick her boots rather than die like a man. Has he no shame, the big girl’s blou

Elden Ring __ lacks a log to track quests also, a feature common to many RPGs, instead encouraging players to keep track of key NPCs, dungeon areas, and regions with valuable loot using a map with customizable waypoints and markers. Much the criticism levied towards Elden Ring 's narrative focuses on how the absence of features like a quest log makes it hard for players to keep track of the main story and optional NPC quest lines. From the perspective of FromSoftware developers, though, the lack of quest log, in-game journals, and minimalist cutscenes is a feature, one that reinforces the game's encouragement for players to explore, investigate, and come up with their own theories about Elden Ring' s story and l

From a certain perspective, the gameplay and narrative of Elden Ring is merely the final chapters of a far longer and epic history the player only glimpses in fragments. Long before the player's Tarnished character returns to the Lands Between in search of the Elden Ring, mythical heroes and monsters left their mark on the world. Ancient dragons ruled the skies with crimson lightning, a mysterious gloam-eyed queen and her servants hunted gods with black flame, Elden Ring 's Queen Marika and Godfrey carved out a new dynasty with blade and golden power, General Radahn halted the stars in the sky, and the twins Malenia and Miquella grew a brand-new world tree that creatures of all shapes and sizes could call h

The limitations of these multiplayers systems worked in synergy with these earlier games' more linear designs. Typically, if one was summoned for co-op, the objective was to reach the end of the area and help the host player defeat the boss, with Souls (or Blood Echoes in Bloodborne ) and restored Humanity being the reward for succeeding. Elden Ring 's co-op still helps players level up , but the barriers erected around a multiplayer session run contrary to the game's usual promotion of freedom in movement. Past critiques lobbied at FromSoftware's brand of multiplayer are much more noticeable in Elden Ring . For those on PC, the Seamless Co-op mod from LukeYui on Nexus Mods can address the issues, and the experience is so vastly improved that it may influence FromSoftware to reevaluate how it implements co-op in future tit

Given the current readily available information, speculation and prediction has it that the next Armored Core game is in line to be FromSoftware's next release. While neither Miyazaki or any other studio developer has officially confirmed this, recent 2022 leaks show Armored Core 6 is the game that's in the final stages of development at FromSoftware. Red Liquorice claimed, on January 8, to have done a consumer survey regarding a new Armored Core game. The individual didn't mention a title name, so there's no indication of whether it would pick the series back up from Armored Core 5 (2012) or - if the leaks are true - continue to expand on the brand in a different fashion, such as a standalone title or the beginning to a brand-new narrative and thematic thread for the series. Regardless, a new Armored Core game seems believable because it's been nearly a decade since the last one was publis