It shouldn’t be a surprise that the users of Ranker have named Malenia the most difficult and powerful foe in the game. She’s become a phenomenon, easily earning herself a place alongside FromSoftware’s most difficult. She also indirectly sparked the "Let Me Solo Her" meme phenomenon. Her renown is well deserved as she breaks FromSoftware tradition by being one of the few bosses to heal on every

A popular mod for **Elden Ring ** has completely revamped its cooperative multiplayer systems, and its reception could affect the development of future games by FromSoftware. For over a decade, FromSoftware's action RPGs have used the same, rather obtuse multiplayer functions, with slight differences as the studio's signature formula evolved. Many Elden Ring players have found the vanilla co-op mechanics too restrictive, and have opted to download the Seamless Co-op mod in order to freely explore The Lands Between alongside a group of frie

Elden Ring Guardian quest Ring has proven to be incredibly popular, and while the active player base has dwindled recently alongside many completing the game (or giving up), FromSoftware's titles typically retain a smaller, dedicated multiplayer community. Many flock to PvP, and will engage in duels outside the gate to the Academy of Raya Lucaria, but other longterm players also climb through many new game plus tiers both solo and in co-op. LukeYui's Seamless Co-op mod will likely contribute to the continuing health of the game, making it less frustrating for players to team up and see all of Elden Ring 's best and worst endin

Of all the events in the backstory of **Elden Ring ** , FromSoftware's newest dark fantasy RPG, the Shattering is the most consequential to the game's plot and lore, not to mention the challenges player characters face. This war between the demigods who inherited the Great Rune fragments of the sundered Elden Ring tore apart a prosperous empire, threw entire armies into a meat-grinder of slaughter, and literally scarred the Lands Between themselves. By exploring the game world of Elden Ring , reading the descriptions of certain items and monuments, and examining the content of certain cutscenes, it's possible to assemble a rough timeline of the Shattering's various battles and military campaigns, revealing a full picture of a war even more devastating and tragic than it seems at first gla

" He is a ruthless justiciar who commands a company of inquisitors, reviled for his serpentine demeanor. The volcano, Mt. Gelmir, lies in the west of the Altus Plateau; the realm of the Erdtree. It was the stage of the most appalling battle in the entirety of the Shatteri

FromSoftware's unique brand of multiplayer is a creation oddly personal to Miyazaki. According to an old Eurogamer interview, the idea for Demon's Souls ' co-op was born out of Miyazaki getting his car stuck in the snow. Strangers spontaneously pushed his car to get it moving again before suddenly disappearing, the same way Elden Ring 's colorful phantoms fade after winning a boss fight. Without an opportunity to thank them, Miyazaki referred to the encounter as " a connection of mutual assistance between transient people ." It's an interesting anecdote, but it also provides some insight on Miyazaki's - and by extension, FromSoftware's - design philosophy. Elden Ring 's multiplayer mechanics may be obtuse, but they're an important part of the game's vis

And Elden Ring , the newest Soulsborne game, is no exception. There are some bosses that players will enjoy killing, whether it is because of lore or just the difficulty in the fight. But some of these bosses do not deserve to die. A mixture of lore and the physical state of some of Elden Ring ’s __ bosses are enough to make even the strongest Tarnished weep with remorse, and wish that they could've been allies inst

Though Miquella never speaks or interacts with players in Elden Ring 's main game, it's possible to construct a hypothetical Miquella boss fight scenario simply through examining his in-game lore. According to certain item descriptions, Miquella was a master of Golden Order Fundamentalism, and would likely wield incantations such as Triple Rings Of Light or Radagon's Rings Of Light in a boss fight. Miquella, like his sister Malenia, was an Empyrean - a being capable of becoming a vessel for an Outer God's power - but also created Unalloyed Gold Needles capable or cutting people off from the influence of said Gods (like the one used in Elden Ring to help Millicent fight the Scarlet Rot). If players did wind up fighting a Miquella possessed by an Outer God like the Formless Mother, they might be able to end the fight by stabbing Miquella with one of his own Unalloyed Gold Needles, freeing him from the influenced of the possessing deity. According to the description for the Bewitching Branch item, Miquella was also supernaturally charismatic and inspired fanatical loyalty in this subjects; this lore detail could be the basis for a boss fight where Miquella summons waves of faithful servants to defend hims