Despite being a tonally dark narrative, Elden Ring is perhaps a bit more optimistic than The Lord Of The Rings ** when it comes to the notion of wielding power without being corrupted by it, since many of the endings where the Tarnished protagonist becomes Elden Lord are optimistic in tone. Still, the tragic fates of Queen Marika, Rykard, Godrick, Gideon Ofnir, and Tarnished PC in the Lord Of Frenzied Flame finale, the worst Elden Ring ** ending of all , illustrate full well how absolute power and a lack of wisdom can chain souls towards paths of folly and e

" One Ring to rule them all. One Ring to find them. One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them ," is the inscription written on the golden One Ring forged by Sauron, who yearned for an artifact that could control other magical Rings and amplify his already formidable powers of domination and control. Three other Rings of Power seen in The Lord Of The Rings - the three elven rings carried by Gandalf (who will appear in LOTR: Gollum ) , Elrond, and Galadriel - are theoretically capable of conjuring forth storms of wind, fire, and water, but their primary functions are to preserve life and bring order to the lands and people of Middle Earth. Elrond and Galadriel use their Rings to effectively freeze their Elven homelands in time and protect them from the ravages of age and malice, while Gandalf uses his Ring to inflame hope and valor in the hearts of those who seek to defeat the Dark Lord and his despair-spreading wrai

Certain essential Elden Ring item descriptions claim that the Gloam-Eyed Queen was at some point defeated by Queen Marika's servant Maliketh, who seized the Queen's power over Destined Death and bound it into his black blade. Theoretically, a DLC boss fight against the Gloam-Eyed Queen could come sometime after the player defeats Maliketh the Black Blade in Crumbling Farum Azula. With Maliketh slain and Destined Death unbound, the Gloam-Eyed Queen could recover from her ignominious defeat and utterly destroy players in a boss fight where she hurls black flames around with reckless aban

Though Elden Ring doesn't have an "easy mode," there are many resources and tools within the game players can use to make overcoming certain challenges easier: character builds with long-ranged Incantations and Glintstone Sorceries, summoning other players or Spirit Ashes to even the odds during difficult boss fights, applying special status effects such as Bleed, Frost, Scarlet Rot, and so on. Even with these special advantages, Elden Ring remains a difficult RPG full of enemies that punish players for mistakes and moments of carelessness. Some critics argue Elden Ring 's hard difficulty unfairly punishes players who paid for and want to enjoy the game, while defenders of Elden Ring argue even the most popular video games can't (and shouldn't) be designed to appeal to every possible consu

The gameplay and obtuse storytelling of elden ring nightreign wylder remembrance chapter 7 Ring takes the fantasy action RPG mechanics codified by Demon's Souls and Dark Souls and spices it up with a vast open world players can explore on horseback (specifically, through the frequent use of Elden Ring 's horned spectral steed named Torrent , summoned when the player character blows on a whistle ring). This open world exploration introduced new players to From Software's Soulslike series of games and attracted the attention of open-world game designers from other game studios. Some of these game designers publicly expressed a dislike for how Elden Ring broke certain rules of game design, while simultaneously wondering how Elden Ring became so successful despite breaking those ru

Morgott's Great Rune : This Great Rune simply increases your maximum HP by 25%, which can be quite significant for RL1 playthroughs. It's like Radahn's Great Rune, but doesn't affect FP or Stamina and enhances HP to greater effect. Consider using this Great Rune over the others if you don't need stats from Godrick's Great Rune or the FP/Stamina boosts from Radah

There are three giant, inaccessible arenas players can travel to in Elden Ring 's open world - one in Limgrave, one in Caelid, and one in Leyndell, the Royal Capital. Each of these arenas bears a close resemblance to the Colosseum of Ancient Rome and are stylistically associated with gladiator-type enemies who wear serpentine adornments. Players can't access the interior of these arenas in the base Elden Ring game, but may be able to uses these arenas as PVP hubs when the next Elden Ring DLC comes out. A player versus player boss battle like the Old Monk fight from Demon's Souls would be particularly appropriate in such an arena setting, potentially invoking the bombastic spectacle of Roman gladiator matches, a sentiment already represented in Elden Ring 's historically inspired armor sets , or letting players fight each other on horseback in the style of knightly jou

An Elden Ring Rune Level 1 run is difficult enough – and now, with the release of Shadow of the Erdtree , a full Rune Level 1 playthrough of the game has become much, much more challenging. Not only are DLC bosses significantly more difficult than the base game bosses, Shadow of the Erdtree introduces no new Great Runes to give Rune Level 1 players new opti