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on April 26, 2026
RPGs do a good job of adding variety to the different characters that they present to the player and because of this, there are plenty that are sure to give some players a good fright. These can range anywhere from malicious cybernetic gangs to monsters that a player will encounter on their jour
There is no true good or bad ending to Elden Ring. Much like the story, it is up to the player to decide how they want to interpret it. For those diving into the lore of Elden Ring , the more complex endings can make an already great game even bet
Before new players even learn about the existence of the Blind Swordsman, they can acquire information about the origins of this mysterious hero when they pick up the Blue Cloth Set, the signature outfit of Elden Ring 's Warrior starting class . Its item description is as foll
When Elden Ring was first announced at E3 2019, FromSoftware gave a cryptic reveal of what would soon become one of their most extraordinary creative and newly popular games. With, at the least, nearly four years of development, there was an incredible amount of love and time put into the making of what has become many Souls fans' favorite g
Thanks to Souls Youtuber Zullie the Witch, we know why this fight feels so familiar. In the game's code, Zullie found that assets from an unused Farron Wolf Dark Souls III boss were pulled into Elden Ring and re-appropriated in the form of the Red Wolf's curved sword attacks, which feel like a loving callback to The Great Grey Wolf
We get this ending by following the Golden Order and using the Mending Rune of Perfect Order when bringing the Elden Ring back together. In this ending, you ascend to Elden Lord, this time adding to the Elden Ring. In this age, the gods are to be seen as just as fickle as the people of the Lands Between. Taking the gods off the pedestal will keep the lands at peace for much lon
This, among other things, is one of the best parts of any FromSoftware game as we love to think back on 'Soulsborne' NPCs such as Solaire from Dark Souls or Eileen the Crow from Bloodborne due to just how iconic they w
Legends speak of a master of the sword garbed in blue, and his curved blade that was patterned after flowing water. Strong attack unleashes a series of strikes akin to a dance, offering a glimpse into the leg
In the Network Test files, there is an unused animation where the bats (also known as the Chanting Winged Dame) in the game would stand up and sing a seemingly tragic lament in a nearly dead language called Ainu. However, the bats' songs would later be changed to be sung in Latin in the final release of Elden Ring --- the Ainu song seemingly as only a placehol
What’s more, the mist being souls explains the few areas in the game where mist exists before the Duskborn ending: the Mistwood and the forest of the Altus Plateau. The Altus Plateau’s woods are directly above where Godwyn is buried, so it would make sense that his curse mark would have infected the area's roots and killed the souls they contained. As for the Mistwood, this is the first area in the game where players have access to the ancient world buried beneath the Lands Between. This ancient world was rejected by Elden Ring walkthrough Ring 's Golden Order , so it would only make sense that their souls were rejected from the Erdtree and thus smothered the Mistwood in
The fact that he is a formidable opponent further presents Ludwig as something to be feared. Players will spend a lot of time trying to get through his quick heavy attacks and harder combos during his second ph
During the initial creation of Raya Lucaria, the developers had originally used the same assets for Dark Souls III bonfires rather than the iconic grace points that we see in the game today. This hints that Raya Lucaria was the first area to be developed, as these bonfires are now only invisible assets that are hard to rest
The dark fantasy setting of Elden Ring _ , FromSoftware's latest RPG, is full of fearsome warriors - champions of gold who wield holy powers, enchanted knights that cast astral magic, and barbarian brawlers who can stir up storms of wind and shatter the earth beneath their feet. The most fearsome martial artist of the Lands Between, however, may be a figure never encountered directly in the game - a blind swordsman dressed in garments of blue who defeated the anthropomorphic personification of Rot, then acted as a mentor to Malenia, Blade of Miquella, one of the most challenging bosses in _Elden Ring 's main game. What follows is an exploration of the lore of Elden Ring 's easily missed item descriptions and area maps in order to piece together a picture of whom the Blind Swordsman was and the role they played in shaping the game's backst
The Blue Dancer Charm, which increases a player's attack power the less equipment they don, can also be found to the east of Stormveil in a tucked-away dungeon called the Highroad Cave (along with a light scimitar-style weapon labeled the Shamshir). Its description is as foll