Found at the bottom of a foreboding cave, Manus looks like a Bloodborne boss that escaped into the first Dark Souls game. A mass of contorted limbs, horns, and eyes, Manus is as scary as he is powerful, and he far outpaces Gwyn, Lord of Cinder in terms of difficul

Elden Ring has tons of great weapons . It also has some truly silly-looking weapons, like the Envoy's Horn line. The Horn, alongside its compatriots Envoy's Long Horn and Envoy's Greathorn, is listed as a hammer-type weapon, but its actual utility is as a bubble blo

Vague and obscure lore wouldn't stop most Souls veterans, of course, and those who venture down into King's Field' s abyssal depths will be met with one of the most disturbing bosses in series history. What appears to be a pillar of tentacles adorned with an eerie white mask, Reinhardt III is a fittingly weird conclusion to an oddball

These bosses committed some of the worst atrocities in **Elden Ring ** . They differ from other bosses in that their actions are far from reasonable and garner no sympathy. The player need not feel guilty for defeating them, as the Lands Between is a much safer and peaceful place with them out of the pict

Sir Gideon Ofnir, The All-Knowing, is a mysterious character in Elden Ring . Sir Gideon is one of the first people the Tarnished protagonist meets at the Roundtable Hold, of which Gideon is also the leader. He is never particularly kind to the player, rudely brushing them off in their first interaction. Sir Gideon is responsible for the ruthless massacre at the Village of the Albinaurics, which he orchestrated to locate a piece of the medallion that grants access to the Haligtree region. Upon returning to Elden Ring tips Ring’s Roundtable Hold with the medallion, the player is attacked by Ensha, Gideon’s lapdog. Gideon then lies to the player about trying to have them kil

With the Elden Beast dead and the Elden Ring either in the possession of the Tarnished or destroyed, Destined Death has returned to the Lands Between, and that can lead to a brighter future for some of its denizens. The Godskins have the chance to return to keeping the natural order in balance by delivering death to gods and demigods, and perhaps they can bring back the Gloam-Eyed Queen as their leader if she's still alive. FromSoftware has the talent of crafting games with so much depth that players are finding new details well past their first playthrough, so the story evolves as more information is found. Because of this, players have plenty to explore while waiting for new **Elden Ring ** cont

For players that like to hone in on magic-focused builds in Elden Ring , the combination of the Cerulean Hidden Tear and Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear is an excellent pairing in combat. Many of the Flask of Wondrous Physick mixes involve a buff that lasts a few minutes, but the Cerulean Hidden Tear specifically lasts just 15 seco

While most FromSoftware games are known for their difficulty, they're also celebrated for their horror elements; creepy catacombs and harrowing abysses are a staple of the developer's work, and, from powerful necromancers to elder gods, bosses play a major part in that im

Before it was sealed in Maliketh's blade, the Godskins drew power from Destined Death for their black flames. These black flames that used the power of Destined Death were able to kill any god with which they came in contact because the black flames were the embodiment of Destined Death before it was sealed by Maliketh. Given the use of this power and the description of Destined Death, the Godskins likely see themselves as keepers of the natural order, with the Gloam-Eyed Queen leading them in their efforts to preserve said order. However, some of them abused this power, and it resulted in their def

Several bosses in **Elden Ring ** make little to no effort to hide their evil nature and deserve their eventual fate at the hands of the Tarnished. FromSoftware often designs their boss characters to be morally ambiguous or tragically sympathetic, and Elden Ring is no exception. Plenty of bosses don’t seem that villainous, and an Elden Ring player may feel bad for killing them. However, Elden Ring certainly does not lack downright evil charact

Being able to interact with the iconic locations and historical figures of Paris during the 1700s was a technical triumph then and while SteelRising didn't quite go in the same depth, it was able to use the technology of next-gen consoles to bring the city and the people back to life. Unity's combat may not be its biggest draw, but the historical world certainly will be for those looking for more French-based landscapes to expl

Every one of the original four Soulsborne games starts the player with a broken sword. Demon's Souls goes with Broken Sword, while the Dark Souls series has the Broken Straight Sword. It's a great feeling to start with a useless weapon and gradually upgrade to a stronger one. But it is possible for a player to keep this sw