The spiritual successor to 2009's Demon's Souls , Dark Souls thrust game director Hidetaka Miyazaki and the rest of FromSoftware into the gaming mainstream. It was the next step in the Souls-like subgenre's evolution, achieving critical acclaim for its detailed level design, subtle yet gripping storytelling, and tensely challenging com

Olenford's Staff is essentially just a weaker version of the Witchtree Branch. That weapon can be acquired in many places and isn't even unique. Despite this, the Olenford Staff actually has higher requirements to wield than the branch, and this useless weapon feels like a joke from the develop

There are three whips in the original game, which are a default whip, the Notched Whip, and the Guardian Tail. They're all fairly mediocre, but the original whip is particularly mundane, having no extra abilities. Considering whips also lock players out of their abilities, it's definitely the most ridiculous of the th

Music and musicians are a strangely beautiful part of Elden Ring 's Roguelike co-op gameplay ambiance; the nomadic merchants scattered throughout the Lands Between play ditties on their fiddles to lure customers in, the pages of Leyndell Royal Capital weave haunting melodies with their wooden flutes, and certain winged bat creatures in the open world will sing mournful Latin dirges about the glories they lost. **Elden Ring ** DLC boss weapons modeled after string, brass, or woodwind instruments of these NPCs would not only let players show off their character's "talents" in front of summoned players, but could also logically justify the creation of new weapon Skills designed to strengthen allies or distract enemies in true Bard fash

Farming rare weapons is ultimately a matter of luck since a 10% drop rate doesn't necessarily mean that players will find one for every ten enemies they kill. When these drop rates drop as low as 1%, this randomness can often feel unfair, as some players may get unlucky and have to farm hundreds of enemies while others may get on their first or second kill. The most important aspects of getting a rare drop are finding the most optimal farming location in Elden Ring , which includes selecting the best Site of Grace to reset enemies and increasing the drop rate by any me

The Wooden Shield mainly exists to make fun of about the lack of shields in Bloodborne . There are only two shields in the entire game, with the second, the Loch Shield, being added in DLC. The first shield is definitely more of a useless joke weapon, though. It can only be used as a bludgeon, making the game much har

The first horn can only manage a single bubble at a time, but the Long Horn has the devastating Bubble Shower technique. These bubbles are actually quite useful in combat, but it's quite silly. If a player doesn't upgrade to the stronger horn, they could definitely have a tough time with the default

The Celebrant Skull can be found on a corpse in Altus Plateau, but all other variants must be farmed from the Celebrant enemies that wield them at the Windmill Village. They can be infused with weapon arts and enchanted with magic and consumables and will require Smithing Stones to be upgraded in Elden Ri

The action RPGs published by FromSoftware have always given players a huge array of character customization options; **Elden Ring ** in particular is chock-full of aesthetically pleasing armor sets, flashy spells both sacred and profane, and an armory's worth of weaponry inspired by historic medieval armaments and the weapons of fantasy fiction. There are, however, a few pre-modern weapons that have been left out of Elden Ring 's repertoire, weapons that developers at FromSoftware could easily add to the game with future

Reddit user Practical_Meat devised a detailed analysis and theory that puts Sir Gideon’s actions into perspective. The Reddit theory poses the idea that Gideon only encourages the player Tarnished to obtain the shardbearers' Great Runes so that he could kill them and take them for himself in one go. This makes sense given what he says in his boss fight; that no one will be allowed to take the role of Elden Lord. It’s good that the player Tarnished is there to make Sir Gideon pay for his acti

This humiliation and lack of power from the Golden Lineage led Godrick to pursue grafting to make up for his lack of strength. He began abducting Tarnished warriors and attaching their body parts to himself and his soldiers. The player Tarnished arrives to put Godrick in his place, and the Lands Between is much better off for

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

After Lord Rykard claimed his Elden Ring shard , he vowed to overthrow the Golden Order and oppose the Greater Will. This act awarded him the title of Lord of Blasphemy, but many still chose to join his cause. One of the Shattering’s most horrific battles was fought just outside his stronghold of Volcano Manor, and, like many battles in the war, no clear victor emerged. As a result, Rykard sought to augment his power in a despicable