Queen Marika the Eternal, founder and destroyer of the Golden Order, shattered the Elden Ring using a "s tone hammer made in the lands of the Numen, outside the Lands Between. " __ The armor set of the Black Knife Assassins, cutthroats who murdered Godwyn the Golden and catalyzed the Shattering, describes the assassins as " all women, and rumored to be Numen who had close ties with Marika herself. " Aside from hinting at Marika's active role in the murder of her own son, these weapon/armor descriptions imply that Marika herself was one of the Numen, and first came to the Lands Between from the country (or world) where the Numen dwelled. There are no clues in the story or endings of **Elden Ring ** __ about what the Lands of the Numen look like or what culture the Numen possess. If Queen Marika and her Black Knife cohorts are typical of their people, though, the Numen seem to be very ambitious and willing to catastrophically meddle in the affairs of both humans and g

The many bosses of Elden Ring __ are one of the most unique features of Elden Ring , though their notorious difficulty levels is a classic FromSoftware __ approach. Initially revealed in 2019, the astounding silence that followed for any news of Elden Ring left many FromSoftware __ fans in a worried frenzy that the game might never come. Awaiting further news and updates for Elden Ring ’s release, VaatiVidya hosted an art competition encouraging artists to conceptualize what different bosses and boss encounters might look like within the game. Many of the subsequent artworks would have fit beautifully within Elden Ring , while others could create a world of their own. The curated Elden Ring conceptual artworks in Soul Arts reveal the deep depths of imagination, creativity, and passion of FromSoftware __ fans across the gl

Dark Souls II takes place ages after the events of the first game, with the Bearer of the Curse traveling through Drangleic and being tasked with defeating the four Old Ones and obtaining their Great Souls. Like its predecessor and sequel, the remastered version, Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin , is available on PS4, XBO, and

Outside of gameplay mechanics, the visuals are noticeably different between the two thanks to Bluepoint's Demon's Souls remake for the PS5. It proved to be a stunning visual upgrade in terms of sheer graphical fidelity, with the game's crisp 4K resolution and excruciatingly detailed characters and environments combining for an excellent early showcase of what the PS5 is capable

As far as obvious changes go, the world and level design in both games are vastly different in scope. Demon's Souls is a much tighter experience comparatively, while Elden Ring patch Notes Ring blows up the developer's Souls -like conventions onto an open-world canvas. They're both engaging approaches in their own rights, as Demon's Souls ' intricately contained levels are satisfying to venture through and easier to digest for those that might be overwhelmed by open wor

In contrast for players looking for a more expansive experience, Elden Ring will almost certainly take first-time players anywhere from 50-70 hours, depending on their pacing and how much they want to uncover in the game's wo

The main world of Elden Ring is full of weapons, Ashes of War, and damage types that scale with either Intelligence, Faith, or Arcane, giving players who create characters focused around a single magical attribute melee attack options not reliant on Strength or Dexterity. Currently, however, there is only one weapon in Elden Ring 's game world that scales with both Intelligence and Faith (the Sword of Night and Flame) and no weapons/Ashes of War with Intelligence/Arcane or Faith/Arcane scaling. If future DLC introduces new magical or weird weapons to Elden Ring with the attribute scales mentioned above, players who create "Int/Faith," "Int/Arcane," or "Faith/Arcane" mage characters will gain access to many more interesting combat approac

To capitalize on near-relentless offense, though, the more defensive Greenspill Crystal Tear could be paired up with the Thorny Cracked Tear to hard-hitting effects. The aforementioned Greenspill Crystal Tear gives a 15 percent boost to the player's max stamina, but the Thorny Cracked Tear makes consecutive attacks stack dam

Music and musicians are a strangely beautiful part of Elden Ring 's 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