Though the original game was FromSoftware's first venture into the Souls-like subgenre, Bluepoint Games' Demon's Souls remake for the PlayStation 5 is a great modernized version. The game puts the players in the role of a customizable hero sent to the desolate kingdom of Boletaria to kill its corrupted king and defeat the ancient demonic entity known as the Old One to save the land from a suffocating Deep

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

Once players delve into Flask of Wondrous Physick cocktails is when things start to get more complex but, in turn, much more rewarding for those willing to take the time to optimize their character as best as they can. One such potion combination is the Crimson Crystal Tear with the Crimson Bubble T

Because of the open-ended nature of this roguelike co-op Gameplay mechanic, players can make the Flask of Wondrous Physick do things from providing stat buffs, healing HP, replenishing FP, or acting as antidotes to combat afflictions. Though, players should keep in mind that while it also replenishes at Sites of Grace, it only carries one charge at a t

Whips are found in many Soulslike games and can be powerful in the hands of a skilled player. In Elden Ring , there are only a few whips available, but Hoslow's Petal Whip is one of the coolest players should try. The whip comes with the Kick Skill, but its Ash of War can still be changed to fit the character's build. And like other whips, it inflicts decent levels of bleed damage that can be increased if a player equips two Petal Wh

The opening cinematic of Elden Ring further identifies Godfrey/Hoarah Loux as " Chieftain of the Badlands ," while the item descriptions for the Champion's Set armor pieces expound on how " the brave warriors of the badlands shun excess adornment " __ in emulation of their chieftain. In-game, the character of Godfrey never discusses his life in the Badlands (which hopefully won't be Elden Ring's DLC setting ), but the NPC Nepheli Loux , a distant relation of Godfrey and axe-wielding warrior, shares a lot about her life in dialogue with the player. In the Village of the Albinaurics, Nepheli recounts a grim slaughter she witnessed as a child, describing it as " The oppression of the weak. Murder and pillage unchecked. A waking nightmare, made by men. " __ Throughout her quest line, she refers to the " wind " as a divine force of nature and the " storm " as a force of cleansing justice. These words and others suggest that the Badlands are a harsh, desolate place, wind-swept like Stormveil and full of marauders who use their strength to take from the w

Old Knight Istvan is a summonable NPC for the Demi-Human duo boss fight in the Coastal Cave. While not much is known about Istvan in Elden Ring , the information available to players is he is one of the oldest Tarnished around. As helpful as he is, some players may recognize his name because he is one of the Volcano Manor’s targ

Underrated weapons in Elden Ring can be very powerful, especially with the different affinity types and Ashes of War. This gives many players, regardless of their build, the ability to use the same weapons. However, there are underrated weapons with specific skills and bonuses that will benefit only one or two types of bui

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

Dragon Age: Origins is a modern classic fantasy RPG from the golden days of developer BioWare. The game creatively blends elements of Tolkien's high fantasy The Lord of the Rings series with George R. R. Martin's dark/low fantasy of A Song of Ice and Fire into its world to create something that stands proudly on its own merits while honoring its inspirati

Dark Souls features a lot of everyday objects being used as weapons. These include items one would expect to find in a generic medieval fantasy setting, like the Four-Pronged Plow, which, in Dark Souls 3 , is actually a pretty good wea

When creating an Elden Ring character , players can choose from a set of default physical templates. One of these templates is called Numen, a race of people described as " supposed descendants of denizens of another world. Long-lived but seldom born ." The shaggy hair and sharp brow of this character template bears a strong resemblance to modern day reconstructions of Neanderthals, an ancient subspecies of archaic human from the Stone Age. Rather than being brutish primitives, however, the Numen of Elden Ring seem to occupy the same role as elves do in other fantasy RPGs - that is, humanoids of low fertility, long lifespans, and deep wells of wisdom and knowle