This 2022 really started with a bang for Japanese video game lovers. For February 2022, the choice of the Game of the Month Of Akiba Gamers was practically obliged: ELDEN RINGthe new effort of FromSoftwareborn from the strange union of Hidetaka Miyazaki And George RR Martinwas released on February 25 on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series S | X, and PC via Steam, and was received almost universally positively. Waiting for our full review that will come out in the next few days, we will however briefly explain the reason for this choice.
The impact and appreciation of the saga of Souls here in Italy it is even greater than in other countries, thanks also to the work of well-known Italian influencers and content creators. It is therefore not surprising that in the days before the exit, ELDEN RING was practically a mirage, an event to be awaited like the second coming of Christ. The pre-release video materials and the Closed Network Test they gave us a taste of what can happen by declining the now proven formula composed of very difficult heart-pounding fights, cryptic history and rewards given by exploration, to a more open world or sandbox context where the levels are no longer linear to be faced in sequence , where the freedom given to the player is really a lot.
So many things have changed, and it can be said that ELDEN RING you resemble the Souls games only for some mechanics, radically diverging in many other situations. The bricks are all in place: this time, let’s abandon the well-known ones Undead, bonfires and the cycle of the Flame to immerse ourselves in a completely new world, a world in which order is guaranteed by the existence ofAncestral Ring, some kind of artifact or power that, under unclear circumstances, was destroyed. Her fragments were collected from the queen’s progeny Marikawhich dominated theInterregnum before his disappearance, and the war to grab the Major Runes led to a cataclysmic phenomenon known as Disintegration. With the Disintegration, the golden order of the world has been shattered and now it is up to the Without lightdead who somehow still live, restore the Ancestral Ring, thus obtaining the title of Ancestral Lord.
If you have not understood anything from this brief description, it is normal: here too the story and the events, the lore as they often say, is hidden in the dialogues of elusive NPCs, apparently insignificant objects, bosses and environmental storytelling. Our Without light he will be able to choose between various initial classes, and explore the Interregnum in the order he likes best, discovering secrets, finding ancient artifacts, learning magic of various kinds. In this sense, the game will not hold our hand, and to explore more easily we will also be provided with a spirit horse, Streamwhich will allow us to ride away from danger and also to reach hidden points. The difficulty, the real workhorse of the entire saga, is once again more intense than ever. Dying over and over is ingrained in ELDEN RING’s nature, so that the satisfaction after overcoming a difficult area or a particularly powerful boss can be even more amplified.
So far we have spent roughly 40 hours in the Interregnum, and expectations seem to have been almost fully met. ELDEN RING it is an immense game, very long even for the most skilled players, to be slowly fleshed out. Net of some defects related to the “new” mechanics with which FromSoftware has tried its hand, this game seems to perfectly represent a new chapter of the saga but not only, not limited to doing “the homework”, but expanding and improving able to reach new peaks to the franchise. Too bad at the moment for a PC version a bit unstable and with a few too many cracks, apparently the software house is already working to solve these long-standing problems. If you too want to join the thousands of Senzaluce that now populate Sepolcride, Liurnia, the Wailing Peninsula and many other areasyou can retrieve the game on PC at a lower price than other retailers by purchasing it directly on Instant Gamingor if you play on console you can buy it on Amazon via the link you find below.
Get up, Without lightand let yourself be guided by grace towards the conquest ofAncestral ring, whose power will make you lord of the Interregnum. A vast world, in which boundless lands full of dangers intersect seamlessly with underground mazes with sumptuous three-dimensional architecture. Explore the unknown and fight deadly threats in a world where survival is an achievement. In addition to creating your hero’s appearance from scratch, you can customize his equipment by choosing weapons, armor and spells. Develop his skills according to your style of play, favoring physical strength or focusing on magical practices. Experience a multi-faceted story told by fragments. An epic drama in which the stories of each character intertwine against the backdrop of the Interregnum. In addition to the classic multiplayer mode, which allows you to connect directly to other players and explore together, the game includes an asynchronous online function that makes the presence of other heroes tangible.
Buy ELDEN RING for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X or PlayStation 4 following this link at the price of € 69.99. Available from February 25, 2022. Support Akiba Gamers by purchasing the game on Amazon through this box!
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