Elden Ring: Open World, Difficulty, Lifetime… We take stock

Gaming News Elden Ring: Open World, Difficulty, Lifetime… We take stock

What is the Elden Ring release date?

Originally planned for the 21st. The Elden Ring release date was finally set for February 25th for PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS5 and Xbox Series.

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What do we know about the Elden Ring scenario?

Created in collaboration with novelist George RR Martin game of Thrones, the story of Elden Ring takes place in the Underworld where Queen Marika the Eternal rules. But one day, The Circle of Elden, the vital source of the World Tree, was destroyed, resulting in Marika’s descendants, all demigods, to lay claim to the Shards. In this way, once they gain their new power thanks to these great runes, a war called Shattering begins. In this context, The player embodies a Shatterless, a being whose ancestors thrived in the underworld but were expelled from the realm long ago when the holy light left their tribe. Now your character returns to claim the title of Lord of Elden which, according to legend, was promised to his ancestors. To do this, you must reach the Circle of Elden and wield its power.

Along the way you will encounter the few hospitable souls who have escaped the madness and are surviving near the remains of cities destroyed during the destruction. On the other hand You’ll also have to contend with the demigods who live in ancient overhanging dungeons, full of traps, secrets and guardians. Once members of a noble royal family, these fallen lords rule their lands with the supreme power of the shards of the Elden Circle.

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What are the main features of Elden Ring?

Where Elden Ring stands out from the Dark Souls series is that it offers an open world. It will thus be possible to explore the underworld freely and encounter various enemies along the way. And for the first time in a From Software game, players have a map to help them navigate this vast environment, provided they’ve collected multiple fragments. The other central feature of Elden Ring related to this open world concerns mounts. As a matter of fact, A Spectral Horse called Torrent is available to players to traverse the underworld, but also to fight enemies on his back. However, Hidetaka Miyazaki, the game’s director, insisted that no confrontation on the back of a mount is mandatory and that it is just an option offered to players.

As for your character The game’s official Twitter account has revealed five classes to choose from : the warrior, the enchanted knight, the prophet, the champion as well as the bloody wolf, of which you can see images in the tweet above. As for the environments to explore, there are also caves, mines or even poisoned swamps (a classic in From Software games). the legacy dungeons. These are special areas and strongholds which present an increased but rewarding challenge where the various Seingeurs and therefore bosses of the game could be found who possess the Fragments of the Circle of Elden.

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Over the years, From Software games have gained a reputation for being difficult games. The question of difficulty also arises for Elden Ring and several developers of the title have recently decided to answer it. Next, Yasuhiro Kitao, one of the game’s producers, talks about the studio’s desire to reduce certain sources of stress as much as possible in the game especially in terms of death. The producer explains that in some areas it will be possible to revive next to his corpse to collect the lost runes corresponding to the souls in Dark Souls games. Since Elden Ring is an open world and the distances to be traveled can sometimes be particularly long, the developers decided to implement this feature to reduce a source of stress for the players.

The other element the developers have been working on concerns concerns the open world balance between monster density and empty spaces, to ensure the player doesn’t get bored exploring while not being overwhelmed by hordes of enemies. And to keep players from feeling confused, the mount was made extra agile to easily move through environments. Finally, Yasuhiro Kitao also mentions the ability to summon spirits which damage your opponents but can also attract their attention. However, don’t think that they will do all the work for you as they are not as powerful as you and cannot always be called. So all these elements are not there to reduce the difficulty of the game, but to make the gaming experience more pleasant for the player by making slight simplifications.

Finally, let’s quote the words of Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director of the game, who said in an interview with PlayStation Blog that The developers didn’t intentionally lower the game’s difficulty, but he thinks more players would finish this game than other titles from the studio, for several reasons. First, he explains that this open-world dimension gives the player the freedom to progress by doing other things before facing a difficulty again. In addition, situations can be approached in different ways, since the title offers more approaches than the studio’s previous titles, while it will be easier to ask other players for help with your game. .

What is the lifespan of Elden Ring?

During Taipei Game Show 2022, Elden Ring Producer Yasuhiro Kitao made the announcement The main frame should take about 30 hours to complete. Obviously giving an exact range is difficult as each player’s experience is different and not everyone plays the same way. In addition, along with the main quest, it will be possible to discover new content for several dozen additional hours of play.

What are the Elden Ring graphics options?

On PC, Elden Ring will be HDR and ray tracing compatible thanks to a patch, but will also be able to support up to 2160p resolution and 60fps frame rate depending on configuration.

	PS4	PS4Pro	PS5
Maximum resolution	Up to 1920x1080p	Up to 3200x1800p	Up to 3840x2160p
frame rate	Up to 30 fps	Up to 30 fps	Up to 60 fps
HDR	Supports	Supports	Supports
Ray tracing (via patch)	–	–	Supports

For PlayStation consoles, the title runs at up to 1080p, 30fps on the standard PS4 and 1800p, 30fps on the PS4 Pro. On PS5, the maximum resolution is 2160p and the frame rate can go up to 60 fps depending on the mode you choose. As usual, the performance mode favors the frame rate, while the resolution mode remains limited to 30 fps but allows for a better resolution. Ray tracing is also provided via a patch. Finally, HDR is supported on all of these platforms.

	Xbox One S	Xbox One X	Xbox Series S	Xbox Series X
Maximum resolution	Up to 1600x900p	Up to 3840x2160p	Up to 2560x1440p	Up to 3840x2160p
frame rate	Up to 30 fps	Up to 30 fps	Up to 60 fps	Up to 60 fps
HDR	–	Supports	Supports	Supports
Ray tracing (via patch)	–	–	–	Supports

For Xbox consoles, the title runs at up to 900p, 30 fps on Xbox One S and 2160p, 30 fps on Xbox One X. On Xbox Series S, the title runs at up to 1440p or 60 fps, depending on the mode we choose we can go up to 2160p or 60 fps on Xbox Series X. HDR is supported on all of these platforms except Xbox One S, while ray tracing will be available through a patch exclusive to Xbox Series X.

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