


Instead, Miyazaki has described Elden Ring as a "natural evolution" of the Souls series, adding new features such as a large open world and new gameplay mechanics including richer customisation, horseback riding and a stealth system similar to Miyazaki's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. That doesn’t mean that the gameplay will be identical, but you could say that Elden Ring belongs to the same genre.”

“The gameplay is not so far from Dark Souls. "Elden Ring is a third-person action RPG with a fantasy setting,” he told IGN. The involvement of Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has led many gamers to wonder ''Is Elden Ring a Souls Game?' - and although Elden Ring looks to feature very similar gameplay with a focus on combat and exploration, it does not seem to be an official entry in the long-running Souls series.
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With the realm now ruled over by the corrupted demigod offspring of Queen Marika the Eternal, players take on the role of a Tarnished and traverse the realm to retrieve all the scattered shards, restore the Elden Ring and become the Elden Lord. Let's backtrack a bit - what actually is Elden Ring? Is Elden Ring something to do with Lord of the Rings? The answer to that second question is no - Elden Ring has nothing to do with The Lord of the Rings, but it does sound very interesting to us as a brand-new IP.Įlden Ring is an upcoming action RPG developed by FromSoftware that takes place in The Lands Between, a realm where the titular Elden Ring has been destroyed and its shards scattered. The developers have not announced any intention to launch their new game onto Microsoft's much-loved membership club, but we'll be sure to let you know if that changes at any point in the future. Is Elden Ring on Xbox Game Pass?Īs far as we know, Elden Ring will not launch on Xbox Game Pass. However, there's no news of a Nintendo Switch version, which is hardly surprising as Dark Souls: Remastered is the only previous FromSoftware game to make it to the platform.
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Many options are at your disposal as you decide how to approach exploration and combat." Elden Ring platformsĮlden Ring will be available on both current generation and last generation consoles, including PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.īut is Elden Ring on PC? Given that several of FromSoftware's Souls Games are console exclusives, it is a very pertinent question - but Elden Ring will indeed be available on PC, both on disc and on Steam. The official description adds: "Charge into battle, pick off enemies one-by-one using stealth, or even call upon allies for aid. There are swords, axes, throwable weapons and plenty of other ways to fell your foes. On a practical level, we know that Elden Ring gameplay takes place from a third-person perspective and blends together open-world exploration and brutally challenging combat. Elden Ring gameplay has been described as "genre-defining" on the game's official website, with the developers promising that you'll be able to "define your playstyle by experimenting with a wide variety of weapons, magical abilities, and skills found throughout the world."
