HBO's House of the Dragon has successfully rekindled the week-to-week Game of Thrones excitement, and there are several noteworthy games to play for fans eager to get their dark fantasy fix in more places than one. Shows like these have cemented the fantasy genre's place in the mainstream, and Soulslike atmosphere role-playing video games are arguably the best place in the gaming medium to get immersed in these kinds of wor

Olenford's Staff is essentially just a weaker version of the Witchtree Branch. That weapon can be acquired in many places and isn't even unique. Despite this, the Olenford Staff actually has higher requirements to wield than the branch, and this useless weapon feels like a joke from the develop

After a successful launch and a series of updated relaunches, fans of Star Wars rooted for Cal Kestis as he went up against the Inquisitors with his trusty lightsaber and allies. And it is no surprise that this new addition to the canon will continue with his adventures in the anticipated sequel, Star Wars Jedi Surviv

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

It's a standard and reliable mix for those that want to use the Flask of Wondrous Physick as auxiliary healing consumable. For a few minutes, this combo will heal players for 50 percent of their max HP and provide a healing charge if an attack takes players down 20 percent or less of their health for a potentially instant second chance at l

Reddit user Practical_Meat devised a detailed analysis and theory that puts Sir Gideon’s actions into perspective. The Reddit theory poses the idea that Gideon only encourages the player Tarnished to obtain the shardbearers' Great Runes so that he could kill them and take them for himself in one go. This makes sense given what he says in his boss fight; that no one will be allowed to take the role of Elden Lord. It’s good that the player Tarnished is there to make Sir Gideon pay for his acti

The shard-bearers of Elden Ring are some of the most malicious characters in the story. They are the demigods who claimed shards of the titular Elden Ring when it was shattered. As a result, the brutal war called The Shattering ensued, in which many perished and no one arose to claim victory. Anyone willing to start a war to claim power for themselves is, at best, morally questionable. Yet, several among them stand out as genuinely evil. The demigods aren’t the only bosses that deserve their demise, as the quest to become the next Elden Lord spawned another character willing to be just as v

Taking place in a new dark fantasy universe, Dark Souls sets the Chosen Undead protagonist on a quest to either rekindle the dying Age of Fire that was greedily started by Lord Gwyn centuries ago or let the Age of Dark take its turn. Given the setting of FromSoft's RPGs and Miyazaki's collaboration with George R. R. Martin on Elden Ring , Dark Souls will also be a natural fit for HotD fans. With this game spawning a series, lore is even more expansive and the story's pretext centered around a fallen dynasty should feel reminiscent enough. Dark Souls: Remastered is available on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and

This humiliation and lack of power from the Golden Lineage led Godrick to pursue grafting to make up for his lack of strength. He began abducting Tarnished warriors and attaching their body parts to himself and his soldiers. The player Tarnished arrives to put Godrick in his place, and the Lands Between is much better off for

Though it's often cited as the trilogy's black sheep by some hardcore fanbases, Dark Souls II was still widely acclaimed in its own right. The change in creative direction regarding level design and combat mechanics was admittedly seen as jarring to some, but praises went to its grander overworld scope and the creativity in customizing character classes/bui

Some fans think their difficulty isn't enough, however, and desire an even greater challenge from these games. Yet the games contain plenty of weird, funny, impractical, or just plain weird weapons that can make a playthrough tougher. For players seeking a true challenge, using these weapons is a great way to increase the difficu

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