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

Mohg, Lord of Blood , is a particularly nefarious boss who is responsible for kidnapping another demigod in hopes of bringing another Outer God to power. Sir Gideon Ofnir, one of the most notable Tarnished to return to the Lands Between at the beginning of Elden Ring , also contends with the evil demigods in his pursuit of the throne and eternal knowledge. Godrick is another particularly slimy boss. He is the weakest demigod, which leads him to do nasty things. Rykard also stands out for his ignoble actions in pursuing the power of the Elden thr

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

Several bosses in **Elden Ring ** make little to no effort to hide their evil nature and deserve their eventual fate at the hands of the Tarnished. FromSoftware often designs their boss characters to be morally ambiguous or tragically sympathetic, and Elden Ring is no exception. Plenty of bosses don’t seem that villainous, and an Elden Ring player may feel bad for killing them. However, Elden Ring certainly does not lack downright evil charact

The story unravels into a layered experience of complex and strategic real-time combat and a story that players can shape. With the help of some mods for The Witcher 2 , it's still a great role-playing game in the modern gaming age. House of the Dragon fans might want to check out Geralt's stories should they want a more narratively cinematic RPG. Much of The Witcher 's world depends on character drama, even if the political drama and wartime strife pass in the background. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is available for current hardware through

When Marika took Radagon as her consort and Elden Lord, they produced two children: the twins Malenia and Miquella, who also attained status as Empyreans. The former received her father's red hair, while the latter seems to have inherited the golden blonde hair of his mother. Similar to Morgott and Mohg, these twins were cursed upon birth but with afflictions far worse than being Omen. Malenia was cursed by the Scarlet Rot, which slowly eroded her body limb by l

A Flask of Wondrous Physick cocktail comprising of the Greenburst Crystal Tear and a similar stamina-boosting item is a particularly strong combination for players that focus on melee combat. At the same time, though, it can be fairly flexible in offense and defense. The Greenburst Crystal Tear temporarily boosts stamina recovery speed, which is great if players are trying to overwhelm a boss with a flurry of atta

The Cerulean Tears' counterpart, the Flask of Crimson Tears, is the outright required potion type to use throughout Elden Ring . Players of FromSoftware's past Souls-like games will be more than familiar with how it functions, as it's the equivalent of the Dark Souls series' Estus Fl

And in limited cases, NPCs will join the player in certain boss fights. This mechanic was fairly restricted in this game but was more emphasized by the time Elden Ring was __ released. In addition to summoning signs and online play, Elden Ring featured the Spirit Ash system to call upon NPC compani

Radagon gifted this Great Rune to Rennala when he left their marriage. Since Radagon and Marika are the same being and a partner doesn’t seem to be required to use the Great Rune, this would account for Ranni’s Empyrean status. When Radagon married Queen Marika, she raised his children’s status to demigodhood. This explains why Rykard and Radahn, a misunderstood hero of Elden Ring , grew to be so power

The union of the Carian Queen Rennala and Radagon of the Golden Order also produced three children: Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy , Starscourge Radahn , Soulslike atmosphere and Ranni the Witch . All three were born with the stark red hair of Radagon. However, this is difficult to tell with Ranni because her actual physical body is burned. Ranni’s birth is one of Elden Ring’s biggest mysteries because of her status as an Empyrean. Empyreans are beings born from a single god and are chosen by the Two Fingers to take Marika’s place as the new god of the coming age. This could mean a few things, but popular theories point toward Ranni being the product of the Great Rune of the Unb

The original PS3 version of Demon's Souls will likely feel clunky by today's standards for newcomers, but Bluepoint Games' remake is still a great modernization of the game's classic methodical combat st