Dark Souls III refines the gameplay formula without sacrificing depth or challenge. Likewise, the world here is as familiarly dark as ever for fans of the A Song of Ice and Fire universe in general. Lore is also fleshed out even further, exploring the rich and grim histories of more fallen lords and kingdoms. Dark Souls III is available on PS4, XBO, and Swi

Elden Ring 's __ Sorceress Sellen is an NPC character whom players can meet early in the game. She is located beneath the Waypoint Ruins; to reach her players must defeat the Mad Pumpkin Head boss. For some players, Sorceress Sellen may be a crucial NPC because she sells sorceries and will take found sorcery scro

Old Knight Istvan is a summonable NPC for the Demi-Human duo boss fight in the Coastal Cave. While not much is known about Istvan in Elden Ring , the information available to players is he is one of the oldest Tarnished around. As helpful as he is, some players may recognize his name because he is one of the Volcano Manor’s targ

The opening cinematic of Elden Ring further identifies Godfrey/Hoarah Loux as " Chieftain of the Badlands ," while the item descriptions for the Champion's Set armor pieces expound on how " the brave warriors of the badlands shun excess adornment " __ in emulation of their chieftain. In-game, the character of Godfrey never discusses his life in the Badlands (which hopefully won't be Elden Ring's DLC setting ), but the NPC Nepheli Loux , a distant relation of Godfrey and axe-wielding warrior, shares a lot about her life in dialogue with the player. In the Village of the Albinaurics, Nepheli recounts a grim slaughter she witnessed as a child, describing it as " The oppression of the weak. Murder and pillage unchecked. A waking nightmare, made by men. " __ Throughout her quest line, she refers to the " wind " as a divine force of nature and the " storm " as a force of cleansing justice. These words and others suggest that the Badlands are a harsh, desolate place, wind-swept like Stormveil and full of marauders who use their strength to take from the w

Miquella was cursed with eternal youth. Despite many attempts, Miquella could not reverse his or his sister’s curses. This led him to abandon the Golden Order and the Erdtree. As an alternative, he planted and grew the Haligtree, possibly Elden Ring’s true parasite , in which he embedded himself in an effort to finally grow into adulthood and eventually cure Malenia’s Scarlet Rot. This plan was cut short when his step-brother Mohg abducted him from the Haligtree shortly after the Shattering be

Before they became infamous with the first two Life Is Strange games and other narrative-based adventure titles, Don't Nod's first entered the video game industry with Remember Me . Set in a futuristic Paris, Nillin must reclaim her lost memories and battle the forces of a sinister corporation known as Memor

Queen Marika’s first marriage was to Godfrey, Soulslike Atmosphere who became the First Elden Lord and played a critical role in the wars to ensure the Erdtree’s dominance, most notably against the Giants in the North. However, when his usefulness to Queen Marika expired, she cast him out, and he became the first of the Tarnished, those whom Elden Ring 's Two Fingers no longer send Grace to, and led them to a distant land away from the Erdt

The union of the Carian Queen Rennala and Radagon of the Golden Order also produced three children: Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy , Starscourge Radahn , 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

Elden Ring has several NPCs that can only be summoned when certain steps are taken. Players going through their first few playthroughs of Elden Ring may miss these important steps and not have the chance to summon a certain NPC. Other NPCs can only be summoned when specific choices are made that will drastically alter the game’s storyl

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