Elden Ring - (PC) Steam EUROPE Digital Key
Elden Ring for PC is an action role playing game (ARPG) written by superstars
George R R Martin (the author of the Song of Ice and Fire series of books which
begat television show Game of Thrones) and Hidetaka Miyazake (who is famed for
many popular video games: from the Souls series, to Bloodborne, to Sekiro
amongst many others).
About the Game
The Elden Ring has been destroyed and its shards have scattered throughout the
lands, forming the Great Runes. Some of these shards have fallen into the hands
of the children of Queen Marika the Eternal, and the promise of even more power
has corrupted each of the six demi-gods.
The people who live on the land, used to enjoy the Grace of the Ring, given by
the Erdtree, which showed with a kind of golden glow in the eyes – this glow has
faded, indicating the loss of Grace, and those who remain are now called ‘the
Tarnished.’ You are one of them, an exile from the Lands Between, because of the
loss of Grace – and now it is your job to find the shards, restore the Ring and
become Elden Lord, returning good to the land.
The Lands Between is a vast open world system so you can wander through the six
regions (one per boss/ demi-god) in the Lands Between:
exploring castles, fortresses, catacombs, caves, grassy plains, suffocating
swamps, spiralling mountains and so much more.
Each demi-god (being one of the Queen’s children) rules their section of the
land, and eventually defeating them is the equivalent of a boss battle. All
defeated enemies are transformed into spirits who can then be summoned to help
you out when you need it. This summoning is also available in multiplayer mode –
although in this case you call up other players to give you a hand!
For unexplained reasons, you have a spectral horse to ride as you wrest the
shards from the demi-gods and hope to impress the Erdtree into restoring your
Grace.
The Nitty Gritty
The intense combat scenes thrive on close-up melees in which you get hands-on
with the enemies. However, there is also a newly introduced stealth mode for
those who prefer to sidle past rather than attack.
Instead of skill trees, you will find advances in skill and weaponry by
exploring the map and discovering hoards, crafting what you need, and chatting
to NCPs and demons alike to see what tips and gifts they can offer you.
The character is fully customisable so you can tweak your look to your own
satisfaction. Gameplay, while hard, is still not be as tricky as some of the
Souls games. Pay attention to the weather, though, as there is a weather and
time system which can affect your success rate.
Other details to be aware of include the fact that you can fast travel between
places, there is a central hub area which you can access after completing the
game to a pre-set point – access to it is not given, it must be earned! Your
stamina bar is a useful measure of how you’re doing, you can change readily
between the wide array of weapons, and your magical horse can go straight up
sheer cliffs!
Ways to Play
Story Mode: Single player mode sees you exploring the large and detailed open
world setting, exploring to your heart’s content and solving quests as you like
PVP: Multi-player mode sets you up against fellow players to battle to see who
is the best!
Co-op: Play with up to three of your friends (in a team of four, in other words)
and enjoy the banter and working together to achieve your goals
