10/4/2023 0 Comments Avoiding dragon ringed city![]() ![]() ![]() Just assume that one might try to jump you, or drop down on your face, after every archway. Watch out for ambushes from sneaky knife-wielders throughout all of this part. Or, at least, in the absence of actual words, offers a 'Reverential Bow' gesture that, to me, indicates we're on the same page.From the Inner Wall to the Streets (and Swamp)įrom the bonfire, you can head right to meet Lapp again (if you saw him earlier), gaze longingly at the won’t-be-opened-for-quite-a-while shortcut door to the left, or go straight ahead. ![]() ![]() But the Tarnished who I've spent just over 200 hours with – side-by-side, roving the most accomplished, death-defying, intriguing, and intricate open world I've ever had the pleasure of exploring – says no. Do the stairs really need to be vacuumed today? Do those dirty dishes really need to be cleaned right now? My girlfriend, as you might expect, says yes. With two kids and a house to run these days, my life is so, so different now compared to how it was in 2012, which only speaks volumes of Elden Ring's moreish qualities and their ability to draw me back in again and again when I have other real-world commitments to consider. The truth is, I don't think I've enjoyed sinking so much of my spare time into a video game since, perhaps, Skyrim a full decade ago. All of which means I can't shake the thought that somewhere out there in the Lands Between I've left at least one stone or two unturned. And I suspect there's plenty more still left to find. Owing to the sheer scale and size of Elden Ring itself, however, players are still finding new NPCs, sidequests, mini-events, shortcuts, and set pieces among other weird and wonderful things two months after its launch on February 25. I've combed the wikis, forums, and Discord servers enough times to know I've pretty much 100%'ed these games at this point, but even if I hadn't, the structure of FromSoftware's pre-Elden Ring games makes it pretty clear when you've reached the end of the line. ![]()
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