Playing Dark Souls after Elden Ring isn't just a matter of 'going back to where it all began,' because that would reduce the former to something of a historical curiosity – an 11-year-old relic ...

Yep, Elden Ring looks a lot like Dark Souls. Even though it's not a direct sequel or even set in the same universe as previous Souls games, it sure sounds like George R.R. Martin was brought on to ...

That's little surprise, as my "Dark Souls" bona fides are lacking, to say the least. All told, I've spent about 30 hours with "Dark Souls Remastered" heading into "Elden Ring," and that's it.

However, not everyone has found the Souls-like formula they've created to be remarkably accommodating. Let's discuss whether or not Elden Ring is more approachable than Dark Souls.

While gameplay mechanics and world-building often run parallel with each other in Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and Elden Ring, they are all separate IPs ...

Basically, Demon’s Souls begat Dark Souls which begat Elden Ring. The Dark Souls series made FromSoftware a legitimate contender with 27 million unit sales across three games as of 2020.

Elden Ring's Aesthetic First and most importantly, this game is being made in the same engine that produced Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne, and Sekiro.

Elden Ring's weak points are in some ways similar to what hurt Dark Souls 2: the idea that it had to be a bigger and meaner take on FromSoft's soulslike formula, just because.

Elden Ring won't follow in the footsteps of Sekiro, says its creator Hidetaka Miyazaki, but instead double-down on Dark Souls' RPG design to create From Software's "biggest title yet, in terms of ...

Feels Worthy Of Elden Ring The Soul of Cinder is the boss that you face at the end of the base game of Dark Souls 3, and he is a major threat. Similar to the Nameless King, the Soul of Cinder has ...

If Elden Ring can get that right, it will automatically be one of the best Souls-like games to date. Elden Ring is currently in development for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Dark Souls Creator Says Elden Ring Is The Next Step For The Genre "Elden Ring is a more natural evolution of Dark Souls." By Steve Watts on June 10, 2021 at 2:07PM PDT 16 Comments ...