Just as rolling and dodging help defeat Elden Ring 's Malenia , so too do they play a major part in defeating Rennala. Sometimes, avoidance is the most strategic option. Metaspark gets quite specific: roll "left to avoid the laser," "away from the moon to avoid its explosion," and "forward to avoid the homing bolts" after running l

Dark Souls , FromSoftware's best-known game series, is out of the question for the next release. This should come as no surprise either because Hidetaka Miyazaki already stated in 2017 that Dark Souls 3 wrapped up the trilogy, and, at least for the near future, the series was over. Also, observing what the studio has done in the past, it hasn't typically picked back up on series that've reached the climax; usually there is a period of waiting before a continuation is confirmed. However, this doesn't necessarily mean there won't ever be another Dark Souls game, as there's still a lot of potential for story development. Even so, it's unlikely it would be the next release, or even that it would be coming anytime soon. FromSoftware could use this waiting period to continue remastering older Dark Souls games, just as in 2018, or the studio could continue working on new content while focusing on bringing new life to older proje

FromSoftware's design plans for upcoming, unannounced games are unknowable, but it's hard to believe the Seamless Co-op mod has gone unnoticed by the developer. Elden Ring updates are making hidden changes , but the vanilla multiplayer mechanics are likely set in stone, and won't change even if a DLC expansion is released. Rumors claim FromSoftware's next game may be a new Armored Core , which might take on some Soulslike mechanics, but feels like a stronger candidate to receive more traditional multiplayer systems. However, as president of FromSoftware, Hidetaka Miyazaki has an incredible amount of influence on all of the studio's projects, and has become something of an auteur with the increasing success of the Soulslike ga

In some of the critiques of Elden Ring (including its easily improvable co-op) published on social media sites, game developers asserted that Elden Ring Nightreign Ring has bad UX, short for User Experience. In the context of video games, UX/User Experience refers to a branch of video game design focused on making a game intuitive and emotionally satisfying to play. To create a good User Experience in video games, UX developers will use play-testing, player feedback, and even psychological analysis to fine-tune aspects such as the user interface, the sensory feedback players receive when they press controller buttons, and how quickly players can grasp the game's rules and go

Ranni, Fia, and Rogier are three NPCs the Tarnished can encounter in the Elden Ring . Fia is found in the Roundtable Hold, while one of Elden Ring 's best-supporting characters Rogier can first be found in Stormveil castle and will later move to the Roundtable Hold. Ranni is first encountered at the Church of Elleh, but there she goes by the name Renna. While each NPC has personal questlines and motives, the three NPCs' questlines intersect at various poi

This isn't the first time FromSoftware has been criticized for making excessively difficult games. Back when it released Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice , a stealth action game about a prosthesis-bearing shinobi in a fantastical version of Japan's Warring States era, a few video game journalists published articles criticizing the game for lacking an "easy mode." From the perspective of these video game journalists, the high base difficulty made the gameplay and combat of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice less approachable and frustrating for players who didn't have a high skill level. FromSoftware fans and other game journalists responded to this critique by pointing out that overcoming grueling challenges was core to the appeal of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and a traditional "easy mode" wouldn't necessarily be the best way to make it more appealing to a wider audie

Given the current readily available information, speculation and prediction has it that the next Armored Core game is in line to be FromSoftware's next release. While neither Miyazaki or any other studio developer has officially confirmed this, recent 2022 leaks show Armored Core 6 is the game that's in the final stages of development at FromSoftware. Red Liquorice claimed, on January 8, to have done a consumer survey regarding a new Armored Core game. The individual didn't mention a title name, so there's no indication of whether it would pick the series back up from Armored Core 5 (2012) or - if the leaks are true - continue to expand on the brand in a different fashion, such as a standalone title or the beginning to a brand-new narrative and thematic thread for the series. Regardless, a new Armored Core game seems believable because it's been nearly a decade since the last one was publis

The Tarnished do not kill Rennala, but they do defeat her. When she is defeated, all she does is clutch the amber egg Radagon gave her before he married Marika. Rennala speaks of rebirth and starting anew like she is desperate to experience that. She offers the Tarnished a chance to respec their character, so she is a useful boss to defeat. But players will feel bad about hurting