Players of Elden Ring only catch a glimpse of Godwyn The Golden, the firstborn son of Godfrey and Marika, long after his murder during the Night of the Black Knives. Far below the surface of the Lands Between at the heart of the Deeproot Depths, the once-beautiful body of Godwyn has bloated and metastasized, sprouting a mermaid-style fish tail and tree roots adorned with pale eyes. Before becoming the Prince of Death, though, Godwyn the Golden was a fearsome but gallant Demigod who defeated ancient dragons such as Fortissax, won their friendship, and established a sanctioned Dragon Cult in Leyndell. Fia working for Elden Ring 's Prince of Death is something of an extension of this cult. A boss fight against Godwyn in his prime (unlocked through time travel or diving into an ancient creature's memories) would be an epic duel on the level of the Nameless King fight from Dark Souls III , pitting _Elden Ring _ players against a foe capable of wielding golden lightning and matching the raw strength of drag

The benefit to being patient, which is ultimately Danubin's big takeaway, is that opportunities will open up for players to attack her in more fortuitous ways. Like the Souls games that fromSoftware also developed, sometimes it's about waiting, or even learning from the failure of a certain strategy, as opposed to just going in "guns blazing," so to sp

All Soulsborne games have bosses that players feel bad about defeating. A boss may have a sad backstory, or they were once a friend, or maybe they are too cute to kill. In Dark Souls, there is the boss fight with Sif. In Bloodborne , a Souls game players should not ignore , __ the aftermath of the fight with Father Gascoigne is crushing. Two very different bosses with different lore, but players feel terrible about killing t

Rennala is a boss with one of the saddest backstories. Once she was Queen of the Carian Royals, who ruled the Academy of Raya Lucaria, and wife to Radagon. Together, Rennala and Radagon had three children. Lord of Elden Ring ’s Volcano Manor, Praetor Rykard , General Radahn, and Lunar Princess Ranni. But Radagon left Rennala and married Marika; Rennala was left with a broken heart. Then Radagon and her children have all perished in some way, and then her academy turned on her, locking her away in the grand libr

February saw an influx of popular titles, thanks in part to the major releases of Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West , which took place only a week apart. Earlier in the month, Dying Light 2 and Lost Ark saw large player counts. The list of February 2022 video game releases inclu

From a certain perspective, the gameplay and narrative of Elden Ring is merely the final chapters of a far longer and epic history the player only glimpses in fragments. Long before the player's Tarnished character returns to the Lands Between in search of the Elden Ring, mythical heroes and monsters left their mark on find the change to The roundtable hold wylder world. Ancient dragons ruled the skies with crimson lightning, a mysterious gloam-eyed queen and her servants hunted gods with black flame, Elden Ring 's Queen Marika and Godfrey carved out a new dynasty with blade and golden power, General Radahn halted the stars in the sky, and the twins Malenia and Miquella grew a brand-new world tree that creatures of all shapes and sizes could call h

Of all the dragons in the game, Elden Ring ’s big white dragon of Caelid is the least deserving to die. Not only is Greyoll referred to as the "mother of all dragons," but she is also unable to fight the Tarnished. Greyoll is stuck in that laying position. It is unclear if her size or those strange barnacle growths found all over Caelid prevent her from moving. Or maybe the scarlet rot has infected her and is slowly killing her. Whatever the case, Greyoll’s only form of defense is a roar that summons the nearby smaller dragons to her

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

The game world of Elden Ring is rich in detail, diverse in environment, and positively teeming with enemies of different origins and affiliations. At the same time, there are many unsolved mysteries in the simulated expanse of the Lands Between along with world-defining characters the player can only glimpse through rumor, statuary, and item descriptions. These unseen titans of Elden Ring 's lore and backstory would make for excellent DLC bosses - particularly if they could plausibly have a presence in the new region unlocked by the

March is seeing a number of twists on the JRPG formula - including the releases for Triangle Strategy , Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin , and Rune Factory 5. However, long-awaited sequels like Gran Turismo 7 and Shadow Warriors 3 are also coming out this month. The list of March 2022 video game releases inclu