Initially located at the Pillar Path Cross Site of Grace

Shadow of the Erdtree DLC introduces a host of new NPCs to the world of Elden Ring , and Thiollier is among the most notable in terms of his importance. The Tarnished will encounter Thiollier for the first time, sitting next to the Pillar Path Cross Site of Grace, directly east of Castle Ensis. Killing him when he is first encountered will lock players out of his questline, which involves one of the most important lore characters in the game: St. Tr

To fight this hidden boss Elden Ring players need to explore. Reaching it requires many bizarre triggers like rewinding time. This means many players haven’t fought this area-of-effect damage nightmare. Dragonlord Placidusax is a two-headed dragon that more than lives up to his ti

Despite being a tonally dark narrative, Elden Ring is perhaps a bit more optimistic than The Lord Of The Rings ** when it comes to the notion of wielding power without being corrupted by it, since many of the endings where the Tarnished protagonist becomes Elden Lord are optimistic in tone. Still, the tragic fates of Queen Marika, Rykard, Godrick, Gideon Ofnir, and Tarnished PC in the Lord Of Frenzied Flame finale, the worst Elden Ring ** ending of all , illustrate full well how absolute power and a lack of wisdom can chain souls towards paths of folly and e

There are multiple endings players can unlock for both the main story and side quests within an **Elden Ring ** playthrough. Some of these endings are optimistic in tone, some bleak, with some ambiguous and open to interpretation. Players who are trying out Elden Ring for the first time should be particularly cautious about the following story choices, which are both bleak in outcome and easy to unlock by accid

Most of the UX-focused criticism seems to derive from Elden Ring 's approach to its punishing difficulty and lack of a traditional linear game route. After an enigmatic opening cutscene, a typically fatal battle against the Grafted Scion mini-boss, and a skippable tutorial level, players are dropped into the world of Elden Ring and encouraged to master most of the game's features through experimentation. There are no compass arrows pointing towards the game's primary objective or essential key items, and players can access large portions of the game's open world right off the bat, making it possible for them to encounter enemies far above their character's current level of strength. Theoretically, this style of gameplay would be frustrating and confusing; in practice, Elden Ring's "turn around and come back later" Class-Based Gameplay meshed very well with the open-world environment of The Lands Between, rewarding players who explored, experimented, and went off the beaten tr

Quests are a large part of both games, as well as any of the best RPGs . While there aren't nearly as many questlines in Elden Ring as there are in Skyrim , each one is unique and possesses an interesting st

Initially located in Church of the Plague

Although her sickly disposition might render her a relatively unimportant NPC, Millicent has a highly rewarding questline should the player be more than willing to help with her quest of healing her Scarlet Rot, which affected her deeply and immobilized her. When killed after moving to the Windmill Village, she will drop a talisman called Millicent's Prosthesis, which increases attack power with subsequent attacks and increases dexterity by 5. However, the rewards that are waiting upon the completion of her questline are far more power

The gargoyles are formidable melee fighters and can jump to close distance to the Tarnished. Players should run a melee build with ranged attacks and keep their distance but not be helpless if they get close. However, there are a few ways to cheese the fight. The player can trick the Gargoyles into jumping off cliffs or losing aggro, but this takes patience on par with the fight its

Players certainly don't want their characters to look the same as everyone else's, and the option of armor helps give a snazzy look and extra defense. The best-looking armor sets can be essential for some players, even over their protectiven

If the Tarnished decides to finish the job, Patches will drop a +7 Spear that can be pretty beneficial so early in the game. If the player holds off on killing Patches, he will open up a shop, allowing the player to buy a plethora of different items. The items he offers can be extremely beneficial depending on the build the player is going for. He also can be spoken to at Volcano Manor advancing his questline and leading the Tarnished on an assassination mission. After doing this, Patches will eventually move back to Murkwater Cave where he will teach the Tarnished his infamous Patches Squat, a gesture that can be found in most Souls ga

Often, it seems that to be an NPC in a FromSoftware-developed dark fantasy RPG is to be doomed to a grisly fate. Solaire, the jolly NPC knight who aids players throughout Dark Souls , is fated to fall into despair and death as he searches for his own "personal sun," while half the NPCs in Bloodborne go insane or become bosses themselves. There are (sometimes) ways to keep friendly NPCs in Elden Ring from suffering horrible ends, but the open-world gameplay of this RPG makes it hard to locate the paths leading to the more desirable endi