PIT STOP: I am conflicted about ER: Nightreign

    As the title implies, I am very conflicted about Elden Ring: Nightreign. Part of me loves the characters aka the Nightfarers. Each character appeals to me and out of the last 2, the Executor seems tailor made for me because they seem to be the samurai/ parry-based class. I also love how its just not new DLC but a completely different gameplay experience.

Oh when will we know more.

    This overview video also talks about different objectives that unlocks more lore/ cool stuff, being able to customize your Nightfarer and even throwbacks to previous armor sets from Dark Souls. All this sounds amazing and the cheaper price also lessens the blow compared to everyone charging $80 for new games now. However we have reached where I am anxious about it and conflicted as well.

    First, a lot of the feedback about this game has been mostly negative especially online. Be it the game reuses to many assets, that it is a battle-royale trying to cash in on the BR craze and even that it isn't that pretty and the graphics look outdated which is fair but the fans of From Software games do not play the game for graphics, we play it for the art design. Honestly non of the previous points affect me at all, no it is the almost forced team aspect of it.

    As a person who enjoyed playing FromSoft games on their own with next to know help from real players, this aspect of the game is what gives me the most pause into picking it up. Sure, I have heard you can play solo but the game is not designed for that and I believe it might be like a Remnant 2 situation again where playing solo is to your detriment. I have a couple friends who like FS games but a dedicated group to play with does not sound viable so I will be forced to team up with randoms which I really do not want to do.

    If Nightreign was a dedicated solo game with optional co-op this would be on my day 1 list of games I would love to play. I like rogue-lite games, I like FromSoft formula and so much of it appeals to me but deep down I have a feeling I will be let down because I can not play the game how I like and combine this with a general 'meh-ness' from the general public this might be a miss for FromSoft which is a real shame. Hopefully I am wrong and I'll post a blog later this month when it gets released that I love it and it is do-able solo but still I am conflicted in a way I have never been about a FS game.

AV