Elden Ring Nightreign came out last Friday. For anyone that doesn't know, it is essentially a PvE Battle Royale with roguelike elements. Reviews have been pretty polarizing with some people framing this as some kind of fall from grace for FromSoftware, whereas others love the game.
I'm in the camp that absolutely adores this game. One of the better, most unique multiplayer experiences I've had in recent years. I've put 30+ hours into the game since release and defeated all the night lords - queuing up with randoms only (PS5). FWIW I had roughly 300 hours in Elden Ring, so I'm definitely showing bias in my love for this franchise.
There are no microtransactions, progress is all dependent on the player - I feel like this is all too rare for multiplayer games these days.
There are a couple issues that most who play this will mention - no 2 player mode, no crossplay, can only communicate using map pins. None of this really took away from my experience and I view these as all very fixable.
There's a ton of opportunity to expand on this game as a live service - new maps, new nightfarers, expanded weapons and abilities, new roguelike elements. They've already announced a DLC coming in Q4 this year and other updates like 2 player mode in the coming months, so it's at least promising for the time being.
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