While the open-world setting of Elden Ring is massive, players are only actually required to explore a tiny fraction of the Lands Between. FromSoftware's latest soulslike adventure takes players on a quest to defeat several demigods in order to reforge the Elden Ring and claim the title of Elden Lord. Players can get lost in a big open-world map in Elden Ring, but Tarnished adventurers who know the way only need to visit a very small portion of the game.
After creating their character and fighting through an optional tutorial, Elden Ring players begin their epic quest in the lush region of Limgrave. Tasked with defeating two demigods and journeying to the Royal Capital of Leyndell, players are encouraged to enter Stormveil Castle and take down its ruler Godrick. North of Stormveil lies Liurnia of the Lakes, a mystical flooded region, which contains Raya Lucaria Academy and its demigod master Rennala. However, players can also travel east to the infested region of Caelid or journey to the underground Siofra River area. Players can explore Elden Ring's map in any order, meaning Godrick and Rennala can be avoided entirely if players would rather hunt other demigods instead.
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A minimalist map of Elden Ring, posted to Reddit by Spicy_Slice, shows just how little of the Lands Between players are actually required to explore. Entering Leyndell requires killing two demigods, but Godrick and Rennala are conveniently located on the way to the capital city. Inside Leyndell the game becomes fairly linear, with players then climbing the Mountaintops of the Giants before traversing Crumbling Farum Azula and revisiting the capital. This makes exploring most of
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