FromSoftware's Elden Ring boasts a number of hidden features, like a particular weather effect that grants a subtle buff. The open-world epic takes players to The Lands Between, an expansive fantasy world teeming with excitement and discovery. While Elden Ring strives to be more accessible than its predecessors, the action role-playing adventure is still filled to the brim with secrets to uncover.
Key details about Elden Ring's open world were hidden before launch, allowing gamers to discover the vast world of The Lands Between for themselves. Even the game's starting area, the lush golden realm of Limgrave, is packed with hidden caves to explore and unrelenting field bosses that can ambush the player at any time. Elden Ring's cycle of defeat, exploration and victory has been a FromSoftware staple since Demon's Souls, but the open-world structure of the newest soulslike title allows players to adopt an even greater variety of tactics. While starting classes determine a player's initial strengths, the playable Tarnished can level up their attributes to eventually wield any piece of equipment they desire. One unexpected and ridiculous Elden Ring glass cannon build, unsurprisingly created by YouTuber penguinz0, even requires that the player character be naked for maximum effect.
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A brand-new Elden Ring secret, discovered by popular soulslike YouTuber Iron Pineapple, can apparently earn players an increased number of Runes. The open world of The Lands Between features a full day-night cycle and weather effects which influence enemy behavior and grant the player advantages or disadvantages. A seemingly random weather effect sees golden leaves fall from Elden Ring's sky at
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