Elden Ring - Torrent Is What Really Makes The Game Great

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Elden Ring has made a large ripple in the gaming industry, getting near-perfect to totally perfect review scores from many publications and being one of the fastest-selling games of all time. The open world title had won awards such as Most Wanted and Most Anticipated Game, and it is clearly living up to the hype. Fans and critics are in love, and it's not hard to see why. Elden Ring gives the player a ton of freedom in exploration and provides rewarding challenges.

However, what makes the game so good is not just its open world, difficulty, and pretty graphics. A fact ofElden Ring is that getting around is quite fun. This is thanks to a horse named Torrent, which players get at the beginning of their adventure. Without Torrent, the game would be missing a huge part of what makes it great.

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When it comes to video game steeds, they are often more trouble than they are worth. In Skyrim, horses often die, attack enemies with no order, and the player has to keep track of them. In Shadow of the Colossus, the horse's controls are suggestive rather than direct control (which is admittedly, like riding a real horse). In Dragon Age: Inquisition, players miss out on character banter and cannot scan for items. InThe Witcher 3, Roach often gets stuck and the controls are clunky.

Torrent has broken the mold on video game horses, as it has the rare ability to double jump and be summoned quickly. Torrent does not die often, and players can even heal the horse with items or resurrect it with a Flask of Crimson Tears. Controls are solid, having many players use horseback combat when it's available. Items can still be picked up and even messages can still be read. Torrent also is