How Elden Ring Dominated Gaming
FromSoftware is a studio that offers relatively niche games that appeals to a subcategory of gamers who enjoy tough challenges. Games developed by FromSoftware are known for their brutal difficulty and their tendency to cause players to die multiple times trying to defeat seemingly invincible bosses. Although FromSoftware games have always sold well, they have avoided being considered mainstream because, for many gamers, the time, patience, and perseverance required to succeed is just too much.
The latest offering from FromSoftware is Elden Ring which takes players to the Lands Between where new challenges and adventures await. Elden Ring has been a long-anticipated game, and since its release, it has been enjoying stellar reviews and an impressive commercial performance. The meteoric sales of the game suggest that FromSoftware has managed to appeal to mainstream gamers outside the studio's usual niche, and this has been made possible by introducing a few new features to the FromSoftware formula.
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Since Elden Ring's launch, the game has been showered with praise from gamers. The PS5 version of the game currently sits with a score of 97 on Metacritic and is among the highest-rated games of all time on Opencritic. On the commercial front, FromSotware is sure to be pleased with Elden Ring's performance. The game had the biggest launch of a non-FIFA and Call of Duty game since 2018's Red Dead Redemption 2, and its week one sales surpass that of Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.
Elden Ring has sold well on all platforms, although the majority of its sales have come from the PS5 which accounts for 32% of Elden Ring's player base. The game has also
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