My God, Elden Ring has map markers and I never noticed them until my second run

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There are Elden Ring map markers. Enough said!

Make sure you use them to keep track of this gigantic open world.

So this is going to sound so silly, but I actually went through a full run of Elden Ring, like I’m talking 50+ hours, not realizing they existed. That’s because they’re tucked away and require an extra button push to bring up (X on Xbox, Square on PS5). I was so preoccupied with exploration and my build that I never noticed. On my second run, pre-review, I noticed them!

In Elden Ring, map makers are extremely useful. This can be a difficult adventure, and you’re going to come across areas that are really tough that you’ll want to come back to. In my first run, I was manually writing all this stuff down. It probably makes for a better story to tell (I got this one out of it!), but it’s definitely not efficient.