Playing Elden Ring? Bring a notebook
polygon.comFromSoftware’s newest game, Elden Ring, brings the Dark Souls game formula into an open world, giving players a vast map to explore and dozens of characters to interact with. What the game doesn’t provide is a standard open-world video game quest log, nor does it fill up your in-game map with icons pointing to quests and side missions, the way an Assassin’s Creed or Far Cry game might. That means if you want to remember which NPC told you to go to which location to deliver some item to another NPC, you better pay very close attention to their request.
My advice? Keep a journal. More specifically, write down the important details you need, because Elden Ring may not tell you a second time.
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Whether you keep notes in a random notebook, a digital notes app, or in a dedicated Elden Ring diary, I promise it will help to write them down. I spent too much of my time with Elden Ring not writing things down, and I regret it now. Here are some situations where I would have found that beneficial.
Sure, online wikis and guides for Elden Ring will eventually help alleviate the need for a journal, but it’s helpful to know which encounters and areas you choose to walk away from and plan to revisit when you’ve grown more powerful. Or you may just want to doodle drawings of those cute pot people to calm yourself after a particularly grueling boss fight. So don’t forget one of the most important items in your inventory: a blank piece of paper.
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