Why Elden Ring's Replay Value Suffers Unlike Other FromSoftware Games

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Unlike the other From Software games that game before it, Elden Ring adopts an open-world approach to how it presents its story and gameplay. The Lands Between is full of locations to explore, enemies to fight, and mysteries to unravel. Players looking to experience everything Elden Ring has to offer would be hard-pressed to do so within a reasonable amount of time and can lose themselves in the process.

But as with all games, Elden Ring has a finite amount of content for players to experience. Once the main story is completed, the major bosses felled, and most of the locales are explored and picked clean of their loot, players will be looking for something else to do. This is where New Game Plus kicks in. By resetting everyone's world progress, Elden Ring allows players to experience the same thing all over again, only this time with most of their weapons and gear from the previous playthrough. But while experiencing everything from the beginning may be appealing to some, others may find that Elden Ring's design doesn't offer much in terms of replayability.

The Case for Elden Ring to Add Dreadlocks

The Lands Between offers some of the best video game locales in recent memory. The vast battlefield below Redmane Castle, The Academy of Raya Lucaria, the Royal Capital of Leyndell — all of the places in Elden Ring are unique and offer some sort of gameplay or storytelling element. Not only that, but these locations are filled with characters and items that help flesh out the world and those in it. Jar-Bairn in Jarbug is just as important as the Haligtree Medallion pieces found in the Village of the Albinaurics and Castle Sol. Both provide exposition to the world and both are integral to completing some of the game's quests.

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