Elden Ring Preview: Nightreign does not milk the cow, but is the better Fortnite

Stand:12.02.2025, 4:29 p.m.

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I was able to test Elden Ring NighteGreign for a whole day and I am sure that every soul fan gets his money's worth here-even the disappointed.

When I looked at the Game Awards 2024, I jumped like a turned outKindThrough my living room, as suddenly from software in the secondwas to be read. With the scenes shown, I really thought that we2 could get. But then the great confusion: bosses from the Dark Souls games and multiplayer? Around two months later I was allowed to play Elden Ring NighteGreign in advance. And what should I say? I had a lot of fun, but which leaves me at least as much question mark.

Elden Ring looks better in the Fortnite costume than the original

(New) game principle?Jump over the map, graze the places after the best loot, get to safety in front of the downsizing zone: Who has ever been a round battle royal inhas played the basic concept of Nighttreign quickly. But the similarities of the two titles stop almost again - luckily. Not a PvP, but PVE. No brightly colored skins including the item shop. No desperate search for a starting weapon. Only the thrill at the end of a round is similar, but I will come later.

Loot and level:The most important difference lies in the roguelite impact that the new Elden ring has missed. During a round, you can gradually work in the usual soul manner with collected runes at places of grace (bonfires). The higher your level, the more you hold up opponents and bosses. If you failed, you start again at zero. This also applies to your inventory and the objects collected in the course of a passage. These include healing potions, all sorts of weapons, talismans and consumption items.

But Keyword Roguelite: With empty hands, you are not there after your death. You get gemstones with random attributes that give your characters permanent buffs.

Character selection:You can choose between 8 so -called Nightfarers, each representing their own prefabricated class. These not only play noticeably differently, but also bring joy in the gameplay in their own way. So there is a variety of variety. Because most of the loot can only be accepted by one person, you should choose different characters before the start of the game. For example, if you start with two magicians, arguments around the magic wand found are inevitable.

Rapid locomotion:In the trailer it could already be seen that Elden Ring Nightreign can be played much faster than its predecessors. In the turbo sprint you can get over the map, you can get up on almost every rock wall without laborious searching and you can even fly to locations by ghost bird. Here, however, a mini damper: You cannot activate the flight transport everywhere like the parasel from Zelda, but only from fixed points on the map. However, all of these elements are also needed so that you can quickly escape the purple fire ring into the zone.

Refreshing fights:To my surprise, a great innovation also crept in into From software core DNA, i.e. the fights. Because each of the Nightfarer mentioned above has a unique character skill and an ultimate attack. After use, they recharge over time and ensure the greatest possible damage. This can ensure a liberation, especially in boss fights and let you win the upper hand again.

Lore fanatics should look forward to Elden Ring Nighttreign instead of scolding

Speaking of bosses. They caused quite a lot of resentment among the Souls games hardcore fans. What the "nameless king" from Dark Souls 3 please search in an Elden ring was often denounced. Some therefore even accuse From software that they only want to continue milking the brand name with Nighttreign. The critics should actually look forward to the Lore break. Because the bosses are not surprisingly the absolute highlight again. Especially because you can experience epic duels again in a new robe.

• Place at the Elden Ring Nightreign:Limveld (as part of a parallel universe)

Nightsträgn works in a rhythm from day and night. The zone is reduced over the day, you collect objects and level up. Then the night breaks and in the zone shrunk to a minimum there is a boss fight. If you successfully complete this cycle twice, the final fight against the nightlords is facing you. These are the absolute bosses, so to speak. In the trailer you could already see one of them with the three -piece hell dog.

The combination of roguelite, i.e. the loss of progress after death, and the tough duels results in a real thrill. With every boss fight and especially in the final, you have the feeling that something is really at stake. At the same time, failure triggers the desire for a new attempt again, according to the motto "Now more so!"

I want more of Elden Ring Nightreign, but one question remains open

The easiest way is to recognize good games if you want to continue playing even after several hours. After numerous attempts in my very extensive preview test, I was able to reluctantly put the controller aside. I really wanted to force the nightlord to kneel with my team.

With this final feeling, it is very clear to me that in Elden Ring Nightreign there is a lot of joint fun with friends. Together, hard -won victories over the still merciless bosses can be celebrated even better.

In the end I still have to get rid of it. I still lack the answer to the question to what extent it is about long -term motivation in Elden Ring Nighttreign. It will undoubtedly make great memories.

But what else does a group do when it regularly faces the Nightlords or even defeated them? However, it will also only become apparent whether this really succeeds so quickly at all so quickly after the release on May 30, 2025. But my anticipation hardly reduces this question mark. Because Elden Ring Nightreign is also a real statement of from software in the mulitplayer area.

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