Game News “I thought I’d seen it all… I was wrong” After two and a half years of playing and 500 hours of Elden Ring, this player discovered a new area and still can’t believe it
Elden Ring is known for being one of the biggest and most difficult games of recent years. Its captivating open world has some fans eager to learn everything there is to know about Between-Earth. However, after hundreds and hundreds of hours of gameplay, the game still manages to surprise them.
Always more to explore!
Players have only one word on their lips these days: Elden Ring, ever since the release of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. With over 25 million sales (for the base game), and various awards to its credit including 2022's High Value Game of the Year, this Japanese masterpiece has rightfully earned its place on the list of games that have distinguished gamers.
Unique in its game design but also in its open world, Elden Ring is known and loved for its richness in exploration and the freedom given to players. Have you been held back by a particularly powerful opponent? You’re free to wander around exploring the surrounding areas or even return to confront them with new hard-earned gear. From there, some hardcore players set out on a quest to discover all the areas of the title. However, after several hundred hours of play, Elden Ring likely still has things to hide, as this user told us on Reddit.
Through a post titled “”After playing this game for 500 hours, I thought I'd seen it all… but I was wrong.“An internet user talks about his experience here. After exploring all the dungeons and climbing all the mountains, he found himself facing a new area that he had never seen before. This is set in Raya Lucaria Academy, although the player seems to be a veteran of the title, his surprise caused a reaction from other Shardless who shared their experience.
The same thing happened to me the other day. I found a dungeon in Caelid, you can get to it via a giant tree root. I was absolutely stunned because after two years there were things I still hadn't found.
Elden Ring isn't all strengths.
If players agree that Elden Ring has a very deep exploration aspect, Recently, some have complained about another aspect of the game, which is the NPCs and side quests. But in this case, it's not simply about software released in 2022, but rather different titles from FromSoftware – the Dark Souls series or even Bloodborne – the latter of which suffers from this problem according to a user sharing his thoughts on Reddit.
According to him, this is one of the big black spots in these titles, as these quests cannot be completed if one does not use a guide, and he criticizes them for being meaningless and the NPCs associated with them – these do not provide relevant information. Using several examples of FromSoftware games, the user was able to create a real discussion in the gaming community by amassing over 3,000 comments under his post.
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