Elden Ring originally came out just a little more than a year ago in January 2022. The game has received glowing appraisal from fans and critics alike, sending the game's immense success into the Game Awards. Eventually, Elden Ring even won the Game of the Year award!
To this day, Elden Ring is still incredibly popular, and players continue to discover secrets in the Lands Between. Well, now, FromSoftware has announced that a new DLC for Elden Ring is already in development. This DLC is called Shadow of the Erdtree. There's not too much to go off of, but fans are still excited to be receiving even more Elden Ring content.
7 Get All Six Endings
Just like other FromSoftware games, Elden Ring has multiple endings. In Elden Ring's case, there are six different known endings that the gaming community has discovered thus far. There are different requirements for each ending, so there are essentially six different ways to play through the game.
This makes for great runs through the title's difficult new game+ modes. Some endings are drastically more different than others, such as harnessing the power of the Frenzied Flame, working with Ranni, and Cursing the Lands Between.
6 Delve Into The Game's Lore
In order to truly take in the masterpiece that Elden Ring stands to be, players must further their knowledge of the game's strong lore. In order to do so, players would have to go out of their way to read item descriptions, listen to NPC dialogue, and visit optional locations. Of course, if players would rather not do so, there are plenty of Elden Ring fan videos and posts on the internet that discusses the deep lore of Elden Ring.
The lore is very important to the foundation of Elden Ring, and players can only assume the same for the game's DLC. As some have speculated, Shadow of the Erdtree may compare with past FromSoftware DLC and actually take place within a different time in the Lands Between. Some have even hypothesized that the girl on Torrent in the DLC art is actually Miquella. Whatever the case, fans should expect an incredible time from Shadow of the Erdtree.
5 Perfect A Build
How players build their character in Elden Ring is pretty important when considering the strongest enemies out there, especially when it comes to other people invading someone's world. There are countless builds in Elden Ring, even though some may be not exactly sufficient.
These can range from sleep builds, flame builds, and dexterity builds, to more niche Elden Ring builds that would deal with arcane, bleed, and dragon incantations. Whatever the case, it is wise to find a build before heading into the depths of Shadow of the Erdtree.
4 Defeat The Optional Bosses
There are many more optional bosses in Elden Ring than there are main ones. With that said, players could have easily played through Elden Ring by solely defeating the game's main bosses, and not even knowing how many other areas there are out there to explore in the Lands Between.
A few of these optional bosses are even arguably some of the most fun and unique bosses to fight in the game. There's Astel Naturalborn of the Void, Lichdragon Fortisaxx, and even Mohg, the twin sibling to Morgott.
3 Do All The Side Quests
Just like there are optional bosses in Elden Ring, there are plenty of side quests in the game that the player doesn't technically need to complete. These side quests cover many different things, and they are difficult to follow without a guide as Elden Ring doesn't typically offer much direction on these quests.
Players may have even been doing quests without realizing it. There are quests that will send the player into immense locations that are itching to be explored, or they could be simple quests that need the player to defeat a dungeon boss.
2 Hone Your Skills In The Colosseum
Elden Ring kicked off its game in early 2022, and fans soon discovered an incredibly large Colosseum on the game's map. Despite how suspicious it looked, there was no way to actually enter the Colosseum. That is, until now! FromSoftware gifted players a free update that offered a new PvP mode, the Colosseum.
In this mode, Elden Ring players will fight alone or as a team against other players in the game. Essentially, this is the game's corner for the sweats to show off their skills. This mode is fun though, especially with the right builds.
1 Find And Venture Through All The Dungeons
There are optional bosses in Elden Ring, optional side quests in Elden Ring, and even optional areas in Elden Ring. As such, there are dungeons across the incredibly large and beautiful map of the Lands Between that players can discover while running around.
These dungeons can be hard to find, but they're well worth the rewards. There are dozens of dungeons for the player to dive into, and completing them all would be a brag-worthy task! These dungeons also have optional bosses within them, so be prepared!
Elden Ring is available on PlayStation 4,5, Xbox One, Series X, S, and PC.