Elden Ring is purposely a difficult game. Like FromSoftware's other action-RPGs, every enemy from the lowliest zombie to the most powerful dragon is designed to be capable of killing the player. If a gamer is unprepared while roaming around the Lands Between, they can find themselves facing the screen telling them they died over and over again until they master the combat and systems of Elden Ring. While some revel in the challenge of FromSoftware's difficulty, others prefer a more chilled gaming experience, and have sought ways to give Elden Ring an easy mode.
One modder, known as Hotbite on Nexus Mods, has given players a new way to make the game a lot easier for themselves. Hotbite has integrated the moves of Sword Saint Isshin into Elden Ring. For those who don't know, Sword Saint Isshin is the final boss in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. For many players, he is the game's toughest opponent, acting as a final exam for those who have diligently studied the mechanics of Sekiro's combat.
In Sekiro, Isshin wields a sword that can send slices of wind at the player from range, a spear that deals devastating damage, and even a gun that fires multiple shots in quick succession. These attacks can each be used by the player in Elden Ring, should they download Hotbite's mod. However, they can't instantly gain the power of Sword Saint Isshin. To make the mod work, an Elden Ring player has to equip the Nagakiba, heavy crossbow, and pike in the order specified by the modder in order for the Tarnished to adopt Isshin's moveset.
Gaining a pike and heavy crossbow shouldn't prove too tricky for an Elden Ring player, but what might take a bit of time is getting the Nagakiba. The Nagakiba katana is an item linked to Bloody Finger Hunter Yura's questline in Elden Ring, and will only be dropped when the player has reached the Altus Plateau. For anyone wanting to get overpowered early in the game, this mod won't allow players to reach their true sword-wielding potential until they've progressed about halfway through Elden Ring.
Once the Nagakiba, pike, and heavy crossbow are all collected, then the real fun begins as an Elden Ring player will have access to combos with the sword and spear, alongside some devastating sweeping attacks that do plenty of damage to groups and single enemies. For anyone wanting to connect Elden Ring and Sekiro even further, another mod adds the deflection mechanics and sword clashes from the latter game as well.
Elden Ring is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Source: Nexus Mods