The homeland of the Elden King
Among the best open worlds of all time, there are clearly the Lands Between from Elden Ring for me. Whether in the main game or after installing the DLC Shadow of the Erdtree: The latest masterpiece from From Software captivated me for months and only let go of me once the last boss had fallen.
With Nightreign, fans of Elden Ring will soon get more:
Although, that’s not entirely true. To this day, I regularly find myself thinking about the fascinating world that mastermind Hidetaka Miyazaki created in his – in my opinion – current Magnum Opus. If only I had more time to regularly return to the Lands Between…
What I particularly like about the open world of Elden Ring is the fantastic design of the regions, but also that players are guided through the world by points of interest and not by symbols on the map (similar to Kingdom Come 2 by the way). I constantly see something in the distance that catches my attention and that I absolutely have to check out.
And as exploration tours through the Lands Between feel very rewarding, it comes naturally that my Elden King explored every corner of the game world without any extra carrot in front of him. Combined with the strong core framework of From Software’s Souls games and the motivating character progression, Elden Ring belongs among the best games of all time for me.
Next, we continue with samurai.
