They are also excited that whips, as a weapon category, are making a comeback. Some are already planning their “Belmont” build for the release of Elden Ring.
The combat scenes of the trailer also receive widespread praise, as some have discovered improvements compared to other games. Especially in animation, a lot has changed.
When is Elden Ring being released? Next month, on February 25th, the action RPG from FromSoftware will be released on PC via Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PS4. Then you will be able to try out the mechanics yourself.
Many other fans echo this sentiment. They hope that dual-wielding in Elden Ring will be more useful through Power Stance than it was in previous FromSoftware games.
They are also excited that whips, as a weapon category, are making a comeback. Some are already planning their “Belmont” build for the release of Elden Ring.
The combat scenes of the trailer also receive widespread praise, as some have discovered improvements compared to other games. Especially in animation, a lot has changed.
When is Elden Ring being released? Next month, on February 25th, the action RPG from FromSoftware will be released on PC via Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PS4. Then you will be able to try out the mechanics yourself.
At the Taipei Game Show 2022, developer FromSoftware presented its latest title Elden Ring. There, it was also revealed: The game has now officially achieved Gold status. In addition, there were new gameplay scenes showcasing a returning feature from Dark Souls 2. Fans are excited.
FromSoftware and publisher Bandai Namco took the opportunity to give insight into the current state of development at the show. It was revealed that Elden Ring has now reached Gold status.
What does Gold status mean? It means that Elden Ring is now ready for production. However, it does not mean that development is entirely complete. Work is still being done on the game in the background.
- It was also announced that the action RPG will receive a Day-1 patch at release.
- This should bring several improvements or fixes into the game.
- Additionally, there was information about the gameplay duration. According to FromSoftware, it is expected to be around 30 hours if players focus solely on the main quest. However, the highlight of the show for many fans was the fresh gameplay scenes.
- These showcased many elements such as stealth, riding the new horse, and the game world, as well as a popular feature returning from Dark Souls 2: “Power Stance.”
Here you can initially check out the edited scenes from the Taipei Game Show:
Elden Ring shows Power Stance, a popular feature from Dark Souls 2
What is this feature? It was a new mechanic introduced in 2014 with the release of Dark Souls 2. That was 8 years ago, and since then, it has not appeared in any other game from FromSoftware. Now it is back.
Power Stance can only be used in combination with certain weapons. It is based on the character’s ability to wield different weapons in each hand.
- While this is possible in every Dark Souls game, it had a special twist in the second part.
- If you combine weapons of certain categories together and equip one from each, you can activate Power Stance with a button press.
- Your character then wields both weapons together, has new moves available, and deals damage simultaneously with both.
- In certain cases, you could even combine weapons of different categories.
- This expanded the already large selection of weapons even further.
Even though Dark Souls 2 is not necessarily the most popular installment in the community, many players miss the Power Stance feature.
This is how it looks in Dark Souls 2:
Players celebrate the return of the feature – “That looks damn badass!”
In the new gameplay, you can now see (03:37) how the character being controlled uses two whips to whip the enemies. It clearly employs the Power Stance mechanic.
The return is causing great anticipation among fans, as can be seen from enthusiastic comments on reddit and YouTube.
The scene with the double whip reminds some of the Netflix series based on the game series Castlevania and one of its main characters, Trevor Belmont:
User One-Sorbet-2333 states: “Did anyone see the whips in Power Stance at TGS? It looks damn badass!”
Many other fans echo this sentiment. They hope that dual-wielding in Elden Ring will be more useful through Power Stance than it was in previous FromSoftware games.
They are also excited that whips, as a weapon category, are making a comeback. Some are already planning their “Belmont” build for the release of Elden Ring.
The combat scenes of the trailer also receive widespread praise, as some have discovered improvements compared to other games. Especially in animation, a lot has changed.
When is Elden Ring being released? Next month, on February 25th, the action RPG from FromSoftware will be released on PC via Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PS4. Then you will be able to try out the mechanics yourself.
