Why "Elden Ring" is the most anticipated video game of the year

• Elden Ring

  is released on February 25 on PS4 / 5, Xbox One / Series and PC, it is one of the games, if not the game, the most anticipated of the year 2022.

• The title brings together the best of dark fantasy authors, namely FromSoftware, the game studio behind

  Dark Souls

  , and George RR Martin, of

  Game of Thrones.

• After a few hours with the controller in hand,

  Elden Ring

  proved to be promising, dark, demanding, but also open, like his world, to the greatest number of players.

We won't have to wait too long.

The best game of 2022 is due out on February 25, when Elden Ring releases on PS4 / 5, Xbox One / Series, and PC.

What about

,

, or

, or maybe even the sequel to 

 ?

Yeah, well, okay, there will be some more great games this year.

But

has it all for fans of video games, the open world, dark fantasy, and more.

Indeed, the title is the new creation of FromSoftware, the studio to which we owe the very hard and (therefore) very beautiful

, and of… Georges RR Martin.

Yes, the author of

.

A meeting at the top

Their meeting was inevitable, since the time they turn around from a distance, both creators of must-see dark fantasy worlds and tormentors of players and readers.

From

in 2009, whose remake served as a showcase for next-gen consoles in 2020, Japanese game designer Hidetaka Miyazaki has created medieval-fantasy games and universes, populated by gods, dragons, relics, and legends, and very inspired by the literature of the genre.

It is therefore not a surprise to see him contact George RR Martin, for, as the novelist writes on his blog, "a bit of

: to create a deep, dark, resonating world, which would serve as the foundation of a game. they want to do.

However, I love to create worlds and write imaginary stories.

I did my part, and passed it on to my new Japanese friends.

"

A mysterious and promising universe

Welcome to Underground, a world divided since the Circle of Elden was mysteriously shattered and the demigods, descendants of Queen Marika, have waged an endless war. They fight over the major runes, the Shards of the Circle of Elden. The only hope? The coming of a new Lord of Elden. Maybe you, simple Sans-Eclat. So much for making it short, if not roughly. Because like the previous FromSoftware games, the story is intentionally cryptic, and the player is let loose in a world of dangers and mysteries, where he will discover the mythology for himself and to bits.

The difference with

 ?

Like

, which took the Xbox saga out of its usual corridors and arenas,

leaves castles and dungeons to acclimatize to the great outdoors, from verdant plains to vertiginous mountains through sticky swamps and back to the dungeons.

We stay at FromSoftware.

A gameplay of all possibilities

Moreover, the simple name of FromSoftware can thrill the most casual of gamers, as they have raised the difficulty to the rank of art in their games,

but also

and

. Titles no longer hardcore, but "masocore". If

is still demanding, after a few hours with the controller in hand, he seems less punitive and more accessible. It is also the promise, half-word, of the publisher Namco Bandai: to reach the most players. While boss fights always require timing, and unlearning in order to relearn better, the gameplay offers great richness, with a choice of classes, weapons, abilities, and therefore always more combinations and approaches possible.

But above all, the game allows time to get lost, to lose, to start over, to resuscitate.

Gameplay, universe, mythology… It's a safe bet that you will spend (hundreds of) hours on

in 2022. On the other hand, no touch, George RR Martin.

You have to finish writing

first .

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