In this network test, you have two of each kind of flask. Flask of Crimson Tears (health) and Flask of Cerulean Tears (mana) function identically to Estus flasks, and can be reallocated at any point of Grace (bonfire). You can probably beat the boss in a few hits regardless of your spec and move out into the real world, but before that happens, you get your first lesson in flask allocation.
This allows you to shoot a point-blank area-of-effect purple blast that looks kind of like Final Fantasy’s Ultima spell. Interestingly enough, you can come back to this area much later through a back door in an extremely out-of-the-way beach area to discover a secret Ash of War, Gravitas. Breaking tradition, the end boss of this area is just a basic knight with a boss health bar that isn’t any trouble to best at all. The tutorial area, Fringefolk Hero’s Grave, is a very traditional FromSoftware tutorial zone, teaching the basics of combat in a zero-stress environment. Also as predicted, bits of Sekiro creep in, letting me stealth behind enemies silently and utilize grass to hide from foes, allowing me to bypass them completely or get in a powerful hit before combat even begins. With a traditional large sword and set of starting armor, I’m off into the tutorial.Ĭombat, as expected, is very similar to the Souls series, specifically Dark Souls 3. With an Ash of War, you can alter weapons to have different special abilities so that you can use a weapon of your liking, but with the inherent special move of another. Magic is really quite robust in Elden Ring, even for characters that would typically not be casters for two reasons one being that magic can summon spirits that can make daunting challenges much, much more manageable, and the other that the “Ash of War” system allows you to attach potent special effects to your various weapons. I opt for a no-magic, no-frills master of melee with the Bloody Wolf.
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As always, a class in this game amounts to starting gear and stats – you are free to take your character in any direction. There are many archetypes on display here, meeting many of the classic roles.
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The journey begins at class selection, which will likely change/be modified for full release.