Though many newer fans understandably recognize CD Projekt Red’s games for The Witcher 3 mostly, The Witcher 2 still holds up well for an action RPG from the Xbox 360 era of games. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings follows Geralt of Rivia’s quests through the vast dark fantasy land of The Continent, opening the scene with the titular monster hunter imprisoned under suspicion of trying to murder King Foltest of Teme
Received with emphatic critical acclaim as one of the best modern fantasy RPGs , CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt might be the best fit for fans coming from House of the Dragon and Game of Throne . Not because the two franchises are similar in narrative structure, as Geralt’s journeys are more intimate in scale, but because the massive, deeply layered dark fantasy open world and rich storytelling are so easy to get immersed
Developed by FromSoftware, this year’s Elden Ring was __ released to critical acclaim and made its mark as one of the biggest landmark video games to date. From a mechanical standpoint, game director Hidetaka Miyazaki and the rest of the development team at FromSoft have come a long way since 2009’s Demon’s Souls on the PlayStatio
Dragon Age: Origins is a modern classic fantasy RPG from the golden days of developer BioWare. The game creatively blends elements of Tolkien’s high fantasy The Lord of the Rings series with George R. R. Martin’s dark/low fantasy of A Song of Ice and Fire into its world to create something that stands proudly on its own merits while honoring its inspirati
Tune and Fairweather is also set to release another FromSoftware __ project: a massive Dark Souls project compiling lore in two books , called Abyssal Archive . The love and care for FromSoftware games such as Demon’s Souls and Elden Ring -which wasn’t even released yet when the art competition for its category took place-is evident in every page and artwork. Beyond simply paying homage, artists also envisioned their own concepts that would be perfect for potential sequels or DLC to certain games. In his foreword, VaatiVidya says of the art and the concepts, ” the entries to follow aren’t ranked in any way – they’re simply a testament to the artists who created them, and fascinating love letters to the creations of FromSoftwar
The combat was well-received for being excitingly strategic, while the story and characters were also praised for being investing and how players could shape the plot through meaningful choice-driven gameplay akin to the character drama of House of the Dragon . For modern hardware, Dragon Age: Origins is available on
Said to be the first to die at the dawn of the Age of Fire, Gravelord Nito claimed a Lord Soul and became an embodiment of pestilence and death. Encountered beneath the Tomb of the Giants in the first Dark Souls game, Gravelord Nito is an intimidating foe capable of summoning ethereal swords from the ground and commanding a skeleton a
When looked at in broad strokes, Elden Ring ’s story can be summed up as a big family feud with Queen Marika in the center. According to Elden Ring Weapons Ring ‘s lore, Marika is the catalyst for most of the events before and during __ the game. She has had multiple relationships that produced many children. This is only made more complicated when her fluid identity is considered. Still, her offspring shaped the Lands Between in significant ways, not all of which were good. Elden Ring’s family tree is detailed below, from the Golden Lineage to the birth of the Empyre
One of the less remarkable bosses of the third Dark Souls outing, High Lord Wolnir is encountered in the Catacombs of Carthus atop a high precipice. A former Lord of Carthus now claimed by the abyss, Wolnir was as detestable in life as he is in de
Aldritch was once a Lord of Cinder who amassed an amazing amount of power by consuming the souls of his followers in Iirythill. When he was revived to once again assume his throne at the outset of Dark Souls 3, he instead chose to invade the remains of Anor Londo and consume the soul of Dark Sun Gwyndo
Those who venture to the treacherous peak of Elden Ring ‘s Mt. Gelmir will gain access to Volcano Manor, a legacy dungeon in which resides the God-devouring Serpent. A gimmick boss fight that all but requires the use of the Serpent-hunter Great Spear, the first phase is creepy enough, but things become much stranger when a mid-battle cutscene reveals the snake to harbor the form of Ryk
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Elden Ring .] After the Night of the Black Knives, Queen Marika was driven to the brink and shattered the Elden Ring. The artifact’s shards were taken by her children, in the form of Great Runes, and then began a brutal war known as The Shattering, from which no one emerged victorious. Marika’s children, all of them demigods, fought for control over the Lands Between. However, Elden Ring ’s story emerged from seeds that were planted way before this conflict even be
