Is Elden Ring just Dark Souls 4?

Elden Ring is, naturally, in large part a Dark Souls game, but it's just different enough and detached from the original series' lore to be worthy of its own name and IP. In most major mechanical ways, though, this is a Souls game, through and through.
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Is Elden Ring basically Dark Souls 4?

Basically, Demon's Souls begat Dark Souls which begat Elden Ring. The Dark Souls series made FromSoftware a legitimate contender with 27 million unit sales across three games as of 2020.
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Is Elden Ring just Dark Souls?

Elden Ring is a FromSoftware game featuring gameplay similar to that of the Dark Souls trilogy and Bloodborne. While Bloodborne featured a setting inspired by England's Victorian era, Elden Ring has a medieval dark fantasy setting that's evocative of Dark Souls and Demon's Souls.
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Is Elden Ring different from Dark Souls?

Unlike in Dark Souls, Elden Ring gives you infinite stamina when you aren't in combat. That means you can sprint into a fight without being out of breath when you arrive. Elden Ring is also much more permissive with its fall damage.
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Is Elden Ring a sequel to Dark Souls Reddit?

I won't spoil his quest line for those who haven't done it, but some of his lines suggests an interesting connection to a certain pivotal point of dark souls. RR boi has literally said it's a sequel to dark souls.
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7 Ways Elden Ring Isn't Just Dark Souls 4



Is Elden Ring Dark Souls 3?

An Elden Ring dataminer dives into the game's files and discovers something that actually solves a mystery that dates back to Dark Souls 3. Elden Ring is FromSoftware's most ambitious release to date, offering fans a massive open world to explore full of challenging puzzles, enemies, boss fights, and more.
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Is Dark Souls 3 related to Elden Ring?

These standalone games were not connected to the Dark Souls universe, and it is looking like Elden Ring could be the same. On the release of Dark Souls 3, FromSoftware's director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, confirmed that it would be the last entry of the Dark Souls series, but not the last souls-like game they would develop.
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Is Elden Ring a Dark Souls sequel?

No, Elden Ring is not a sequel, prequel, series spin-off or similar extension of the Dark Souls franchise, despite the clear similarities between the games.
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Is Elden Ring a remake?

We're expecting a demo to appear before the end of May. Elden Ring may be available to play on six different platforms, but it's now going to appear on a seventh thanks to an unofficial remake of the game heading to the Game Boy.
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Should I play Dark Souls before Elden Ring?

The short answer is no. The game teaches you the basics of how to play very early on, so you have the controls down at the beginning. From there, you basically have to adapt to everything thrown at you so you can get used to the gameplay dynamic.
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Is Elden Ring prequel?

Is Elden Ring a prequel to multiple FromSoftware games? According to Reddit user theodis09's theory, each of the three "main" endings lead directly into other FromSoftware worlds, making "Elden Ring" the ultimate prequel.
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Is Dark Souls 3 or Elden Ring harder?

Elden Ring is more approachable than Dark Souls in many ways, but not when it comes to parrying. Parrying in any Souls game is not an easy thing to do. Precise timing is needed to ward off attacks making it a high-risk, high reward manoeuvre.
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Why is Elden Ring so hyped?

There are 2 main reasons why Elden Ring has the popularity it does today. The first reason is that it is a FromSoft game. The second reason is that it is a pretty challenging game.
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Is Elden Ring Skyrim?

Elden Ring does have one leg up over Skyrim, from the get-go. Skyrim inherits the beloved legacy of Morrowind and Oblivion, which had long cemented The Elder Scrolls franchise as a series of great RPGs. Skyrim just pushed through that boundary.
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Are Dark Souls 1/2 and 3 connected?

Although set in the same universe as the previous game, there is no direct story connection to Dark Souls.
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What should I play before Elden Ring?

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
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Why does Elden Ring look worse than Demon Souls remake?

It's because Demon's Souls was made as a PS5 remake exclusively for that console. Elden Ring has a PS4 version. Rather than make 2 versions of Elden Ring, they made one version that would run on PS4 and PS5. I guess it must be more in depth than simply changing some graphics settings between consoles.
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Which is harder demon Souls or Elden Ring?

Group aggro and swarms make Elden Ring harder than Dark Souls. FromSoftware combat is basically split between one-on-one encounters and group fights. The former is usually reserved for boss fights while the latter takes place between checkpoints.
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What series is Elden Ring a part of?

What is Elden Ring? Elden Ring is a dark fantasy action role-playing game (RPG) by FromSoftware, creators of the wildly popular Dark Souls series. It quickly shot to the top of many “most anticipated” lists upon reveal at E3 2019, mainly due to Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin's involvement.
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Is Elden Ring the first game?

Elden Ring is the latest game from veteran Japanese studio FromSoftware, the creators of the critically acclaimed Souls series, which began with 2009's Demon's Souls and continued through the Dark Souls trilogy.
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Is Bloodborne connected to Elden Ring?

Players can acquire an item that will augment the methodical combat style of Elden Ring, effectively activating a Bloodborne mode in the game. Some Elden Ring players may be surprised to know that there is an item that can, essentially, turn the game into Bloodborne.
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Is Elden Ring like Bloodborne?

It turned out that this was a great complementary tool for my flail and once I had them running in tandem, I began to feel like Elden Ring could be played entirely like Bloodborne if you wanted to, not cornering you into a specific playstyle like Demon's Souls and Dark Souls.
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Is Elden Ring based on LOTR?

Not only is The Lord of the Rings so popular that most modern fantasy has some connection to J.R.R. Tolkien's world, but it also directly helped inspire George R.R. Martin. As Martin helped create Elden Ring's worldbuilding, it might be odder to not encounter any ties to The Lord of the Rings in the game.
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Is Sekiro harder than Elden Ring?

So, a lot of people might be wondering if Elden Ring is harder than Sekiro? No, Elden Ring is not harder than Sekiro.
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Is Dark Souls 1 easier than Elden Ring?

Asmongold doesn't believe Elden Ring is easier than Dark Souls games, explaining that it might be the case for veterans who use all the tools at their disposal, but not for average players. FromSoftware titles like Elden Ring and Dark Souls are notoriously difficult.
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