Elden Ring: Nightreign Is WEIRD and That's GOOD

[@dr.badguyreviews6785]

People should be more free to admit: "This game isn't for me, but I'm happy it exists". Without angering either camp.

[@jeff3221]

Absolutely. I love rougelikes but they are a pretty unique genre that is almost the antithesis of an RPG in a lot of ways. Totally understandable for people to be immediately put off. I would say that the discussion was doomed from the start though. You are going to have the FromSoft shills fighting for everyone to love the game, and then the Doomers who think From is now EA and it's all over and why couldn't they have made X instead of this. It's the internet, it's the Soulsborne community hahahah

[@dr.badguyreviews6785]

I'll admit I'm still 50/50 on the game, and prob won't buy it at full price at least. It looks very story/lore-light and thats mainly what I play for. But, well first, I may be wrong there, so I'm keeping an open mind. And second, I encourage forms of experimentation in games - as some other Soultubers have said, it may even help to improve the next soulsborne's combat in future. Its just... yeah, people are ready to jump into either camp without even playing the damn thing. Internet, doing an internet.

[@DR.64A9]

What are the two camps? Genuine question.

[@chaoticstarfish3401]

No, either something conforms to one's objective opinion, or it must be terminated. There is no in-between.

[@acfan1988]

I like some rogue likes. I don’t think this will be for me though But cool that fromsoft is experimenting

[@crockoreptile]

Is there anywhere to watch Arlo’s reaction to all the Muppet segments of the game awards?

[@fogheta]

This is what I want to know lol, watched the show on my own but been looking for the vod, hoping it shows up on arloplays soon

[@alecsmith8462]

Vods available but it’s unlisted. If you watched it you can check your search history for it therw

[@motivatedmoo1747]

I’ve been hoping fromsoft would make a souls rougelite, ever since I played Bloodborne. This isn’t exactly the kind of formula I wanted, I was hoping for something that felt more like a successor to chalice dungeons, but I’ll take this anyway. Honestly just I’m really excited to see Fromsoft experimenting, this feels like the perfect place for them to test all kinds of new ideas.

[@ericpeterson6520]

There wasn't much notable tbh, he was just like "oh that's great" and "they're right" whenever they showed up

[@hyliastone286]

The _what?_

[@jeff3221]

I'm definitely in the minority here, but I've replayed ER dozens of times, beaten the game every which way. Anyone who has also done so will know the tedium of traversing the open world on your little speedrun to get your build going before you 'start' proper. I think that repackaging the game I know inside and out, with faster combat, empowered player characters, a quick 45-60min loop ROUGELIKE, is something that sounds incredibly fun. And it's probably dropping less than 12 months after SOTE based on the date of the network test (February). It looks like a fun time and that is why I play games.

[@Revealingstorm.]

Hell yeah I feel the same

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

this sounds fun af. Archer character has a 3rd person aim mode. Sekiro character has deflects (not parry/block/ripostes but actual sekiro deflects. u can see it in the trailers too). Your birdguy is a tank has AoE stuns, bird beaj/wings/talons has aerial mobilty. you revive fall0n teammates by htting/damaging their HP( this is genius holy sht) you can wall climb and ledge vault, move at 150% speed, no equip load or skin(armor) change but can switch weap0ns and equip like lots of tgem at once. this honestly sounds intriguing af and somehow people r wh"n"ng

[@NotaUnfamiliar]

For real it seems really fun, I’ve played a lot of randomizer runs so this just seems like an official version of those

[@wetsocks4460]

Yeah this might actually be amazing depending entirely on how it’s executed, I’ll probably never be sure on wether or not it’ll be for me until I actually play it but still I appreciate its existance even if it’s a step into unexplored territory.

[@koifish835]

@@btchiaintkidding7837 Some articles from people who played a preview have mentioned there are unlockable skins in the game just not traditional armor.

[@Godofduckes]

The nameless king crossed time and space just to kick my butt

[@DANBAN119]

I think anyone peddling that this game is gonna be bad and Fromsoft sold out is just being goofy. Miyazaki directly gave the green light on this project and the director has been at Fromsoft since Bloodborne. In fact he was directly involved in developing the combat of Bloodborne that everyone praises it for. So I have faith that this will be a smaller project with the same Fromsoft quality that we love.

[@Rubb3rFac3]

Since DS1, actually

[@twosoup3252]

Honestly I’m more excited by the prospect of this being a weird co-op roguelike battle royale Frankenstein’s monster than this being Elden Ring’s Tears of the Kingdom. Miyazaki is still cooking up whatever full new soulslike is next, and in the meantime I’ll have a wholly unique experience that I can enjoy with my friends. This was such a pleasant surprise from the show

[@enrique9925]

Please no. No Souls Game should be roguelike. They would just lower the difficulty te don't make it impossible to finish for everyone except 2 people

[@twosoup3252]

I don’t know why you’re under the impression that playing a roguelike designed for 3 people by yourself would be easier than a typical souls game designed for 1 person, but live your truth I suppose

[@Dezsi]

Elden Ring's Tears of the Kingdom sounds like a dream to me, but different strokes for different folks.

[@brogoyle]

@@enrique9925 what?

[@bdaniels4627]

@@enrique9925please yes. We don’t need er 2 or DK souls 5

[@Senorgato029]

I think this kind of experimentation should be praised, it’s wacky and it isn’t done enough by larger names in the scene

[@cjward72]

I’m personally seeing this as dark souls monster hunter, which has me HYPED

[@thatdanjamesguy.330]

They’ve said you literally choose a boss to hunt and build up to them at the end of each run. This is absolutely Dark Souls Monster Hunter.

[@DarkAsDeath]

@@thatdanjamesguy.330 uhhh no. That’s just going for an ending in a rouglike…. Like in Isaac. After 2000 hours I don’t think I’ve ever heard Isaac be referred to as monster hunter. I get souls fans are new to rogue-likes so they don’t understand but my god

[@unscblackbeltgi5893]

@@DarkAsDeath I get what you mean, but it's not as in "oh go down this path to fight this boss" from what's been described in the interview with the game's director, it sounds like it's literally a case of "select this quest from the quest book and that will determine what enemy you're fighting," which is a core part of Monster Hunter's gameplay loop. Definitely sounds like it'll lean more towards Isaac-esque roguelite what with random enemies, areas, and bosses, but there's at least a /little/ sprinkling of Monster Hunter in there which, as a fan of Souls, Isaac, and MH, I'm 100% for.

[@Oppurtunafish]

As a game dev, it makes complete sense to me to reuse the assets from Elden Ring and your other series in new and interesting ways. They've already stated they aren't interested on making a game the scale of Elden Ring again, so we can essentially rule out Elden Ring 2. So why not put those otherwise archived assets to another use on a game with a faster turn around?

[@thatdanjamesguy.330]

Yeah, Elden Ring was too massive to get traditional sequels but it sold even more than Dark Souls. What they’re doing is a great way to capitalize on that without overscoping or selling out. If you consider Shadow of the Erdtree to be a full game in DLC form, we’re getting an unconventional but official Elden Ring 2 and 3 in record time.

[@zakzerak7191]

except that they reuse the same assets and animations since demon souls. now they dont even reskin it. i am sure they make up some lore for it but to take important bosses out of context just to copy paste them into a new game... kinda sad

[@mbe9601]

​@@zakzerak7191 i doubt this game is gonna be canon to the lore anyway man

[@Bluestarr72]

​@@zakzerak7191 they have said this is completely separate. It's just designed to be a fun coop experience. That's all it's meant to be. They're using old bosses because that's cool and fun and helps streamline the dev process. That's the explanation. You can just have fun sometimes.

[@jankbunky4279]

​@zakzerak7191 it's better to look at this like what Age of Calamity is to Breath of the Wild. It's not truly in the same canon, and it's more focused on gameplay and fanservice that being a super serious game, and to achieve that goal it reuses older ideas and assets. If this was a sequel I'd have big issues with it too, but it seems to be a cheaper, smaller spin off, and it isn't trying to hide that fact.

[@rockmanfan100]

FromSoftware says Elden Ring's popular Seamless Co-op mod is 'definitely not something we actively oppose,' and may even 'consider ideas like that with our future games'

[@vasylpark2149]

I wish more companies had that approach.

[@PoyoDesuka]

A Fromsoftian Mario Maker, "SoulsMaker", would be quite possibly the coolest thing I can Imagine.

[@izzydarkhart4144]

I would understand the whole disappointment if the game was revealed as Elden Ring 2, but this is not. It is its own game. Fromwsoft is not tied to only making 10/10 souls like games. Let the make other games. People are acting like this was hyped up to be Elden Ring 2. Elden Ring just released their expansion. Let them breathe and have fun for a bit.

[@Elevate388]

I was originally worried and skeptical about it, but after reading interviews and how Miyazaki gave a level and combat designer "reign" to develop their first game and they wanted to make a multiplayer spin off of Elden Ring, I now feel more at ease knowing that this is something they wanted to do from the get go and Miyazaki greenlit the idea. Miyazaki isn't developing this game, as I'm sure Miyazaki is working on his own next big project, I see Nightreign as a small game for us to enjoy in the mean time while they're cooking up something big for Miyazaki's next release. Fromsoft has been expanding their studio, hiring more employees and raising salaries, giving more workers chances to develop their own projects, we're going to start see more releases from them and Nightreign is the first of that.

[@gmayzes7268]

For anyone interested: The difference between a RogueliKe and a RougeliTe. A RougeliKe is the "classic" image of a game in which you do runs and when you die or win, you return to the beginning and do it over again. Like starting an entirely new file A RougeliTe on the other hand is nearly the same as a R-like, except you get to keep some upgrades and items into the successing runs

[@ThePoltergust5000]

This terminology and how it got to where it is has always driven me nuts because it feels like everybody was comfortable calling games "roguelikes" when the genre was just really taking off with Isaac and stuff, but then suddenly a bunch of gatekeeping oldschool Rogue elitists started calling No True Scotsman on the whole space until everyone relented and started to sort of half-heartedly shuffle themselves over to this new, awkward word. Like, they could have just let people keep on using "roguelike" like they were used to and coin a new term like "rogue _clone"_ for games that don't have ANY carryover between runs, but no, they had to make sure everybody understood that what they loved was some neutered, bastardized thing compared to what THEY were into No, I don't have a chip on my shoulder about this, I dunno what you're talking about sjldghksdg

[@jeff3221]

​@ThePoltergust5000 tbh, I don't think you'll ever encounter a real life human being who will correct you for saying rougelike instead of rougelite. There are just a lot of people online who need to be le big brain historian expert on X thing. I agree, the distinction is silly. Most games releasing are rougelites anyway because progression is pretty integral to player retention. The best in the genre are the ones that give you a reason to keep coming back and climbing the wall.

[@cherubin7th]

@@ThePoltergust5000 Idk, keeping something instead of losing everything is a big difference IMHO. So it makes sense to me to use different words.

[@ThePoltergust5000]

@@cherubin7th You're right, I worded that poorly-- what gets my goat isn't that the distinction exists, it's the specific "journey" of the terminology. i'm gonna rewrite that...

[@jankbunky4279]

This terminoligy is still highly contested. Many people would say that anything that strays too far from what the original "Rogue" was, really isn't a roguelike.

[@nothisispatrick6528]

According to the director the game is a different timeline than the main game. He described the timelines as diverging after the shattering

[@Graphomite]

I'm glad to see Fromsoft is interested in small, experimental side projects like this. Also glad that Miyazaki has become comfortable with letting go of the wheel and entrusting other directors with their visions.

[@Battleguild]

Console Network Test sign-up is on Jan 10 2025, and the actual network test is in February. This potentially means that Nightreign might release late March or early April, if we base it on earlier FromSoft release dates. June at the latest.

[@zaekulia]

Let there be Fort, night

[@6kaliba9]

I can't wait for it. I'm so surprised at the skepticism of many people. When was the last time Fromsoft botched a release? Are you crazy? They know what they are doing. I have the feeling the gameplay is gonna be so polished, that you are gonna see clips everywhere with cinematic-style gameplay moments that look sick as fuck. The whole gang dropping into the map. Multiple team mates charging up their big attacks to give the enemy the last bonk on the head. Victoriously standing over the fallen enemy, reapüing your rewards. It's gonna be epic, I'm pretty sure. And this is not blind loyalty, but optimism from their excellent track record of banger after bangers

[@jankbunky4279]

I'm definitely skeptical of the netcode, personally. My experiences with fromsoft's online experiences have been incredibly mixed.

[@michanowak7060]

It's really interesting, Elden Ring but it's kinda Monster Hunter? This looks like really fun spin-off and it's great that they are re-using assets to give us some wacky ideas between bigger titles. That also rises my hopes up for some exclusive game on Switch 2. Future looks bright!

[@Cheesehead302]

Im slightly nervous about this, but heres the thing: theres nothing to be lost here. This isnt the major elden ring sequel thats been in development for years and has a reaused map and enemies (COUGH CERTAIN NINTENDO FRANCHISE), its instead a weird experimental spin off releasing only a year after the final elden ring content we got. It's a new unique thing and because of that, its easy for me to accept even if it turns out not being amazing.

[@thatdanjamesguy.330]

Something I haven’t seen people consider is that this might be structured more like Dicey Dungeons than Rogue. There could be a campaign of multiple runs with different characters and twists instead of one run that’s just super hard. The 8 characters with their own “story progression” lend credibility to that.

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

I AM A SUNBRO! I HAD MY SIGN IN D1! I KILLED NAMELESS KING OVER A THOUSAND TIMES FOR MY FELLOWS! TODAY I SOLO PROMISED RADAHN FOR THOSE WHITE STRUGGLE *JOIN ME BROTHERS!* WE WILL PUSH THE *LIMITS OF JOLLY COOPERATION!*

[@winterix483]

Instead of the blue flame thing coming in, they should have made the land cave in and the ocean close in. That would be horrifying 😂

[@Messmer-The-Impaler-n8i]

So basically each game needs to set itself apart from the other games. DS2 was on a different engine, so the animations were different. DS1 had the Intervonnected World, BB's gothic horror. We feared the same thing when Elden Ring came out. How will Elden Ring set itself apart. It used a lot of DS3 animations. It set itself apart using the open world and the scale. Like it or dislike it, its scale sets itself apart. Something similar is happening here. People seem worried about the asset reuse. But the bigger question is how is it different. My take 1. The combat is faster, no fall damage. 2. Preset characters. The combat can be more streamlined 3. The Roguelike nature. These three things will set the game apart. I haven't tried any roguelikes, but this announcement has urged me to try some out. I just downloaded Hades.

[@virsonyx]

people really aren't looking at the best example of another game studio that made a game from scraps of the game before, Nintendo with majora's mask. when a game studio that prioritizes gameplay takes a risk like this, it isn't because they were just stupid and lazy, it's because they believe what they've made is a quality product. if fromsoft was just being arrogant and lazy, they wouldn't have immediately disclosed that it will not have micro-transactions, be a live service game, or will have any locked content on launch. the biggest sign that this isn't just them being lazy and greedy is the fact that they have already said that the game will cost around $30 to $40 instead of $70. greed doesn't cause a AAA studio to half the price of their own game, especially not because they believe the game's amount of content doesn't warrant the standard game price. that's a decision made from a place of genuine care for quality and a respect for their players. also... I might finally have an excuse to thirst over Slave Knight Gael again!!!

[@Messmer-The-Impaler-n8i]

@virsonyx I need those Friede feet in my life again

[@kirbstomp1338]

The most important part is that this is damn near an asset flip from a very small team with little direction from Miyazaki, it’s just for funsies

[@virsonyx]

a small team from an already relatively small studio. Fromsoft has 423 employees total. compared to other "AAA" games, they are MINUSCULE! them making elden ring was genuinely some kinda miracle lol- also, asset flips arent bad because they are asset flips, its because asset flips are usually made by companies that already dont care aout quality. another asset flip from a studio that actually cared about quality is majora's mask, one of my favorite LoZ games of all time! it was weird and jumbled and goofy, but that's what makes it so FUN! I trust that fromsoft has the integrity to make this game great!

[@tristanneal9552]

To your point about getting friends together: I think the fact that this will not have cross-platform play is a huge loss. I am the only PlayStation guy in a group of PC bros. I was really excited to get out of my bubble and try a multiplayer game with my friends, only to discover that's not an option for me. It's really disappointing and I'll probably be skipping a game I was otherwise excited for because of it.

[@thorinx3815]

The most important aspect to me, other than being able to play solo, is the ability to practice the 3rd day bosses once you've encountered them like how you can train against Pure Vessel from Hollow Knight. I think it'll be very frustrating to keep dying on a boss if you need to spend another 45 minutes just to get back to it. However, as you said, this is Fromsoft; they've already proven to be aware of this potential issue with the Sekiro boss gauntlets so I'm sure that they'll implement something that aids the Git Gud deficient like me.

[@Boc_theSeamster]

That's my main concern with Nightreign. I want solo players to get many attempts at the main bosses without having to go through the 3 days every single time they die. Fromsoft knows that it takes time to learn boss attack patterns, so I want to be able to get in as many attempts as I want. If this isn't the case, then we're looking at every "top ten worst Fromsoft boss runbacks" lists just being invaded by every boss in Nightreign.

[@icyyy_sg3682]

IGN played it and said there's single player. All it changes is the health of enemies. Interestingly there's no duos though. Just 1 or 3 players.

[@datzfatz2368]

i really hope they change that to allowing 2 players before it releases. Seems like a very stupid idea to not allow that, and also a very tiny ammount of effort to change it.

[@DarkAsDeath]

Yeah if this is true I’m probably still going to buy it and play it myself but. I guess I won’t be playing with my brother. Me and him are just fed up with random morons online ruining the experience for us. Especially when it comes from a fan base such as this Not adding duos when 97% of people who play will only play with 1 other person is just idiotic.

[@GameTimeNLL]

​@@datzfatz2368it seems like bosses are designed around either 1 or 3 players.

[@jankbunky4279]

​​@@datzfatz2368I'm gonna guess it definitely isn't a "tiny" amount of effort. It's not like you can just take off a third of all enemy health and be done with it. The actual ramifications of everything have to be considered. What happens if you take a "level" designed for 3 players to be able to explore in 15 minutes, and give it to 2 people instead? Will they get more loot per person? Or less? How about character synergy, when different characters have different roles? How much advantage can trio's take of this when compared to duo's? How much is boss AI's attention divided when playing with 3 vs 2 people. When fighting a boss as a trio, when the boss kills one of the team members, one can try and distract the boss while the other revives the fallen friend. How much harder does it become to revive each other when you are only with 2 people in a team? How much do you adjust health or damage to account for that? Sure, if they wanna half-ass it, it doesn't have to take much effort, but making it a near-optimal experience for 1, 2 *and* 3 people is a big big task.

[@datzfatz2368]

@@GameTimeNLL from what they have told us so far, the only thing that changes from Single to 3 players is the enemies health. That sholdnt be too much of a hassle to add 1 more config that says "enemy health x2" instead of "x3"

[@galacticat0648]

Confirmed that it is single player, no duos, and 3 player (normal). Hp scales with players

[@spiritdancer36]

I feel similar about this. I think in the end I actually feel relieved and grateful that they are isolating it to this type of game/DLC thing. I felt the same way about the God of War Ragnarok DLC. I have learned that any type of rogue game is not for me so I no longer even try. It’s the opposite of what feels satisfying to my brain. I really do think this is the right answer though. Am I sad that I will not get to experience this? Sure, but I would so much rather they keep it out of the main game space. This way I get my own perfect game for me and the people who love the rogue loop get something for them. This feels like a great compromise to keep a lot of people happy.

[@funkytownmonkeypimps6716]

The most played Elden Ring mods are coop and randomizers, so they just gave us that 😂 i CANNOT wait!

[@gporpino08]

Yep, miyazaki did not direct this game and is probably cooking something else, so lets just enjoy this filler episode

[@RizalBoon]

Experimentation is good. That's how we got good games like Devil May Cry and Onimusha from Resident Evil game engine. Hopefully they got something out of this game like earlier examples

[@prestonbuchanan9009]

I’m glad they made a “side-story.” With all that lore, we don’t need an Elden Ring sequel. What we really need is an Elden Ring PREQUEL game. That would be amazing to chose a side and fight with Malenia or Radahn in Caelid, pre-rot, and see the landscape change

[@vasylpark2149]

With Miyazaki i dont think we are ever going to get that. He always approaches his games "In Medias Res"

[@Ghost-Toast819]

I’ve been warming up to the idea. At first I was worried that it might be a cash grab but honestly I’m excited to have a PvE co-op to play with the boys.

[@virsonyx]

Another very important thing to mention is that based on the info we have from early players, a lot of these bosses and enemies have revamped and new ai and movesets. we already know that the centipede demon now splits off its arms into smaller centipedes to attack other players

[@unironicallylikesranger7122]

I was confused by nightreign at first but from what I hear despite not being a classic souls type adventure it is the sort of game I’m super interested in. I’m here for roguelite Elden ring with faster movement and predefined playable characters. No longer a Tarbished of no renown, and in at least one case a demihuman! I’m hyped

[@captainfach]

Yeah it doesn't feel greedy at all. It basically feels like they saw the mods that people were doing, and thought they were really cool I decided that everybody, even people on Console should be able to experience it like that so decided to make their own version in the way that they would like it

[@WhiteInk47]

It’s playable solo offline, which is probably how I’ll play it. I trust Fromsoft to make these elements they’re grabbing from other genres work, what I’m really focused on is how it’s bringing in characters and gameplay styles from other Fromsoft games. We have a Bloodborne playable character that mimics Lady Maria, there’s a deflection based sekiro esc character hinted at in interviews. The Firekeeper from dark souls 3 is literally in the trailer, and so is the Nameless King boss. This game just looks like fan service in the best ways to me

[@neorobin1833]

Now i want a Monster hunter like game from Fromsoft

[@olaf8778]

Arlo it will be playable solo and offline.

[@masterswordwielder]

Will we get the vod reacting to TGA on Arlo Plays? And yes, I mainly want to see it because of Statler and Waldorf😂

[@sator_project]

Hoping Balteus shows up

[@Enraric]

I wish Nightreign would let you play in duos. I'm glad that it allows for solo play, for people with no friends to play with or who just prefer to play solo. But people who only have one friend to play with will have to play with a rando, which not everyone wants to do. And for groups larger than three, trying to split up into smaller groups is awkward without duos. My Monster Hunter crew of four would love to play this game together, but as-is we'll have to rotate who sits out. If duos were supported, we could play in two groups of two.

[@JoseViktor4099]

Lets hope they address that by adding an NPC or something if they strictly want groups of three.

[@warpio]

I'm hyped for this. I didn't used to be into Rogue-lites for a long while too, but then I went down the Hades rabbit hole and suddenly I can't get enough of them. I hope this is super hard and has a tough, long grind to get to the difficulty ceiling of the content. I'd be all over this.

[@Xirbtt]

Oh, absolutely not. This is everything I don't care about in video games but I love great Rougelikes when they are designed to be that way. Why is the nameless king here in a rouge like? Why is it set in the Eldin Ring overworld? There are no good answers to these questions, they don't care. Just fight the bosses again that's all souls fans want right? I'm SO tired of FromSoft games just being "the bosses" when so many people play for different reasons.

[@Bluestarr72]

This is literally just a devs fun side project. Thats all it is, a dev had some ideas and Miyazaki said go make it then. Thats what has happened. Its just going to be a fun multiplayer side game. Its clear that a lot of it has taken inspiration from mods made for elden ring. A dev saw people having fun modding elden ring and decided they wanted to make a love letter to that.

[@gehteuchnixan4156]

The fact that Fromsoft still visits the Game Awards, after the the "Rabbi Bill Clinton" incident, is something as well xDDD

[@vasylpark2149]

Wait what?

[@lolzism1]

Context that was made clear from other content creators covering this (thanks to OnlyWaifu) It CAN be played offline and solo, though for the moment they said that the difficulty is 'scaled to three players' constantly. This is more of an Extraction-esque game than Fortnight- there will be NO PVP elements (as far as we know- could be subject to change later). Also as a side-note, Miyazaki is NOT leading this project- He greenlit the concept after talking it over, but aside from the assets of Elden Ring, Dark Souls 1, 3 and 2 (the director of this game also had to get the approval of DE2's director), he's hands-off here.

[@TheGravityShifter]

This is what I found out about the game. Elden Ring: Nightreign is a standalone spin-off in the Elden Ring universe that offers both cooperative multiplayer and a robust solo experience. The game’s difficulty scales dynamically, ensuring solo players face challenges tailored to their playstyle. Whether adventuring alone or with up to three friends, the goal is to survive three in-game nights filled with escalating threats and shrinking maps that force strategic decisions. So it behaves more like a Survival Action game than a rogue-lite. Think of Rise of the Tomb Raider's Endurance Mode I guess. Players can choose from eight unique heroes, each equipped with specialized abilities such as grappling hooks, explosive attacks, and more. These characters are designed for teamwork in multiplayer or versatility in solo play. Progression follows a roguelike system: each session begins at level 1, with upgrades earned during the run but reset afterward, ensuring high stakes and a fresh start every time. Set in a parallel world to the Lands Between, Nightreign introduces reimagined lore and familiar elements, including references to Dark Souls-style bosses. The maps are procedurally generated, providing varied environments and evolving challenges for endless replayability.

[@Malisteen]

Nightreign is exactly the kind of AA game I've been wishing game studios would make more of - shorter games with smaller budgets sold at lower prices. The kind of project that allows studios to experiment with new gameplay concepts, train new devs, and let established devs demonstrate leadership abilities, all in a low stakes environment. How many times have we shared that 'I want shorter games with worse graphics made by devs who are paid more to work less' meme? Maybe Nightreign won't be for me, but so what if it isn't? I'm still glad it exists, and I hope it succeeds so FROM can feel confident letting more of their veteran devs helm weird little side projects, keeping the studio creatively fresh and letting more of their team develop directorial experience. After all, sooner or later Miyazaki is going to want to enjoy a well earned retirement.

[@guitaraobscura8802]

Its Elden Ring: City Trial to me and I couldnt be more excited

[@TJuice1986]

Miyazaki has been saying in interviews that he’s not going to be directing every project. He said he wants to step back a little and have some younger talent do their thing. I think if Miyazaki was directing this no one would be thinking twice about it, but since he isn’t and it’s different everyone is guarded. Guarded rightfully so too! I can’t wait to play it though. I hope it’s better then it looks in terms as something I’m interested in, but I have faith!

[@el_keverino8627]

I loved Arlo’s initial graphics reaction “this looks cheap, must be fromsoft” 😆 But seriously this game looks pretty cool, I’ll give it a try

[@chainclaw07]

so the ring thing is to cut off certain areas within a certain time. it's to facilitate "lower level areas" on the outskirts and those will be inaccessible after some time FORCING you to go to harder areas. I heavily dislike calling that a "fortnite ring" ... Basically - don't think of that kind of mechanic as a fortnite thing - more like a slay the spire thing, more like a roguelike thing, more like a vampire survivors thing. more like a wizard of legends thing... to me the game will be a 6-7/10 with the potential to be a 9/10 IF they actually have lore and story connected to these 8 characters you can play as and unlock stuff for. maybe even have the environmental story telling, you're just on a timer so you CAN spend minutes looking at paintings or carvings but at the cost of level progression on THAT run. you can't slowly explore THE WHOLE map in one match.... but you can go to south and explore and the next run go north.... and while they have said it won't have on going support - they COULD release MORE MAPS... like roguelikes, with 3 worlds but they add a 4th level/world they could add a 4th night or more characters or evolved characters.... the potential is huge. so give it a shot unless you vehemently hate timers, in a way where you could never play Majoras mask or Dead rising which have timers... they will have a solo mode...

[@JoseViktor4099]

They said that every character will likely have their own backstory, similar to Sekiro. It also will feature a codex, on which you can learn character lore.

[@mbe9601]

Hyped for risk of fortnite 2 ring

[@paulx3274]

I've had a feeling that this may have a slight bit of warhammer styling going on, with the Co op objectives you can load into.. And a possible character skill tree/upgrade system? Which I think will be pretty sick!

[@rily2885]

from soft games are already very arcade when you think about it, but they always hide it very well with interesting game design on top, even at its worst possible outcome nightreign seems like a lot of fun, and is not speculative fun, is fun we have been having already for a while, randomizers coop and boss rush modes are one of the most common unofficial experiences these games get from fans, nightreign is a chance of they get more in touch with what we wanted so they may learn more about that and start including these aspects in their games if its viable, idk man, even if I'm not that hyped for this one I'm very interested on what does it means for the studio and the future

[@benperry4336]

I LOVE a good roguelike, so the idea of a Fromsoft one is VERY exciting

[@Wantacow]

Fromm made many of favorite games of all time. This looks fun and totally new for them, they also said it’s gonna like $40 or something. Can’t wait.

[@I3endoubles]

Asset reuse gave us one of the most beloved games of all time in the form of Majora's Mask so it's hard to complain about it here. I don't expect this to be a new MM considering the divergence in genre and stuff, but you never know.

[@sojinnn]

Sounds like they're going for something mostly mechanically focused instead of narratively focused. Maybe testing out more options for coop and improving the net code.

[@YourBlackLocal]

They've already said it won't be canon, and the game is basically a compilation of From Soft's best hits.

[@tynamozapokemando2089]

Im very excited that this game is a rougelike because they are one of my favorite game genres even if some people like Arlo don't like the idea of losing all their progress and starting over a good rougelike game will make you feel like you want to go again even after you die especially if it has meta progression and permanent upgrades to your character like in Hades.

[@Misael-n3k]

Fun side project could become the new norm if it’s extremely profitable that’s what most people fail to realize 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@wayjay9701]

To be honest, I’d love to play a 3D combat multiplayer roguelike in general! Fromsoft just have a way of doing whatever would be coolest

[@elijahbowers1]

Thank you!!!!! People's reaction to this is wild. Like be skeptical but don't doom and gloom. It's fromsoftware their track record is phenomenal. Give em a little bit of leeway every once awhile especially after the bangers elden ring and armored core 6

[@andrewhayden9896]

Yea i think this game is really cool and I am glad fromsoft is trying something a little different. I have been a fan since DeS came out, and Ive always worried Fromsoft would get stale and stop innovating, but this game proves the future is bright for From. Nightreign feels like the perfect toy box for From to experiment with new concepts. I'm excited.

[@chuunilord5619]

It's 100% there to make something out of hundreds of assets they got in their archives without consuming much development time and that's perfectly fine, if it funds their next big project even better, I'd rather they keep making these in between those massive RPGs than they end up having to put yucky triple A standard stuff in those games to keep the cost feasible

[@CheesyLizzy]

I don't know a lot about Elden Ring, I'm hoping to try it someday But a roguelite multiplayer game is a very weird combination to me. For me the appeal of a roguelite is playing it whenever, it's just a replayable game to play in your own time whenever you feel like it. I feel like if multiplayer is a big part of it then that'd be weird cause you can't play the roguelite whenever, you have to specifically schedule it with the other person and there's no specific end goal. Each player would have their own feelings about how much they want to replay the game Multiplayer co op games in general are great though 😄 It's fun to have a game you can enjoy together with a friend. I feel like it works better on a game with a specific end goal though

[@MalzraAirwynn]

This sounds like the sort of thing I might try a bit if it was part of Elden Ring, but not something I'm likely to shell out more money for.

[@illusive-mike]

I'm very pleased with this. The thing that keeps me from liking Elden Ring is its needlessly large world that makes any new run an unbearable commitment. And sure, limiting the time by putting you in an enclosing circle strips out most of the exploration aspect that has worked rather well in prior Souls games, but after Elden Ring in particular such a change feels great.

[@BlackHei711]

All they have to say is that this is non canon, and I'm sure it'll be accepted. Otherwise some might get mad about all the retcons and lore breaks. Fromsoftware fans love their lore.

[@Zepimo123]

it very much reminds me of Hyrule Warriors (1 and 2) and thats a good thing, Hyrule Warriors 1 was such a great celebration of the series, and 2 was a fun (and tbh better sequel story wise than totk) im definitely into this

[@beneta0312]

Nightreign is the breakcore remix of elden ring main album

[@goranisacson2502]

I'm skeptical when we get a Suicide Squad / The Avengers situation, where a studio goes from making well-designed single player experiences to enormously expensive multiplayer games that their studios further survival more or lass hangs on. Something they pour years and millions into and that breaks away from what they're good at in order to chase a market that was probably on it's way to saturation when they got thr idea in the first place. But this? It seems like they can do it pretty quick, modestly budgeted, and it allows them to experiment with new mechanics that can probably pay dividends in the next well-designed single player game they'll make. Yeah, I won't like it, but that's really all the risk there is here. It won't destroy the company, so it's really easy for me to swallow any bitterness I mighy have. Sometimes letting someone cook means they're gonna branch off into something you can't seallow, but as long as they're not burning down the kitchen in the process you can let them cook ONE weird meal bro. You'll survive ONE weird meal.

[@cherubin7th]

Live Service Elden Ring: Concord reskinned as Elden Ring (JK)

[@MindinViolet]

The roguelite aspect is interesting - I think this could be fun. Being (potentially) forced coop is disappointing. One of the strengths of From Software games has always been that multiplayer is optional.

[@bobspldbckwrds]

The thing that will make or break this is netcode. If they can get the lag down, or just to wish here, if they can make it feel as tight as a LAN this will be great.

[@EliseT_1012]

I trust them, too, and I think they’re entitled to a game that makes them a quick buck. After the success of Elden Ring and then giving us a DLC that’s literally another game, they’ve earned it. It’s not like they’re saying, “We’re a live service looter-shooter company now! No more single player souls games with rich campaigns and lore.” Heck, they’re even putting lore into this via the characters you can select. Sounds cool. Maybe this will be the Fortnite formula perfected. I’m open to it.

[@fogheta]

Interviews have come out and say that it's in a parallel universe btw, even though it looks like it could be post Ranni ending I think they just want to treat it as something they can do whatever with. For the game itself, the fortnite thing is just closing the day and resetting all players every 15 mins pretty much. It's not a BR though, and shares like no other elements excluding the initial fly in thing. All I'm curious of though is that you can revive other members by hitting them in multiplayer, but don't know how that'll work solo. Really peak for me though who's just been replaying the game borderline non stop since it came out.

[@dukesilver1189]

This almost feels like a response to the criticism that Elden Ring is less replayable than FromSoft's other games due to its sheer scale. Always wanted a boss rush mode for the main game, but looks to have a similar vibe and I'm here for it.

[@thetimecapsule1680]

From software saw seemless coop and said hold my beer.

[@Kitsunary]

A lot of the people complaining don't realize how much change is actually being done. While a lot of the art assets are being reused, it's the stuff underneath that's seeing the biggest change. The bosses being taken from other Souls' titles need their ai reworked to fit the faster pace and multiple players, familiar areas are all being modified to fit the new mobility options and gameplay quirks (and are just being changed in general), and the co-op gameplay requires Fromsoft to finally make a proper multiplayer framework that everyone's been asking for since forever. The most popular mods for most Souls' games are co-op and randomizer/boss rush ones. They just turned it into a standalone game with no microtransactions/live-service nonsense, better movement, better replayability, and a new framework that will be usable in future titles if it works well in this one. We could end up with Fromsoft making their own version of Remnant or experimenting even more with a game utilizing better free movement.

[@egg_64.]

7:41 Yeah I liked the second Dancing lion. Yeah I liked the 15 tree spirits. I'm sure you did too... huh

[@Hooorse]

Thank you for telling me about the game. 🙂 You should do stuff with people. You can do it.

[@EJaDav]

If this game’s movement/class system is amazing I simply ask fromsoft to add it as a play through option to the base Elden ring, I will gladly pay for it.

[@WarrenValion]

I don't even like rougelikes, but this looks cool. Would love to see updated old bosses like Artorias.

[@Spider-Dude_Handle]

Will you post your Game Awards reactions?

[@AndrewThePoet]

Luckily! The developers said that the game shall be paid right away, and not within a Live Service style game.

[@KevinAccetta]

I would have *never* expected a FromSoft spinoff that strays so far from the formula. I still need to see more tho, Souls as a co-op roguelite doesn't exactly sound like something I'd instantly want

[@AidanRatnage]

You don't need "large chunks of hours" 1 run is 45 minutes.

[@essarell-media]

1 night a week. We can do it, Arlo. Let's be friends. I think we're in the same time zone.

[@crow__bar]

From what I've read, the story is not canon to the Elden Ring game we know, but it is canon to the "Fromsoft multiverse". Iirc the game takes place in an alternate branch of reality that split off after the shattering.

[@move.d.weight3393]

I love rogue likes and roguelites but I am extremely worried about this game. I feel as if after the first 5 runs everything will get stale and you won’t get the same feeling as the first couple runs. This game NEEDS replayability and I don’t think it will have that

[@painuchiha2694]

This game looked surprisingly good as a Elden non enjoyer I’m more interested in this tbh

[@VampireTuesday]

I haven’t played any Elden Ring games and am excited to try

[@aaronc9294]

Happy to try this out, but not gonna overhype myself. If it works for others, then im cool with that.

[@reedlewis2968]

I think if nothing else its great that they're trying something new. As good as they are at it they can't just keep making dark souls style games til the end of time.