What is Elden Ring: NightReign?

[@arylbleu6912]

I am mid thru the video but I can't stop thinking that maybe i'm freaking out too much about the cerberus wolf boss? but how is no one insta mentioning the malekith arena statue

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Completely slipped my mind. Great catch

[@lilbuddy324]

Ohh u mean in maliketh arena with the little girl. Bro that’s insane you right.

[@bleachdream982]

Love how peaceful the rune bear looks while he's asleep

[@shokid24]

Right. Definitely not so when awake

[@TheHonoredMadman]

They got a great design. Artistically speaking. I hate fighting them though. Id rather fight an ulcerated tree spirit any day of the week

[@ThommyofThenn]

Just a big buddy getti' some zzzz

[@ladonmccabe]

​@@TheHonoredMadman if you don't already know, this best place to fight the bears is underneath them. That said, they are all affected by sleep and eternal sleep pots, INCLUDING the boss bears in SotE. Eternal sleep pots actually are the best, because they will stay asleep even as you wail on them for a while.

[@AlvaroOvelar-o3p]

If not friend why friend shaped?

[@CadavresSansNom]

A singleplayer mode where you can pick npc allies would be pretty sweet. I wouldn't hate beating ass alongside Sellen and lil Sieglinde

[@torgo_]

It feels like this is another attempt to tackle the same design problem as the Bloodborne chalice dungeons. To adapt the engaging souls combat into a roguelike format. It's great that they are recycling bosses. Bring them all back, bring back Bed of Chaos, Covetous Demon, Pinwheel, insert them all! It would be fucking cool to have a roster of 500 bosses (with modifiers) making each run truly a unique challenge, so much replayability. I just pray for a single player/offline option, because I have zero friends and my outback wilderness internet speed is too slow for co-op.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

This is what i saw as well. It seems like chalice dungeon 2.0 complete soulsborne edition or something. I have no issue with reuse of assets if its done well and not overdone. Its too early for me to say i think itll pan out i think

[@Sinhsseax]

Don't be alarmed. They mentioned that there will be singleplayer as well. However it seems that currently they are not planning to give you the option to play as two players but only as three which would be annoying as I only have 1 friend I know that I can play these games with.

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

The fuck would you want the BoC for?

[@hellogoodbye3786]

​@Sinhsseax so far that's my only letdown. It's something i really hope they reconsider to do later.

[@torgo_]

@@Sinhsseax Sometimes multiplayer games have a single player "offline mode" but it's not really playable. Like with Dead Space 3, an online co-op game. It has a single player mode, but half the levels were locked and the balancing made it unplayable.

[@RampidWarthogStudios]

Looks like we're getting out boss rush game. I'm 100% for it

[@lute6904]

Especially after learning more about the games director I feel super excited

[@RampidWarthogStudios]

Same. He seems like a great pick

[@eddymonies8302]

Hahaha yall ready for Radahn round three? 🤬😱🤕💀

[@DjFluttersMTF]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet but I have to bring up that we seem to have two separate worlds (or points in time) that Patches has been in being brought together. This implies we could have Patches meeting himself and/or us meeting the older version/s of Patches. Patches has always been an anomaly in From Softwares games considering he's appeared in multiple that take place in vastly different times and seemingly different universes. So maybe what's happening here could possibly provide some explanation if he's actually like universe hopping or if these are all just different versions of the same character

[@lanceelopezz223]

It’s Elden Ring: (fort)Nightreign. 🤩

[@diredier]

The more I think about this the more I believe this will be epic, somewhere between Monster Hunter and Dark Souls, I have absolute trust in From's gameplay creation capabilities.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Maybe sony already owns From

[@jacklaika1596]

You used greenlighted as the past positive tense of greenlight wrong, greenlit would be the correct choice in this instance i believe. I know they have said that the game is not going to be an mmo and will be complete "out of the box" but this style of game does seem Taylor made for future content updates like new and returning NPC's and bosses, as long as it wasn't fomo ridden battle pass trickery i wouldn't be upset at say oolicile style enemy update for a season

[@LuxAbsentia]

I think it looks fun as a power fantasy version, this feels like it gives the main team some flexibility for the next project. Also random though, what would be the chances of From getting independence from the Kadokawa deal?

[@JoeFernald-q7i]

I Don't wanna play this and that's fine. Have fun. I'm gonna play that crab game probably.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Do tell more about the crab game, im already interested

[@MapleFried]

​​@@TheHonoredMadman Another Crab's Treasure, I think they're talking about. Souls-like with a charming aesthetic and an environmental message. Don't let its art design fool you, it is a worthy contemporary to FromSoft's titles.

[@thegreatcosmicaxolotl]

That game was great, felt like a mix of dark souls and mario galaxy

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Let me know what you guys think of this sudden announcement. I definitely didnt see it coming.

[@abeard1]

I can't wrap my head around what this is, let alone expect.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I think after tofay ill probably forget about it until it comes out or has another trailer. Too little info and footage for me to make fair judgments. This video was just me shooting the shit lol

[@andrewhoff8782]

Few things of note on my end and I am typing this as I listen to the video so forgive me if any of this is already said in the video. The shadowy stuff coming out of that doorway really looked like the Dark souls 1 abyss. My impression gameplay wise is this could be a co-op Elden Ring rogue like with hopefully a lot of story/character/narrative driven progression. So basically Soulsborne x Hades and other roguelike games. That arena the 3 headed wolf boss arena was a mixture of Radahns festival beach and the two spires in the back with the setting sun really made me think of the old chaos in Eleum Loyce in Dark souls 2. The doors mentioned previously that seem to spill out The Abyss when opened, really remind me of the doorway to the Kiln of the First Flame in DS1 as well as the giant stone doors at the Throne of Want in DS2. I think this is going to be incredibly unique and interesting and I hope to have even MORE lore to sink my mental teeth into. Gonna keep an open mind going forwards, I agree that it seems like a big and probably risky experiment but you don't get anywhere worthwhile without risks. Besides if the game ain't your cup of tea there's probably plenty of people who's cup of tea it is, so let them have it and enjoy it. Be kind, be courteous, be respectful.

[@nbmoleminer5051]

​@@abeard1Soulsborne Warriors game so not canon

[@river7874]

Honestly? I'm super hyped about this. I like that Fromsoft is actually trying something new.

[@alexanderhenriquez9354]

Nice transition from the big white door to the Nameless King's arena.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Happy accidents haha

[@perforce1]

Centipede demon in the mix…mix…mix

[@ladonmccabe]

I hate to admit this, but I was really critical of Nightreign at first. As a pvp enjoyer, I had worries that this could be the beginning of the end of invasions in Dark Souls like Fromsoft games, especially with how gimped they made them in Elden Ring. Also it seems to not have some of my favorite features, like character creation and build crafting. After letting it sit, marinate if you will, I've definitely become more interested in it. I'm willing to give it a shot, as it definitely looks fun.

[@eliezertorres9236]

Listening to bro with a beer while queueing for some co op, relaxing Friday amongst the chaos of the real world, how’s your Friday fam?

[@shokid24]

Would be sick if ape from sekiero or an armored core showed up

[@TheHonoredMadman]

The armored core would be pretty sick. The ape probably will show up i think

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

Better yet let the Armored Cores show up and you have to contend with nuclear armaments.

[@hermeister3870]

​@@A_Black_Sheep94 to be fair you *can* scale (I know the forbidden word) souls protags to levels of strength that would be able to harm an AC....the problem is speed... Maybe something akin to the wrecked next you fight in gen five but a regular ac with busted thrusters or something.

[@abeard1]

I don't quite get it but maybe it will grow on me. Tough sell, tough sell...

[@battlericky17]

Weirdly, i want to play this. I dont normally play online only games but this one gets me. Reuse of assets be damned, i wanna fight the bosses always. This is good enough

[@DragonslayerGaming]

Not me and my friends bussing it down over margots body when he tries to invade us right after we beat radahn for the 50th time

[@KyleB_95]

He did it again babe, stop doing what you're doing this is important

[@elibrainless90]

i have so many mixed feelings about this its insane lol. at the very least i cant say that the faster pace combat, deflecting, and flying looks amazing and i wish base elden rinng went more this route combat wise than the dark souls 3.5 gameplay route they went with.

[@TJuice1986]

A lot of people say Elden Ring has bad graphics, but I absolutely love how everything looks in Elden Ring, I just wish we could get locked 60fps on the ps5/series x versions.

[@mgene8093]

Time to charge the stizzy . Madman just uploaded a new vid

[@Inuzumi]

Those wolves looks like the ones from Symphony of the Night. The first thing that came to mind. I have mixed feelings towards this cooperative stuff but if it also has an offline mode then I have no issue with more Elden Ring. But it's gotta be as good.

[@lilbuddy324]

Bro I’m in love the range of movement and “unique flair” of the “seekers of redemption” seeing a playable character move like that in Elden Ring looks so fun to me. I’m happy fromsoftware is expanding the franchise and trying something new. I’m not with all the hate.

[@k9vendettathewolfofmordor529]

Im excited to see dukes dear freja again

[@nbmoleminer5051]

Aslong as I make/play an Ancient Dragon Cult build

[@nbmoleminer5051]

Aslong as I can rather

[@serenaishere2639]

Havent seen anyone else with this opinion, but visually the game looks a lot like Monster Hunter imo. And thats a good thing, MH is awesome.

[@BLK_MN]

I think it's going to be awesome. I think a fun spin off like this is not just a fun gap between games, it gives us more material to work with so we can weave the lore together.

[@oooooooooo1034]

we get it, risk of rain is awesome (it really is though nice vid)

[@KaedNinescarred]

I've played 180 hours of Veilguard. The combat and build crafting is fun. The lore and the story isn't as good as the older games. It was a lot easier when i realized the main character isn't truly your own character. You don't have that much control over their personality. They are generally a charming person who's competent and wants all of their team to get along

[@ppete4985]

I’m very nervous for this

[@Elden_Beastie]

I know it's not actually "Canon" to the main story but i have a theory that might make sense of the Nightreign. > Black knife assassins were Numen women. > Rogier tells us that they were scions of the Eternal Cities. > So the Black Knife assassins are connected to the Nox. > Fingerslayer blade looks A LOT like a Black Knife. > The Nox used it to (PROBABLY) attack Metyr. > The description for the Numen race says that they are originally from "ANOTHER WORLD". > What if the Numen ARE the Nox and the origins of the Nox is ANOTHER WORLD? The "Nightreign"? Thus not making it an entirely nonsense mash up of DS and Elden Ring?🤔 FLAMES THEORY: Also, the "Blue flame" from the trailer looks a lot like 2 other flames we saw before: 1 - Ghost Flame (Putrescence) from the Putrescent Knight (Even though it's kinda of a purple'ish or dark blue color) 2 - The blue flames from the Carians/Nox. We see some of this blue flame i believe around the location you get the Carian Thrusting Shield of Rellana in the DLC and the Eternal Cities as you said in the video. Could the Carians be descendants of the Nox/Numen?

[@Solibrae]

The Carians are definitely connected to the Numen and Nox. I think Carian magic has a very similar symbol as Night Sorceries, which are connected to the Nox and the Eternal Cities. The Nox are said to be awaiting their "coming Lord of Night” so perhaps the Nightreign world is the result of them getting what they wanted. This could potentially even go into more detail about why the Black Knife Assassins killed Godwyn.

[@sueflewelling3657]

Honored question what do you think of the complaint of fromsoftware making basically the same game

[@Solibrae]

That complaint makes no sense here because Nightreign is not an open world action RPG like Elden Ring. From Software are trying something new.

[@sueflewelling3657]

​@Solibrae I'm talking about all there previous games.

[@Solibrae]

@@sueflewelling3657 Well they definitely focused on just Soulslikes for a while, true, but I think they were still trying to give them all a unique identity.

[@sueflewelling3657]

​@Solibrae just to clarifie in not saying that i like all the games I'm just wondering what his thoughts were on this argument

[@Brokentwobutton]

If they figure out how to make PvE fight multiple opponents effectively, whatever the game is like will be worth it for future games.

[@deigning]

I honor you, man

[@LongTran-kp3kz]

Experimenting is good. Ppl need to stop whining about every little thing. Seriously. Wait til the fame comes out until it releases.

[@sueflewelling3657]

Great video as always ps do you know evil dead

[@TheHonoredMadman]

yeah im a huge Bruce Campbell Fan

[@sueflewelling3657]

​@TheHonoredMadman do you know the games of evil dead and can you do lore videos on them. Ps what class do you think the deadite would be if they were in ghostbusters

[@TheHankinator-z2p]

I just don’t want it to end up being “Elden Ring: Fortnite edition” with the whole buying of emotes and skins, tiered loot, etc, plus I just wish it was more of a regular soulsborne experience, I’ll watch it and when it comes out I’ll look into it, but I’m not the most excited (also ror2 is awesome one of the best roguelikes)

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Definitely. My optimism is mainly based in hoping its like Risk of Rain style of a game

[@MrBedZeppelin]

Is Nameless King the "Storm King" of Stormveil Castle.? Some think so.

[@ThommyofThenn]

As someone who used to be toxic gatekeeper idiot all I say is.... That's terrific! They were saying "no elden ring 2" NOT that the IP was stagnating. And really? Complaining about reusing assets? Did they not get to Altus plateu?! But i'm glad to see some bosses from pre-Elden titles.

[@joselazo9799]

I don't think Miyazaki giving someone the go ahead to make a game in his universe means we should give the creator our full trust. I'm also hopeful, optimistically so, but I will temper it with caution. Dark Souls 2 is not seen in a positive light for a reason, it was generally worse than what came before or after. Even if it had great ideas and many changes were adopted in future titles. I personally enjoyed DS2, but I wouldn't reduce the complaints of a community who expects excellence. Even if those complaints will mean little, maybe nothing. I do believe if Dark Souls 2 was instead called something like Coalescing Lands, people would have loved it more. Same reason Korra split the Avatar TLA fan base. Be optimistic, but be cautious. The games that Miyazaki is tied to ends up being great for a reason. Vision and leadership. If they are not leading, if they are not creating vision, then its not a Miyazaki game. Just a Fromsoft game.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Reasonable take. Thats why i said at a few different points that i was cautiously optimistic. Hopeful at best. Only in that i dont want it to be bad. But if i play it and i think its bad then ill be quick to make videos saying so. I think ds2 is fine and it has its own themes and atmosphere going on, it had a really troubled development as well. Like i doubt miyazaki wouldve given tanimura more leads if he viewed ds2 as a failure. I think simply chalking up ds2's problems to the fact that miyazaki wasnt the lead is a bit reductive. That being said theres alot more reason to think that this night reign wont turn out so great since its the the ishikazi guys first game and he has no assistance from people like miyazaki or tanimura. this is an actual gamble on fromsofts part. It may pay off, or it may destroy some of their good will.

[@Solibrae]

Miyazaki is an excellent director, but he isn't the only good developer at From Soft. Without them all the other games wouldn't have been made either.

[@JWalker444]

It looks exactly like elden ring, how are people having problems with the graphics?

[@patrickhiggins28469]

Blue eldenring 🙀

[@Ton-uy1xd]

Fromsoft is the best studio around, but if they were to make a great rouge-like, it would be its own title. Souls gameplay just isnt going to make a good co-op rouge-like game. This looks identical to ER, except its been downgraded by randomly generated environments. Tbh, this looks like a AAA studio move. They need something to sell you but dont have anything actually new. So they put a bunch of old ideas together, some old bosses, marketed it all as fan service then called it Elden Ring so youd buy it.

[@topcat59]

Cool vid bro.😺

[@sk8legendz]

Its like smash souls melee. Im for it

[@Jeferi294]

Your voice sounds very similar to Goose Boose, another youtuber

[@Borntweeker]

Someone should mod dis to Vr

[@xeibei4804]

Its time to let the Flame burn out...dont rekindle it anymore fromsoftware

[@TheHonoredMadman]

They wont fade unless you smother them. Just like ds3

[@wolfynightwolf]

This game looks hype honestly

[@mgene8093]

You F’in liar! Jk of course it looks hype

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

What is ER: NightReign? ...the end of the line, at least for me. 😢 Goodbye proper Souls games... 😭

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

...dear Madman, the problem isn't that Miyazaki isn't directing it. I'd be very happy for another game like DS2. In my eyes, the problem is the focus on coop: i get that all the newcomers want coop, but we old players want pvp/invasions; a game centered around that before this should've been mandatory, but, as always, i bet shareholders see only 💵💵💵... 🤦

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I mean i dont think this game was a big priority over at fromsoft. This being worked on by junya ishikazi isnt somehow stopping miyazakis next game from coming out and i doubt itll have any impact on what miyazakis plans are for his next project which he already said isnt elden ring related. I just dont see how the spinoff means that the mainline games from miyazaki will all go the same way of this random spinoff. And yeah its obviously motivated by money, have you seen the level of greed that a japanese gaming company is capable of? So i do totally agree that shareholders see money. But i dont see how this somehow dilutes future games

[@Solibrae]

Perhaps they will make a PvP focused game as well after this.

[@purpleboye_]

fortnite save the world

[@rigorm136]

It’s slop.

[@nmanhgn]

Everyone is so afraid to be let down by from soft they will just pretend its good

[@TheHonoredMadman]

It is. By definition. Mindless slop, but if its fun to play ill make videos about it and get cool footage and if its bad ill get to make videos bashing it. Its a win win for me at the end of the day

[@itaxevasixn8808]

Cope harder. Shits gonna suck.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

"Cope"

[@TheHonoredMadman]

If it does ill get to cover that as well, i genuinely cant complain

[@itaxevasixn8808]

@@TheHonoredMadmanyeah fair enough, i’m an asshole.

[@LyllianaofMirrah]

the issue is too much reused assets. and no pvp

[@superkamiguru4389]

It's a boss rush for people that love fighting bosses of the base game and previous games. Would be stupid if they didn't reuse assets, people that use that argument don't understand what this game is about. Not every fromsoft game needs pvp. As well as they are experimenting with new combat so makes no sense to add pvp just for people to complain how the combat doesn't cater and isn't balanced for pvp.

[@denzelromero4796]

I’m sure fans of these games are already tired of fighting the same bosses and looking at the same area of a game that they spent hours on . This definite needs more content than new weapons and a wall run . If it’s a live service type of deal I can it being fun a year from now when people crave soulsborne adjacent stuff .

[@LyllianaofMirrah]

@@denzelromero4796 that's what i am saying. Literally. Why bother with old stuffs. We want something fresh and new. Plus this game will die within a month is just an attempt at profit while they cook a real game

[@LyllianaofMirrah]

@@superkamiguru4389 i already have enough of those old bosses. And the old locations. It's time to make new game

[@Solibrae]

​​​@@LyllianaofMirrah If you know everything this game has to offer already then please post your in-depth review.