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on November 26, 2025
<br>Queen Marika the Eternal is the catalyst for the game's events. She is the one who shattered the titular Elden Ring , throwing the Lands Between into a brutal war called The Shattering . Throughout the game, the player finds churches and statues dedicated to Marika. Several NPCs even tell stories about her. When the player finds her seemingly imprisoned inside the Erdtree, her body is broken, and she doesn’t speak. Instead, she transforms, confirming one of the biggest plot twists in the game: Radagon and Marika are one and the s<br><br> <br>If the leak is true and Barbarians of the Badlands is the name of the future Elden Ring DLC, then there is a possibility player will learn more about several major NPC characters and game lore. For players who have played the game and paid some attention to the lore, they may be familiar with barbarians and the Badlands. Barbarians are one of the starting classes in the game, and the class of one of the most honorable NPCs, Elden Ring 's Nepheli Lo<br><br> <br>Godwyn The Golden is notably featured in Elden Ring’s story trailer and referred to many times in the game, but when the player finds him, they only see him for the horror he’s become. DLC may offer a way to show him in his past form. Miquella, Malenia’s twin brother, is one of the most mysterious characters whose influence pervades the Lands Between. The state the player finds him in is just as puzzling, so the DLC will almost certainly expand on this plot thr<br><br> <br>ZA/UM's Disco Elysium is another excellent CRPG that translates well onto the Steam Deck. Like Divinity: Original Sin II , its isometric approach and PC-friendly gameplay scheme make Disco Elysium easy to play for short or long stretches. 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There's not really a manual of etiquette in real life for this, so knowing how to interact with a horse whose Night's Cavalry master you've killed is uncharted territ<br><br> <br>Further support for the leak being a hoax lies in the fact that a ransomware attack will naturally demand some form of payment from its target. When Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt Red was hacked , they received a ransom note demanding payment with the threat of releasing information. It makes little sense for ALPHV to hack into Bandai Namco’s servers, steal sensitive data, and then give out vital information they are holding hostage for f<br><br> <br>Alongside Larian Studios, developers Obsidian Entertainment (of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II and Fallout: New Vegas fame), helped the CRPG genre's prevalence with its Pillars of Eternity games. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is also a safe entry point for new fans, as players can get a summary of the events of the original at the beginn<br><br> <br>When Radagon and the Elden Beast are defeated, Marika’s body reappears more broken than before. From here, the player may choose their desired ending, most of which require placing Marika’s head back on her body. That’s the extent to which the player "interacts" with Queen Marika. It can be argued that her role is significant enough, and any more screen time may diminish her role in the story. However, she leaves plenty of unresolved plot threads, such as her potential connection to the Eternal Cities and Ranni, the Witch . Plus, Marika could prove to be an exciting boss bat<br><br> <br>Some players spent over thirty hours of gameplay just exploring Limgrave and collecting runes while familiarizing themselves with the game and its <a href="https://Www.Eldenringfans.com/articles/sekiro-s-ninjutsu-techniques-underutilized-gems-that-need-evolution-in-a-sequel.html">stealth Mechanics sekiro</a>. Some found it to be challenging. Those who managed to work their way through to the later zones knew bet<br><br> <br>Godfrey continued making history in the Lands Between when he went to war with the Giants because their fire threatened the safety of the Erdtree. However, after defeating the Storm Lord alone, Godfrey lost his guidance of grace and warrior spirit. Godfrey became Elden Ring 's first Tarnished, exiled by Marika along with all his warriors. Godfrey leads his warriors on a long march and eventually takes back the name Hoarah Loux, becoming chieftain of the Badland warriors until the events of the game bring him back to mend the Golden Order. As interesting as this information may be, some large questions have not been answe<br>