Topic: video game franchise evolution

This mod affects the Tree Sentinel, an optional boss early in the game. Usually, this fearsome knight has a mighty horse he rides on, but this mod makes it Thomas instead. It's not as extensive as other Thomas mods, but it's still fu It may not be as big in the west as its Square Enix counterpart Final Fantasy , but Dragon Quest is still a highly-praised and enduring JRPG series. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age helped bolster its international popularity, with the game building its vib...

Astel has a lot of AoE attacks, along with several powerful grabs. He teleports around the arena and will use his mandibles to bite the player. Plus, when players first enter the arena, Astel does a beam attack that has a chance to one-shot the player. Getting one shot over and over before even getting close enough to him is exhausting. Astel is an annoying fight that can probably be skipped unless players are completing Ranni’s quest. Later in the game, another version of Astel called Astel, St...

The boss fight against Starscourge Radahn , the culmination of a festival of war organized by the Witcher Hunter Jerren NPC, takes the NPC summoning mechanic of Soulslike games up to 11 in Elden Ring . The game lets players repeatedly summon unfamiliar and familiar allies like Blaidd to battle the red-maned, gravity-controlling Demigod. Besides player-friendly NPCs such as Iron Fist Alexander or mute NPCs such as Great Horned Tragoth, players can also summon Patches (NPC) , the cowardly, fast-ta...

Between the two trees, the Erdtree is the true parasite. This fits the ongoing theme in Elden Ring that the Greater Will, despite being presented as a benevolent Outer God at first, is more vicious and controlling than it tries to make others believe. Because of the Greater Will's true nature, it isn't a surprise that Elden Ring's Age of Stars ending is the favorite among players since Ranni begins a new order of her own that won't directly interfere with the lives of those in the Lands Between ...