Elden Ring Nightreign was a complete surprise when it wasrevealed in December.
When is the Elden Ring Nightreign release date?
Do I need to own Elden Ring to play Nightreign?
Nightreign is a standalone adventure.
Do I need to play Elden Ring Nightreign online?
Elden Ring Nightreign can be played offline and as a single player.
How does Elden Ring Nightreign work?
Players form a team of three and pick one of eight characters.
A fifth character was revealed on Tuesday.
Ironeye is an archer character who has various bow attacks and can do wall jumps.
It appears Bandai Namco will slowly reveal the rest of the lineup as the release date approaches.
Each match is on a three-day cycle.
They will have to defeat enemies to level up and find treasure to improve their equipment.
As the storm circle closes in, the team will be guided to the boss of the night.
Once defeated, the second day will begin with a similar objective as the first day.
On the third day, players will face off against the final boss of the match.
During the connection test, it was Gladius, a three-headed wolf-like monster.
Once the boss is defeated, the team can run another match with their unlocked abilities.
Does Elden Ring Nightreign play differently than Elden Ring?
The core action gameplay remains the same, although it’s much faster.
Players move quicker and can double jump to climb up to different areas.
There’s also a difference in leveling up.
Instead of increasing certain stats, players just increase their level and that will increase various stats.
Leveling up is done at sites of grace found around the map.
How does Elden Ring Nightreign’s story fit into the main game?
As of now, there isn’t a clear link to the Elden Ring lore.
In fact, enemies from Dark Souls, another FromSoftware series, can be found in the game.
Still, it’s likely that Elden Ring lore researchers will find an interesting connection or two.
