Elden Ring Nightreign Could Inspire a New Core Mode for FromSoftware

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So, Elden Ring Nightreign, huh? It’s like nothing FromSoftware has churned out in eons. Or maybe it just feels that way—my sense of time is skewed ever since I got hooked on their games. Anyway, you know how Souls games let you buddy up with folks online? Like, you could wander around with a friend or jump into someone’s game for a bit of chaos. But it was never, like, the whole point. Elden Ring Nightreign flips the script on all that.

Now it’s all about this three-player co-op roguelike vibe. You pick a class, dive into these random maps, hunt for treasure, and tussle with these bosses called Night Lords. I think it’s a wild mix. And seriously, it shows FromSoftware isn’t scared of trying out bizarre ideas. This might just set a trend for their future games. Or not—who am I to say?

Okay, let’s set the scene. Matches stretch over two in-game nights. You’ve got this map dotted with all sorts of spots to check out. Castles, mines, the usual. It’s crawling with enemies straight out of Elden Ring’s base game, guarding loot of course. But here’s the kicker: as night descends, this fiery rain surrounds you. Like, literal fire rain. I kid you not.

The aim? Get strong enough to take on the night’s boss and the big bad Night Lord by the end. Fast encounters are the name of the game, taking down bosses asap because, trust me, they drop the sweet stuff—runes, weapons, you name it. You find yourself speedrunning these boss fights before time runs out. Regular baddies pop up, sure, but who’s got time for them when bosses are waving rewards in your face?

And you know, FromSoft kind of teased this idea before. Remember the boss rush mode in Sekiro? Gauntlets of Strength or something like that. It was like battling a boss marathon without keeling over. Beat it and you got new gear. Nice, right? Sekiro had some beastly bosses, no joke. Jumping back in just to face them? Weirdly satisfying.

Now, balancing this kind of mode in a regular RPG might sound tricky, but Sekiro did it by keeping everyone’s attack power the same. So, you can imagine a similar balance might just work for future FromSoft gems. Or maybe not, I dunno. It’s just fun to think about, even if it’s just aimless musing.

Where was I going with this? Oh, right—if FromSoftware can keep tweaking their formula like this, who knows what they’ll come up with next?