Elden Ring features optional challenges in Legacy Dungeons

New horror lurks in these dangerous challenges.

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What you need to know

FromSoftware and Bandai Namco’sElden Ringis coming next year and a new round of previews are shedding light on what else is in store with this ambitiousrole-playing game.

Speaking withWashington Post, FromSoftware explained several of the key features that players can look forward to in the game. While most of Elden Ring allows players to fast travel from any point and summon their horse, there are exceptions in the form of Legacy Dungeons. These are designed as more difficult experiences that players can’t fast travel out of, such as a huge castle that is evidently remiscent of Boletarian Palace inDemon’s Souls.

Jumping and stealth return from Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice however, the guarding action is no longer the precision, rhythm-based timing of FromSoftware’s 2019 adventure and is instead more in line with the traditional Dark Souls games. Also like the Dark Souls games, there will be a hub area with a woman who’ll help players to level up.

Elden Ring is currently scheduled to launch on Jan. 21, 2022. It’s coming toXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC,PS5and PS4.

Elden Ring…oh, Elden Ring!

Elden Ring is FromSoftware’s next fantasy epic, featuring a focus on open-ended design in a universe created by both FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki and A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.