Dark Souls bosses are about to terrorize Elden Ring Nightreign players because the director wanted to "really embrace" the "chaos" of The Lands Between

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"Why don't we extend that a little bit to the Dark Souls series as well?"

Elden Ring Nightreign Gaping Jaw
(Image credit: Bandai Namco)

Elden Ring Nightreign is basically an experiment for FromSoftware, which has tried its hand at a "condensed RPG" with a "sporty" feel, per director Junya Ishizaki.

One of its more surprising elements is the to-hell-with-canon inclusion of bosses and, via cosmetics, characters from previous FromSoftware games, especially the Dark Souls trilogy. Ishizaki previously said this just sounded like a fun idea, and in an interview with GamesRadar+, he reckons it also legitimately worked with the themes of Elden Ring itself.

Austin Wood
Austin Wood
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Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a lot of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.

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