Once fans have played two or more FromSoftware titles, they will start to notice the idiosyncrasies that occur frequently and continue to appear inElden Ring. Even if players were to start withDark Soulsand then leap immediately after intoDark Souls 3, they will learn the same tips and tricks thathelp players maneuver more smoothly throughElden Ring.
Now, veteran FromSoftware players have come to suspect and anticipate these frequented features inElden Ringas a result of how often FromSoftware employs them.Elden Ringhides access to secret passageways found only via invisible walls, for example, and hides obscured pathways around and below lift platforms that other players may not look twice at. Catacombs and dungeons inElden Ringare rife with these secrets, and one fan has shown how veteran players will approach any lift they ride on after they see how fortuitous it can be.
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Redditor u/dfthaman points outa funny strategy forElden Ringplayersto make the most of their elevator ride: by rotating the camera around the player-character for the lift’s duration, any passageways embedded in a wall at any height may be spotted on the player’s way up or down. These are hole-in-the-wall paths that players will have to drop off the platform at the right moment to access and can be easily missed if players only keep their camera in a forward-facing position while they ride a lift platform.
Redditor u/RedFalcon505 points out that the fan “forgot to step on the button again and then get off and see if there’s anything underneath the platform.” Indeed,Elden Ringhides a lot of areas this way that may be important to progressing through a dungeon. Redditor u/VanGohsGoodEar also points out that a veteranSoulsborneplayer would have given themselves a faster shortcut and hit the button to send the lift back up for “when you inevitably die and have to take it back down.”
These tips may seem minor in terms of theoverall scale and scope ofElden Ring, but they are substantial when it comes to time-saves and full exploration of an area. Not every elevator will have a secret, and not every wall will have an invisible path, but it is still fun practice to get used to if players wish to search each and every corner forElden Ring’s illustrious secrets.
Elden Ringis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
