I've spent too many hours in the Lands Between. I've gone from a lowly Prisoner to Ranni's consort, delved deep below Leyndell in pursuit of the infamous Flame of Frenzy and, like most players, massacred countless Albinaurics along the way. Having earned every achievement across PC, PS5 and Xbox, I figured I was finally free of FromSoftware's open-world action-RPG masterpiece – but after playing Elden Ring Tarnished Edition on Nintendo Switch 2, I fear I will once again be charmed by the Grace of Gold.
Despite my initial concerns about the Nintendo Switch 2's limited hardware compared to the other platforms I've played on, I'm delighted to say Elden Ring runs very well in handheld mode, which is the only way I tested the game during my session. Although, I did briefly see the game running in docked mode and observed some lightly choppy visuals.
