My team’s run was going exceptionally well, we’d beaten some tough bosses and amassed the perfect pieces of equipment. Then a dark veil descended on the world and a plague of locusts attacked. Unbeknownst to us, these locusts hid a deadly secret, and could outright steal the levels you’d gained. It was a brutal ambush that crushed the team and made us quit the match entirely.
Elden Ring Nightreign is the most punishing multiplayer experience I’ve ever played, and I don’t entirely mean that in a good way. While Souls games have always had a major multiplayer component, putting the focus solely on a cooperative experience is a fascinating idea — and Nightreign does feel exceptionally experimental. While there are minor elements lifted from Battle Royale games, it quickly proves itself as something wholly unique.
