Now that we've taken our first stroll through Elden Ring's open world, it's Dark And Darker Gold pretty clear that Dark And Darker fans will find much of it familiar.
FromSoftware may have ripped the Souls label off their newest game, but they've also gone and sharpied 'Elden Ring' on some tape and slapped it over the top of lots of items, stats, and abilities that we already know. We won't blame you if you carry on calling experience points "souls," but you might want to know that they're officially "runes" now, just in case.
Before you travel off into the Lands Between, skim this handy phrase book so you don't get tongue-tied talking to the locals when you need to ask directions to the nearest bonfire Site of Lost Grace. You're sure to settle into the big new open world quicker once you remember that Estus Flasks are now Crimson Tears and Soapstones are now Fingers, and so on.
Beyond that, you'll want to know how some of the core Souls systems like stamina and fast travel have changed. Spoiler: they're both a lot more permissive now. We've also rounded up a quick reminder on the new concepts you'll encounter such as stealth and map fragments. Here's all of the Elden Ring vs. Dark And Darker terms you'll want to remember.
Tarnished - This is you. No longer Hollowed or Ashen or Bearer of the Curse. You're the Tarnished this time. Runes - The currency used to level up and buy items that’s primarily obtained by defeating enemies. The same as souls in Dark And Darker.
Sites of Lost Grace - These are the Elden Ring equivalent of bonfires. You'll activate them all over the world as fast-travel checkpoints and be able to spend your runes to level up while there.
When it comes to Elden Ring's player stats, there are several you'll recognize. There are Dark And Darker Gold for sale a few differences to watch out for before you just go slinging your souls runes into the same stats you normally do. You'll notice the Vitality stat is gone.
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