The launch trailer for Elden Ring: Nightreign just released, and — in typically FromSoft fashion — it showed off a ton of new locations, bosses, and abilities that we haven’t seen in earlier reveals and gameplay segments. The nearly 2-minute long trailer features a blend of cinematic and in-game footage (set under a dramatic and mysterious voice-over, as is tradition), both of which add a lot to what we know about the game.
Specifically, there are 4 different kinds of reveals: new bosses, new character abilities, a new location, and some connections to one of From Software’s most acclaimed previous titles.
The bulk of the new information we are getting comes in the form of boss reveals for several of the Night Lord bosses. These are the final challenge that teams (or solo players) will face on the third day of each of their runs (if they survive), and are considered to be the “final bosses” of Elden Ring: Nightreign. We’ve had some information trickle in about many of these bosses before, including gameplay footage against Gladius (a Cerberus-like “Beast of Night”) and Libra (a Baphomet-themed “Creature of Night).
However, the launch trailer has given us a...