Elden Ring Is Considered A Game That FromSoftware Has Developed To Terrify Players

Elden Ring unquestionably carries on FromSoftware’s heritage of providing gamers with extraordinarily difficult fighting. The different boss encounters that players in Elden Ring must endure have raised the bar for FromSoftware. 

This is both thrilling and terrifying since Elden Ring’s difficulty level will undoubtedly be tested by any game FromSoftware releases in the future.

While there are several Elden Ring bosses to defeat, there is one in particular that makes many players shudder. Though opinions on which boss in Elden Ring is the hardest are somewhat divided, many players believe that Radahn is the hardest. 

He’s an optional challenge, but to access the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, you have to defeat him, which makes him a rather annoying barrier for players who want to play the expansion. 

Subtle references to Radahn would be a terrific approach to create tension in FromSoftware’s upcoming game if they wanted to instantly arouse anxiety in players.

Promised consort Radahn

While Radahn is referred to as Promised Consort Radahn in Shadow of the Erdtree, he is known as Starscourge Radahn in the basic game. 

FromSoftware may find it useful to give a boss a faint nod in Radahn’s name if they want to capitalize on his infamous reputation for intimidating bosses. Both his DLC title and his name from the core game could serve as inspiration.

For those who do not know, a scourge is a kind of whip that was traditionally used as a means of punishment. In order to create the character’s individuality, Radahn’s original game name technically translates to “star whip.” 

This creates some interesting visuals. FromSoftware may have an abundance of options when choosing a boss name that pays homage to Starscourge Radahn. It’s interesting how Radahn’s name contrasts. 

It’s a powerful vision of heavenly beauty entwined with agonizing punishment, and this naming scheme might work well for bosses from FromSoftware in the future.

Although players can choose not to face Radahn in the base version of Elden Ring, they have the unfortunate experience of confronting him as the DLC’s last boss in Shadow of the Erdtree. Because it necessitates almost flawless timing and pattern memorization—which is far more said than done—his second phase is especially well-known. 

The name of another terrifying boss in the future may also have been inspired by Promised Consort Radahn from the DLC. A boss that has the word “promised” in their name may be blatantly hinting to players that they need to perform at their highest level in order to survive an encounter.

Promised Consort Radahn demonstrated that FromSoftware could create a boss fight that is even more frustrating than Starscourge Radahn, which many considered to be a ridiculous encounter.

The character has had to be nerfed in the past after player feedback

There was a lot to learn from Radahn, even if the creator was obviously trying to present a tough task. In the past, player input has forced the character to be nerfed; hopefully, this has taught FromSoftware how to balance challenging bosses better. 

While taking on bosses can be a lot of fun, many players felt that Radahn was too much. However, FromSoftware has the ability to honor the boss in a way that makes players feel immediately intimidated.

Many gamers are probably still affected by Radahn’s pre-nerf reputation, even if FromSoftware holds back a bit in the upcoming game. As a result, a future game may use his name to caution players not to take the enemy they are about to encounter lightly. 

Anyone who has played Elden Ring, especially those who have defeated Shadow of the Erdtree, could get terrified if a new boss name includes Radahn or one of his monikers, such as Starscourge. It will be interesting to see what terrifying boss the developer from FromSoftware has in store for us next as they continue to bring amazing storylines to life.

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