Okay, fresh impressions of FromSoftware‘s new expansion. The past weekend, souls were frozen again in brutal Limveld, and with reactions befitting the excitement and frenzy, it will face them. A thousand opinions were generated by the PlayStation tweet regarding starting tips for surviving the tide of the night, from hype to pure and utter hate-level.
Firstly, how is the game? Nightreign puts you inside a shifting nightmare; a place where an environment tries to kill you. It might well be good that the tweet includes the beginning tips—because you’re going to need all the help you can get. But many folks do not see any value in the expansion.
One player seemed to sum up the frustration shared by everyone: “Those big guys who throw flaming kegs are the most obnoxious mfs I swear 😭 They’ll launch a meteor onto you from across the map while you’re looting a chest.” Then again, it seems about right—these types of games from FromSoftware are brutal, unfair but quite addictive.
Talking about the multiplayer side; some players were still annoyed. Doyers2312 gloomily said, “Sucks it’s not just single player like Elden Ring. I hate playing with randoms.” Then Nishit Dave gave a hard bleed reaction: “Best game if you have friends 🥲” (RIP to the solo players out there).
But some players got perks. Freedom And Teeps spotted a slight anomaly. “Maybe I don’t understand the mechanics yet, but if I play solo, the night closes in on me in like 30 seconds. If I play multiplayer, we roll around for like 10 minutes before that happens.” Huh. So… bring friends or die fast? Goodbye.
Then comes the “meh” crowd. Zen from Germany gave his icy verdict: “I prefer actual Elden Ring. No need for this at all. Not worth 40€.” Meanwhile, Yajnaji went full anti-advertisement: “1. Don’t buy it.” Cruel but justifiable.
The hard-core crowd spoke. MJG lamented, “I need this game 🔥,” with Boost chiming in, “Time to git gud, Tarnished! Limveld awaits.” Classic Soulsborne energy.
And then… there was Lee Afferbach’s random crypto shill for Bitcoin mining, amidst a discussion of Nightreign. Why not?
Ironically, what FromSoftware pulled with Nightreign was good to split the players into the lovely mummy kinesiology and why do I keep doing this unto myself. Whether you brave Limveld solo or riot with friends, one thing is sure: you will die. Lots. It is the fun part, if you ask me.
So grab your controllers, check those starter tips, and try to quell the urge saying, “throw it across the room when a flaming keg lands on my head.” Again.
