I have bought Nightreign (FromSoft) and have it preloaded because of course I did. It’s FromSoft. I will buy any game by them sight unseen because I am that much of a fan. There are two other PC players in the RKG Discord (well, three, but one is not going to be able to play this weekend), so we are planning on squadding up. You can play solo or you can play with three people total, but the agreement from the reviewers who have played is that playing solo is not a good experience. The game is tuned for three players, and it doesn’t really scale down for a solo player. Reviewers have also said that that it’s just not fun solo. FightinCowboy is the most positive about it, and that’s still kinda lukewarm. He does say it’s growing on him (solo).
I’ve watched a few reviewers play it, but have not watched most of the trailers (I’m trying to avoid spoilers). The thing that is emphasized over and over is that it’s very fast-paced. I see people zipping around the map (there’s a super-sprint), barely stopping to do anything other than kill enemies and bosses. One of the reviews I have watched is FightinCowboy’s, and he talks about how you have to ABR (always be running).
Another thing reviewers have noted is tha tit’s best played with friends because you can communicate with them (through Discord or whatever). There is no communication in the game because that’s From’s style. When you’re playing with randos, you’re not going to be able to talk to them. This game seems to be very heavy on teamwork. You share loot so you want to make sure you give the right equipment to the right person. Also, you want to be able to give tips to each other and to coordinate where you’re going to go.
Oh, I should have given the basic description of the game. It’s an multiplayer co-op roguelite based on Elden Ring. You have a three-day/night cycle. During the day, you run around and kill as much as you can, looting as much as possible while a ring of death is closing in on you. You get equipment and level up, and then you do this again on the second and third days. The third night, you face the night lord, and that’s the end of the run. That’s the very basic cycle of the game.
There are some things that persist between runs, but I don’t know much about that. As I said, I have tried to resist watching trailers and such.
I’m going to say something that might seem at odds with my rah rah FromSoft fanpersona: I don’t think I’m going to like this game. I don’t like having to rush around. I don’t like multiplayer co-op games. I do like some roguelites, but that seems to be the weakest aspect of this game. I’ve seen enough to be worried about, well, everything.