Here's another extended look at Elden Ring Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Here's another extended look at Elden Ring Reducing player stress was a major focus. News by Ed Nightingale News reporter Updated on 24 Jan 2022 55 comments The Taipei Game Show 2022 has offered an extended look at Elden Ring ahead of its release next month. In a 45-minute presentation, producer Yasuhiro Kitao gave a full rundown of gameplay and answered fan questions, offering a few extra pieces of information. Perhaps most interesting is the focus on reducing player stress, though Kitao assures that combat will still be typically challenging. Watch on YouTube Elden Ring's story trailer. Rather, expanding into an open world game has added extra hurdles for the developers. Fast travel and the ability to ride a horse were born from this design choice, as well as balancing enemy placements with moments of downtime for the player. Now, upon dying in certain areas such as the intricate legacy dungeons, players can choose to restart from a checkpoint or much closer to the point of death to collect their dropped runes. Despite being a grand open world, Kitao reiterates that the main story will take around 30 hours to complete - something said about the game last year, too. It's possible to complete the game without seeing everything in your first playthrough, but it won't be possible to 100 percent the game the first time due to branching points towards the end. Many of the game's smaller dungeons and crypts, for instance, won't be required to finish the game but offer risk and reward with the bounties they offer. The whole world also won't be fully accessible from the start, but players will have the freedom to travel around most regions and choose their order of completion. Watch on YouTube Footage from Taipei Game Show 2022. Elsewhere, the focus on character customisation has allowed the team to make their most accessible game yet. A variety of battle styles are available without being locked to a specific class, with magic in particular promising to be the most spectacular it's ever been. The addition of spirits, stealth elements, plus the standard FromSoftware multiplayer suite of summons and messages, all combine to offer diversity of approach and reduce player stress. Elden Ring is due out on 25th February across PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and PC. Check out Aoife's thoughts on the beta test here. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 7 Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 7 Latest Articles Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store