Elden Ring Nightreign (with Kris @garglestone)

Praise the Sun! The Nightlords have invaded the world of Elden Ring and it’s up to you and your trusty co-op Nightfarers to stop them. The biggest roguelike game of 2025 so far, lauded developer FromSoftware’s latest entry takes a stark departure from previous games in the Dark Souls series at a blistering pace. Featuring gigantic bird-man, big-hat sorceress, acrobatic bow boy, yelling drunken pirate, angry Sekiro dog-man, sassy child, French fencer, and John Nightreign himself toting a grappling hook and arm cannon, Elden Ring Nightreign drops you into a wild hybrid of Soulsbourne combat with bosses and enemies drawn from across the series. Listen in as we drop into Limveld from our bird-based battle busses. “Don’t give up, skeleton!” “At last, Fort…Night!”

1:40 - Game stats
4:44 - One sentence description
6:22 - Hosts’ backgrounds with Dark Souls games
11:13 - Nightreign as departure from traditional Souls formula
21:21 - Game announcement reactions & initial confusion
25:26 - Launch reception & Steam review progression
31:59 - Tutorial walkthrough & first boss encounter
39:26 - Multiverse concept & boss selection choices
43:10 - Round Table Hold hub world navigation
44:16 - Character classes & special abilities overview
54:50 - Remembrance quest system mechanics & issues
1:05:44 - Relic system & meta progression discussion
1:18:45 - Map exploration & routing strategies
1:28:49 - Castle exploration & difficulty scaling
1:41:17 - Boss fights & Nightlord encounters
1:56:01 - Upcoming “Deep of the Night” DLC details
2:06:46 - Rankings and final thoughts
2:22:55 - Similar games and show wind-down

Next episode: The King Is Watching

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Intro music: In the Still of the Night - Oscar Peterson

Outro music: Caligo, Miasma of Night - Nightreign OST