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5 Soulslikes With Better Side Quests Than Elden Ring, Ranked

Elden Ring is the Soulslike every RPG must be measured against, and most games fall short of that masterpiece. However, side quests are the biggest exception, as FromSoftware's cryptic scripting collides with the nature of 100+ hour open-world romps. Filled with nonsense boundaries, NPC teleportation with no contextual...

Elden Ring is the Soulslike every RPG must be measured against, and most games fall short of that masterpiece. However, side quests are the biggest exception, as FromSoftware's cryptic scripting collides with the nature of 100+ hour open-world romps. Filled with nonsense boundaries, NPC teleportation with no contextual clues, and easily broken narrative chains, Elden Ring doesn't make it all that easy to access, let alone enjoy, its side quests; fortunately, these Soulslikes do it better.

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