Travis Bruno from Capsule Computers writes:
“One thing that FromSoftware has always excelled at was creating a path for players to travel through, battling their way through foes or running from them in search of the next safe area in an attempt to move forward. As such when it was revealed that Elden Ring would be moving away from the more linear design and instead embrace an open world for players to explore and fight in, many wondered just what to expect and the Closed Network Test that was held recently by Bandai Namco focused almost entirely on showing off that even though the world might be far more open than before and plenty of quality of life changes have been made, those familiar with FromSoftware’s Dark Souls games will still feel right at home.”