{"id":332118,"date":"2025-10-20T05:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/elden-ring-previews-information-news"},"modified":"2025-10-20T05:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:07:49","slug":"elden-ring-will-feel-familiar-to-souls-players-despite-some-differences-according-to-previews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/elden-ring-will-feel-familiar-to-souls-players-despite-some-differences-according-to-previews\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring will feel familiar to Souls players despite some differences, according to previews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/elden-ring-will-feel-familiar-to-souls-players-despite-some-differences-according-to-previews.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Recently, journalists were given a look at 16 minutes of the game during a closed-door session, and what they saw were several features of the game, including a look at the map and the world at large.<\/p>\n<p>In the game, which is set in The Lands Between, players will be able to explore the world at their own pace with as &#8220;much freedom as possible,&#8221; FromSoftware spokesman Yasahiro Kitao told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/video-games\/2021\/08\/27\/elden-ring-preview\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The world feels rather emergent as well and will be full of hazards too. 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