Should I play or wait for Nightreign?

[P0MK0NTHA1]

Should I play this first or wait until Nightreign comes out? afraid I wont be finishing elden ring main game before :( thanks

[Bab Peeg]

Try making decisions for yourself.

[Gamerzilla]

They are not even remotely the same game, sooooo. Its like saying Smash Bros is just another Legend of Zelda game because Link is in it.

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by P0MK0NTHA1:

Should I play this first or wait until Nightreign comes out? afraid I wont be finishing elden ring main game before :( thanks

Elden Ring is souls-like.
Nightreign is a 3D action game diablo-like with Fortnite theme of closing area where you loot and prepare yorself but when the area closes in you (or yourr party) you have a chance to face a boss, there is no character creation but characters you can select, you can be revived midfight and dont seem like you lose much, maybe your loot, if you die.

So dont make any difference if you play Nightreign before or after Elden Ring as that thing is a completely different game solely related to the fact it have some ER characters (NPCs and enemies, maybe bosses too) and theme to it.

[xShapelessx]

play elden now to get a feel for the game world and references that are going to be in NR

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by xShapelessx:

play elden now to get a feel for the game world and references that are going to be in NR

From videos Nightreign dont have the same or even similar feeling in the slightest, the combat feels vastly different from that of Elden Ring with all these special moves, the party system and being possible to revive midfight, not even summoning other players or using spirit ashes it get nearr to what I saw of gameplay from Nightreign.

[Todd Howard]

Originally posted by P0MK0NTHA1:

Should I play this first or wait until Nightreign comes out? afraid I wont be finishing elden ring main game before :( thanks

If you like monster hunter, probably just buy wilds and wait for an ER and ER:Nightreign sale then purchase it to see if you like it

[Senki]

honestly you'll probably enjoy Nightreign a lot more if you never played ER

[nxt]

yes..

[Flushing]

Originally posted by P0MK0NTHA1:

Should I play this first or wait until Nightreign comes out? afraid I wont be finishing elden ring main game before :( thanks

If you're looking for the best Souls game then you should Absolutely get Elden Ring + DLC, even if Nightreign was out today.

Nightreign is essentially a battle royal/roguelite game executed with Elden Ring's gameplay mechanics.

You will playthrough to the end of Nightreign in a single gameplay session and will keep replaying it.

That's not a bad thing if you're into that style, but if you wait to get Nightreign, I can almost guarantee that you'll get Elden Ring after anyway because it has much more content.

I don't think it matters if you beat Elden Ring before or after Nightreign comes out because the Elden Ring community is unlikely to shift all of their time to Nightreign anyway.

They're very different games, played for different reasons.

Try asking your question on the Nightreign forum, and I am sure that you'll get the same answer.

[SpacePoon]

Originally posted by EF_Neo1st:

From videos Nightreign dont have the same or even similar feeling in the slightest,

Nightreign rips exact copies of Elden Ring maps. The animations, controls are going to be very similar to Elden Ring in a general sense. Even Vaati literally said 'this is Elden Ring' in his impression video.

There are big differences (like no fall damage, ultimate, leveling, battle royal mechanics etc), but at the core Nightreign is just a large scale Elden Ring mod.

[Mr. M]

Don't even care about being a little late to the party. Just play this first. Enjoy it.

[Daviodraan]

Nightreign borrows (steals) assets from Dark souls 1, 2, 3, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring, but isn't in any way directly related to none of them, nor what they represent as a gameplay experience. It's a non-cannon, spin-off, co-op survival action game, with no rpg elements, and some rogue-like mechanics, with a battle royale inspired semi-open world survival, slowly closing ring of death, random weapon drops and all.

Don't worry. Play the real game first if you can. Elden Ring's base game is fantastic, tremendously rich experience, and Shadow of the erdtree...is mostly cosmetic (doesn't have a whole lot to do), but it has some great additions in terms of gear, new weapon classes, and boss fights.

Nightreign might be fun for a few weeks or months, but won't have the same replayability.
Definitely won't take hundreds of hours to (truly, not just platinum) 100%
If you are looking at what to throw anywhere from 40 to 60 bucks into, definitely get Elden Ring's dlc if you haven't yet, and take your time with getting Nightreign, don't worry.

[Toasty]

I would say ds3 instead of those two...

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by SpacePoon:

Originally posted by EF_Neo1st:

From videos Nightreign dont have the same or even similar feeling in the slightest,

Nightreign rips exact copies of Elden Ring maps. The animations, controls are going to be very similar to Elden Ring in a general sense. Even Vaati literally said 'this is Elden Ring' in his impression video.

There are big differences (like no fall damage, ultimate, leveling, battle royal mechanics etc), but at the core Nightreign is just a large scale Elden Ring mod.

The combat itself and other mechanics are far too different to be considered the same thing.
They can copy all they want from maps, enemies and NPCs, etc, the gameplay itself is far too different so no it is not the same thing in the slightest.
It is the same as saying DMC or Sekiro is the same thing as Dark Souls 1 or Demon Souls if even buttons and characters are the same (ok, I exaggerated here? Yes, But gameplay is important not just "looks, locations, NPCs and enemies or input layouts")

[Artek [General]]

This first, from what I heard and seen the practice this game provides goes a long way in neightrein.