Did Nightreign Tarnish FromSoftware's Reputation?

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Published on August 25, 2025 7:53:09 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mrTYWDx_VA

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Elden Ring Nightreign (2025)

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Fromsoftware's newest game, called Elden Ring Nightreign, released to a fairly mixed reception, while also pulling in hundrets of thousands of players on day one. Many have called Nightreign "Fromsofts first big miss" after their over a decade long streak of releasing cult classics, and even big mainstream successes such as Elden Ring. Let's investigate if Nightreign has actually had a negative effect on their reputation, as well as how the reviews on steam managed to climb up from the originally mixed rating to very positive shortly after its release.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Did FromSoftware make a mistake?
02:26 Exhibit One: Multiplayer
05:24 Exhibit Two: Asset Reuse
07:18 Exhibit Three: Gameplay Changes
09:08 Did Nightreign Tarnish FromSoftware’s Reputation?
11:01 The reason for Nightreigns Existence

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