Spirit Ash Summons were one of the shiny new toys Elden Ring brought to the table upon release. These are situationally usable allies, typically costing the player a little bit of HP or FP to summon. Predictably, some Spirits are better than others. Today's piece will take a look at the Top 5 Spirit Ash... Continue Reading →
We get ever closer to the ceremonious top 50- here are some picks that may have just missed the cut, but were overall strong picks in their own right. For a reminder of the judgment criteria, see here. 69. Shadows of Yharnam (Bloodborne) From Software has had an auspicious history designing gank fights. Flashes in a... Continue Reading →
There are a lot of weapons across the Soulsborne universe. A select bunch have attracted a lot of attention for all the right and wrong reasons, but today’s piece is going to discuss some that have flown under the radar. We will talk about Demon’s Souls, the Dark Souls trilogy, Bloodborne and Elden Ring. One... Continue Reading →
We’ve now narrowed the list down to just the last one-third, and begin to approach the top 50. For a reminder of the criteria for judgment, see here. Without further ado, let’s begin. 79. Vordt of the Boreal Valley (Dark Souls 3) Vordt is going to be almost every player’s second boss fight in Dark... Continue Reading →
We have passed the halfway mark of the series, and will proceed further into the territory of genuinely good boss fights. As a reminder for the criteria for judgment, see here. Without further ado, let’s continue! 89. Death Rite Bird (Elden Ring) A boss seen four times throughout Elden Ring, the Death Rite Bird is consistently... Continue Reading →
We have officially reached the halfway mark of the series, and have crossed into the territory of genuinely good boss fights. As a reminder for the criteria for judgment, see here. Without further ado, let’s continue! 99. Erdtree Avatar (Elden Ring) It may be somewhat of a surprise to see an optional Field Boss show... Continue Reading →
From Software games, particularly the Soulsborne franchise, have developed a reputation for being quite difficult. Indeed, these games demand more precision and typically quite a bit more patience than games on average, but the extent to how sheerly challenging they are has been overhyped by quite a bit. In 2017, Time Magazine published an article... Continue Reading →
Approaching the halfway mark, the quality is fittingly beginning to rise. Let’s have a look at the run up to our century mark boss in this one, which will end off with a couple ‘secret’ boss fights. For a reminder of the criteria for judgment, see here. 109. The One Reborn (Bloodborne) This one would have... Continue Reading →
We all know what’s going on with these articles at this point, so let’s delve right into this week’s picks for #s 129-120! For a reminder on the criteria for judgment, see here. Former guest writer Michael “Mango” Givigliano will be temporarily breaking off from guest writing, and is slated to return when the series is... Continue Reading →
We all know what’s going on with these articles at this point, so let’s delve right into this week’s picks for #s 129-120! For a reminder on the criteria for judgment, see here. 129. Godskin Apostle (Elden Ring) Andrew: The lanky, smaller of the Godskin Duo, Apostle is unfortunately very similar to the Noble moveset wise.... Continue Reading →
We all know what’s going on with these articles at this point, so let’s delve right into this week’s picks for #s 139-130! For a reminder on the criteria for judgment, see here. 139. Crystal Sage (Dark Souls 3) Andrew: A relatively overlooked fight, Crystal Sage is a mandatory boss just beyond the PvP haven that... Continue Reading →
We’re approaching the bottom third of the list, and things are really beginning to look up, quality wise. Without further ado, let’s delve right into this week’s picks for #s 149-140! For a reminder on the criteria for judgment, see here. 149. Centipede Demon (Dark Souls 1) Andrew: This is one of the more underrated... Continue Reading →
Today’s piece uniquely examines a handful of ’lore fodder’ boss fights- fights which had little to no combat value but were filled with great lore, and had solid or even great representation of it as well. Our overall rankings take a spike as well; we’ve well moved past the low tier, irredeemably bad picks. This... Continue Reading →
We’re just under 1/4th of the way through our boss rankings. We’ve made it past the irredeemably bad selections and are onto some picks which failed to live up to their potential or weren’t super memorable, but were also fairly decent experiences that simply didn’t compare to high level picks. It’s our #169-160 selections! Michael... Continue Reading →
Recently, The Quarry released. This was made by Supermassive Games and was hailed as the spiritual successor to their hit ”Until Dawn.” With Until Dawn being a masterpiece as one of the greatest horror video games ever, The Quarry had big shoes to fill. Did it fill those shoes? Let’s talk about it, starting with... Continue Reading →
Things are starting to shape up piece by piece on our list: while there are a couple clunkers yet to be discussed, we've reached more of a 'low tier' as opposed to 'bottom tier' in terms of boss fight quality. So without further ado, let's get started with our #179-170. For a reminder of the... Continue Reading →
After beginning our massive series of ranking Soulsborne bosses recently, we continue the list today with our number 189 through 180 selection. We’re still discussing some less than stellar picks at the moment, though we’ve at least managed to rise above true garbage in the Demon Firesage and Red Dragon. Let’s take a look at... Continue Reading →
By Andrew Baillargeon and Michael ”Mango” GiviglianoInReview Gaming Editor and Special to InReview Andrew Baillargeon: From Software has been particularly active since the late 2000s up until now. They started with Demon's Souls, went through the Dark Souls Trilogy, Bloodborne, then Elden Ring. They also went through a few of them in the process and... Continue Reading →
There have been a great deal of From Software related lists posted here on InReview. There will be more to come after just this one, but given what's ahead for InReview, now would be an appropriate time to broadly speak of their games as a whole on a list. As a precursor, From Software's games... Continue Reading →
Recently, the best areas found in From Software gaming were discussed here. While From Software definitely has put together some masterpieces, and generally succeeds far more than fails, they've managed to put together some clunkers over the years. Today's piece will discuss the ten worst areas in a From Software game. It will go in... Continue Reading →
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