Jaw-Dropping Ascent: Thrilling Journey up a Massive, Blood-Stained Mountain in Elden Ring

One impressive accomplishment in Elden Ring involves a player scaling a massive blood-covered mountain to escape the normal play area. While Elden Ring's expansive world offers numerous accessible locations through regular exploration, there are certain places that can only be reached by exploiting the game's mechanics, revealing previously unattainable areas. For instance, some players have managed to navigate underneath Leyndell using Malenia's blades. Surprisingly, this particular player succeeded in ascending a seemingly unclimbable mountain.

In previous FromSoftware games, traversal and platforming mechanics were not a prominent feature. Jumping was mostly limited to sprinting, requiring significant distance to execute in games like Dark Souls. However, with Sekiro, the studio's first game to emphasize platforming, this aspect carried over to Elden Ring, granting players the freedom to jump whenever they desire. This not only provides an easier means for Elden Ring players to leap off ledges within the game, but it is also complemented by the inclusion of a mount named Torrent, capable of jumping as well.

In the Elden Ring subreddit, a player named Confident_Knee shared a video showcasing their daring ascent up a treacherous mountain in the underground areas of the Lands Between using Torrent. Throughout the climb, the player struggled to find stable footing, making precise jumps and landing on small footholds, sometimes only a few pixels wide. However, their determination paid off as they successfully reached the summit, celebrating their triumphant accomplishment.

Commenters not only praised the player's impressive climbing skills but also commended FromSoftware, the game's developer, for their decision to not include any invisible walls that would hinder players from attempting such feats, similar to the invisible walls present in Call of Duty Warzone's Rebirth Island. FromSoftware's allowance of unrestricted exploration, as long as players possess the skill to navigate it, was deemed a refreshing display of freedom by the community.

Games with expansive open worlds should provide players with the ability to freely explore and navigate to any location of their choice, even if certain areas are initially inaccessible. Over time, dedicated players can discover methods to reach these locked-off areas, whether through sheer determination or by exploiting game mechanics like infinite shield surfing in Tears of the Kingdom. The existence of this video serves as evidence that Elden Ring truly encourages and rewards exploration, even if the benefits are not immediately tangible.

Elden Ring can be enjoyed on various platforms, including PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.