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Elden Ring's multiplayer is mind-blowingly weird. Like most of the game's mechanics, it has layers of confusion. You can play with a friend, but first you must complete the ritual. You collect reagents, share a secret password, touch a mystical pylon, and – if you're trying to link to a specific friend – wait and pray for their summoning rune to appear where you want it.
Once you're connected, the summoning comes with rules and warnings (like most fairy magic). You cannot ride your spectral horse as long as your friend is around. You cannot move between regions. If you call your friend into a cave, you will be locked in by a wall of fog, never to see the outside world. You also become vulnerable to hostile invasions by other players. If you die or kill a boss, the spell is broken, your buddy vaporizes into a golden mist, and the ritual must be repeated.
On the one hand, it's really cool to see a multiplayer system that enhances the game's vibes. In Elden Ring you should feel alone. Human contact should be a fleeting, and sometimes dangerous thing, reached only by mystical dream magic.
