Elden Ring Goes All ‘Prop Hunt’ As You Can Finally Play As Mimic

Apparently, you can now become the mimic in the upcoming Elden Ring. Now you become the hunter in waiting! MUHAHAHA!!!

Fans of the Dark Souls series will be all too familiar with mimics. Often disguised as treasure chests luring you in under the false pretence of glorious loot. However, if lured in, the player can often be gobbled up by the dangly monster with a treasure chest for a head.

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Thankfully, it seems that the player might be able to gain some vengeance in Elden Ring. Though I can’t help but think that the dastardly folks at FromSoftware will likely have other conniving tricks up their sleeve.

As reported in a preview by GamesRadar, players can acquire the “Mimic Veil” in Elden Ring. The Mimic Veil is said to be found in chests. Once activated, the player will then be turned into a random object and cannot be detected by enemies. Or at least that’s probably what FromSoftware wants us to believe.

Solid Snake would be proud

While having similarities with other FromSoftware titles such as Dark Souls and Demon’s Souls, Elden Ring will take some inspiration from Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. One of the ways players can traverse The Lands Between is to channel their inner Solid Snake.

Depending on the scenario, players can sneak past enemies in the hope of avoiding direct combat. So, it seems that this Mimic Veil could be a handy tool to rival the iconic cardboard box of the Metal Gear Solid franchise.

Being the wimp that I am, I will probably utilise stealth mechanics given any opportunity in Elden Ring. That being said, how will you approach the upcoming FromSoftware title? Let us know across our social media channels.

Elden Ring will release for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on February 25th.

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