Hero modder restores the coolest bit of Elden Ring cut content: The heartbreaking tragedy of the second guy you meet that actually kinda justifies the game's most evil ending

Hero modder restores the coolest bit of Elden Ring cut content: The heartbreaking tragedy of the second guy you meet that actually kinda justifies the game’s most evil ending | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these The Witcher Witcher 3 mod restores a darker ending for the Hearts of Stone expansion that was cut during development The Witcher Ambitious The Witcher 3 restoration mod adds yet more cut dialogue to the game, including a new Yennefer romance scene and extra choices for its most famous quest Baldur’s Gate Baldur’s Gate 3 mod restores more than 100 conversations and 1,000 lines of voiced dialogue from the early access version previously lost in the ethereal plane Action Silksong player tracks down a secret version of its act 1 boss and immediately discovers why Team Cherry probably cut it RPG Lost Fallout: New Vegas post-ending dialogue has been found and restored RPG The modder who saved Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 1 has been showing off a treasure trove of material from the canceled version of Bloodlines 2 FPS Elder Scrolls wannabe Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon gets a ‘huge’ update overhauling its weaker third act with new locations, quests, enemies and more Roguelike Nightreign’s latest patch finally buffs my boy, the Executor, alongside Guardian, Revenant, and Raider RPG The best Elder Scrolls game that isn’t an Elder Scrolls game is getting a big patch in February and free DLC in March RPG ‘Yeah, that didn’t suck. 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Modder Transquility on the Elden Ring Nexus has restored Merchant Kalé’s NPC quest in our 2022 game of the year. There was originally a lot more to the early game vendor’s character, and I think it could have been a standout part of the game. Spoilers for Elden Ring and the cut quest ahead.Kalé doesn’t have much to do in the release version of Elden Ring: He’s memorable, being the second NPC you run into, and he offers an intro of sorts to wolf knight Blaidd and Ranni’s sprawling questline. But as dataminer Sekiro Dubi revealed shortly after Elden Ring’s launch, Kalé was, at one point, meant to be the driving force behind the hidden Frenzied Flame ending⁠—the one where you commit omnicide⁠—taking up the role occupied by “Shabriri Grapes” Hyetta in the final game. Merchant Kalé Full Questline Restored #eldenring – YouTube Watch On The upshot is that actor Nabil Elouahabi delivers one hell of a performance, starting out as the affable merchant we know but devolving into despair and rage as he discovers how his people were wronged by Marika and her Golden Order, ultimately urging you to take up the Frenzied Flame to avenge them.Article continues below You may like Witcher 3 mod restores a darker ending for the Hearts of Stone expansion that was cut during development Ambitious The Witcher 3 restoration mod adds yet more cut dialogue to the game, including a new Yennefer romance scene and extra choices for its mos