An Elden Ring player's dog managed to save their life in the game while they were away from their console. The FromSoftware title is known for its challenging gameplay and powerful enemies, so the sight of a dog successfully protecting the game's protagonist, albeit by accident, was an amazing sight for other Elden Ring fans.Released in 2022, Elden Ring is an open-world RPG where players explore the Lands Between and uncover mystical lore, all while battling a host of enemies and bosses. Elden Ring also won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2022, along with three other awards for game direction, art direction, and best role playing game. Despite its intense difficulty, many fans replay the game to try out other classes and builds, do speed run challenges, and even playing it using unconventional devices, like a dance pad.RELATED: Elden Ring Fan Makes Anime Intro Based on the GameTwitch streamer MissMikkaa has become popular for playing and beating Elden Ring using a dance pad. One of her accomplishments was beating Malenia for a second time while playing two Elden Ring games simultaneously using a dance pad and controller. She's impressed the gaming community with her determination to take on the challenging game in this way, and during her recent stream, her dog Yoshi stole the spotlight after saving her life in the game. In the 30-second Twitter video, Yoshi was seen stepping on the dance pad while searching for treats in MissMikkaa's game room, moving the character to stand behind a stone as a dragon breathed fire in their direction. MissMikkaa's character survived the dragon attack thanks to Yoshi's accidental heroism.

Many gamers in the replies celebrated Yoshi's accomplishment, calling him "the best dog" and saying that he's training to be as great at Elden Ring as his owner. As of writing, the video has raked in over 208,000 views on Twitter, and it might become as viral as MissMikkaa's popular Elden Ring clips.

It's been almost a year since Elden Ring was released and the game seems to be going strong still among the gaming community. Fans have made it more interesting by adding mods to it, while others showcase their creativity through art inspired by the game's many characters. While it's still uncertain whether FromSoftware will come out with an Elden Ring DLC, the base game is still considered a good way to kill time before the next batch of game releases some time this year, including Armored Core 6.

Elden Ring is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

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