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>Player agency and choice in how you solve problems and quests the game lays out for you
In Elden ring you can,
poison enemies. In fact there’s 5 different variants of poison, and 3 variants of rot you can inflict (and like 8 more that are environmental only)
debuff them ER has multitude of debuffs you can apply to enemies. Soul Stiffler, Shreik of Milos, Greyoll’s Roar
ER has frostbite, granted it isn’t as interesting as frozen solid, but there's Sleep which is the equivalent to the cartoonishly "freezing" enemies. Most effective way to take out Godskins
set them on fire ER has this , specific enemies will burst into flames taking DoT after any fire attack hits them, and litterally every enemy can be affected by Black Flame burn over time
Use holy against undeads enemies
Parry/Deflect running attack with variety of options including even magic options like gavel of haima or carian piercer which is the best way to disorient fallingstar beast coming at 50 miles/hr
launch them There’s a bunch of ways to launch (colloquially known as “burger flipping”) in ER, anything with including Giant Hunt, Aspect of the Crucible: Horns, Charge R2 from Collosal Swords and Prelates Inferno Crozzier. Best cheese method against Malenia
cover them in oil ER has oil pots that massively increase fire damage received after piling up an enemy
get them wet ER has wetness mechanics, that affect how much fire and lighting damage is recived. That's why no one uses fire spells in PVP near Raya lucaria because it rains all the time there
trick them into fighting each other with crystal darts or bewitching branch. Best way to take out the stone cat duo
Use gravity magic to attract or push enemies away
There are also group dependent actions like if you manage eliminate a Demi human queen/leader early then all the other demi humans in that grouo will stop attacking and go into a surrendering position
