Elden Ring
Dark-fantasy open-world action RPG developed by FromSoftware around a mythology created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R. R. Martin.
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Our review
Elden Ring — A ruined mythology the player has to learn how to read
Elden Ring turns fantasy into archaeology. George R. R. Martin's contribution provides an ancient history, while FromSoftware presents that history after collapse and asks players to reconstruct the relationships between gods, demigods and dead civilizations. The same approach can make questlines absurdly difficult to follow without assistance, but it also gives unusual weight to places and characters. The Lands Between feels as though it existed before the player arrived.
PROS
Immediately recognizable art direction
Dense mythology that rewards interpretation
Environments that tell stories before dialogue begins
CONS
Character arcs can be exceptionally easy to interrupt or miss
Important context is hidden in item descriptions more aggressively than some players will tolerate