Elden Ring
Summary
SinceElden Ringfirst dropped in February 2022 , role player have beenpicking apart firearm of lorefrom the various cutscenes and context clue from the Lands Between . FromSoftware games have never been particularly forthcoming with the world ’s lore , promote players to research the public and piece together the story as they goinstead of steer them along a linear narrative . While this has given the plot time of day of replayability ( and plenty to discuss online ) , there are some inquiry players have about the various enemies and icons disperse throughout the secret plan .
When theShadow of the ErdtreeDLC was annunciate forElden Ring , not only were actor particularly excited about the prospect of new bosses and an entirely new incision of the mathematical function to explore , but many wait some of their unreciprocated interrogation to be answer . Unfortunately , despite there being nearly 80 new knob fights ( many of them particularly difficult to get through ) , there was only a humble fraction thatoffered more piece of traditional knowledge .
One enemy feel in Shadow of the Erdtree has enough speciality to be a foreman , but instead it is treated like a steady enemy for the Tarnished .
Shadow Of The Erdtree Players Were Hoping For More Lore In The DLC
With 80 New Bosses, Only Four Of Them Got Cutscenes
For starters , those enter the DLC region for the first timearen’t greeted with a cutscene to introduce the new areaor declare oneself any new pieces of lore to dig into . rather , players are teleport to the Modern area , giving a very anticlimactic entering ( that ’s drawn plenty of ire on societal media ) .
Even with the bosses that are primal to the earthly concern ’s evolving lore , thespian found that there was little trail - up to their fights , confound players into major second with little monition . " Some knob I found out were exceedingly authoritative lorewise and I only discovered later because there was no build up and I insert the arena thinking it ’s just another boss , " Reddit userKhaoticolechoed in a position on Reddit .
There are 15 party boss who drop memorial when defeated inShadow of the Erdtree , but while most of those with exchangeable loot receive cutscenes in the base biz , only four of them in the DLC did . Even the cutscene after get the better of the concluding chief , Radahn , many players suppose it palpate lackluster . Though the expansion recontextualized some of the piece of lore actor had been chewing on sinceElden Ring ’s initial acquittance , face off against Radhan ( again ) did little to excuse some of the lallygag questions the foot game left players with .
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Elden Ring : Shadow of the Erdtree is massive and not everything made the cutting elbow room floor , even if some of the dialog adds to the traditional knowledge .
There May Be Other Avenues FromSoftware Is Exploring To Delve Into The Lore
Data Miners Found a Deleted Cutscene & George R.R. Martin Addressed Adaptation Rumors
According to a datum mine shared byElden Ringcontent creatorSekiro Dubi , there was a fourth cutscene with St. Trina that did n’t make it into the DLC.In the scene , the boss say , " Thank you … Finally , he will be free , " over a black screen . Though this seems like such a small cutscene , it further reinforces Miquella ’s peculiarly evil and abusive tendencies – one of the few raw patch of lore players were able to get out of the DLC .
FromSoftware has not notice on the game ’s lack of traditional knowledge , but George R.R. Martin , the author whose work inspired the existence ofElden Ring , cite the rumors of a potential version on hisblog . " Oh , and about those rumours you may have heard about a feature film or television serial based on Elden Ring … " he wrote . " I have nothing to say . Not a give-and-take , nope , not a thing , I know nothing , you never take heed a peep from me , mammy mom mum . What rumour ? " Though this is far from check , it seems there ’s been plenty of talks fall out behind the scene .
Unfortunately , those hope to tack together the world of the Lands Between entirely from the subject ofElden RingandThe Shadow of the Erdtreemay have to remain disappointed . It ’s possible the world will be revisited in a live - action adaptation , where fans can see more of a linear level unfold , but for now , there are just some questions that will continue to continue unrequited .
informant : Khaoticol / Reddit , Sekiro Dubi / YouTube , georgerrmartin.com
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