More information on the much anticipatedElden Ringhas leaked, revealing speculations about the game’s setting and stage of development along with some beautiful concept art. The leak only adds to the excitement fans of theDark Soulsgames are feeling as FromSoftware’s next dark fantasy epic couldpossibly come out within the next couple of months.
News surroundingElden Ringhas been circulating ever since the game’s announcement following The Ringed City DLC forDark Souls 3.The director for theDark Soulsseries, Hidetaka Miyazaki, is directingElden Ringas well and has been working in tandem with the writer of the famousGame of Thronesnovels, George R.R. Martin. Fresh information concerning the game was sparse in 2020, but now more information is being discovered daily including a leak from a reputable Chinese content creator that has worked onSoulstitles.
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A twitter post by Okami on Dec 29 of 2020 gives a list of leaked information concerningElden Ring,with some old information and some new. The most tangible pieces of the leak are two pieces of concept art depicting creatures from the game. One of them was the dying creature fromthe game’s E3 2019 announcement trailer. The game’s setting will also apparently draw inspiration from Norse/Celtic mythology, though if it will be as heavily inspired by Norse mythology as the 2018God of Waris still anybody’s guess.
The leak doubles down on information already hinted at by Miyazaki, indicating thatElden Ring’s map will be much larger than maps in theDark Soulsseries and its combat will be similar. However,Elden Ringwill feature amore open-field design for combat situationswhich could introduce some exciting new twists to fights. The combat difficulty ofSoulsgames has always been one of their more divisive elements, so a slight change-up in combat could work inElden Ring’sfavor and attract new players outside of the already loyalDark Soulsfanbase.
Finally, the game is said to be in the polishing stage of production and will have a release date in 2021. This isn’t official news, but the more rumors that surface stating the game will release in 2021 should work wonders to assuage the nerves of many who have been worried becauseproduction onElden Ringmay have been delayed due to COVID-19.
FromSoftware’s silence concerningEldenRing’sdevelopment may not be such a bad thing though. While expectation is high, concrete information is scarce, which reduces the chances for FromSoftware to be unable to deliver on promises made about the game’s quality or mechanics. In fact, the mystery surrounding the title could beone ofElden Ring’s greatest strengthsand the key to a successful launch, whenever that may be.
Elden Ringis in development for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
