Elden Ring publisher tries to cram the RPG's entire story into a 4-minute catch-up video for Shadow of the Erdtree, actually does a pretty solid job
Jun. 14, 2024Although it doesn’t go very far into the complex lore
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Ahead of the launch of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion,Elden Ring’s publisher,Bandai Namco, has posted a short video to give players a refresher on the events of the base game, and while it’s a solid recap of the Tarnished’s journey across the Lands Between, it might not be the official, in-depth lore explanation many of us probably wanted.
In that sense, this new video from Bandai Namco makes a valiant effort to do the same. It, in simple terms, touches upon the Shattering (the event which saw the Elden Ring itself broken into the Great Runes you recover in the game), as well as the fight between the demigods in possession of the Great Runes. For the most part, however, it focuses on the events that fans will likely remember from their experience playing – meeting Melina, the journey to take her to the base of the Erdtree, and the foes such as Malenia, Mohg, and Radahn who you encounter along the way. Unfortunately, if you were hoping for it to go in depth on how the characters are related, what the Greater Will is, and what the heck all the Fingers are about, then you might be a bit disappointed.
Perhaps we shouldn’t be too surprised, though. After all, one content creator previously made aYouTubeseries trying to comprehensivelyexplain the entire lore of the action RPG, which lasted35 hours, so there’s no way that the same amount of detail could ever have been squeezed into a four-minute video. With that said, if you’re still craving answers and don’t have the time for a 35-hour viewing session, you can also check out our handyguide to Elden Ring’s story.
Ahead of its launch, you can also refer to our guide onhow to start the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC in Elden Ring.
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