5 Signs That Elden Ring's The Lands Between Is Really Just Tory Britain
Elden Ring’s The Lands Between is a miserable place. It’s a land of despair, dishonesty, bloodshed, and creatures of unimaginable horror. Everywhere you turn awaits decay, signs of a once great civilization that has now crumbled into a shell of its former self.
These are all words that can be applied to Great Britain - an island that for decades now has defined itself with a Conservative government eager to tear it asunder for its own selfish benefit, watching the populace plunge into economic disparity while falling victim to its own lofty hubris. The weather is also garbage, with Limgrave attracted a higher amount of rainfall than Swansea in a windy October. Fuck the Tories, and Fuck Elden Ring.
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Because I’m a very responsible and serious critic when it comes to covering video games, I have pieced together five aspects of Elden Ring that remind me of good ol’ Tory Britain. Even on the surface, The Lands Between has a lot in common with our poppy-donning hellscape, and I’m not just talking about the miserable colour palette or rampant vandalism.
Margaret Thatcher thankfully isn’t a boss battle in Elden Ring. Well at least I don’t think so, I’ve been to the deepest recesses of hell in this game and haven’t managed to find her. If she does appear I’ll need to summon a lot of allies to take her down, ready to tackle a multiple stage boss fight as she rises from the grave once again.
Despite her absence in The Lands Between, aspects of her legacy remain. Underneath the world’s many regions sit decrepit mines filled with zombified workers chipping away at crystalline walls, commanded by sorcerers to gather resources against their will. Who knows what these
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