Elden Ring Is Anime For People Who Hate Anime
Elden Ring, the newest Soulslike game from game developer FromSoftware, appears to share some design and atmospheric elements with manga and anime, making it more palatable for those that don't typically appreciate anime. In particular, Elden Ring shares several peculiarities with Berserk, a long-running manga and anime series that established many anime tropes in its series. Elden Ring gives some of those anime tropes a fresh coat of paint, by recontextualizing those tropes in a beautifully designed medieval video game setting.
On the surface, Elden Ring may not necessarily be the first game to compare to anime. Other JRPGs, like Genshin Impact and the Final Fantasy series, adapt a lot of anime influence into their design and invite more direct comparisons to anime series. Comparisons have even been made between the games, like comparing Stranger of Paradise: FF Origin to Elden Ring. Both games share their roots in anime influences and have similar combat, but Elden Ring does a better job of concealing those roots under a veneer of Soulslike medieval combat and exploration.
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Anime series are typically identified by their character designs and their adherence to certain storytelling tropes. Berserk is one of the highest-selling manga and anime series of all time and is a perfect example of some of those anime tropes. Berserk takes place in a medieval Europe-inspired fantasy world, and its characters wield massive weapons that are as big (if not bigger) than the characters themselves. Some characters in Berserk have mystical powers, powers that are instrumental to a story that is difficult to explain and a bit ridiculous.
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