Elden Ring Trailer From Thailand Turns Fantasy Into Family Drama
A creative Thai trailer for Elden Ring turns the open-world adventure's lore into a simple family dinner. FromSoftware's newest soulslike title sees the vast Lands Between thrown into chaos following the shattering of the great Elden Ring. While the story of Elden Ring and the Lands Between is a fantasy of epic scope, the tale can apparently be boiled down to a mere squabble between family members.
Like past FromSoftware role-playing games, like Dark Souls, the plot of Elden Ring is primarily told through item descriptions and environmental storytelling. The title's backstory sees the vast Lands Between ruled by Queen Marika, with various demigod servants all loyal to her undisputed rule. However, the shattering of the Elden Ring threw the fantasy setting into chaos, as the power-hungry demigods began collecting the pieces in an attempt to take control of the land. This lore leads to the state of the world in Elden Ring, with each separate kingdom ruled by a different tyrannical boss. George R. R. Martin wrote Elden Ring's lore, allowing the novelist to inject some high-fantasy influence from his beloved Song of Ice and Fire saga.
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Publisher Bandai Namco (via YouTube) recently posted a Thai trailer for Elden Ring that hilariously translates the game's backstory into a family drama. Mirroring the shattering of the Elden Ring, the trailer begins with a wife and mother accidentally destroying a family heirloom. The situation devolves into a vicious argument between the entire family, reflecting the Lands Between being fragmented, while a young son returns home to represent Elden Ring's Tarnished protagonist. The Thai trailer is humorously dramatic,
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