GRRM Wrote Elden Ring's Lore Before The Erdtree Existed, Says Miyazaki
The backstory of FromSoftware's Elden Ring was written by George R.R. Martin, and the novelist was apparently involved extremely early in the title's development. Martin is well-known as the author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, which inspired the massively popular HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones. FromSoftware's Elden Ring expands the soulslike role-playing game genre to inhabit the massive open world of The Lands Between.
FromSoftware built upon George R.R. Martin's Elden Ring lore to inspire the game's world and story. The backstory of the open-world epic sees The Lands Between ruled by Queen Marika, a ruling deity with a long line of powerful demigod offspring. The shattering of the titular Elden Ring throws the world into chaos, however, leading Marika's children to claim shards of the artifact and conquer various regions of The Lands Between. The player character in Elden Ring is a Tarnished, an exile who returns in order to reforge the Elden Ring and assume the role of Elden Lord. While the acclaimed writer did not play a role in crafting the actual story of the game, George R.R. Martin celebrated Elden Ringby donning a hilarious cosplay on the day of launch.
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An interview with Elden Ring directorHidetaka Miyazaki, conducted by Famitsu magazine and translated by Video Games Chronicle, reveals the extent of George R.R. Martin's involvement in crafting the game. Martin influenced the very earliest stages of development, giving FromSoftware history to build upon for the game proper. Much of the game's iconic imagery, including the Erdtree and the titular Elden Ring, was not actually finalized until later in development. Apparently Martin mostly
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