How Elden Ring Keeps Dark Souls' Themes Alive In A New World
With Elden Ring’s release, many FromSoftware fans have begun to realize just how much the game shares with the Dark Souls games that came before it. The dark fantasy RPG has had its lore created by George R.R. Martin, which means players will be expecting deep narratives and dark aesthetics, but there are a great number of other similarities that link the two franchises.
Dark Souls has been FromSoftware’s most significant success, and since then, the studio has gone on to create several new game series based on the Souls gameplay concept. Bloodborne and Sekiro, while taking place in vastly different worlds, each build on the game mechanics laid down by the Dark Souls games. Early gameplay footage of Elden Ring looks like it will also be building on the Dark Souls legacy without being set in the same universe.
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Many have already noted that Elden Ring seems to be a spiritual sequel, but what does that mean? FromSoftware has previously stated that Elden Ring will take place in a new and separate universe to Dark Souls, but that doesn’t mean these two game franchises share no connections. Here is a look at all the ways Elden Ring could connect to the Dark Souls universe.
When players and fans talk about spiritual sequels, it can be difficult to understand what that means. Typically this phrase is used when a games developer uses thematic and mechanical elements from previous games in a new series. For Elden Ring, the most obvious reference is that the game's looks, genre, and combat all have their roots in FromSoftware's Souls games.
The dark gothic aesthetic was debatably evident from Elden Ring’s 2019 E3 announcement trailer. It created a
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