Author George R. R. Martin makes perfect sense to have been chosen to collaborate with Miyazaki and company. FromSoftware's Demon's Souls , Dark Souls trilogy, Bloodborne , and now Elden Ring are all sprawling and rich dark-fantasy universes that are a natural fit for the author of the A Song of Ice and Fire books and the catalyst for one of HBO's greatest original sho

There are two schools of Faith-based magic that derive their power from dragons: Dragon Cult incantations and Dragon Communion incantations. The former group was led by Godwyn the Golden before his death. After defeating the ancient dragon Fortissax, Godwyn befriended the beast and gave rise to the Ancient Dragon Cult of Elden Ring 's capital city. In return for their worship, the dragons granted the cult's members the ability to yield the red lightning of the ancient dragons; if the dragons had not given the cult's members permission, simply using Dragon Cult incantations would destroy their bod

Despite Miquella’s importance to the game’s lore and Gideon’s warning, it is impossible to interact with Miquella or his cocoon. The future of Miquella’s actions in the game is speculation; some players have been able to come up with theories on the future of Miquella based on information hidden in Elden Ring 's code. There are references to cut content and mentions of dreams. Only a DLC can solve this myst

Players have to use Elden Ring' s actual in-game map , too, as the game is considerably larger than Skyrim . According to a Stack Exchange post from Martin Sojka , Jellyfish Attack the total surface area of Bethesda's 2011 RPG comes out to just over 14 square miles - certainly nothing to scoff at. Meanwhile, however, Elden Ring has been determined by Reddit user Lusty-Batch to weigh in at a whopping 79 square kilometers, or 30.5 square miles, making it more than twice the size of Skyrim . Skyrim 's base game has 343 fast-travel locations, while Elden Ring has 300. However, it's important to keep in mind that Elden Ring players can only fast travel to sites of grace, whereas Skyrim allows players to fast travel to just about any location they come across. Given how many locations Elden Ring features that are not sites of grace, the game has a far greater number of unique locations to expl

Because of the association between the incantations and the Outer Gods, the histories behind them may appear to be a part of the Outer Gods' pasts. However, when examined more closely, different incantations contain specific stories within them that make each of them unique. To chronicle these stories, here is a list of the types of incantations of Elden Ring and their origin stor

Another mystery revolves around Miquella’s slumber. Miquella is an important character in Elden Ring lore. He built the Haligtree to cure his twin sister, Elden Ring boss Malenia , of scarlet rot, but before the tree could fully grow he is stolen by Mohg, Lord of Blood. Mohg believes Miquella can ascend to godhood, and he can be Miquella’s consort. Yet, no matter how much blood Mohg shares with Miquella’s cocooned form, there is no respo

The darkest secret of **Elden Ring ** 's Volcano Manor area may well be this: Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy, will never be powerful enough to destroy the Erdtree, because his literal hunger for power will never be satia

The most notable of these bosses is the Tree Sentinel, as players begin their experience in the Lands Between by trying to avoid this one-shotting beast. Tree Sentinels then later reappear as a duo outside of Leyndell. The Tree Sentinels also have a twin in the Night's Cavalry, who also have a duo boss fi

There are no answers for what these colosseums are meant for or why they are in Elden Ring . The only way these colosseums can be explained is with the release of a DLC - something that explains the reason they are there and why the doors are shut. The potential DLC could be entirely PVP-based, with the colosseums being strictly PVP summon or invasion areas. Or the DLC could have a focus on fighting monsters or NPCs in the colosseum, along with PVP quests and summons for PVP play

Skyrim 's exploration holds up, but Elden Ring offers the overall better experience for adventurous players. There are shockingly few non-optional areas in Elden Ring , which supports a sense of unbound, unguided exploration. This approach to map design is deepened by just how vertical and condensed the actual topography of the game is. While many open-world games, even some of the most critically acclaimed like Breath of the Wild , will often feature large stretches of empty land, this is not the case in Elden Ring . Many of the game's most important and expansive locations are hidden just out of sight, and players can easily miss entrances to caves, dungeons, and other secret areas by not closely examining each bush, building, and cliffside. This leads to a feeling that anything can happen whilst exploring the Lands Between, whereas a game like Skyrim will typically overtly draw the player's attention to the most important areas, making for a more passive experie