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Elden Ringis the ultimate Soulslike game developed by FromSoftware, but unlike its previous games, this entry possesses a richer and deeper lore.
The brutal difficulty of the game is guaranteed to give players a hard time, and the number of times the ‘You Died‘ appears on screen can be annoying, yet the game will always bring the tarnished back to life.
The Immortality Of The Tarnished In Elden Ring
There is a technical explanation for a player’s ‘immortality‘ in a video game: there is no life to begin with. Players can respawn at certain points in a game, but a Soulslike game is in a league of its own, and they spawn players by a bonfire. FromSoftware CEO and game director Hidetaka Miyazaki stated that the Tarnished stems from the power of the Guidance of Grace.
The explanation can be somewhat convoluted for those who are unaware of the lore, but it has a much deeper meaning than one might expect. Miyazaki reached out toGeorge R. R. Martin, the legendary author of theSong of Ice and Fire, to create the world ofElden Ring,and his work was more than enough to build a full-sized game and an expansion that is equally as big in the form ofShadow of the Erdtree.
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The combined efforts of Miyazaki and Martin were able to come up with a story behind the immortality of the Tarnished, and it all comes down to the purpose of the player. Death is not an option until the player has achieved the title of Elden Lord. It can be an awful ordeal if one looks at it from the point of view of the game’s universe, but it is also a clever explanation for the players.
Immortality can be viewed as a gift, but there are also some major drawbacks, especially in the life of the Tarnished. Players will come back to life again and again until they have fulfilled the purpose that was bestowed upon them by Grace.
Immortality of the Tarnished: A Gift or a Curse in Elden Ring
The immortality of the tarnished can be an awful hand to be dealt with; despite all the hard battles fought and enemies defeated, it is all meaningless until they can be what they were meant to be.Miyazaki was also a bit remorseful for the difficult natureof the games he made, but justified it because it helps build character and the reward of accomplishment is more than enough.
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If the Tarnished wishes to break free from this cycle of immortality, the players might have to do the impossible. The canon ending seems to favor players as they ascend through the ranks and eventually become the Elden Lord.
Perhaps the upcomingShadow of the Erdtreeexpansion will offer some new and deeper insight regarding the curse and properly utilize the material that Martin has worked on.
What otherElden Ringquestions do you still have lingering? Let us know in the comments section below!
Rouvin Josef Quirimit
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Piqued by his interest in superheroes during the early days of Marvel movies, Rouvin fell in a rabbit hole of pop culture. His passion for movies led to video games and he fell in love with God of War, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Red Dead Redemption, and more great single-player games that paved the way for his career as a gaming writer.
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