{"id":1365999,"date":"2022-03-09T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1365999"},"modified":"2022-03-09T07:23:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T12:23:07","slug":"why-gamers-go-nuts-for-elden-ring-and-its-george-r-r-martin-storyline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-gamers-go-nuts-for-elden-ring-and-its-george-r-r-martin-storyline\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Gamers Go Nuts For \u2018Elden Ring\u2019 And Its George R. R. Martin Storyline"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-gamers-go-nuts-for-elden-ring-and-its-george-r-r-martin-storyline%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1365999&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-2022-03-08T115502.709-1024x576-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Enter all ye courageous into the Elden Hold. The author of \u201cGame of Thrones,\u201d George R.R. Martin, has created another dark fantasy masterpiece, this time in video game form. <\/p>\n<p>FromSoftware\u2019s \u201cElden Ring\u201d is the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AKXiKBnzpBQ\">new open-world<\/a> \u201cDark Souls\u201d title that\u2019s opened to rarely precedented success. It\u2019s only been out for a week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/articles\/2022-03-03-elden-ring-is-the-biggest-non-fifa-or-call-of-duty-launch-since-red-dead-redemption-2-uk-digital-charts\">sales-wise,<\/a> but the game is a juggernaut, already accruing 10 million players on <a href=\"https:\/\/pledgetimes.com\/elden-ring-steam-sales-of-over-10-million-copies-steamspy-reports\/\">Steam<\/a> for PC alone. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cElden Ring\u201d is a moving and gripping fantasy adventure in the Lands Between, with dragons and ghosts and eternal Trees of the Erd. It\u2019s an epic every gamer should experience at least once. And it\u2019s a game created by honest men, unsaturated by woke or ideological considerations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-compelling-story\">A Compelling Story<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cElden Ring\u201d is the open-world <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q-lgjfxsMfI\">continuation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rQ3_I10FXIY\">reinvention<\/a> of the \u201cDark Souls\u201d series of video games. Think 2017\u2019s \u201cZelda: Breath of the Wild\u201d meets \u201cLord of the Rings.\u201d It\u2019s like living in fantasy fiction distilled. <\/p>\n<p>The game looks like a Jan Van Eyck painting come alive and sounds like Howard Shore. Gameplay-wise, this is the zenith of a master. It\u2019s no wonder gamers are going bananas over this game. \u201cElden\u201d clicks into me as if I\u2019m eight years old again, and I\u2019m playing \u201cZelda: A Link to the Past\u201d for the very first time.<\/p>\n<p>But as any fans will tell you, \u201cSouls\u201d titles are <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2022\/01\/28\/an-interview-with-fromsoftwares-hidetaka-miyazki\/\">never<\/a> <em>just<\/em> challenging games. \u201cElden Ring\u2019s\u201d story is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cq_mpGh31bA\">profound.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElden Ring\u201d takes place in the medieval fantasy realm of the Lands Between, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dnaii1piTrM\">corrupted<\/a> purgatory. The all-powerful Elden Ring governs the world\u2019s natural laws, now long shattered, with the great rune of death stolen. Eons have passed while the Lands Between remain stuck in perpetual undeath. You, a member of the Tarnished, banished warriors, long dead but restored to find these lost runes, are to reestablish the mythical order of the Elden Hold and return death to its rightful place in the cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Epic, right? Even better is how the story is told, built around giving players a sense of accomplishment. It effectively <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EDp5_TjOJnw\">communicates<\/a> the game\u2019s themes of death, decay, corruption, hubris, and rebirth by showcasing those themes through the player\u2019s actions to move the story along. Instead of exposition dumps as in \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker\u201d or nonsensical pandering as in \u201cAvengers: Endgame,\u201d we get masterful narrative by mise en sc\u00e8ne.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"martin-and-miyazaki-join-forces\">Martin and Miyazaki Join Forces<\/h2>\n<p>Martin is the father of this incredible <a href=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/2022\/02\/28\/grab-for-the-ring\/\">narrative<\/a>. The \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d author is well known for his complex dark fantasies filled with political intrigues. His understanding of human nature is impeccable, and few get the dark side of humanity like Martin. That this project has been his primary focus of the last five years bears out. The attention to detail and Martin\u2019s flair for the epically fantastical and dramatic bears out in all the storylines.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing Martin to this game has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/what-did-george-rr-martin-do-for-elden-ring-anyway\/\">everything<\/a> to do with \u201cElden Ring\u201d game developer Hidetaka Miyazaki, a colossal turbo-nerd and fan of Martin\u2019s novels. I\u2019ve long admired Miyazaki, and he\u2019s the type of person <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/b\/features\/archive\/2015\/09\/28\/beyond-dark-souls-the-private-life-of-from-software-39-s-hidetaka-miyazaki.aspx\">worth<\/a> admiring. Both creators grew up in a working-class household, Miyazaki in Japan and Martin in the projects in New Jersey. <\/p>\n<p>Martin started writing by selling short stories to his friends as a child. Miyazaki, too poor to afford books as a child, grew up voraciously consuming western dark fantasy literature at his local library. In \u201cElden Ring\u201d we see a familiar theme from these creators: striving to overcome adversity, the spirit of video games.<\/p>\n<p>A huge fan of Martin, Miyazaki <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/elden-ring-fromsoftware-hidetaka-miyazaki-interview\/\">approached<\/a> the author for the project, and Martin, despite not being a gamer, felt swayed by Miyazaki\u2019s passion. Miyazaki described it as if talking to an old friend. The synergy between the creators is effervescent. <\/p>\n<p>Miyazaki wanted Martin to approach the project as if he were putting together a Dungeon Master manual, allowing Miyazaki to move the pieces around and adjust character and story details as needed.\u00a0That back-and-forth meshes well with Martin\u2019s writing style, and from this dream team, we get a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1WWpV6ghZWg\"><em>very<\/em> cool game.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 1 million people were playing \u201cElden Ring\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/87981532-elden-ring-from-software-epic-hits-almost-1-million-concurrent-players-on-steam\">concurrently<\/a> on Steam during its second weekend of release, with more on Xbox and PlayStation. Even my sister-in-law, who rarely plays games, called me to tell me she picked up the title. That is a phenomenal type of success, and if you play the game, you will understand why. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cElden Ring\u201d is a perfect masterpiece and an unapologetically creative and honest experience crafted by two masters, unmarred by wokeness. All that matters here is the game, its story, and the player experiences connected to both. There is no politics, and no pandering \u2014 just clean, honest artistry and video game fun. If you have any inkling for enjoying video games, come join us in the Lands Between.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Peter Pischke is a journalist and health and disability reporter. He can usually be found manning the Happy Warrior Substack and Podcast, providing commentary on news and nerdery of the day. You can find him on Twitter: @happywarriorp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enter all ye courageous into the Elden Hold. The author of \u201cGame of Thrones,\u201d George R.R. 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