This time, someone has left a witty inscription in Elden Ring, alluding to the storied fantasy series The Lord of the Rings. As soon as the game was released last week, users were taking advantage of the game’s message system to leave behind humorous, tongue in cheek, or referenced remarks, such as the numerous Fortnite memes that appeared in Elden Ring. There are many similarities between Elden Ring and The Lord of the Rings at first look. On top of that, both IPs make use of well-known dark fantasy tropes like chivalrous heroes and fearsome dragons. Tolkien & The Lord of the Rings are generally cited as key inspirations in George R.R. Martin’s work, and his Elden Ring legend was written by George R.R. Martin himself.
If you’re an Elden Ring player, you could run upon anything that reminds you of a Bilbo Baggins storey, even if The Lands Between isn’t directly connected to Mordor or the surrounding area. A brief co-op mode in Elden Ring makes it simple to play as a band of valiant adventurers in the style of Tolkien. At the very least, one of the players has seen the resemblance. One of the game’s Reddit users recently posted an image showing the message poised on the edge of an inferno-filled pit. The message reads, “Try tossing, Elden Ring!?”.
FromSoftware’s message system necessitates a peculiar, spooky style of writing, but the connection to Frodo tossing the Ring of Power onto Mount Doom is evident. Aside from providing useful information, the messages in Elden Ring and most other FromSoftware games have a tendency to be a little cheeky from time to time. As tough as the Elden Ring might be, it’s always nice to have some lightheartedness in the mix. This message is only one example of how players may have fun in the game on their own own. There is nothing in common between FromSoftware’s best-selling action RPG and The Lord of the Rings. For better or worse, Tolkien’s fantasy world is transformed into a grim and unwelcoming place where darkness is an ever-present danger rather than an accepted fact thanks to the studio’s now-perfected tone and gameplay and Martin’s subversive writing. Although Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and later works have built a foundation for modern fantasy, allusions like this one are all too appropriate.