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The Japanese studios latest release, the 2022 open-world epicElden Ring, is no exception.
Martin helped collaborate on the games mythology, so its complex and has a tenuous relationshipwith incest.
Because of all this dense, grim fantasy,Elden Ringsometimes takes on the tenor of the Bhagavad Gita.
The first video in the series, which is 13 hours long, has over 1.4 million views.
Without backstory, your game experience becomes more irreplaceable.
So lets break down why you might want to have a more hands-off approach.
Throughout it all, people will whisper to you about Queen Marika.
This character is essentially a phantom to you until the very end ofElden Ring.
Before then, all you’ve got the option to do is follow her footsteps.
The idea is that Great Runes first made the demigods more powerful and then power-hungry.
Before you landed in the Lands Between, all these clashing egos led to a disastrous war.
Youre a member of the Tarnished race, which Marika previously exiled from the Lands Between.
The Greater Will doesnt care about that much anymore.
Shadow of the Erdtreemeets you halfway into your journey of destruction.
The DLC requires you to have defeated Starscourge Radahn, a shardbearer, a.k.a.
a demigod keeping a Great Rune, made deranged by the corrupting Scarlet Rot disease.
Miquella moved into the Land of Shadow, a hidden haven for wayward creatures.
He seems to be waiting for you there, Tarnished.
Only experimenting can truly be illuminative.
So how should you actually prepare forShadow of the Erdtree?
It might seem simple, but, ultimately,Elden Ringrewards you for playing it.
At this point, most ofShadow of the Erdtrees content is conjecture.
double-check that your character is leveled around this point to stand a fighting chance.
Then, be open to all ofElden Rings possibilities.
