Elden Ring Quiz

Elden Ring, developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco in February 2022, is an action role-playing game created in collaboration between game director Hidetaka Miyazaki and fantasy author George R.R. Martin. The game is set in the Lands Between, a realm ruled by a divine force called the Greater Will through its artifact the Elden Ring, which has been shattered, plunging the world into chaos. Players take on the role of a Tarnished - An exiled and resurrected champion - Tasked with becoming Elden Lord.

The Shattering and the Demigods

The central conflict of Elden Ring stems from the Shattering - Queen Marika's destruction of the Elden Ring, which scattered its Great Runes to her demigod children. Players must defeat these demigods - Including Godrick the Grafted, Rennala Queen of the Full Moon, Starscourge Radahn, Morgott the Omen King, and Malenia Blade of Miquella - To collect their Great Runes and challenge the final boss. Malenia is widely considered the hardest boss in FromSoftware history. FromSoftware's horror-adjacent atmosphere permeates Elden Ring through its cryptic lore and oppressive world design.

The game's open-world design - A first for FromSoftware - Was revolutionary, allowing players to explore the six main legacy dungeons (Stormveil, Raya Lucaria, Volcano Manor, Leyndell, Farum Azula, and Elphael) in almost any order. The game sold over 20 million copies in its first year and won numerous Game of the Year awards. Complex narrative games reward players who invest in understanding lore hidden in item descriptions, environmental storytelling, and NPC dialogue.