Elden Ring is already home to a lot of rotten creatures. Serpent snails that spit at you, ulcerated spirits with bark for skin, a big pair of hands. Now we know of another rotten creature who's going to join the roster when the Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC drops next month: a bloke who's head would make for an excellent lottery draw.
Elden Ring Player Spots Neat Real-World Reference on a Shield
06.05.2024 - 13:13 / gamerant.com / Hidetaka Miyazaki / Elden Ring / An Elden-Ring / Dane Enerio
An Elden Ring player discovered that a symbol featured on one of the critically acclaimed RPG's shields possibly has a real-life counterpart. FromSoftware revealed in the past that while its latest work did not take inspiration from one game in particular, the studio was influenced by titles based on various mythologies.
Much like other Soulsborne games, 2022's Elden Ring offers a wide assortment of weapons and equipment that players can use as they journey through the vast, dangerous realm of The Lands Between. Among these is the Beast Crest Heater Shield, a Strength-scaling piece of gear that can be found in the game's starting region of Limgrave. One Elden Ring player has realized that the icon inscribed on the shield resembles the heraldry of one of their country's former kingdoms.
In a post on the Elden Ring subreddit, user RazielTheVampire claimed that the lion symbol on the Beast Crest Heater Shield looks similar to the heraldry of the Kingdom of Leon, a past state in the Iberian Peninsula that is now part of Spain. The sigil featured on the item, which is considered to be among the best shields in Elden Ring, depicts a lion standing upright on its hind legs while its forepaws are raised.
Community members pointed out that this symbol, known as a Lion Rampant, was a common heraldry that was associated with other old states, such as the Kingdom of Scotland. Aside from Europe, the icon can also be found in Africa and the Middle East, with the Lion Rampant still being featured on the coats of arms of countries like Spain and Tunisia. In FromSoftware's game, this symbol is used by the followers of Godrick the Grafted, a character often regarded as one of Elden Ring's easiest bosses.
Veteran Japanese game developer Hidetaka Miyazaki, Elden Ring's director, previously claimed that the popular RPG did not take inspiration from one game in particular. However, the FromSoftware president, who recently confirmed that the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC will be Elden Ring's last, did reveal that he was influenced by other open-world titles like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The former featured aspects of Celtic, Chinese, and Japanese mythologies, while the latter was heavily influenced by Slavic folklore.
Elden Ring's major expansion is set to be released on June 21, and it is expected to provide a great deal of new content. Shadow of the Erdtree will supposedly introduce difficulty modes as well, which would finally give players the option to make the game easier or harder to play.
Elden Ring is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set in a world co-created by Hidetaka Miyazaki, the creator of the influential Dark Souls video game series, and George R.R. Martin, the
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