Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Director Comments on George R. R. Martin's Involvement - GameRant

Highlights

• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree will be based on the lore by George R. R. Martin, much like the original game was.
• Martin never actually worked on the DLC specifically, with FromSoftware instead choosing to base the expansion on some of the mythos that the famous author penned for the base game years ago.
• Shadow of the Erdtree was today treated to a release date, with FromSoftware revealing the DLC launches June 21, 2024.

FromSoftware has commented on George R. R. Martin's involvement in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, confirming that the upcoming DLC will once again feature lore that the famous author has penned for the studio. However, the Japanese developer did not actually bring back George R. R. Martin to specifically work on the upcoming Elden Ring expansion.

As one of the most acclaimed games ever created, FromSoftware's hit 2022 RPG was never lacking in selling points spanning both gameplay and worldbuilding alike. A particularly distinctive trait that helped set it apart from its rivals and previous titles by the Dark Souls developer was the fact that the Elden Ring mythos was penned by none other than George R. R. Martin.

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Is 'Not a Brand New Mythos' by George R. R. Martin

The Shadow of the Erdtree Elden Ring expansion that was just treated to a release date will also draw from the lore that Martin had written for the project. However, FromSoftware didn't actually rehire the author of A Song of Ice and Fire to work on the expansion. Instead, the developer opted to base the DLC on some of Martin's existing lore that didn't make it to the vanilla version of the game. That's according to Elden Ring Director Hidetaka Miyazaki, who told Eurogamer that Shadow of the Erdtree will not include "a brand-new mythos" written specifically for the purposes of the expansion.

George R. R. Martin's Initials Could Still Be All Over the Elden Ring DLC

Elaborating on that point, Miyazaki explained that the DLC is merely a previously unused part of Martin's original mythology that FromSoftware "thought fit to tell as a new expansion." His comments imply that much like George R. R. Martin's initials were all over Elden Ring, his influence is also likely to be felt across Shadow of the Erdtree, even though he was no longer actively involved in the project by the time the expansion started development circa late 2022. For reference, the studio's past comments implied Martin's work on the game concluded no later than 2019.

[George R. R. Martin] has not created something new which informed the design of the DLC. It's simply another part of the original story that we thought fit to tell as a new expansion.

This explanation of the author's (lack of active) involvement in the DLC was offered as part of a promotional tour that Bandai Namco and FromSoftware embarked on after debuting the latest Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree trailer that showcased new enemies, locations, and story tidbits from the expansion. The video also included the long-awaited confirmation of the DLC's release date, revealing that Shadow of the Erdtree launches for PC and consoles on June 21.

The expansion will thus debut more than two years after the base game was released to critical acclaim in February 2022. FromSoftware attributed this elongated development cycle to the fact that Shadow of the Erdtree is by far the biggest piece of downloadable content the studio has ever created. That's also reflected in the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's $39.99 price tag.

Elden Ring

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 author of the best-selling fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. This collaboration between two renowned creators has resulted in FromSoftware's largest game to date, filled with danger and discovery at every turn. Hidetaka Miyazaki, president and game director of FromSoftware, has a history of directing highly acclaimed games in franchises such as Armored Core and Dark Souls.

Released

February 25, 2022

Multiplayer

Online Co-Op , Online Multiplayer

Engine

Proprietary

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence

How Long To Beat

58 Hours

Metascore

96

Platforms That Support Crossplay

PS4 & PS5 and Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S

PS Plus Availability

N/A

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2024-02-21 19:20:00Z