Is this the first footage from the game?
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Since it will be announced at E3 2019, FromSoftware’s Elden Ring has become a much anticipated game. It’s probably a must-play for many gamers if it’s released for the PS4, PC and Xbox One. The Dark Souls developer has teamed up with Game of Thrones author George RR Martin to create a new world, and thanks to a new leak, fans can finally see the action.
Pieces of a suspected trailer first appeared Twitter Monday, and then a trailer was uploaded to YouTube. The video has not yet been confirmed by publisher Bandai Namco as the trailer for the upcoming game.
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The footage contains some trademarks for the games from FromSoftware. At one point, the player’s character sneaks up behind an enemy and stabs them in the back. There are two looks at magic used in combat, with one surrounding the character and then shooting out, similar to the game Homing Soulmass in the Dark Souls games. There is also a spell that seems to create a spell similar to the various spells found in the development games. And it would not be a FromSoftware game without big bosses, as shown several times in the leaked trailer.
The Elden Ring News YouTube channel uploaded a second part of the selected trailer. This one does not show battles like the first, but it has a bit more of the world in which the game takes place. The narrators also mentioned how the player ‘crossed the sea of mist all the way to the Riftlands’.
Mist is another pillar of FromSoftware’s games, with boss areas usually blocked by a wall of manure. There is also a quick shot of three different player classes, and one has the typical wizard behavior. In FromSoftware games, with the exception of Sekiro, players start to choose classes that will have different stats and equipment.
Two more leaks appeared Monday and were combined with the first two to create a nearly two-minute trailer. The final videos were recorded from a screen like the first two, but it appears to be somewhere else and there is no sound. More of the world is shown and again looks a lot like FromSoftware’s Dark Souls games. In the last leak, a character appears in clothing who is apparently the antagonist in the game.
Not much is known about Elden Ring beyond the small pieces of information released in 2019. The director of the game, Hidetaka Miyazaki, said that Martin created the mythos and that it would be one of the greatest games of the developer ever. Elden Ring’s initial release date was set for March, but it appears to have been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Monday, Bandai Namco also branded “Bandia Namco Next” according to Nibellion on Twitter. It could be the exhibitor’s own showcase that will take place soon, which will likely put Elden Ring in the foreground.
Bandai Namco did not immediately respond to a request for comment.