LET'S FINALLY CRACK ELDEN RING

My perspective on the lore of Elden Ring, how it was designed, and how to reconstruct the story of Marika, Godfrey, and the others.

0:00 Intro
3:54 George R. R. Martin's Contribution and the Foundation for Elden Ring
18:13 Is it possible to reconstruct the Backstory?
24:15 "Spoken Echoes of Miyazaki"
26:38 The Right Perspective
30:05 Miyazaki's Storytelling
33:19 Interpretations - The Concept of Parallels
35:54 Interpretations - Examples of Event Parallels
37:57 Interpretations - Character Parallels in General
41:01 Interpretations - Example of a Character Parallel
43:11 Interpretations - My Insights regarding Parallels in Elden Ring
44:10 Interpretations - Allusions to Parallels
45:41 Interpretations - Examples of Irony
48:19 Interpretations - Examples of Metaphors
51:46 Interpretations - Examples of Symbolism
55:13 Interpretations - Examples of Item Placement
1:00:58 Interpretations - Examples of Coding - Colors
1:03:51 Interpretations - Examples of Coding - Assets
1:08:33 Interpretations - Examples of Coding - Character Traits
1:13:16 Interpretations - Examples of Red Herrings
1:20:49 Questions about the Lore in Interviews
1:26:24 FromSoftware's Creative Process
1:36:17 Game Trailers
1:40:22 Summary of My Perspective


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Interviews:

Edge, Issue 367, 2022
https://www.gamesradar.com/elden-ring...

Famitsu, 2021
https://www.famitsu.com/news/202106/1...

Famitsu, 2024
https://www.famitsu.com/news/202402/2...

Famitsu, 2024
https://www.famitsu.com/article/20241...

IGN, 2024
https://www.ign.com/articles/elden-ri...

Kotaku, 2016
https://kotaku.com/preparing-for-life...

The Overture of Elden Ring, 2022

Playstation.Blog, 2018
https://blog.playstation.com/2018/07/...

Playstation.Blog, 2022
https://blog.playstation.com/2022/01/...

VG247, 2016
https://www.vg247.com/dark-souls-3-mi...

XBox Wire, 2019
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/06/0...