Is this the first footage of the game?
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Since its revelation at E3 2019, Elden Ring from FromSoftware has become a highly anticipated game. It will probably be a must-have game for many players when it launches on PS4, PC and Xbox One. The developer of Dark Souls worked with Game of Thrones author George RR Martin to create a new world and, thanks to a new leak, fans can finally catch a glimpse of the action.
Fragments of an alleged trailer first appeared in Twitter on Monday, and then a trailer was uploaded to YouTube. The video has not yet been confirmed by the publisher Bandai Namco as the trailer for the next game.
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The footage contains some trademarks of FromSoftware games. In one shot, the player’s character sneaks up behind an enemy and stabs him in the back. There are two looks at the magic being used in combat with one surrounding the character and then firing, similar to the Homing Soulmass spell in Dark Souls games. There is also a spell that appears to create a magic spear similar to the various magic weapon spells found in the developer’s games. And it wouldn’t be a FromSoftware game without huge bosses, as shown several times in the leaked trailer.
The Elden Ring News channel on YouTube uploaded a second part of the leaked trailer. This does not show the combat as the first, but it has a little more of the world in which the game takes place. The narrators also mentioned how the player “crossed the sea of fog to the Riftlands”.
Fog is another pillar of FromSoftware games, with boss areas often blocked by a wall of fog. There is also a quick snapshot of three different classes of players, and one of them has the typical wizard costume. In FromSoftware games, with the exception of Sekiro, players have starting classes to choose from which will have different stats and equipment.
Two more leaks appeared on Monday and were combined with the first two to create a nearly two-minute trailer. The final videos were recorded on a screen like the first two, but it appears to be a different location and there is no audio. More of the world is shown and, again, it looks very similar to FromSoftware’s Dark Souls games. Then, in the final leak, a character in robes appears and appears to be the antagonist of the game.
Not much is known about Elden Ring other than the small information released in 2019. The game’s director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, said that Martin created the myths and that this would be one of the greatest developer games of all time. The initial release date for Elden Ring was set for March, but it appears to have been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Monday, Bandai Namco also registered the brand name “Bandia Namco Next” according to Nibellion on Twitter. This could be the publisher’s own showcase happening soon, which would likely feature Elden Ring prominently.
Bandai Namco did not immediately respond to a request for comment.