No. You're thinking of Shadow of Mordor/Shadow of War. Except those were J.R.R. Tolkien-themed Arkham Asylum games. Elden Ring comes out of the post-apocalyptic Japanese fantasy mythos.Miyazaki named Shadow of the Colossus, The Elder Scrolls, The Witcher 3, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as design influences for Elden Ring. He credited the tabletop role-playing game RuneQuest, and the novels The Lord of the Rings and The Eternal Champion as inspirations for the game's story.No. Elden Ring certainly has no Tolkien-licensed property, and in my opinion, it doesn't have much in common with Tolkien's work at all.

What universe is Elden Ring in : Elden Ring is meant to be a standalone universe. Proving the shared universe theory is very hard to do, however there are two constants that have been in almost every single Souls game. The first is the Moonlight Greatsword. It has been in every Souls game and has been in Elden Ring and Bloodborne.

Is Sauron in Elden Ring

Elden Ring players can now embrace their inner Dark Lord as a new mod adds Sauron from The Lord of the Rings into the game.

Did Lord of the Rings inspire berserk : Tolkien's fantasy epic has also inspired manga artists in Japan including but not limiting Kentaro Miura of Berserk and Hiro Mashima of Fairy Tail; both of which have stated in interviews that The Lord of the Rings was one of the primary inspirations for them in creating their respected series.

Elden Ring takes the fundamental DNA of those games — the sensitive mechanics, the creepy yet compelling aesthetic, and, yes, the difficulty — and suffuses it throughout a third-person open-world setting (in layman's terms, that means you're a little guy running around fighting enemies).

Elden Ring is not based on Lord of the Rings. Like most modern fantasy, it does draw some inspiration from LotR, but it's its own totally separate universe. Elden Ring isn't in the same series as Dark Souls, either. It does have similar game play though.

Is Elden Ring a myth

Much of this backstory is original, from the minds of writer George R. R. Martin and director Hidetaka Miyazaki. However, both writers are fond of using real-world history and mythology as their inspirations, meaning that Elden Ring draws on plenty of folklore and religion in its setting.Elden Ring is made by the same developers who created Dark Souls, but it is a different game. It has its own story (from what I understand) and its own game mechanics. It is not just Dark Souls with a different name.The events in Dark Souls 2 could not have happened without all that happened in the first game. And even though there is not much impact on Dark Souls 3, there are many connections to it and the original Dark Souls.

Godfrey

Despite this, Godfrey is referred to as the first Elden Lord, being the first consort of Queen Marika. After Godfrey was banished from the Lands Between, King Consort Radagon left his wife Rennala and returned to Leyndell, becoming Marika's second husband and taking the title of second Elden Lord.

Who possesses the Elden Ring : Queen Marika the Eternal

The current vessel of the Elden Ring is Queen Marika the Eternal. The consort of an Empyrean takes the title of lord, the consorts of the vessel of the Elden Ring are known as Elden Lords.

What has LOTR influenced : The Narnia film trilogy adapted from the novel series by Tolkien's friend C. S. Lewis were produced due to the popularity of The Lord of the Rings. George R. R. Martin acknowledged Tolkien influenced his Game of Thrones TV series and novels about medieval fantasy, while speaking about a movie about Tolkien's life.

Is Dark Souls actually inspired by Berserk

Miyazaki, the game's director, was a fan of dark fantasy work, particularly Berserk, which heavily influenced the world and character designs in Dark Souls. Dark Souls includes numerous references to Berserk, from similar character designs to nods to iconic weapons and armor from the manga series.

As of December 2023, Elden Ring's monthly number of peak concurrent players had declined to 88 thousand.But while each individual block and attack may not be mechanically difficult, Elden Ring can require a lot of focus and endurance to chain moves together into a successful battle (or series of battles). That's especially true when multiple enemies gang up to attack you from all sides.

Is Elden Ring canon to Dark Souls : There are dragons, aloof demigods, the undead, and a general sense that the world is winding down, etc. Oh, and poison swamps, lots of poison swamps. Those commonalities are, however, more down to FromSoftware's development choices. There is no official connection between Dark Souls and Elden Ring.