Trailer LORE Breakdown | Elden Ring NIGHTREIGN

[@SmoughTown]

Thanks everyone for watching my take on NIGHTREIGN - let me know your thoughts in the comments below

[@GravelordWrust]

Crazy you've already got a lore vid on it. 😂😂

[@6thhistory]

@@SmoughTown I just want justice for Dark Souls 2. Or perhaps... redemption?

[@Lumofi]

I have read that the characters of this game have stories and seek redemption. Since they bring bosses from other games, I have the feeling that the characters also come from other games. For example, the blonde lady in the trailer reminds me of Lady Maria's set and animation, and the hawk-man reminds me of the statues in The Flame Tower of Heide. But maybe I am reading a bit too much into it.

[@sebastianmorin9780]

So a parallel world/timeline where the Nox actually got their Night Lord

[@6thhistory]

@@johnmalone1407 it's not an rpg, it's a roguelike spin-off.

[@jeffethegamingadvocate2821]

The Nameless King popping up out of nowhere is messing with my head

[@shadyjoker27]

apparently the lord of night is yanking bosses form other form games and throwing them to fight us... pretty cool ngl

[@BanishedHand]

Audience: "That's The Nameless King!" Fromsoft: "no it's not. That's a totally different boss called the Titleless Emperor. No similarities here."

[@maxwilliams6199]

@@shadyjoker27 in short.... another multiverse

[@FloppeyPyro]

Same.

[@fenb13]

EVERYONES HERE!!

[@Romeox1994]

Everyone is laughing - till an AC shows up with a health bar

[@XraynPR]

"Parry this, you filthy casual."

[@elionswhitestripes]

"I won't miss"

[@jakobbinkley]

Wait they should actually do this

[@Mohmar2010]

The smallest enemy in AC is the size of rahdan AC's are no joke

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

I've always thought a full speed modern AC would be an insane but cool souls boss, especially if you can parry it's melee attacks. I would also like some non-AC stuff to show up, like CEL-240, though considering 240's funnels are each bigger than malenia, I'm not sure how plausible that would be lmao

[@ScythosMusic]

Lothric and Miquella gonna be tag teaming us on their chad bro's

[@rainbowkrampus]

Lothric and Miquella will combine at the torso and chase us around like a royal revenant that casts holy magic.

[@Dressyone223]

Two femboys teaming up to kick our ass

[@ScythosMusic]

@ that Is Horrifying

[@ScythosMusic]

@ will they…….. dual wield 😉😉

[@DonData-cw3ww]

@@ScythosMusic🤣🤣😂😂😂 SIR !!

[@DJAlphaOmega]

Limveld is originally where Godefroy the Grafted hails from. He really was the missing link!

[@thenox6081]

oh my god

[@jesuslejesus9051]

Whaaaaaaaaaat?

[@Urd-Vidan]

.....omg, that actually answers ALOT of things.

[@Reverie_xo]

Someone call Rata, Godefroy is real

[@rilm9173]

Then would the nightreign world be the evergaol dimension?

[@should_296]

The nameless king Jumpscare is something no one will soon forget

[@taistelusammakko5088]

The lore implications are actually insane this time

[@MataNuiOfficial]

The lore gymnastics on that bad boy are gonna be crazy

[@LeggoMyGekko]

Gymnastics just take a little mental flexibility, that’s all

[@MataNuiOfficial]

@LeggoMyGekko """"a little""""

[@Hemoclysm]

*slaps roof* i can fit so many contradictions in this bad boy.

[@octosalias5785]

I mean when you have a door open to the Abyss all things are on the table

[@Dhieen]

there's no lore, they just mixed everything together

[@thunderbanditau2759]

Ludwig the accursed pouncing out of nowhere would be insane

[@d0b13L37]

Would be quite funny if you were able to fight all of bloodborne bosses on pc via this game, but i doubt Sony would allow this as they own bloodborne ip

[@lordcraigdragneel136]

There is a boss that looks like ludwig at 7:40

[@austinluther5825]

​@lordcraigdragneel136 Looks like a Tree Sentinel on top and the hind legs of a horse on the bottom. Definitely a possible Ludwig inspired enemy.

[@Flat_3_6]

@@d0b13L37 sony has intentions of buying fromsofts parent company so there is some hope

[@pillarmenn1936]

@lordcraigdragneel136 That's just a centaur dude

[@Steinhjem]

Ranni and her consort, the Lord of Night gunna be the final boss duo for sure

[@DankyKang96]

ITS NOT CANON! Why won’t you people listen?!?!

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

@@DankyKang96 I mean, the fact it's not cannon would be the perfect way to have some aspects of the endings show up in the game?

[@goldenjasper]

LMAOO

[@sse12345]

Imagine ranni wrap her 4 arms around her consort like how miquella does to radahn

[@McNeck-wy3vb]

Or If you want a Boss Duo, why Not Lord Gwyn and Godfrey.💪⚡

[@Addam_]

I sorta like the idea that when Marika shattered the Elden Ring it was the equivalent of a *Dragon Break* in the Elder Scrolls Universe, which then gives rise to this game.

[@themaniae4803]

Is possible Placidusax generated that space beyond time using the Elden Ring... so Shatter it possibly could create different reality.... Marika keeps do damages even a game later.

[@Khann_2102]

Love this theory

[@805Peej]

Don't you mean shattering Mondain's Gem of Immortality?

[@Dattobayo]

So the director says explicitly that the events in this game will be non-canonical to Elden Ring. In other words we can consider the Dark Souls/Bloodborne connections are just fan-service.

[@SmoughTown]

Yeh pretty much - all lore will be self contained to this game alone

[@verdanteridium]

​@@SmoughTownThe trolliest thing they could do is put actual Elden Ring lore into this game now, but none of us can use it because of the non-canonicity of the game itself

[@harryhazza626]

They really should have made this clear from the trailer , it didn't give us much info tbh . (+ Dunno if you saw it but the centipede demon is here too)

[@xsubzerox3412]

​​@@verdanteridiumI do think there is lore we can use, the interview states that both the games tie in with a common history, the shattering war, where they diverge is in the modern day story and how its focused on this new night lord. (Who is responsible for the dark souls bosses popping into the lands between for what ever reason) But if there's any lore relating to pre shattering, then we could take it as cannon to both games

[@ksh2596]

I'm kinda disappointed

[@nightshadehelis9821]

Righteous Smoughtown, you have my gratitude. You have given me the answers I needed. But I can hardly fathom it.

[@SmoughTown]

Haha thanks my friend 🙏

[@HallstaR35]

Queen Marika has high hopes for us

[@_xaazz_9761]

1:42 the chests in the artwork look like chests from dark souls, seeing as how bosses from the other games are returning, perhaps mimics are as well

[@m33p0]

"perhaps mimics are as well" - oh my god, i can hear the screams now. 😆😆

[@simonealcazar816]

Those chest where already in Elden Ring, they were just very rare and only appearing two times in the game.

[@radmanstan413]

I hope so, seeing Elden Ring noobies blindly opening chests to get eaten would be HILARIOUS

[@_xaazz_9761]

@@simonealcazar816 You’re thinking of the ensnare chest’s that warp you to different locations, and theres 3 not including the one cave that has like 8, mimic chests are fake chests enemies from dark souls that will eat you if you open them

[@simonealcazar816]

@@_xaazz_9761 You are mistaken, the chest that teleport you are Elden Ring exclusive. The ones I am talking about the three you find in the game, the one in a ruins with an Omen Killer and perfumers, the one near the entrance to the Leyndell Walls in a tower and one in a dungeon. I am familiar with Dark Souls, and like I said those chests already existed in ER. Whether they decide to reintroduce mimics for this game is up to them.

[@goldenjasper]

I wonder why we can't see the Erdtree even once in the trailer, but in the end there are some branches of a giant white tree visible on the background (11:58) Edit: I think the Erdtree is actually slightly visible at 3:46

[@JimboCruntz]

We're getting an updated Ornstein and Smough aren't we...

[@digitdude1375]

Ah…

[@kamuymamushi5877]

The Storm King of Stormveil riding the Storm Hawk Vs The Nameless King riding the Storm King drake That's a PEAK LEGENDARY FIGHT

[@froggie610]

One thing of note for this trailer. The ending scene where the doors are located look very similar to Dark Souls 2's Tomb of Want. Could this be connected to the Bearer of the Curse who had transcend the cycle of the world? Often people take this to signify that the DSII protagonist is the strongest protagonist, but it might be more true now more than ever if he can take people from entirely different ip's into Elden Ring. Aldia does say that where the Bearer of the Curse now is within no path beyond the scope and reaches of light and dark. Perhaps he had found his answer here? Idk this might be an absurdly outlandish lore implication. I can't wait for this game to come out!

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

Maybe. I always thought of the Chosen Undead as the strongest, though, since he manages to succeed in the strongest period of the world that we ever see lore-wise, with everything after decaying and weakening due to the dying Flame.

[@Smeik2901]

It's already confirmed the lore is entirely cut of from any of the other games and is completely self-contained.

[@froggie610]

@@Smeik2901 Go figures. I knew it was a long shot.

[@withoutme1918]

I thought the same thing when I saw the door! Maybe the Night Lord is the bad ending for the Bearer of the Curse lol

[@TacoTheAbysswalker]

I hope were gonna see Gael😭🙏

[@Primogenitor.]

I would be funny if he would be the last boss before you face night lord when the world is in ruins and everyone is dead

[@pillarmenn1936]

@@Primogenitor. Imagine if he is the Night Lord. Night CAN also be synonymous with Dark Lord in Dark Souls

[@BlahBlah-wp9gr]

so many possibilities, not only lore wise but this also means fromsoft is willing to experiment more with the soulslike formula.

[@sirith9157]

Imagine if Nightlord is just another title for the Dark Lord or Lord of Hollows. No idea why, but overall esthetic and coloration remind me of Lord of Hollows ending from Dark Souls 3. Maybe we just completely broke timeline there? . _. And it honestly looks like we're getting way more polished playstyles than mashing r1. Let's hope at least...

[@Lunchbox4medude]

Ornstein and Smough Godskin duo duo would be crazy lmao

[@abyss1138]

Don’t give them any ideas 😂

[@TangoKnight]

At 9:43, the boss that gets attacked is seemingly the Centipede Demon

[@lars2456]

Give me Darkeater Midir in the Lands Between and I'll be happy

[@mkdmc]

Parallel world or not, there are clearly things that catch my attention. The “fire” that takes over is the same shade as the putrescent knights fire (deep blue). So if they share the same history I imagine we’ll get a few more puzzle pieces. also there are giant shadows walking over limveld that seem to match up nicely with titan corpse sizes.

[@jakubchalupa8510]

I hope the final boss will be just Radahn again

[@LeggoMyGekko]

I would cry

[@Mr.Starlight_gaming]

MIYAZAKI, GIVE ME PRIME PRIME RADAHN AND MY LIFE IS YOURS

[@billyredman994]

I hope they just put another femboy on his back, one on each shoulder

[@АрунАрун-н9о]

Waiting for that Radahn rematch 🙏🙏🙏

[@MacDaddySnuggles]

Ngl if they did it a third time and made it even crazier it might be badass af and be considered a from soft all time classic

[@johncrondis4563]

Soulslike roguelite is literally the genre i have been wanting next. Hyper light Breaker is delving into this as well, so 2025 will be pretty dope.

[@zerozone5848]

Soulslike Roguelike, what a timeline we live in.

[@johncrondis4563]

@zerozone5848 hahaha for real

[@golDroger88]

Hyper Light Breaker is woke. The studio literally worked with Zoe Quinn on Solar Ash. Avoid like the plague.

[@johncrondis4563]

@@golDroger88 If the game itself turns out solid and fun I don't really care about the political stance of the devs

[@Smeik2901]

​​@@golDroger88Bro some SJWs are not the Nazis or ISIS. Idc who this guy works with, unless it's the devil himself. If the game is good, they did it right.

[@rinskithehero]

there's a video on IGN that goes a bit more in-depth into what the gameplay is going to be like. the reviewer only had 6 hours to play and couldn't take any b-roll but there's a ton of info in there. definitely seems like a spin-off, because there's a ton of mechanics that haven't been in any fromsoft games before. a more bite-sized, rogue-like game where time is a factor.

[@SmoughTown]

I’m here for it - I think this is a great idea as a self contained experiment

[@lordpen7126]

On thing I noticed is the character that does the parry/deflect at around 2:16 in the original trailer has a long Malenia arm. Probably each character will have unique mechanics like that. Kinda cool

[@nerdherder9340]

If it is characters cast out from other worlds, seeking redemption, could one of the classes be a fragment/daughter of melenia like millicent?

[@WaterFlame3030]

You already have a lore video about the trailer? Truly, I stand in awe of your genius, Smoughtown.

[@SmoughTown]

Too kind my friend! Hope you enjoy my take

[@WaterFlame3030]

@@SmoughTown Your take was awesome. Thanks for the video!

[@GoodsVibesOnly]

Would be wild if we got some of the most iconic souls series boss fights but with some mix ups maybe a bloodborne and sekiro boss appearing together to take on the Co-op trio like Ludwig and The Demon Of hatred would be a bad ass boss combo

[@SmoughTown]

Yeh I’m excited to see what they will do with this experiment

[@simonkisielewski3327]

Im mostly suprised about duke dearest freya making an appearance despite of being a ds2 boss, which gives me a hope to figbt ivory king and fume knight

[@YEY0806]

I'm also surprised that Centipede Demon is returning, like out of all the DS1's bosses you chose to highlight Centipede Demon?

[@krishnansubramoni7801]

Remember Margit's dialogue after we beat him? "Cower in fear of the night...". And all the Night exclusive bosses that only show up at night for unknown reasons? Even though they are meant to be separate continuities, there is a good chance we might get some pseudo answers to those.

[@thatguywesmaranan]

geoff: "😱😱😱" also geoff: "ok, calm down... i gotta talk about this..."

[@SmoughTown]

Heart went to the roof

[@thatguywesmaranan]

@@SmoughTown brother, i just got home from my shift... please don't make me go back to the hospital again... 😂😂😂

[@SmoughTown]

@@thatguywesmaranan😂I apologise!

[@cadonser1861]

I feel Margit being the leader of the night watch or whatever his knights are called might have something to do with him being there? My only correlation is the word “night” but I think there could be something

[@Jakespyderbyte]

Finally, Dark and Darker but Elden Ring

[@MoongemVAA]

Heres my idea; Dark Souls 3 doesn't confirm your choices in Dark Souls 1, and I think any potential sequel to Elden Ring would do the same. Therefor, all the endings to Elden Ring can be expanded on as spinoffs that are both canon and noncanon. I believe Nightreign will follow up on the Age of Stars ending, and after removing the Greater Will's influence from The Lands Between we find out *why* its called "The Lands Between" as the other Souls game converge. Similarly to DS3, I wouldnt be shocked if the Nightlord has a boss name like "Consort of the Stars", or, "Consort of the Night". There is no need to make a character in this game, because we already made the antagonist.

[@Vrdds]

Hold up wait a minute this man is onto to something.

[@Arc-ug7dc]

There’s no reason that final line had to go that hard 🔥

[@taistelusammakko5088]

This would be great, but they said only thing common with "canon" er is the pre-shattering lore

[@MoongemVAA]

@taistelusammakko5088 oh, yeah. I wrote this with that in mind. My thoughts on it are; 1. "Time is Convoluted" 2. Miyazaki also said nothing else Elden Ring related was cooking, like, last week. We have to keep in mind that saying anything about whatever lore this *does* include would be a huge spoiler, given how this community is. Don't get me wrong, this idea could be wrong, but it also doesn't contradict anything as of yet!

[@KimJungGooner]

Ooh, that would be interesting

[@RockingRavine]

5:23 The forces: money. While I am leaning towards optimism for that spin-off, it surely is just using the IP as a marketing tool and as a mean to reduce development costs (since the engine/models will likely remain very similar to that of the original game).

[@KimJungGooner]

Yeah, but it seems cool so I'll probably buy it.

[@12Mparry]

Saw the nameless king turned off my computer and ran around my neighborhood

[@ksh2596]

As someone who loves roguelikes, roguelites, and obviously Souls games, I'm kinda excited, but disappointed at the same time because it isn't a sequel, nor a proper Souls game

[@justsomeannoyingredpanda]

It's 2:00AM for me and I'm trying to sleep, but I'm already addicted to any news and analysis 😭

[@jaxzn9976]

She reign on my lord til I night

[@blakeblanderson]

I nighted all over her reign

[@Maliketh_the_BB]

The night king is probably St Trina's consort, considering both have dark blue/purple colour scheme, which usually shows that they are connected somehow. Also night is when you go to sleep, and considering that the night part of the map is where you die, death is essentially eternal sleep.

[@DylNewman]

Honestly, I’m more curious and cautious than excited. This could be the turning point for souls games if this gets popular. I’m hoping it’ll just be a cool lil spinoff while we wait for another “true,” fromsoft game.

[@aboveaveragecat44]

2025 is looking STACKED with games

[@SmoughTown]

Gonna be a big one!

[@zerozone5848]

We got Monster Hunter: Wildin', Elden Ring Roguelike, Doom Dark Ages, Witcher 4, Borderlands 4, and fucking Subnautica 2. All that's missing to make 2025 THE year for gaming is Silksong. Im exluding GTA 6 since i don't play the series

[@senjai77308]

And possibly Lies of P DLC Still no silksong tho

[@ScythosMusic]

@@zerozone5848 still no Elder Scrolls

[@ValyeriasCorner]

ahahahahah I knew you'd drop something about this! Lets Go!!

[@SmoughTown]

Haha I couldn’t resist 😂

[@Definitely4lex]

Absolutely love the idea behind this next chapter. I absolutely buy into the Nox being the source of this, with the "Nightlord" being the Lord of Night that they were banished for trying to create (assuming this is a reality in which the Nox succeeded, it makes sense that the GW would have tried to banish a culture who were a multiversal threat). DO they anywhere specifically use the words "non-canon"? a separate story doesn't have to not be canon after all, and we know the Nox ultimately didn't succeed to raise a Lord of Night, so is this perhaps the story of how those events unfolded?

[@ZarMationStudios18]

I’m worried we might be taking the whole “parallel world” thing a bit too literally, especially since we’ve had so many multiverse stories over here in the West these days. I’m personally banking on this being officially set in the Elden Ring canon - but simply somewhere else in the timeline, either before the Tarnished’s arrival or after. The fact that the Shattering still happened in this game kinda makes me think that

[@ZarMationStudios18]

Replying to myself lol - but all the Nox and Night imagery is making me think we’re getting told the story of how they invoked the Greater Will’s ire. What if they actually did create their own Lord… and it was the Nightfarers who quested to stop them.

[@ZarMationStudios18]

Ahh… okay, replying to myself again, and I finally saw the interview quotes specifically stating “other worlds.” Gah, I don’t know how I feel about that… maybe I’m a lore purist 😅

[@ahmadabusamra9785]

Holy Moly this one is big. First off,The fact it has,at least,the same events of the Shattering as ER may help us more when it comes to the Lore,learning some Vital info for the main game may be possible,though the interview suggests they won't focus on that too much. Also,the Night lord might be one of,if not the Most powerful character we have seen in Fromsoft games as of yet. Considering we "seek redemption",and that the Night lord is seemingly Warping reality/changing the landscape and needs to be stopped by us,maybe we have a connection to them ? I'm kinda hopping it'll be an original boss/character,but I won't mind a reused figure from ER or even other games. Hopefully Ludwing and other BB characters make an Apperance,and oh boy is this game intresting.

[@ahmadabusamra9785]

In addition,I find it intresting that its Margit used here,not Morrgot. Maybe this is one of the changes in lore/story the Director stated

[@Mr.Starlight_gaming]

When i thought night lord. My mind immediately jumped to the age of darkness from the souls games. Perhaps this night lord is a player who chose to let the flame die.

[@ahmadabusamra9785]

@@Mr.Starlight_gaming to avoid my yapping Tldr; I think what you said very plausible. That's actually an Intresting conclusion,but I think lord of Darkness would have been a better title. However,the Night lord is still a bit Different,if very similiar,to Lord of night. If this was any other game,I would have brushed it off,but this is Fromsoftware we are talkinf about. So I'd say your propasition,or that the Night lord is from BB.

[@kimashitawa8113]

​@@ahmadabusamra9785 I think saying Margit instead of Morgott might just be to avoid spoilers for people watching this that haven't played regular Elden Ring yet

[@xsubzerox3412]

​@@ahmadabusamra9785 I dont think that's really a lore change but rather a lore consistency, nobody and not even us learn about morgott until we invade leyndell, considering limveil is just the limgrave area, its normal to continue calling him margit, the fell omen.

[@BurntToast487]

This isn't really important, but veld is dutch for field. So, instead of it being Limgrave, it's now just Limfield.

[@HokeyBugle]

I really like the way the parallel timelines thing. We get a “new” story without as many of the restrictions a directly related game would have while also (in theory) learning more about the original game through their shared history.

[@SmoughTown]

Same - I approve. Means we can enjoy the self contained lore for what it is

[@HokeyBugle]

That said, I’m a bit apprehensive about the DS tie in. Not making any judgements yet but on the surface is feels a little corny

[@YEY0806]

​@HokeyBugle I'm wondering if Bloodborne elements and enemies would also get added in considering its owned by Sony

[@corneliusdwyer1824]

Honestly I'm considering this game as something like Fromsoft Smash Bros. Like I'm obviously going to dig into the lore but I don't think it will have any canonical implications for the other games. It will be fun, but it's mostly an excuse to do cool things and have fun.

[@captainlastname1932]

My man smough with the lightning fast turnaround. You're the best, man. Not sure how I feel about the format but it's a whole new game so...that's cool right??

[@SmoughTown]

Thanks my friend. Totally appreciate that - I think for people who are unsure about it, I would just say that a) it’s non canonical so it won’t impact the base game lore and b) it’s a way for FS to experiment with some new ideas and mechanics

[@Twinterfang]

you missed the centipede demon!

[@SmoughTown]

Haha I did!

[@anonymousmurphy]

Here’s my cooking: Seeing how this takes place in a parallel universe or “shard” of TLB, I’m thinking the tragedy being referenced by the Fire Keeper-looking character is some kind of Shattering calamity that splintered similar shards from other parallel FromSoft universes and brought them closer together. The Nightfarers/Seekers of Redemption are inhabitants of those parallel universes that got tossed out and ended up in this interstice, maybe drawn in by the Fire Keeper to prevent a greater disaster from unfolding. So the player roster will have, let’s say, a Dark Mage from DS3, a Cainhurst Rogue from BB, a Pharis Archer from DS1, a Tarnished Warrior from ER, and so on.

[@sanityplusmilkshakes]

Procedural generation is not usually something I like, but I'm always happy to have my preconceptions.... shattered.

[@CheeseBallFilms404]

An Elden Ring co-op rougelike type game sounds awesome

[@_thebigsteve]

This completely shocked me. I honestly have no idea what to expect, but the flames, the white door, and some of the details I've heard about your teamates having to attack you to revive you during the fight suggests to me a connection to destined death, and likely the gloam eyed Queen with the color scheme. All in all though I'm very curious and we are in for a lot of interesting info.

[@kimashitawa8113]

I thought that maybe the Night Lord is maybe a supposed consort of the Gloam-Eyed Queen. The story might not be canon to Elden Ring itself but all events until the Shattering is canon to this game so maybe they might pull some parallel world shenanigans like "oh what if the Gloam-Eyed Queen wasn't defeates by Maliketh? What if she had a promised consort?" I also see a lot of Storm Lord motifs in this trailer, definitely the player character with the bird head has some ties to him or maybe even is him.

[@Morrov]

They dropped this, The Witcher and the big Helldivers update so early on, this was a damn good show. I'm super excited for all of it, especially with how fun Seamless Coop has been for me and my newbie friend recently (he's all in already lol)

[@anaguma90]

This was so out of left field but now the initial confusion has worn off it looks really good!

[@ryssue]

Everyone is laughing until they throw you into a Capra demon's sized room full of rot, and agaisnt the Bed of Chaos

[@jetstreamvlad9060]

This was the best possible thing to wake up to this morning.

[@SmoughTown]

I hope you enjoy my take

[@simeonanderson2437]

This is legendary see you guys on this.

[@Bkayplays4270]

Looking forward to the mods that remove the battle royale elements and let you explore at your own pace

[@funnyname6169]

It’s gonna be a long wait for this to come out

[@805Peej]

The three-headed dog reminds me of the statue in Maliketh's arena. The clean lines of the Elden Ring are also intriguing.

[@Scowleasy]

Remember, only the things you like are canon ;)

[@SmoughTown]

Amen!

[@elymX]

Man I hope the gameplay is similar to monster hunter where you can just easily coop with other players and even see them in safe areas like towns or the round table that would be really cool

[@EdwardAwkward]

This is awesome!! but I just know Sony gonna pull out the “Pre Order On PlayStation5 to receive instant access to the Ludwig and Gehrman boss fight” shit

[@bloppyzefish6932]

Oh a portal connecting the worlds , probably.

[@waltersullivan2727]

Something I can’t stop thinking about is there’s a lot of focus of night and darkness in the trailer. When the 3 players open that white gate we see a dark energy emanating out along with the following dialogue about a “Night Lord.” With the involvement of the past Souls games all I can think of is Night Lord = Dark Lord, I believe this dark energy could be The Abyss.

[@zaboomafool1911]

So all those fortnight messages I found in Elden Ring were onto something

[@js46designs76]

The mist that comes out of the big white door looks like Nito's Miasma, so could the Night Lord somehow be related to him? I think it'd be cool if he somehow was.

[@choirbell8895]

I’m going to be honest, as fun as this gameplay looks and as much as I adore Fromsoft (my favourite developer of all time), this kind of feels like a sellout. Miyazaki has always firmly stated that the stories & universes of their various games/franchises were separate. They were spiritual successors of each other, yes, but they were not sharing a world. This game is veering too far into Marvel Multiverse territory for my comfort and feels like they’re just ripping assets they already have/that fans already recognise & have an emotional attachment to so they can be like “gotcha!” I know Miyazaki has expressed an interest in putting his own spin on a multiplayer/battle royale game in the past but he isn’t even directing this. Fromsoft has been one of the only AAA developers that seemed to go against the grain and deliver their artistic vision unhindered. Their franchises are the only major games I play that have never had microtransactions, cash shops, etc. There’s no way this game doesn’t feature microtransactions. Outfit & weapon skins, new characters, etc. I realise this is par for the course in today’s market but that’s not a good thing and seeing Fromsoft go down this modern, corporate direction is concerning. I’m happy they at least stated this to be a parallel world and thus has no effect on the lore/story of elden ring and we can essentially ignore its connection to past fromsoft titles but it just feels wrong. This is not their style at all and I feel kinda crazy for having these concerns because I’m seeing nothing but hype from the rest of the community. I thought Smough might have a bit of criticism mixed in with excitement but this video didn’t touch upon any of the red flags I see for this direction of the company. All this being said I’m definitely playing the bird character because they look sick as fuck.

[@hauntedgameboi]

Couldn’t have said it better myself

[@leem1986]

You are summing up some of my initial thoughts on this. As excited as I am for more Elden Ring related games, it seems to be skirting with aspects of live service and hero-based games like Marvel Rivals, etc. As soon as I saw the "ring of fire" closing in I was worried we were getting an Elden Ring Battle Royale! I'm sure there's a market for that but it's not my cup of tea. Still, I can see it being fun and the faster pace with new move sets look cool.

[@grimmarielle7205]

Bro the director said that the game doesn’t have micro transactions. He said you buy the game and get the full package

[@choirbell8895]

@@grimmarielle7205 I never read this but that’s good to hear. I’m a little skeptical on that as this has all the bones of a live service multiplayer game.

[@cheeseblast]

The level of disingenuous takes in these comments is unreal. This is FromSoft not EA. Stop the cap.

[@kaldorei0160]

I LOVE YOU SMOUGH! So many hours of quality content to listen of this beautiful universe.

[@SmoughTown]

Love you too! Thanks so much for the support!

[@jakobbinkley]

The lore for this could actually be really interesting

[@SmoughTown]

Yeh I’m definitely going to cover it

[@EduardoNicoleit]

Interesting that the Omen can appear randomly, since they have a connection with dreams and nightmares; We can see them having nightmares in game.

[@Spherex]

Super excited. From genuinely treat lore with the respect it deserves which is why they are appreciated.

[@KakarotGamingXP]

It really does make sense now...it confirms what we have all been thinking...one kingdom built over another...over and over again....traversing through a hunters dream which leads to all worlds.

[@IzkiraSilverwolf]

The blending of things and convergence seems lore accurate considering in Ringed City all the buildings seem to be collapsing into each other when things are ending.

[@VeryScarySmile]

10:30 ELDEN RING IS THE DARK AGE OF HUMANITY CONFIRMED????

[@Knirrax]

I see it more like after DS3 and the universe collapsed in on itself and the dark soul was reforged at the end of time, the painter painted a new world with that dark soul. That painting being the lands between

[@justsomeannoyingredpanda]

While the lore isn't supposed to be taken all that seriously in this game, it's still fun to theorize about. My current theory about where we are is that the game takes place inside the world of evergoals. The blue of the flames reminds me of the light coming from the crack in the ground at evergoals. So maybe to redeem ourselves and escape, we need to defeat others who are also trapped in with us, just like how they work in Elden Ring. Maybe the evergoal world is like a realm for the dead, and that would explain all the bosses and enemies we see that were all defeated before in their own tume and place, but still converge in the realm of the dead.

[@rafsandomierz5313]

Seems spot on since the flame used to make the arena smaller is that of putrescent knight. It looks similar to evergaol as well.

[@Melqhii]

Maybe in this timeline, the Nox succeeded in their blasphemy. The Greater Will didn’t notice it in time to cast them underground, and their Night Lord overthrew the Golden order and slew their gods (and maybe used the divine gate of Enir Ilim?). Perhaps what we see happening in the world is a side effect / overflow of the fearsome rite they used to gain the power to stand up to the Greater Will

[@FoxBatinaHat]

There is mention of a "Ominous Rift" in Elden Ring's game. I suggest reading the Sorcery spell "Eternal Darkness" , which gives a real good link between the fall of the Nox and the Shattering. And this sort of spell 'forbidden' in sorcery as a result.

[@Romapolitan]

I have a theory that the way it's not canon but still might be relevant, is that it's a dream world. And the characters you interact with contact you through a dream. It would also make sense that they reiterate on the memory of past battles idea from Sekiro in that way. That way tons of the stuff that logically doesn't make sense, like the world changing every time or meeting characters from past games might make sense and it would still be a seperate "non canon" story. It also might tie in into the Nightlord stuff. Edit: commented before watching.

[@nemesisundead83]

The bird transport doesn't look like a spell you can cast, kinda looks like a auto travel spot, like it's on a track that goes from point a to point b, also noticed that they are active while not being around it, more like while fighting, so we might be able to use it during combat, only from those set points though, but man I can't wait to play this game

[@jacobferrera1777]

Those large shadow figures must be the giants of ancient.

[@dev4159]

The more you learn about this game the more promising it sounds.

[@Unleasheddragon]

I think a major thing to note is that all these dark souls enemies are coming from across all dark souls games in the timeline. This immediately makes me think of the weird time and space anomalies associated with the abyss. Maybe our Lord of Night culprit is tied to the abyss in some way.

[@jarnedecock_AI]

normally, Miyazaki had rthe idea to have the Night Cavarly just appear anywhere on the map to stalk you when it was night. But this was too hard to do with AI so they just were put in fixed places to patrol. Hence why Margit says "Cower in fear of the night, the hands of the fell omen shall brook thee no quarte" as he commands the Nights Cavarly to hunt you. I think they are building further on this

[@TheoneandonlyRadicles]

One thing I do want to point out is the round table hold’s burnt look while still having the grace in the center. This could mean that some carian force had won over the forces of gold and has become the dominant force over the lands in place of the golden order. Clearly I couldn’t be Ranni because she wants to just peace out, so maybe Rennala, Rellana, or even the snowy crone could be responsible for raising a lord of night. This is pure speculation though.

[@matthewtaber9635]

"The way I see it, our fates appear to be intertwined. In a land brimming with Hollows, could that really be mere chance? So, what do you say? Why not help one another on this lonely journey?"

[@benwil6048]

The Duchess is the dagger lady; The Guardian is birdman; Mage was The Recluse of something

[@svnifx3757]

I'd like to think that The Night Lord is just our tarnished from the base game who chose the Ranni ending. This is just speculation, and I'm sure other people have also come to the same conclusion, but the door that is opened at the end of the trailer that spews out that black mist could have once been the door that lead into the Erdtree. Although, the door is unlike any I can remember, and the only thing I'm going off of in this theory is that the bark around the door, and the tall branches seen at the top left side of the screen just before the group opens up the door.

[@VictorIV0310]

Greetings, Smough

[@johannjorsh3334]

I'm honestly really excited for a gameplay-focused Elden Ring, specially with the new skills we've seen, I don't fully understand if you can still build up your class with different armors and skills but hopefully you can

[@joeshmo101]

Although it's made clear this is an alternate reality from the canon game, I hope this game will give us more lore info that relates to the canon game. Also I kind of got the sense that the Night Lord is actually an Elden Lord who took an alternate Nox route. You can see that the Erdtree turns white and the branches/leaves glow white too when they enter the Erdtree (the Erdtree changes appearance whenever we as Elden Lords change the way of the world). Maybe the preset characters we will play as now are tarnished who have to stop the new Elden Lord (technically maybe our og character from canon game) after they have the Elden Ring and stop the changing of the new world (this is why it's time sensitive or sm)

[@night.panther4870]

It could be interesting if this was before the reign of queen marika and as we defeat the night lord we separate the worlds that are collapsing Like its after the events of ds3 but before queen marika

[@cartboardstump2527]

I just remembered Margit says, quote: "I shall remember thee, Tarnished. Smouldering with thy meagre flame. Cower in Fear. Of the Night. The hands of the Fell Omen shall brook thee no quarter". I find it interesting, that he says "cower in fear, of the night" and now we are in a night realm and Margit is threatening us. Is he somehow aware or already a part of the night realm/Limveld? Was he maybe already serving the Night Lord from the beginning?

[@ATC43]

I really really dont think we should be taking anything lorewise seriously frrom this game. Its not Canon and was simply approved by Miyazaki as a way for a new Director to try their hand at a totally new Genre of game for the company. I think if we try to fit stuff from this game which is mostly focused on the gameplay and roguelike elements into what we know about ER proper it will simply muddy the waters. There's literally characters from Fromsoft's other IPs and Elden Ring not once alludes to the idea of there being overlap with Dark Souls. From and Namco own the IPs for these games so they can reuse those assets and enemies without worry and to fill out the game world. And the best part is is doesnt need to make sense with regards to the greater Elden Ring lore because they can call it a spin off/parallel world. I really hope loretubers dont go down this slippery slope of trying to fit lore from a game which is essentially Fromsoftware's Metal Gear Survive into the canon story...

[@NA-ke9sl]

This. It's just an experimental multiplayer game, the lore isn't a concern.

[@samuel.jpg.1080p]

The mental gymnastic to make sense and try to fit this game into canon is so baffling. The director himself said this is non-canon and is purely focused on gameplay. It's just an experiment for the team, so we should just treat it so

[@muliph3633]

Almost as if this is also a form of the age of dark. I am so excited for the game. Also interesting to mention the photos. It also seems like the rannis ending could be canon in this world.