Skyrim or BOTW: Which Is Elden Ring More Like?

Elden Ring is FromSoftware’s biggest game to date. It draws influence from other notable open-world games, such as Skyrim and Breath of the Wild.

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Elden Ring, FromSoftware’s upcoming title, received a new gameplay trailer recently. To those who have played other games made by FromSoftware, it looks as if Elden Ring plays a lot like the Dark Souls trilogy, and seems to be a spiritual successor. It will no doubt be difficult, have excellent combat, and have bizarre bosses. Elden Ring uses some of the same animations and gameplay concepts as found in the Dark Souls games, but it is different in many key ways.

Most notably, Elden Ring features a vast open world for players to explore and likely die repeatedly in. This is new territory for FromSoftware. While previous games like Bloodborne and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice featured vast worlds with interconnected zones, they were not true open worlds. To make Elden Ring, the developers drew inspiration from other open-world fantasy games.

Though there are likely many games that inspired elements of Elden Ring, there are two notable examples which are clear influences: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Both games are incredibly popular with millions of copies sold. So, which one more inspires Elden Ring? Players can find out by looking at what makes the two games special.

Skyrim Inspirations in Elden Ring

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was originally released in 2011, just a few months after Dark Souls launched. Both games were popular, but Skyrim beat Dark Souls to win Best RPG and go on to win Game of the Year in the Spike Video Game Awards. Even a decade after its release, Skyrim is still in the top 100 games by current player count on Steam. Players will soon be able to get their hands on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition, releasing on November 11, 2021. From what has been shown so far, Elden Ring will undoubtedly draw some inspiration from Skyrim.

Though Skyrim takes place in a fantasy world, its setting is inspired by ancient Nordic culture. That is something Elden Ring shares. Immediately apparent is the giant tree which serves as a handy way to navigate the open world in Elden Ring. It calls to mind Yggdrasil, the world tree from Norse mythology. Some of Elden Ring’s armor and weapon designs also hint at Nordic influences. Even Dark Souls had a few influences like this – one notable example is Great Grey Wolf Sif, who is inspired by Fenrir from Norse Mythology.

One of the bosses encountered in the trailer was Godric the Golden, a guy with too many arms and too many fingers on his multitude of hands. He is a demigod and rules from a giant castle that the player must infiltrate. He has a cloak featuring a Nordic knot pattern, though other cultures have similar designs.

There are more influences from Skyrim than just its historical inspirations – the open world design factors in as well. When players explored the world of Skyrim, they could stumble upon random encounters with enemies, including dragons. The trailer for Elden Ring showed an encounter with a dragon as the player rode through the world on horseback. It’s unknown if this is a random encounter or a set one for when the player enters the area. If it is a random encounter, then that will be a new addition to Elden Ring. Previous games by FromSoftware always had enemies spawn in specific locations.

Then there are the dungeons in Skyrim. They are good selling points of the game because many are excellently designed, though there are criticisms to be made. Considering how massive Skyrim is, some dungeons feel very similar to one another, but there are some incredibly unique ones, and many contain lore about the world that can be uncovered while exploring them. Elden Ring’s developers undoubtedly looked at the dungeon design in Skyrim and asked themselves how they could improve upon it.

The trailer for Elden Ring shows some of these dungeons, and they look great. They feature deadly enemies, dangerous traps, and poor lighting, meaning the player needs to use a torch or other source of light. Some have multiple entrances and pathways, meaning players can use tactics that fit their characters best to conquer the dungeons.

Breath of the Wild Inspirations in Elden Ring

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is another game that won awards when it was released in 2017. It won Best Action/Adventure, Best Game Direction, and Game of the Year. It should be noted that Breath of the Wild isn’t strictly an RPG, though it does feature many RPG elements. It has a gigantic open world and combat is a major part of the game, so it’s a safe bet that Elden Ring takes note of its successes.

There are many elements of Breath of the Wild that won’t make it into Elden Ring. Cooking has never been a part of the Souls games before, and it’s unlikely to start now. Breath of the Wild also has numerous puzzles, many commonly found in the shrines scattered throughout the world. FromSoftware is known for difficult combat encounters, not puzzles. It’s unlikely that players will see much of that in Elden Ring, though there may be a few puzzles.

The inspiration that Elden Ring seems to take the most from Breath of the Wild is its world design. Breath of the Wild takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. There was a major event that destroyed parts of the land and affects it to the current day. Considering the ruins that dot the landscape in Elden Ring, it seems that many bad things have happened before the current day. Regrowth is slowly happening, with forests and rivers flourishing.

Another inspiration is the weather. At one point in Elden Ring’s trailer, the player rides through a thunderstorm, with lightning striking the ground nearby. This was one of the things featured in Breath of the Wild and has been iterated on in other games that it has inspired, such as Genshin Impact. Perhaps Elden Ring will have foggy areas, sandstorms, hail, or other deadly natural elements. Having the world itself be an enemy the player must overcome is an exciting prospect.

From what has been revealed so far, it seems that Elden Ring draws more inspiration from Skyrim in most regards – but luckily not combat, which isn’t Skyrim’s greatest strength. The open-world itself seems to take many inspirations from Breath of the Wild. In any case, fans of either game who have not played a FromSoftware title before still have a lot to look forward to when Elden Ring releases.

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