whatsnewbois9814: Soulslore Seekers at the end of every lorethrough:
"There is no path. Beyond the scope of light, beyond the reach of Dark... what could possibly await us? And yet, we seek it, insatiably... Such is our fate."
goosemanVEVO: "What does it all mean!? You choose to be nothing!? AAAAA-" - Odin
borisdragosani7584: I just think that one of the greatest themes of Elden Ring is fate. Ranni seems like a perfect examples of rebellion, but she is based on Loki from norse mythology. Loki killing baldur and beginning the age of men was not an act of rebellion. Loki just thought it was an act of rebellion, because he was a rebellious chaotic person. But the death of baldur was written into the fate of the world. It was always destined to happen by the greater will of the universe. I almost wonder, did Ranni really even avoid her fate? If the two fingers haven't been in contact with the greater will in millenia, then how can we be sure that severing herself of her two fingers would even sever her fate from the greater will. I honestly think that the death of Godwin and Ranni was written into the fabric of fate. So Ranni's act wasn't a rebellion against fate, but Marika's sealing of the rune of death and trying to save the demi gods was the actual act of rebellion. Trying to rebel against a fate that she knew she couldn't stop. All in hopes of saving her children and ruling forever. But, no matter what Marika does, Ranni will always kill Godwyn and, as Ansbach says, the world will change with the rising of " a lord not for gods, but for men." The age of men begins, lead by a witch who wants to give everyone their freedom. Their are so many other cool ties of norse mythology and fate in elden ring, but i am convinced that this is the most interesting.
TheDudeLebowski: I am just here to say that I am so happy that after one year that my xbox died with Dark Souls 1, a technician managed to repair it and I can replay it again
SereTheDoggoUwU: Fallen angel mohg goes hard
Iittlebird__: Smoughtown!!!! Another upload that made the day a little brighter. I hope you're well and thank you for all the hours you've kept my mind quiet
hhowdy: It’s impossible for SmoughTown not to produce a banger, it can’t be done
RedBeardDaProphet: I always refer to the game as Miyazaki's Prophecy of Fire, if we always fight, the world will burn. Frenzy, or even fighting a literal manifestation of peace, crucifying people for their shortcomings, conspiring to greatness, will always end in naught, a Tarnished victory even.

That being said, you nailed it brother, thank you.
draw2death421: Damm i just have to say thats probably the coolest thumbnail ive seen!
timbenton450: The vast majority of games, even quite good ones, touch on themes in such a simplistic and even amateurish way.

Then there is Miyazaki, who can stand toe to toe with literary greats when comparing thematic intricacy and restraint. If there was ever “pop” art deserving of scholarship, it’s Elden Ring.
elizacogen711: The thing I always think about with regard to miquella and how he creates a perfect world at the cost of the NPCs autonomy is that it's the good ending. not that it's the best ending for elden ring in particular, but that it's the good ending of every other rpg-- you as the player make all the "sacrifices", all the npcs love you, and you walk away from the game to never think about them again when you're congratulated and told everything worked out.
graceggale: Thank you for this; I hate to pit two bad bitches against each other but I recently became disillusioned with Vaati because he kept refusing to engage with visual and textual metaphor; at least this was the case last I checked in on him with his AC6 vid which was super disappointing.
jameswhitaker3016: Have recently gone deaf, dedicated subtitles would be a nice addition.
ZeronesZG: I would add that the DLC is particular deals a lot with parenthood; especially rejection.

The Greater Will abandoned Metyr and by extension the wider world; almost certainly sowing the seed for the Frenzy Flame and it's truth. Marika abandons basically all her children, rejecting them for flaws outside their control. Forager Brood are likewise abandoned by Malenia, who rejects them, even when it was her explicit choice (to unleash the Scarlet Rot) that gave birth to them. Just a long chain of people being abandoned or rejected by their progenitors.

Oct 27 2024

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