Elden Ring has taken the gaming world by storm as it becomes FromSoftware's biggest launch. A few specific aspects of Elden Ring deserve particular credit for the game's immense popularity in these initial stages. The character creator is among the highly praised aspects of the recently released action RPG title.
While on the subject, the character creator has conjured a cult following of its own. Fans' creativity has reached unimaginable heights as they've created several notable characters from famous movies, TV shows, and games. These include Venom Snake from Metal Gear Solid 5, The Joker from DC Universe, Samuel L. Jackson, among several others. All these different and diverse characters only point out the brilliance of creation tools of Elden Ring.
One Reddit user has gone the extra mile and taken the character creation game to the next level. Redditor SJReaver attempted to place an iconic Star Wars antagonist into the fantasy world of Elden Ring. This is Darth Maul, the intimidating Sith Lord who wields a dual-bladed lightsaber. The Redditor shared a screenshot of his created character, which shows a striking resemblance between the two characters. Although the two characters look nearly identical, there are some subtle differences. For instance, SJReaver's creation is clearly missing Darth Maul's iconic head spikes. There are also considerable differences between the facial patterns of the two characters. Despite the minor flaws, the Redditor has undoubtedly done a superb job in recreating the famous Star Wars character in the fantasy setting of Elden Ring.
Besides player-created characters like SJReaver's Darth Maul, some NPCs are gaining the limelight as well. One particular NPC has grabbed the spotlight for having striking similarities with a fast-food mascot, with a Reddit user pointing out the uncanny resemblance between a Raya Lucaria Sorcerer and Burger King.
On the surface, it looks like fans are having a field day out there with the Elden Ring character creator, but some gamers are still getting the hang of it. There are several other aspects of the game that fans are still getting used to, and many find it a very challenging game. Recently, FromSoftware Director Hidetaka Miyazaki was apologetic to fans who find Elden Ring very hard.
Besides creating random characters like Darth Maul, gamers are stumbling upon strange occurrences in the game, many of which were recorded. One famous clip shows an Elden Ring player getting disconnected at perfect timing from online servers. The clip is undeniably humorous but also points out the technical issues the game is facing.
Elden Ring is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.