reimagines the typical moody and existential fromsoft aesthetic into something much more fractured, surreal and exciting.

landscapes of rolling green pastures are violated by sudden, violent juttings of cliff faces, and bathed in an unnatural autumnal glow. lakes shrouded by mist and dense with trees are tightly enclosed by dramatic, thin strips of cliff overlooking a vast ocean. regions so marred by war and pestilence that the sky runs blood red and the landscapes are pocked by mutated tumors.

there's probably stuff to be said about fatigue from too many of these games over the last decade, but it really can't be overstated what an incredible piece of visual fantasy elden ring is, how beautifully, horrifyingly, and quietly evocative it is. a masterpiece