Summary
AnElden Ringplayer has encountered a hilarious glitch that makes the Tarnished’s face look warped. Interestingly, the player is able to reproduce this issue inElden Ringby performing a certain combat move.
FromSoftware’sElden Ringis one of the biggest games to come out in recent years. Not only has the action-RPG shipped tens of millions of copies so far, but it also swept the award shows in the year it launched, memorably securing2022’s Game of the Year title. As a result, a multitude of players still dive into director Hidetaka Miyazaki’s world of the Lands Between every day and get immersed in the adventure. While playing so muchElden Ringcan enable some players to truly appreciate the game’s richly constructed setting, on another day it can also lead to them stumbling upon glitches, which may be hilarious or ugly, and sometimes both.
On Reddit, user XenoVerity posted a video that showed theirElden Ringprotagonist Tarnishedgetting a funnily contorted face right after executing a specific attacking move. The clip showed the player doing a certain action time and again, only to see their Tarnished follow it up with the same goofy face in each of those instances. The attack animation involves the Tarnished jumping into the air, before slamming down on the ground in a ball of flames and getting back up with the glitched face that lasts for barely a second.
Elden Ring Player’s Tarnished Gets Wacky Face Due to Glitched Animation
While a glitch in the protagonist’s animation can definitely be annoying, the very short duration of this particular issue doesn’t do too much harm to player immersion. While performing the move that triggers the goofy face glitch, the Tarnished’s back is usually faced towards the player because of theaction game’s third-person view. Hence, there is less of a chance that it will be a noticeable issue during gameplay. Regardless of the unimportant nature of the glitch, theElden Ringcommunity on Reddit had a good laugh about it. Several comments joked that the Tarnished’s scrunched-up face looked as if the character had licked a sour lemon. Another user quipped, “That’s the concentration face for that move.”
Since releasingElden Ring, FromSoftware hasn’t slowed down, launching a highly-rated expansion calledShadow of the Erdtreeearlier this year. Although there is no official word about more story content for the game, theremarkably positive response toShadow of the Erdtreesuggests that fans would welcome the decision if things were to change in the future.
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ELDEN RING, developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin. Danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to date. Hidetaka Miyazaki - President and Game Director of FromSoftware Inc. Known for directing critically-acclaimed games in beloved franchises including Armored Core and Dark Souls.George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire - A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
