Can You Afford To Go The Road Alone? Autonomy And Choice In The Lands Between
Chapter in Arise Now, Ye Tarnished - The Psychology of Elden Ring (pp. 68-86) Edited by Anthony M Bean, Ph.D.
Image credit: [Kaz](Arianna “Kaz” Unciano)Abstract
The world of Elden Ring is vast and merciless, and you as Tarnished are tasked with exploring and ridding the world of beasts most foul. As with other video games, so many of your choices are dictated by the various story beats to get you to the designed conclusion of the game. However, Elden Ring gives you different play styles, different weapons and abilities, and ultimately different endings depending on which beats you hit and in what order. Can you survive this wild world of the Lands Between alone or do you need to call in backup?
Josh Rochotte
Ph.D. Student in Information Science
Behavioral Informaticist - AI/ML Product Manager - Therapeutic Game Master - Certified Nerd - Infinitely Curious