Warning: This article contains spoilers for the story of Shadow of the Erdtree, so if you haven’t finished the expansion or at least made it to the final boss, you might want to do so before reading on.
When it comes to the story told in Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree is a bombshell. It focuses on one major character who wasn’t actually included in the base game–Miquella, one of the demigod children of the goddess Queen Marika–but whose presence cast a long shadow on events. Of all the demigods, Miquella seemed like the most virtuous, and the most tragic.
Creed III- Latest Trailer, Cast, And Everything You Need To Know About The New Rocky Franchise Movie
Since 1976, the Rocky franchise has been quintessential American mythmaking. The tale of a washed-up, down-on-his-luck boxer, who had a one-in-a-million shot to become champion of the world, won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. And although the subsequent five sequels were nowhere near as critically acclaimed, they cemented the Rocky Balboa character in pop culture, as an All-American hero that would beat up the bullies and take on the Soviet Union single-handedly. It was cheesy, jingoistic, and ridiculous, but in a way that audiences loved, especially in the 1980s.
After six Rocky movies (the last of which was a prolonged, redemptive apology for the fifth movie), most moviegoers thought the Rocky franchise was finished. But in 2015, we got Creed, which star…