Joy and pain: Fans react to George R.R. Martin’s new video game project
When George R.R. Martin was named as a story consultant on FromSoftware’s action role-playing game Elden Ring, some A Song of Ice and Fire readers blinked. Desperately awaiting the release of the last two books in Martin’s series, The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring, fans saw his Elden Ring participation as an unwanted distraction from completing his epic fantasy novels.
Let’s see what the internet has to say, shall we?
ARE THE LAST TWO BOOKS HIDDEN IN THIS GAME?
— Cultural Appropriation Raiden (@CulturalRaiden) June 10, 2019
George R.R. Martin: I am definitely totally finishing up my books. Been so busy with them. Just crazy how I am focusing entirely on those books
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) June 9, 2019
Also George R.R. Martin: Okay, so i made a new dark souls
ME: Bandai Namco and From Software are making Elden Ring with George R.R. Martin THAT'S PRETTY COOL
— Rus McLaughlin (@rusmclaughlin) June 8, 2019
ALSO ME: We're never getting Winds of Winter. pic.twitter.com/r8aTlQGQzO
Heh. Sometimes the best way to fight despair is with humor.
“George RR Martin has been co-developing a new video game!”
— Adam Cann (@Adam_Cann) June 8, 2019
Those of us now desperate for Winds Of Winter: pic.twitter.com/7BHlAcCRZX
Is Martin truly procrastinating, or is he just taking his time? It’s taken him longer and longer to complete each book in the Song of Ice and Fire series, with the wait for Winds being the longest yet.
george rr martin: I want to tell a story about warring nations, intricate politics, and human strife
— Nathan Grayson @ The Game Awards (@Vahn16) June 9, 2019
hidetaka miyazaki: ok but only if they're fighting over a weird ring made of hands
george rr martin: ...sure? pic.twitter.com/ueCBOXvnpT
Meanwhile, some fans are more…well, they have unique viewpoints:
I can smell the tears of #GoT #GameOfThrones fans finding out that instead of finishing “A Song of Fire and Ice”, George R. R. Martin has been making a game with @fromsoftware_pr ...I can’t wait... #EldenRing #XboxE3 @xbox #Xbox pic.twitter.com/tLneM4njGM
— Scott Porter (@ScottPorter) June 9, 2019
While gaming fans rejoice:
So this is why George R. R. Martin will never finish A Song of Fire and Ice... I'm into it though. #EldenRing
— Casey DeFreitas (@ShinyCaseyD) June 9, 2019
For those wondering what George RR Martin's involvement is in #EldenRing, it's a lot more than just consulting -He pretty much wrote all over-arching lore. This is going to be amazing! pic.twitter.com/XtPPn2y3uA
— Gav (Miracle Of Sound) (@miracleofsound) June 10, 2019
Magic times people! Miyazaki and George RR Martin. Magic times.. pic.twitter.com/b0xX0snaYC
— Raf Grassetti (@rafagrassetti) June 9, 2019
George R R Martin, not content with killing all your favorite characters, now teams up with From Software to kill you too
— Larryzaur (@Larryzaur) June 9, 2019
Neither Eldin Ring nor The Winds of Winter currently have a release date. It’s anybody’s guess which ones comes out first.
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