Elden Ring is a 2022 video game where you play as a warrior exploring the Lands Between, an ancient country blasted by war and want. A brutal conflict tore this world apart before you arrive, and it's your goal to rule over what's left.

Elden Ring is both light and heavy on story. Your hero character is basically mute, and the various monsters, gods and demigods you encounter along your way only offer cryptic hints about what happened and what it all means. A lot of the particulars must be puzzled out from item descriptions and other clues.

And yet the atmosphere is thick enough to swim in. That's why fans are still obsessing over the details years after the fact, and why there have been rumors of an Elden Ring movie pretty much since the game came out. There's been no official word on a film, but plenty of whispers,...