Elden Ringreleased in February 2022 and quickly became a worldwide sensation. The game was FromSoftware’s follow up to the popularDark Soulsseries, which meant that the game not only had a large dedicated fan base upon release, but many players that were interested in getting into theSoulsseries now had a new IP to dive into.Elden Ringquickly became the bestselling game in FromSoftware’s repertoire.
It is unsurprising then, after such a boom in popularity, thatElden Ring’s influence has extended outside the realm of video games.Elden Ringreferences have begun to crop up in unexpected real-world locations like restaurant menus, andElden Ringfans online have enjoyed sharing these finds with each other.
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The latest unexpectedElden Ringreference to be found has been shared online by a Reddit user named ED935, who spotted an elaborate reference to the game in the design of the climbing holds on a rock-climbing gym wall. The intricate design seen in the Reddit user’s photo will be instantly recognizable toElden Ringfans as the main logo of the game, and in the lore this symbol is theElden Ringthat gives the game its title.
Clearly, there is a bigElden Ringfan working at this particular rock-climbing gym, who decided to createan intricate real world tribute toElden Ringin the placement of climbing holds on the wall. Appropriately enough for the game, it would be a rather difficult climb up thisElden Ringsymbol despite its numerous holds. This is because the bulk of its interconnected rings are made out of the smallest holds, which are usually only meant for foot placements.
In the game, thisElden Ringsymbol is meant to be the combination of all the different powerful Runes which the player is tasked with collecting. Despite its intricacy, thisElden Ringsymbol has been popping up in other places after being lovingly recreated by fans of the game, and one suchElden Ringplayer even put the design on their graduation cap. The Reddit user says that this particular rock-climbing route didn’t have a name, but fans in the comments of the post have quickly served up some suitable pun names, such as “Elden Cling.”
There are many examples of video game fans creatingreal world tributes to their favorite games likeRed Dead Redemption 2. But thisElden Ringrock wall design is an impressive achievement from whichever dedicatedElden Ringfan designed it and took the time to put it together. It is also an impressive way to make use of 100 or so spare yellow climbing holds.
Elden Ringis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
