YMMV / Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree

• Awesome Art: The translation of the Lands Between from screen to page is very well rendered, and the character and creature art by Nikiichi Tobita is not just incredibly faithful to the source but also very detailed and expressive, especially on some of the sillier faces that characters make and the armor and clothing they wear.
• Catharsis Factor: The manga has a moment that is deeply satisfying for players who found themselves invested in Rennala's story and feel bad about her fall from grace following her abandonment by her husband; not only is the manga's version of Rennala fully coherent and present of mind, when Aseo brings up Radagon, she goes on a richly deserved rant complaining about her ex-husband and his tendency to keep secrets.
  Rennala: And don't get me started on that man!! The more I think back, the more secrets I realize he had!! I mean, the twisted perfectionist even made Carian preceptors literally wear masks with their mouths sewn shut!! Any slip-up and he'd be off to scrub it away with celestial dew! Can you really call that absolution!!?
• Improved Second Attempt: There have been many attempts at adapting FromSoftware games into comic books, but they have all largely ranged from So Okay, It's Average to fairly bad. Road to the Erdtree, on the other hand, has been very positively received as an excellent and enjoyable adaptations, which is somewhat surprising given that it's a comedic parody. Perhaps because of said comedic nature, the manga is able to have fun with characters and not take itself too seriously, which ironically allows it to show a true love and appreciation for the source material.

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