Painstakingly stitched together and perfect for double-checking your Sites of Grace
You’ve probably seen the decked-out interactiveElden Ringmap onMap Genie, and it can be useful on a super granular level when the time comes, but there’s also a place for a simple no-nonsense version, too. At the very least, I’m personally getting a lot out of this high-resElden Ringmap that wasstitched togetherby Reddit userEziolambo.
To put it in perspective,Elden Ring“only shows 1600×700 pixels of usable image on [the] map screen,” so they “had to take 80+ screenshots and combine them side by side.”
Even still, the effort was “totally worth it,” according to Eziolambo.
Spoilers below
No really, one of the best bits ofElden Ringis uncovering the map for yourself.
You GOOD?
High quality Elden Ring map. All grace sites. [6509×6809] [JPG] [7MB]byu/EziolamboinEldenring
I hope you aren’t inadvertently reading this article prematurely — as in, thinking you were “near the end,” so you wouldn’t be ruining much by glancing. That would be easy to do!
One of the greatest parts ofElden Ringis the way its full map sneakily unfurls piece by piece until it all suddenly clicks. I’m still wrapping my head around the clever way From doles out map fragments. They addjust enoughdetail to the world to keep you guessing.
For some players, it’s a revelation to learn that the Lands Between sprawl out far beyond Limgrave, Caelid, and Liurnia. I mean, heck, I had more or lessfully explored Caelidbefore even realizing Liurnia existed. The map design blew my mind severalmoretimes with far-off zones like the Altus Plateau, Crumbling Farum Azula, and Consecrated Snowfield.
A decade later, it’s hard to replicate the magic trick that isDarkSouls‘ impossibly interconnected world. Still, From Software really went for it again inElden Ring, and that effort was not wasted. This is the good stuff — ample fuel for an explorer’s imagination.
On that note, yes,Elden Ring‘s distinct underground areas (which were shocking in their own right) aren’t represented on this world map image. That said, Eziolambo hassince uploadeda high-res “underground version” as well. What atarnished guy!
If you’re anything like me and you’re struggling to fill theElden Ring-sized hole in your heart now that the journey’s over, might I recommend thisfive-hourDark Soulstrilogy video essayfrom Noah Caldwell-Gervais? I’m chipping away at it, and it’s mending me.
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