To start, it is worthy clarifying that the leaked footage of Elden Ring isn’t a major breach. The video is just 27 seconds long, and there’s no combat or really any new revelations regarding gameplay at all. Instead, it’s just a brief capture of an Elden Ring player character, one of the Tarnished, standing at a high point in the open world and taking in all that they can see.

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As the video starts, the player sees a stone fort of some kind built into a cliff range, along with some ruins directly in front of them. On the horizon, a large wall stretches to the right and one of Elden Ring’s magical Erdtrees looms tall, with golden light leaking through its upper branches. More ruins and what appears to be smaller Erdtrees are seen as the player turns toward the right, before the pause to look at a black swamp below them. In the swamp are more ruins, as well as the husks of dead trees. A forest lies behind the player.

One other aspect of the video worth calling attention to is a pair of eagles resting on the clifftop where the player is exploring. While large, the eagles aren’t as large as the Great Eagles of The Lord of the Rings. As such, they fly off once the player gets near to them, but it looks like they could have been attacked if they wanted to. From Software loves to do fun things with birds in its games, so there may be something more to these eagles.

The leaker claims that the footage was recorded on Xbox One, which would be impressive given the steady framerate and viewing distance. It’s possible it was recorded on Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, too. The recorder also says the performance is better than it looks, but that recording didn’t capture it perfectly.

From Software fans are excited to see any new footage from Elden Ring. The leaked clip hasn’t prompted any significant reactions, however. Most fans agree that Elden Ring looks like Dark Souls, just with a jump button and an open world. They’re also laughing at the sword clipping through the player’s cape, the physics as the player walks around the cliffs, and how clumsy jumping looks. Based on these comments, it’s clear Dark Souls fans will feel right at home in Elden Ring.

Elden Ring releases January 21 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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