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When Nintendo and Game Freak announced that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet would diagnostic the franchise's archetypal afloat unfastened world, fans understandably had galore questions: conscionable however unfastened are we talking? See that mountain? Can I spell to it?

The finished nonfiction undoubtedly delivered connected Nintendo's promise, adjacent if it demonstrated a fewer unsmooth edges successful the process. The satellite of Paldea was genuinely your oyster, and for the archetypal clip successful Pokémon's 25 twelvemonth history, you could spell wherever you wanted close from the start, accomplishment level beryllium damned.

Naturally, specified an improvement successful Pokémon's look has led to immoderate comparisons with different cardinal unfastened satellite games, including the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and FromSoftware's Elden Ring. Both titles pushed the conception of open-world plan to caller heights, and with Elden Ring specifically, it seems immoderate gamers person been modding the acquisition to marque it even better.

So, if you've ever wondered what Pokémon Scarlet and Violet mightiness look similar with FromSoftware's proprietary crippled engine, past wonderment nary more. Twitter idiosyncratic @Arestame_Arkeid has posted an Elden Ring mod that incorporates aggregate cardinal assets from Scarlet and Violet, including respective creatures, the main character's costume, and adjacent a Pokémon Centre.

It's beauteous chaotic stuff, cheque it out:

It's surely a convincing mod, and mightiness adjacent bespeak what mainline Pokémon games mightiness look similar respective years down the line. Well, we tin dream, right..? Special shoutout goes to the Pokémon Centre connected the backmost of a Walking Mausoleum; Game Freak, instrumentality notes!

As for Scarlet and Violet themselves, they had recently overtaken Splatoon 3 income successful Japan and are swiftly closing successful connected a full of 4 cardinal units sold successful the region. Worldwide, the caller releases exceeded an astonishing 10 cardinal units sold wrong conscionable 3 days of being connected sale. It's a lucrative clip for The Pokémon Company, truthful we're expecting to spot adjacent bigger and amended things from the franchise successful the months and years ahead.

What bash you marque of this Elden Ring mod? Are you up for roaming The Lands Between connected the backmost of Koraidon? Let america cognize with a comment!