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It's an open world boss-battler, it would be impossible to adapt without some kind of spin.
also, the movie will establish the big sword build as the canon Elden Ring build.
True there is an element of adaptation but these adaptations usually go out of their way to incorporate their new elements. It's kind of like staking their ground while not realizing the source material is popular for a reason. I think the Witcher tv show is a great example of this where little to no remixing was necessary but they did it anyway.
I think this is a real problem with a lot of adaptions, but I don't think it applies to Elden Ring.
The way it engages with its story is too uniquely video game-y; you get minimal explanations for everything that happens, and if you want to figure it out you have to search through item descriptions and cross interrogate NPCs then put things together from context clues.
It's a form of storytelling that's impossible to do in a movie, they have to completely change how the story is told or it simply won't work.
True. Tbh I don't know how you would adapt elden ring. Maybe a silent film lol