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Elden Ring originally began on a beach, datamine shows

Elden Ring originally had a different starting point that had players washing up on a beach in Limgrave. At the beginni…

At the beginning of FromSoftware's epic, players battle the Grafted Scion and, whether they win or lose, then fall to their death before waking up in the Stranded Graveyard and exploring the Cave of Knowledge. Cross referencing with the Network Test build, there's a Japanese note reading "(disable) respawn point for game start". What's more, this could've bypassed the grand, let's call it Breath of the Wild, moment as the player opens doors out into the great expanse of the world.

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