There is a big misconception about elden rings story

[barbie]

People say ranni is a very nice lady but she is trying to end the universe by shattering the elden ring. U will see this in the dlc since ranni ending is canon

[zero]

the ring is already shattered, for starters.

nor does that end the universe? i have no idea where you got that.

also she isn't nice at all? she did assassinate someone, thats a whole thing.

her order is just about having a hands off method to the people who will be under it, let them do what they want, and she will isolate, which is the information given to you at her rise

[autismoinfinium]

Ranni ending is mistranslated from the original Japanese script. see this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS08xpL0m8U&ab_channel=Ziostorm

[𝑀𝓊𝑔𝑒𝓃]

They messed up the translation from the original japanese script

[An Irate Walrus]

The Golden Order is basically a stand-in for every religion that has ever become the foundation of an oppressive theocracy wherein the adherents believe in the structure of the church more than the god/goddess that church was built around.

Ranni seeks to break its hold. That can seem aggressive/horrifying, but change always brings an accompanying risk along for the ride.

[gonzo]

They're lucky it's a souls game and no one gives a ♥♥♥♥ about the story until they run out of things to do in-game

[CourtesyFlush09]

I think she's trying to rid the land from the influence of the Outer Gods, which is a good thing, but who knows what ushering in an age of the moon entails. Maybe it's even worse.

[Aldain]

The only misconception about Elden Ring's story is that it actually has one.

But I am biased against the breadcrumb method of storytelling so...take that with a grain of salt.

[CourtesyFlush09]

Originally posted by Aldain:

The only misconception about Elden Ring's story is that it actually has one.

But I am biased against the breadcrumb method of storytelling so...take that with a grain of salt.

It's a double-edged sword.

On one end, FromSoft not explicitly telling you the story leaves it up to interpretation and can even get the community involved to piece it together.

But on the other, it can be perceived as lazy and a lack of confidence in that FromSoft rarely seems to definitively state something story-related as fact. It's even like they themselves are unsure of what they're writing and are afraid of "ruining" it by stating something as an objective truth.

After playing these games for so long, I definitely think it's a bit of both.

[Backstabba]

She banished the golden order(A parasite) and possibly all outer gods from the lands between.

Also you literally see who broke the elden ring in the intro cutscene and its clearly not Ranni.

Ps. Ranni was never nice just the best option out of a rotten bunch.

I mean Frenzy is you getting possessed by a demon, and all elden lord endings ultimately don't mater.

Shabriri is literally the demon of blindness from jewish myth whose telling you to get possessed. Its also why unlike all other endings your locked into it if you have it unlocked as being possessed means you don't have a choice.

All elden lord endings share the same achievement which is a classic fromsoft tell for the endings all ultimately being the same.

[Dr.Acula]

Originally posted by Aldain:

The only misconception about Elden Ring's story is that it actually has one.

But I am biased against the breadcrumb method of storytelling so...take that with a grain of salt.

Careful, you will summon those that will accuse you of simply being ignorant of the brilliance that supposedly is fromsoft writing and who will then tell you that "you're simply playing the game wrong!".

[Don Lobo]

Originally posted by Aldain:

The only misconception about Elden Ring's story is that it actually has one.

But I am biased against the breadcrumb method of storytelling so...take that with a grain of salt.

Is fine, at least you're being honest about it.

[The Icecream Snowman]

A different translation of Ranni's lines makes her ending very different.

Every ending required replacing the order with a new one. Ranni intends to remove her new order from the world, allowing life to be free.

She isn't bringing darkness and fear to the world. By going on her voyage into the stars she's taking her order away, freeing the world from it. She is going into fear and lonliness, not everyone else.

So yes, Ranni's ending is the good ending.

[Toki]

The only good ending would be to go back in time to kill Ranni and prevent death growths. Would be a cool DLC
In a 100 years you'll have Godwin faces everywhere and you'll get the death status from taking a walk. Current endings = the world is more or less broken, and you have the power or she has the power. She is the most evil character in the game because she is short sighted and does big things without thinking.

[McJiggy]

Ranni simps don't have a brain

[NotForMe]

Ranni, is not good, nor evil, Ranni is Neutral.

Ranni sees the mistakes of the gods and demi-gods, and knows the status quo wont lead to anything, and takes steps to make sure that things will change.
The player is just the final catalyst of change, but she would have succeeded sooner or later without us.

I wouldn't say any ending is 'good'.