I find it truly shocking how little has been said of the gender politics in Elden Ring. There are books worth of things to say, but prima facie: both godheads in the Lands Between (Marika and Miquella) are transgender, and both are destroyed in tragedy because of it.
Justin WallaceNever has a man directed more vitriol more beautifully. Souls games in general, and Elden Ring in particular, are proof positive that Miyazaki flat-out hates his audience. There's no other explanation for such beauty being used to relentlessly beat you to death.