Confused by 'Elden Ring's' story? Let us explain.

"Queen Marika was driven to the brink," says the story trailer, as a consequence of Godwyn's death. This leads to the shattering of the Elden Ring, an act seen and performed by a mysterious person in the game's announcement trailer from 2019. The rest of the story from the game's intro cinematic is pretty straightforward. After the shattering, Marika disappeared from The Lands Between, and her demigod children were left to fend for themselves. They chose to go to war for the remaining, shattered pieces of the Elden Ring, fighting for power.