Elden Ringhas slowly, but certainly, crept into virtually every aspect of the contemporary gaming culture, and it seems that fans of FromSoftware’s latest flagship release aren’t about to stop anytime soon. In fact, another major Bandai Namco franchise has now been infected withElden Ring, and that’sTekken.
ATekken 7modder has taken to launching a hugeElden Ringmod for the game, featuring over half a dozen fan-favorite characters, such as Alexander the Living Jar and a giant lobster. The list of modded characters is every bit as eclectic as it is exciting, but not everyone seems to be thrilled about this development.
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TheTekken 7mod pack that introducesElden Ringcharacters to the roster was created by Ultraboy, and it features Melina, Ranni, Alexander, Torrent, Raging Wolf Armor, Radahn, Prisoner, Lobster, and Malenia. While the character models don’t quite fit into the general aesthetic of the game, or look like part of the DLC content included inTekken 7: Definitive Edition,Tekkendirector Katsuhiro Harada seems to be worried that people may think this is an officially-produced piece of content.
Harada believes that people will misunderstand the nature of theTekken 7 Elden Ringmodpack and assume that Bandai Namco itself is sanctioning its release, and has said on Twitter that “it’s a ridiculously well-made mod but plz stop it lol.” Much like last year’sTifa Lockheart mod forTekken 7, Ultraboy’s latest venture is a replacer as well, in thatElden Ringcharacter models are used as replacements for existing and established characters inTekken’s considerable roster. The Lobster, for example, replaces one of Heihachi’s skins, and therefore inherits his moveset.
Since Ultraboy is a known quantity inTekken 7’s modding community, and has a long and storied history of implementing all manner of character models into the game, it seems reasonable to assume thatElden Ringfans might commission further mods of the same type in the near future. The question that ought to be asked as well, then, is whetherTekken’s character models could be used to replace bosses inElden Ring. Thecurrently available mods forElden Ringhaven’t done many visual tweaks, after all.
It’s no accident thatElden RingandTekken 7are some ofBandai Namco’s finest games according to Metacritic. As they’re published by the same company, Harada’s concerns do make sense as well, as it’s easy to see why someone might imagine this whole stunt is the publisher’s way of bolstering both of its franchises in one fell swoop. Still, there’s no controlling the modding community, and it’s entirely possible that this is just the start of it.
Tekken 7is available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
