One of the strongest draws to many FromSoftware titles involves mixing and matching different armor sets and weapons, to the point that the practice of playing dress-up has become known as Fashion Souls. Thefashionable armor setsinElden Ringare no different from this extension of the gameplay, even if this latest title still lacks a functional photo mode to properly show a player’s style off with.
While there isn’t exactly a consistent way for players to take photos, one fan has figured out a way to use a common gesture to take selfies in some specific locations. The trick isn’t exactly the kind that would work across every open field inElden Ring, although it can be used in most dungeons and boss arenas.
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The specific gesture in question is “point up,” which is one of the first ones that players start the game with. to make this gesture look like a selfie, all the player has to do is line the camera up against a wall or other structure and push their character forward to fill the frame. When the player gets the angle just right, the gesture pushes the character’s arm outside of view and gives off the impression that the camera is in their outstretched hand. It isn’t exactly a truephoto mode inElden Ring, but it does look like one.
In the pictures shared by the original poster known as Limgrave on theElden Ringsubreddit, the player shows off a few characters that appear to be portraying the in-game people known as albinaurics. With pictures of these outfits both taking the selfie and standing normal, the gesture adds a bit of character to the screenshots as they turn toward the camera and bask in these locations. It’s a small addition that gives a sense ofstyle to playingElden Ringthrough only a simple gesture.
Without a dedicated photo mode, these tricks can sometimes be the only way for players to mess around with different ways to take screenshots. Considering how much effort went into the designs ofElden Ring’s toughest enemiesand most fashionable armor, it is a surprise that the best way to take pictures like these is to find workarounds with gestures and level geometry. Still, screenshots like these that utilize something so simple to completely rework a picture just goes to show the ingenuity ofElden Ringplayers as they overcome whatever obstacles the game throws at them.
Elden Ringis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
