"Elden Ring Dataminer Unearths Alternate Opening with New Voice Lines"
A dataminer has uncovered an alternate introduction to Elden Ring, revealing that the game originally started with the player washing up on a beach instead of awakening in The Stranded Graveyard. The dataminer reconstructed a cutscene and found evidence in the game's Network Test maps, suggesting that Stormveil Castle previously had a teleport leading back to the Chapel of Anticipation. This discovery adds to the game's lore and development history, offering new insights for players as attention shifts towards the upcoming expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree.