We don't know when Elden Ring will be released, but at least we know that there is an actual game along with a stylish announcement trailer; a very brief snippet of footage leaked from the Elden Ring trailer gives us our first look at the gameplay of this title. We were able to.

The latest information comes from the Video Games Chronicle, where journalist Andy Robinson presents leaked footage of Elden Ring, which includes gameplay footage of the upcoming From Software RPG. For legal reasons, he is not allowed to publish parts of the trailer, and for similar legal reasons we cannot embed it here, but snippets of the video are currently spreading on social media.

In the trailer for "The Elden Ring," we hear an ominous voiceover about the "Elden Ring," which is also the title of the game. More importantly, we get our first glimpse of the game's combat. Fantasy warriors fight humanoid enemies and giant fire-breathing dragons on foot and on horseback, using melee weapons and magic spells.

While combat on foot is similar to From Software's "Dark Souls" series, this is the first time the company has tackled mounted combat. From the snippet in the video, it seems that mounted combat will be an option in large, open areas. The levels in "Dark Souls" tended to be a bit more narrow and self-contained.

Whether we can read anything else from the trailer is debatable. The completeness of the video suggests that Namco Bandai is preparing to announce something soon, but Microsoft denied that Eldenring will be on display at the company's showcase on March 23.

The Elden Ring trailer could still be part of another event or a surprise announcement on its own. However, as of yet there is no hard evidence that we will see the trailer in an official setting.

Nor is there any information about a release date for this elusive game. When Namco Bandai first announced Elden Ring at E3 2019, fans suspected it might be an excellent PS5/Xbox Series X launch title. Now that the console launch is over, the only official information about the game is still the first trailer.

In any case, fans have good reason to be intrigued by The Elden Ring. It's a collaboration between "Dark Souls" director Eitaka Miyazaki and fantasy author George R. R. Martin. (Fans point out that this is not the first time Martin's project has stalled after the initial excitement.)

In any case, there is no doubt that "The Elden Ring" is more than just a pre-rendered work. But if you want to see this game in any substantial way, you will have to keep waiting.