Shadow of the Erdtree was Richard Charles Lintern’s first video game role.

He recorded for five hours, plus a follow-up session a week later.

I didn’t know the game… and I didn’t know his status.

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But when I walked into the room, his status was very clear, very clear immediately."

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He said, “[It was] comparable with characters in Shakespeare that I’ve played and stuff.

People were taking it extremely seriously.”

Players can summon Lintern against Bayle, a massive dragon, inan emotional highlight of the DLC.

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Do you fight alongside me?

How does that work?"

Lintern has worked as a theater actor with the English National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree was his first video game role.

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