Photo of the Elden Ring branded bus

Epitome via Bandai Namco U.K. and Heisen-Bro

Folks have started to notice an Elden Ring-branded bus rolling around the United Kingdom, and it is certainly a sight to behold. It's incredibly gaudy, as it'south effectively an overdesigned GameStop preorder ad plastered onto the side of a passenger vehicle bus. Given the ridiculous nature of this thing, FromSoftware fans accept been having a field day joking about what Bandai Namco has dubbed the "Elden Bus."

One feature of the bus that has caught quite a few eyes is the quote past Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin near its front. "Information technology looks incredible," reads the quote. Many were quick to bespeak out that Martin actually worked on the game, before subsequently poking fun at how cocky-congratulatory this element of the bus is.

"[George R.R. Martin] actually just put that his ain game looks proficient on a bus advertisement," said Mothman_Enjoyer on Twitter.

Several besides joked virtually where you might end up if you lot were to board the Elden Motorcoach. "This is how you get to the Lands Betwixt," read one Redditor's comment. The Lands Betwixt is Elden Band'south primary setting. One Twitter user mused that "it plays the new surface area noise when you walk into [it]," referencing the iconic, jarring audio cue that plays when you lot come across a new area in both Dark Souls and Bloodborne.

Speaking of Bloodborne, fans of that PlayStation exclusive loved that the bus was spotted in London, which is commonly believed to have been i of the key inspirations in crafting Bloodborne's setting of Yharnam. JetHamster on Reddit photoshopped the jitney into a screenshot from the game, which left many in the r/EldenRing community amused.

One trending post by Heisen-Bro addressed the charabanc every bit the "hype motorbus," seemingly giving class to the metaphorical hype train that has existed since Elden Ring'south proclamation. Regrettably, information technology looks similar but U.Chiliad. residents will exist able to physically lath this "hype omnibus," but if FromSoftware fans' reactions are whatever indicator, there are a ton of people who sure wish they could.