We’ve known for a while that George R.R. Martin was working with Dark Souls creator FromSoftware on a new game. But it may go deeper than that…
FromSoftware is one of the most respected companies in the video game industry, having produced beloved, influential hits like Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Headed up by Hidetaka Miyazaki, the studio’s game are known for two things: bone-crushing difficulty and dense, deep lore.
I’m not sure how much Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin knows about game design, but he does know his way around lore, so it made some sense when From announced that the Song of Ice and Fire writer would be working on the studio’s new game, a medieval-style adventure called Elden Ring.
“Building the world of Elden Ring with Miyazaki-san and his team was a treat!” Martin said in a statement back when the game was unveiled last year. “The graphics, mythos, and action-RPG gameplay will deliver an unforgettable experience. I can’t wait for people to see what Elden Ring has in store for them.”
So we’ve known about Martin’s involvement for a while. But according to a new interview with Miyazaki — with the aid of a translation helpfully posted at ResetEra — it sounds like it could go deeper than that:
"Elden Ring has staff from foreign drama Game of Thrones participating in development and the game has got a sort of ‘open-worded-ness’ to it with wide open areas where you can ride your horse and things, it seems there are scenes like that in the game so, well…There’s a feeling of a world here, I suppose, right?There’s pain there and form of a human perspective there are themes of racism, politics, citizenship, and so on…"
It’s interesting to hear that it may be more than just Martin helping with the development of Elden Ring. Game of Thrones certainly has the sort of talent you’d want when crafting a fantasy world. From costumers to writers to special effects artists, there are any number of people you’d be happy to have at your side.
Either that, or by “staff,” Miyazaki was just referring to Martin…but I like the other interpretation better.
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