Without any doubt, one of the most exciting news we got from the E3 2021 was the release date forElden Ring, the upcoming game fromDark Souls’ developers FromSoftware. Since thelatest trailerwas revealed, we are all wondering howElden Ringwill become a game of its own, while still respecting FromSoftware’s tradition. Luckily, a new interview with directorHidetaka Miyazakihelps us to learn more about the first open-world game to use the formula made famous byDark Souls.
Talking toIGN, Miyazaki spoke about The Lands Between, the open-world we’ll get to explore onceElden Ringis released. In order to create a world that had a rich storyline in such an ambitious way, FromSoftware got the help of writerGeorge R.R. Martin, mostly know forGame of Thronesand the other novels in theA Song of Ice and Fireseries.
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With a new world to explore, comes new gameplay needs, and theDark Souls’ formula was molded to fitElden Ring’s open-world and free-roaming. As Miyazaki explains:
“Along with this new vast world, we have created a number of new action systems and game systems to enhance this, and to go hand-in-hand with the vast new world. For instance, the player can jump now, you can ride on horseback, and there’s a number of new additions to combat, which just raise the level of freedom higher than our previous games. And it all matches with the sense of scale of the world itself.”
Miyazaki also explains the themes surroundingElden Ring, which features the return of the exiled Tarnished to The Lands Between, in search of the grace their ancestors lost a long time ago. The Elden Ring, which baptizes the game, is the source of this lost grace and will be coveted by the many Tarnished that wander The Lands Between.
As with previous FromSoftware games, the story ofElden Ringis filled with mystery and there are no direct answers to the player’s questions. To put its narrative together, players will have to play the game and collects bits and pieces of lore spread in the six large areas that compose The Lands Between.
Elden Ringwill come to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on August 05, 2025. You can usethis linkto preorder the game.
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