George R. R. Martin was an necessary a part of constructing Elden Ring’s world, and it looks like FromSoftware can be open to related collaborations sooner or later.
Whereas there nonetheless aren’t actually all the various specifics concerning the precise work that Martin did, he is clearly been billed as the individual that set the foundations for Elden Ring. It is one thing that units it aside from different FromSoftware titles, even when it would simply be a little bit of a PR transfer. Bandai Namco is outwardly interested in working with fantasy author Brandon Sanderson, however whether or not that is in any respect associated to something FromSoftware or not is not clear, and the writer himself is open to the concept too. In a current interview with GameSpot (thanks, GamesRadar), recreation director Hidetaka Miyazaki was requested about the opportunity of one other related collab, which he appeared very open to.
“One of many large value-adds of Elden Ring is, in fact, George R. R. Martin’s contribution by way of the lore and the mythology, and it is among the very distinctive factors that different From Software program video games haven’t got,” Miyazaki defined. “When the workforce was capable of begin unpacking his lore and his mythology, it was an enormous stimulation for us, and it was one thing that on the event aspect, we do not get to expertise that always. So there was quite a lot of enjoyable by way of the world-building and world-setting and making an attempt to decipher and depict after which translate that to what gamers see on display.
“So if we’ve the prospect to work with one other main creator, I feel we’d positively be open to exploring that due to how distinctive the expertise was, each on the event aspect in addition to what gamers skilled.”
As a part of the identical interview, Miyazaki additionally touched on whether or not or not he is keen on a Dark Souls or Elden Ring movie, and in one other interview he additionally spoke of his interest in making a traditional JRPG (simply do not count on an Enchanted Arms sequel).
