Micha Deckert | 02/25/2024 – 4:57 p.m
Players have always had divided opinions about “Dark Souls 2”. However, “Elden Ring,” released in 2022, would not be the same without the controversial title, believes its director Hidetaka Miyazaki.
While the titles from the Japanese developers of FromSoftware Although they benefit from a large fan base, there are also some “black sheep” who don’t get as much love from players as other games. The one that was originally published in 2014 can also be used for this purpose „Dark Souls 2“ count, which was published in the expanded version “Scholar of the First Sin” in 2015.
In an interview, Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director of “Elden Ring”, spoke about the controversial game. He believes that “Dark Souls 2” was good for FromSoft's Souls series and that his ideas “carried the series forward”.
According to Miyazaki, Dark Souls 2 is most similar to Elden Ring
“As for Dark Souls 2, I personally think it was a really great project for us, and I think without it we wouldn't have had many of the connections and ideas that drove the rest of the series forward.” said Miyazaki in the interview. The director stated that “Dark Souls 2” is probably the game in the Souls series that is most similar to “Elden Ring”. It is also the only game in the “SoulsBorne” series that Miyazaki did not personally direct. This job went to Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura.
But the different people responsible would also be an advantage that would ultimately have pushed the series forward. “We were able to give a different impulse, have different ideas and make different connections that we might not have had otherwise. “You really can’t say whether and how the series would have continued without Dark Souls 2,” Miyazaki continued. “I think it is very likely that we will see new directors in the future. If we do that, I would like to step back from the oversight role and give them full leadership and control of these projects. I think this is really the best and easiest way for her to develop in this environment and with these new projects.”
FromSoftware recently released this first gameplay and the release date The “Elden Ring” expansion “Shadows of the Erdtree” was released. The DLC for the popular role-playing game will be released on June 21, 2024. It is not yet known whether this will be the first and only expansion for “Elden Ring”.
Quelle: GamesRadar, TheGamer
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