VanSoftware President and Elden Ring creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has said he is still searching for his “ideal” fantasy role-playing game.
In a recent interview with PC gamerMiyazaki explained that despite the game’s critical success, Elden Ring, nor any other Soulsborne game, has yet to realize his vision of the fantasy RPG he always wanted to create.
“When I did interviews about Elden RingI think I said I’m still working on creating my ideal fantasy RPG,” Miyazaki said. Elden Ring It’s not quite, it’s pretty close. It’s getting close.”
When asked to explain what his “ideal” RPG would look like, Miyazaki couldn’t provide any specific design details, but said it also boils down to the fact that he already knows what’s going to happen in the game.
“It’s hard to say without giving spoilers about my next idea or our next games,” he said. “But I think one thing is not necessarily missing but makes it difficult to achieve my ideal, and that is that when I play it, I know everything is going to happen. I already know everything that is going on.
“So when it comes to enjoying the game from a player’s perspective, I’d like not to know, and if someone else were to make my ideal fantasy game, please, if that’s possible. Then I can just enjoy it as a player to enjoy.”
FromSoftware is preparing to launch Elden Ring‘s first and only expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree. The downloadable content (DLC) will release later this week and is confirmed to be the “biggest expansion yet” and will include all-new weapons, equipment, skills and magic, along with new boss encounters to be discovered in a brand new card.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree launches on June 21 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series|S, Xbox One and PC.