Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki says that the FromSoftware crew will proceed to make “increasingly attention-grabbing video games” as he sends because of George R.R. Martin and the groups at FromSoftware and Bandai Namco for his or her work placing Elden Ring collectively. The fantasy recreation took house the ‘Final Recreation of the Yr’ award on the fortieth anniversary Golden Joystick Awards, with Miyazaki accepting the gong from hosts Laura Bailey and Troy Baker.
Miyazaki begins his acceptance speech with a thanks to “everybody who has performed and supported Elden Ring.” He notes that FromSoft’s “willpower to make video games, and the superb circumstances that permit us to take action, are all because of our gamers, and we’ll by no means be capable of thanks sufficient for the assist you’ve given us.”
He additionally makes particular point out of Recreation of Thrones author George R.R. Martin, who collaborated with FromSoftware to create the overarching world, lore, and mythos for Elden Ring early in its growth. Together with being among the finest open-world video games lately, the care that has gone into its world and characters is instantly obvious and one other key motive why it has stood out, and Miyazaki says that “Elden Ring merely wouldn’t have been doable with out that mythos.”
Miyazaki calls George R.R. Martin’s work on the sport an “unimaginable incentive” and says that it opened up new floor to the crew, thanking him for his writing. He goes on to talk of his “utmost appreciation and admiration for each member” of the groups at FromSoftware and writer Bandai Namco Leisure for his or her work.
In closing, Miyazaki has a remaining message for Elden Ring gamers. He says that “It feels odd for me to say this when receiving such a prestigious award, however we absolutely intend to maintain making increasingly attention-grabbing video games, so I hope you possibly can proceed to carry excessive expectations of us going ahead.” It’s actually honest to say that FromSoftware all the time manages to do one thing distinctive with every new launch, but it surely’ll be attention-grabbing to see whether or not his phrases mark a extra notable departure within the vein of titles like its 2018 VR launch Déraciné.
You may watch Hidetaka Miyazaki’s full acceptance speech for the award as a part of the Golden Joystick Awards (through GamesRadar):
Whereas we haven’t but heard about Elden Ring DLC, the current Elden Ring replace 1.07 introduces a number of new hints that we’d discover out extra quickly – maybe on the upcoming The Recreation Awards. Within the meantime, try the very best Elden Ring builds in the event you’re caught for concepts on easy methods to finest tackle all of the Elden Ring bosses that stand between you and the title of Elden Lord.