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Game director Hidetaka Miyazaki is a very well-known figure in the gaming industry right now. Gamers everywhere can’t help but appreciate his efforts over the years. He gave gaming a brand-new genre, which is now commonly known as soulslike. And to take things even further, FromSoftware is now almost synonymous with the term soulslike. And this popularity was established long before theElden Ringwas a thing.
Ever since his first game,Demon Souls, Hidetaka Miyazaki has worked primarily on soulslike titles, barringSekiro.Fans do not see Sekiro as a soulslike. But does he get pressured by his fans to keep working on these games, or does he still want to work on soulslike games?
Hidetaka Miyazaki reveals his opinion on soulslike genre after the success of Elden Ring
When he was working onDemon Souls, no one was expecting that title to be successful. Once it was finished, the playtesters were not very enthusiastic about dying and losing their souls again and again. Publisher Sony too decided that this game was not worth their time, as they wanted anElder Scrollskiller, not a super hard JRPG.
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ButDemon Soulseventually became a cult hit. The word-of-mouth for this game was so strong that people in the West were importing Japanese copies ofDemon Soulsto try it out. And that’s how this genre finally saw the light of day.
After some time,Hidetaka Miyazakiwas given a chance to work on a game calledDark Souls. This was the game he worked on from top to bottom, but this one was developed with a time constraint. Due to this, its later half was not as good as its start and mid. Still, it became successful and kicked off a franchise.
He then went on to work on the first-ever Soulslike game, which actually gave him full freedom, both in budget and creativity. This game was none other thanBloodborne,and it was a massive hit. To this day, some fans call Bloodborne the best game in FromSoftware’s catalog.Dark Souls 2was also released just a while before Bloodborne, but that game was directed by Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura.
It is pretty evident that for most of his career, Hidetaka Miyazaki has worked on soulslike games. And when he decided to do something different, that being a massive open-world game, that too ended up being an open-world take on his ownDark Soulsseries calledElden Ring.
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After making so many soulslike titles, one must wonder if Hidetaka Miyazaki might be tired of this genre. He was even asked this a while ago, and hisanswer was pretty straightforward“We don’t like to feel pressured by what other studios are creating, or what is considered the next big game, or the next big Soulslike. We simply want to continue to make games that we enjoy in our own way.”
He was then asked how he and his team feel about being called the creators of a brand new genre; he simply said,“We felt a little bit honoured, but also there was a lot of trepidation there. We thought ‘is this really ok? Is this really what we are making? And is this really what we want to be known for?”
Let’s be pretty honest here: when FromSoftware decided to make games that were not soulslike, they were pretty good. Be it Sekiro or Armored Core VI, there’s no pressure, Miyazaki; you do you, and your fans will be there to support your work.
All the eyes are on Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Whatever might come in the future, currently most ofElden Ringand FromSoftware’s fanbase is focused onShadow of the Erdtree.This DLC was announced a while ago, and fans only got its first trailer very recently. The DLC would bring a brand new area to the game and add a significant amount of lore to an already expansive story.
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Only after this DLC’s launch can fans expect to find out what FromSoftware will be working on next. Let’s hope it’s the open-world iteration of Bloodborne.
Rohit Sejwal
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Rohit Sejwal has been enthusiastically playing video games for over 15 years and has been writing about them for around 1.5 years now. His love for movies pushed him towards video games and made him look at them as a new interactive medium for storytelling. Besides completing his Masters in Mass Communication, he also has a diploma in filmmaking and has a sheer passion for reading dark fantasy books besides watching movies and playing video games.
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