Elden Ring Director Wants Somebody Else To Make His “Ideal Fantasy RPG”

Elden Ring is dominating the month of June with the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion release. An undiscovered expanse to explore in the Land of Shadow and a comprehensive lore dump are in store for Soulslike fans, alongside an exciting new blessing system to make combat a little less grueling.

FromSoftware president and Elden Ring director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, has been busy promoting the dark fantasy’s DLC content while relinquishing a few tidbits regarding future games. In addition to discussing co-op modes in distant FromSoft titles, Miyazaki has been pondering his ideal fantasy game – and it’s not Elden Ring.

Miyazaki Wants To Enjoy His Ultimate Fantasy Game As A Player Instead Of A Developer

In an interview with PC Gamer, Miyazaki revealed his love for tabletop RPGs, and those exciting campaigns seriously influenced Elden Ring. The director pinpointed one facet in developing the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC was “trying to capture the excitement of those old tabletop games and game books”.

The unguided nature of Elden Ring’s map is similar to dungeon crawlers from tabletop adventures, where you’d have to navigate your own way through the stretch. Admitting Elden Ring housed some of Miyazaki’s “personal preference [and] idiosyncrasies” regarding map navigation, the director reflected “I think that excitement, for me at least, comes from seeing that world map and piecing together that world map. So when we finally got to do that and start piecing that together when making Elden Ring, that was a really nice moment for me personally.”

Miyazaki then dropped a golden nugget, stating he was “still in the process of making my ideal fantasy RPG”, and even though Elden Ring didn’t quite bring his vision to fruition, he thought it was “pretty close”. The director couldn’t discuss specific details relating to his “next idea” or FromSoft’s “next games” but Miyazaki did have one request to make his experience of the ultimate fantasy game one to remember.

“One thing that’s not necessarily missing, but makes it difficult to achieve my ideal, is that when I play it, I know everything’s going to happen. I already know everything that’s going on,” Miyazaki explained. Therefore, the director believed handing the reigns over to someone else to helm his dream game may be the answer, saying “So in terms of enjoying the game from a player’s perspective, I’d love to not know that, and for somebody else to make my ideal fantasy game, please, if possible. Then I can enjoy it just as a player.”

Joking with the interviewer, Miyazaki teased that the “dream” outcome would be to “self-induce amnesia and enjoy the game I created myself. But I might get really angry and break the controller, or something. Maybe it’s not a good idea.”

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree will be released on June 20, 2024.

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