George R. R. Martin was an necessary a part of constructing Elden Ring’s world, and it looks as if FromSoftware could be open to related collaborations sooner or later.
Whereas there nonetheless aren’t actually all the numerous specifics in regards to the precise work that Martin did, he is clearly been billed as the person who set the foundations for Elden Ring. It is one thing that units it aside from different FromSoftware titles, even when it would simply be a little bit of a PR transfer. Bandai Namco is seemingly excited by working with fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson, however whether or not that is in any respect associated to something FromSoftware or not is not clear, and the writer himself is open to the thought too. In a latest interview with GameSpot (thanks, GamesRadar), sport director Hidetaka Miyazaki was requested about the potential of one other related collab, which he appeared very open to.
“One of many large value-adds of Elden Ring is, after all, George R. R. Martin’s contribution by way of the lore and the mythology, and it is among the very distinctive factors that different From Software program video games do not have,” Miyazaki defined. “When the staff was in a position to begin unpacking his lore and his mythology, it became an enormous stimulation for us, and it was one thing that on the event facet, we do not get to expertise that usually. So there was a number of enjoyable by way of the world-building and world-setting and attempting to decipher and depict after which translate that to what gamers see on display screen.
