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Elden Ring creator Hidetaka Miyazaki on originating the Soulslike genre

Hidetaka Miyazaki didn't envision originating an entire genre. Yet such is the popularity of the Dark Souls games - rig…

Malenia is one of Elden Ring's most notoriously difficult bosses, but she's also optional | Image credit: FromSoftware Sometimes, though, after all those heavy themes, seemingly insurmountable odds, and endless cycle of death, you have to pause for a moment and laugh at the futility of your efforts. | Image credit: FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Indeed, there's something about Elden Ring and the Souls games that feels so personal to the player - their own journey, overcoming their own hardships, or even their own interpretation of the narrative. Miyazaki's work is purposefully "fragmented", to use his own word, so the gameplay experience shapes the player's story and he doesn't provide overbearing direction.

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