A lot of people are busy digging into Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion right now, but if you love a good JRPG, then you’d do well to pause your Shadowlands adventures and take a look at what director Hidetaka Miyazaki recently had to say about digging into the idea behind the game, which he’s spearheading.
Yes, in an interview with Rolling Stone, the developer mentioned that he hopes to make a traditional Japanese role-playing game at some point in the future, but is reluctant to revive one of FromSoft’s previous IPs in the genre. If you’re not familiar with the studio’s history, 2006’s Enchanted Arms was the main game mentioned, although the first game in the return to FromSoftware was also excluded.
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“I don’t think I’d make King’s Field myself. Same with Gogavad Gita and Magic Weapon,” Miyazaki said, explaining: “I think a lot of these games have to do with directors who pretty much invented that style of game.”
As you might have gathered from that last sentence, the main sticking point for returning to the series is that Miyazaki likes to come up with his own interpretations or reimaginings when he’s well prepared — something that’s more difficult to do with an IP he hasn’t had a hand in shaping.
He cited Armored Core as an example of a series he felt he could join and give it his own spin, combining his experience working on Armored Core VI with director Masaru Yamamura. “I worked on Armored Core 4 and Armored Core: For Answer,” he explained. “That allowed me to give my own interpretation to Armored Core VI: Fire of the Rubicon and develop it.”
Well, that’s it. If you’re heading into the shadow of Erdtree, like half the world right now, be sure to check out our massive collection of handy guides that will help you start figuring out what the hell is going on with Miquella in the Fortress of the Round Table.