“Elden Ring” director Hidetaka Miyazaki took a back seat on “Night Walk,” but he did offer the spin-off director some solid advice.
FromSoftware has been Miyazaki's company for a while, but things seem to be slowly changing again, with last year's Armored Core 6 and now the upcoming Elden Ring spin-off Nightreign. The co-op-heavy Elden Ring is directed by Junya Ishizaki, who is no stranger to the Souls series as he has been working at FromSoft since the first Dark Souls, and after taking over the PC In an interview with Gamer, he talked about how he came to play the character and the advice Miyazaki gave him while making the game. “The initial suggestion to become a director came from Mr. Miyazaki,” Ishizaki shared.
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The director explained that Miyazaki told him that “it's time for you to try it yourself” when it comes to directing, considering that Ishizaki “had some ideas he'd been brewing” that after sharing “got Miyazaki's approval.” ”, which is very convenient. them. When asked if Ishizaki received any specific advice (pun intended) from Miyazaki about taking over as director, Ishizaki said: “One thing that stood out was that he basically said to the project 'Do whatever you want with it' '.” He also noted that it “definitely” boosts confidence.
Those five words really might be the best summary of Miyazaki's ethos as a game designer, considering how creatively indulgent these games are, although they do manage to find a good balance. Who would have thought that allowing artists to do more or less whatever they wanted could lead to interesting results!
Nightfly is currently scheduled to release on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC sometime in 2025, but in the meantime, you might want to sign up for a network test that will take place in 2025. Registration will be available until January 10th, so keep an eye out for Bandai Namco and FromSoft's social events as that date approaches.
