Renowned author of A Song of Ice and Fire, George RR Martin, comments his blog to the extremely positive response that the recently released Elden Ring received from the trade press and many players.
He was involved early in the development process and helped create the myths and lore of the world years ago. Not restricting him creatively was one of the main reasons that the title is not baptized Dark Souls 4 and set in whose universe.
The fact that this plan worked despite some initial difficulties can be seen above all from the extremely high number of Steam players since the release on February 25, 2022 constantly around 800,000.
If you are still unsure whether the exceptional title is something for your gaming taste, our detailed test video will inform you about all the strengths and weaknesses of the game:
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From Software outdoes itself with Elden Ring – Test/Review
If, on the other hand, you are unsettled by the reports about poor performance, we recommend our separate technical check. There we put the title through the mangle in numerous configurations so that you can make the best possible informed purchase decision.
music to my ears
Martin could his joy at the success of the game, when he made the release of Elden Ring the topic of a blog entry on the last day of February and wrote that the title was taking the gaming world by storm. Since he was involved in the project, one should not rely solely on his word, which is why the fantasy author then referred to a selection of English reviews.
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From further opinions he quotes only the keywords and describes them as »music to my ears«:
Unique… a masterpiece… beautiful and brutal… with a gorgeous open world…
It must have been an unusual experience for the creator of one of the greatest contemporary fantasy epics to have one of his stories published depended on someone other than himself. After all, “Game of Thrones” fans have been waiting in vain for the last two volumes of the saga for over a decade.
While the author struggles with his writer’s block, we take care of it extensive guides for not getting stuck playing Elden Ring:
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The credit goes to the developers
At the end, Martin is modest: Although the world is fundamentally based on his preparatory work, Hidetaka Miyazaki deserves the greatest praise [Anm. d. Redaktion: Game Director bei From Software] and its talented game designers who have been toiling on the title for more than five years.
They would have had the right to create the greatest video game of all time and was honored to have met and worked with them on the fantastical world of the milestone game.
Incidentally, he went into the exact scope of his collaboration in the middle of last year an interview and made it clear that the developers wanted a new, as detailed as possible world including characters from him, in which they could then embed the game. He had already delivered them to them many years ago. After that, they would just occasionally send him some monster designs for feedback.
How about you? Do you also consider Elden Ring to be a milestone or are you less attracted to Soulslikes? Share your opinion with us in the comments!
