Following “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice”, “Elden Ring”, which was once again exposed at the E3 game show this year, has once again become the focus of many FromSoftware fans. There must be many players eager to know more about the game, according to IGN interviewed game producer Hidetaka Miyazaki and revealed some key points of the game.
In the “Lands Between” (Original: Lands Between) ruled by the Eternal Queen “Queen Marika”, the source of the Erdtree (tree), “The Ring of Eldon”, has been shattered, and the demigod descendants of Queen Marika have been captured. Fragments of Eldon’s ring believed to be the “Great Runes”, which triggered another major war.
Players can summon the souls of dead enemies
The soul is a fairly familiar element in the soul series, but in “The Ring of Eldon”, the enemy’s soul seems to be “collected” and summoned to fight for you. Hidetaka Miyazaki said: “We have some selective elements, like being able to summon dead enemy souls and use them to fight for you.”
Although the specific details of the summoning are not stated, the only certainty is that the soul of this work is no longer a “token” for enhancing equipment or purchasing props.
Players can be summoned online
The blue phantom in the promo is actually a summoned NPC, but it can also summon players for online cooperation.
“Of course, in “The Ring of Eldon”, you can still summon players to play cooperative games.” However, Miyazaki Hidetaka did not mention PvP, maybe it still exists.
The role of the player is a blank piece of paper
Except for “Sekiro”, basically in many FromSoftware games, the player’s character is a blank paper that can create their own image. But in “The Circle of Eldon”, this feature will be even stronger.
In an interview, Hidetaka Miyazaki said that compared to previous works in the Soul series, the characters in this game “will have more blank space for players to project themselves.” After all, in the past, some players always liked to add funny elements to the creation of the corner. Let’s look forward to it.
There are six regions, each with a demigod boss
There is a designed and obvious adventure route in the game, but Hidetaka Miyazaki said, “Players have many different ways to travel to various areas, and there is considerable freedom in the order of choosing routes.”
At the same time, there is a traditional dungeon in each area, where players may experience more of the essence of the soul system.
The sneak element is like “Sekiro”
Hidetaka Miyazaki explained how to sneak in the world of “The Ring of Elden”, and it sounds quite familiar. “You can squat down and move surreptitiously. It is not easy to be spotted in the grass within a certain distance.”
In the same way, backstabs also exist, after all, the simple stealth mechanism is still very suitable for open-world adventures.
Mimic
“You may not find a treasure chest monster of the same shape. The world here is different from “Dark Soul”. If we insist, we hope that some aspect can bring you a little surprise.” Miyazaki Hidetaka said.
I hope everyone will not be eaten by the treasure box monster.
There is a core progress mechanism in the game, but it is not resurrected
Compared with the resurrection mechanism of “Sekiro”, Hidetaka Miyazaki said: “We hope that “The Ring of Eldon” has one or two core elements, and it is derived from a concept similar to breeding.”
However, the producer of Miyazaki is quite sure that it is not a resurrection, and maybe we will know when the game is close to the market.
There will be a rest area like a fire-passing ritual site
Just like every soul game, this game will have a rest area. In the game of Eldon’s Circle, this resting area seems to be located near the center of the map, and the distance from the six major areas is in a relatively balanced position.
In addition to the six regional dungeons, there are more places to explore
In addition to the six regional dungeons, “A variety of catacombs, castles and fortresses” will be scattered in the open world of “The Ring of Eldon”.
Miyazaki Hidetaka said that these locations are also different in scale, large and small, and there are bound to be many secrets waiting for players to discover.
Fast travel system
There is a fast-travel system in this work, but the reason for the form is unknown. Considering the fact that “The Ring of Eldon” claims to have an unprecedented map scale, the fast-travel system can save a little time.
Customization of roles and skills is deepened
In the game “The Circle of Eldon”, players can “freely switch skills between many different weapons.” Hidetaka Miyazaki said that there are about 100 skills in the game, which may be similar to the concept of skills in “Dark Souls 3”. The weapon has its symbolic performance.
At the same time, every character can also use magic, which is roughly the same as that of the soul system.
More ways to recover blood, because the battle is more lengthy
Miyazaki Hidetaka: “There will be more resources to restore HP on the adventure, because this battle will take longer than you have encountered before.”
From this point of view, perhaps we can look forward to the return of props such as “Devil Souls” herbs, instead of just relying on a bottle of raw material that can be drunk in one go.
Endurance is still there, but it’s not that important anymore
Except for the “Wolf” game which has no Stamina (Stamina), almost all soul games have the limitation of stamina attributes, and “The Circle of Eldon” is no exception. However, this value, which affects the duration of your run and the durability of your block, seems to be less important in this work.
Miyazaki Hidetaka: “Compared to previous works, we hope to make the game experience less restrictive this time, so as to add a bit of freedom.”
Although I don’t know how the importance of endurance is reduced, since the producers have said so, we have no choice but to believe it.
The classic way of storytelling still exists
In many of FromSoftware’s works, the description of the story is hidden in the details of the props, monsters or BOSS in the world, so that the player community can slowly piece together. This time “The Ring of Eldon” also has the existing spirit. .
Hidetaka Miyazaki hopes to “maintain the player’s own exploration to discover historical data, and enjoy the charm of this world full of battle and story tension.”
In the Dark Souls community, there have been archeologists who have dug thoroughly the background stories of “Dark Souls”, “Curse of Blood”, “Sekiro” and other works. By then, after the launch of “The Ring of Eldon”, they will I’m busy.
FromSoftware’s latest work “Elden Ring” (Elden Ring) will be released on January 21, 2022, and is expected to be on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, PC Steam. Support the number of players from 1 to 4 people.
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