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Hidetaka Miyazaki’s previous works in the video game industry should be enough to make avid fans of RPG titles excited about “Elden Ring.” But the upcoming game also had help from one of the most popular fantasy novelists, George R.R. Martin, who created the vast world of “Game of Thrones.” With only a couple of months left before the game’s launch, Martin revealed more details on what he contributed to the game.
Martin wrote in a recent blog post that he was approached by Miyazaki and his team “a few years back” to work on the history and backstory of a new game that is now known as “Elden Ring.” While admittedly not an avid video game fan, the best-selling author said he grabbed the chance to work on the RPG because it “was too exciting.”
“Miyazaki and his team from FromSoftware were doing groundbreaking stuff with gorgeous art, and what they wanted from me was just a bit of worldbuilding: a deep, dark, resonant world to serve as a foundation for the game they planned to create,” Martin added. But the “A Song of Ice and Fire” creator reiterated that he wrapped up his work for “Elden Ring” several years ago. While not a gamer himself, Martin appeared to be a fan of the outcome of what Miyazaki and FromSoftware made saying the upcoming game “looks incredible.”
In “Elden Ring,” players will assume the role of the Tarnished to secure the shards of Elden Ring to become the Elden Lord. The game is set in a fantasy world called Lands Between ruled by Queen Marika the Eternal. Central to the game’s story is the war called The Shattering that started after Queen Marika’s demigod children had each taken a shard of the Elden Ring.
The Lands Between that Martin helped create will have six main locations each ruled by an offspring of Queen Marika. While there is a prescribed order in exploring these maps, Miyazaki has previously confirmed that “Elden Ring” players will have the freedom to visit the locations based on their preference.
“Elden Ring” was initially planned to launch in January. The game was, however, slightly delayed and is now slated to be released on Feb. 25, 2022.
