George R.R. Martin, the author behind A Song of Ice and Fire, thinks Elden Ring looks every bit as incredible as the rest of us.
Back when Elden Ring was in the conception stages, Dark Souls studio FromSoftware reached out to the Game of Thrones creator about potentially writing the game’s backstory. He agreed, despite his inexperience with the medium. In a new blog post, Martin reveals how his work on Elden Ring came about.
“[Hidetaka] 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 said. “And as it happens, I love creating worlds and writing imaginary history.”
“So I did my bit, and handed off to my new friends in Japan, and they took it from there. And years passed,” Martin continues. “Video games are as big as movies these days (bigger, actually)… and take just as long to create.”
“But the day of Elden Ring is finally at hand. And I’ve got to say, it looks incredible,” Martin concludes.
The author then ends his post by linking to the Elden Ring trailer from the Game Awards.
The storyteller speaks. Learn the history of the world of ELDEN RING, as crafted by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R. R. Martin.
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Martin is hardly the only one blown away by the trailer. Elden Ring also took home the most anticipated game for the second year in a row award.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
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