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Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki has been named one of the 100 most influential people of 2023 by Time magazine
kanjobazooie
Mouse Ball Fetishist
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TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
A game designer should not be in the top 100 for this award. Lol... wut
Mr Hyde
Member
GOAT tier game director. Completely changed my taste in video games with Demon's Souls in 2009. Before that I was somewhat of a filthy casual, but when I finally git gud with the subsequent Soulsborne-games, I transformed into a bonafide hardcore aficionado who spits in the face of easy difficulty modes.
BossLackey
Gold Member
Can you imagine FROM with a better engine and higher quality assets?!
Low Moral Fibre
Member
I'm sure the 0.2% of the world's population that knows what an Elden Ring is would agree but everyone else not so much.
Not hard to imagine tbh. Demon's Souls remake is essentially that.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
bloodborne looked amazing.
that was mostly sony japan's doing though. i think they co-developed that with From while from was working on DS2 and DS3.
gaming_again
Member
I bet Elden Ring ends up influencing a ton of different creative endeavours for many years to come.
He must be getting so much action at home rn.
He must be getting so much action at home rn.
BossLackey
Gold Member
Naw. I love the way Demon's Souls remake looks, but it's doesn't have that FROM Je ne sais quoi.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
He helped create a genre that just about every gamer has either seen referenced or copied. I 100% agree that he deserves it. Games will copy the Souls style of game play for god knows how long.
Hugare
Member
Dont get me wrong, I love the Souls games, but dude have been making "the same game, but different" ever since Demons Souls originally launched.
Personally, I think that Famito Ueda (that inspired Miyazaki to make games, btw) and Kojima are both way better directors (in very different ways).
But this is a 2023 award, and he certainly deserves it for Elden Ring.
Personally, I think that Famito Ueda (that inspired Miyazaki to make games, btw) and Kojima are both way better directors (in very different ways).
But this is a 2023 award, and he certainly deserves it for Elden Ring.
I'm not comparing the developers or arguing in favor of the creative liberties taken by BluePoint.
It's what FromSoftware game design would more or less look like with higher quality assets /models etc. So it's not hard to imagine is my point.
BossLackey
Gold Member
Okay, fair enough. It does seem like the missing piece. IMO, these are some of the very best games every made, and if they can pair their unrivaled game design with better tech, I legitimately can't think of a reason it wouldn't be the best game ever made, at risk of sounding hyperbolic. I mean, I could already accept that answer for Elden Ring as it currently exists.
It certainly would be great if they moved to an updated engine that resulted in not only better visuals, even if not bleeding edge, but also better performance.
Although considering how well their titles are doing despite that, I don't see that happening anytime soon. Maybe once they move development from cross-gen support entirely to current-ben hardware
crackajack
Member
Winning game awards, sure, but among 100 most influencal people of the entire world? WTF
Is this some pandering list, including some figures from groups as diverse as possible and some Tiktok dancer, some Twitch streamer some K-Pop idol and whatnot is also included?
I doubt even among gamers 50% can name him as the creator of souls games, and certainly practically no one outside of gaming.
He basically just did one game and made iterations from it, that's the usual standard for many creatives that are not on the level of Miyamoto which is probably the only figure that might actually deserve to be on such a list.
Is this some pandering list, including some figures from groups as diverse as possible and some Tiktok dancer, some Twitch streamer some K-Pop idol and whatnot is also included?
I doubt even among gamers 50% can name him as the creator of souls games, and certainly practically no one outside of gaming.
He basically just did one game and made iterations from it, that's the usual standard for many creatives that are not on the level of Miyamoto which is probably the only figure that might actually deserve to be on such a list.
JokerMM
Gay porn is where it's at.
I don't think you realize Miyazaki as a game director has already surpassed the likes of Kojima and is as famous as Miyamoto outside the forums
Dude made nothing but masterpieces considered some of the best games ever made and basically made a new genre of games
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SeraphJan
Member
If they somehow choose to use Unreal 5 for their next game, It would be mind blowing
crackajack
Member
sure. Whatever god you want to believe in.
Klosshufvud
Member
The recent AAA games made with Unreal has completely soured me on that engine. Not sure if devs are starting to use UE as a crutch to avoid tedious and time demanding coding.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
Well deserved.
SeraphJan
Member
Which game?
FrankWza
Member
Plus amazing audio
Klosshufvud
Member
Gotham Knights, Hogwart's Legacy and Redfall
nial
Gold Member
What I thought lol. He's definitely influential in the gaming biz, but that's about it. Time is a bunch of stupid hacks and people here are falling for it.
SeraphJan
Member
I don't think any of these are Unreal 5
Mozzarella
Member
The top 100 most influential people will never appear in the top 100 most influential lists lmao.
Miyazaki deserves the praise and the awards, he is a legend.
Miyazaki deserves the praise and the awards, he is a legend.
Patrick S.
Banned
Every time you get stutters, BOSS FIGHT!
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