Elden Ring: Creator explains why there are no rings

Creator and FromSoftware President Hideetaka Miyazaki gave the edge magazine in Print issue 367 an interview on the soon-looking elder ring. In it, he expressed himself to the rings that do not exist as equipment in the Dark Souls series in this game.

There are several reasons for this decision. The first reason is that we have engaged in our former games — especially in Dark Souls — much with rings as equipment and talismans gave us the opportunity for us this time, these ideas differently and with a larger variety of designs to tackle. And the second reason is that, of course, rings exist as a physical finger rings in this game, but rather than unique items involved in history and unique character events. So we wanted to take a special position in the world of Elder Ring and are also something different from the design than the talisman.

Although Hideaway Miyazaki said in the past, that Elder Ring is exactly his ideal game, he will not play himself because he has worked for too long and so the feeling of the new one could not arise.

You know, I'm probably not playing Elder Ring because it's a game I made myself. That's my personal policy, so to speak. You would not know any of the unknowns that will experience a new player. As I said, it would not feel like a game. But if I would do it, this would be very close to the ideal game I would wish for. I do not like the motto: That's the kind of Open World game I want to do; It's all about that the open world enriches this ideal experience that I try to try. To call a simple example: if I would explore this world, I would want a card — a real card. Or, if I see something over there, I want to go there and explore it. And I would want to fight against a dragon in an epic arena. Such things. These are very simple things, but Elder Ring allows me to realize many of these things and create something that comes very close to my ideal game.

Players who like to explore Open Worlds will find the perfect playground in his opinion because Elder Ring is very varied.

We wanted to create a world in which the joy is in the foreground of exploration of the unknown. So we wanted to create many tempting things for the prospective adventurer. And we wanted to prepare many of these mysterious situations about which the players reading or heard by whom they hear themselves looking for and want to explore them. Variety is something we have sought in the development of this game, and I believe that we succeeded.

He also emphasized that the mounted battle in the game is not necessarily necessary and players can consider this only as a further possibility.

Elder Ring appears on 25 February 2022 for Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | 5 and PC.