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The issue of elitism in video games has always been present, but it took a more significant step since From Software began its journey with the soulslike. The company has always been recognized for the great challenge it offers to players, to the point that many despair with its games, as has recently happened with Shadow of the Erdtree, the story DLC of Elden Ring.
However, what many fans of the studio may not have known is that its own director, Hidetaka Miyazaki is an unskilled player at the controls. In an interview with The Guardian portal, Miyazaki stated that “I am absolutely bad at video games.” In fact, the creative assured that he does not usually play his games, not because they are a challenge, but because he does not want to see “problems that bother him.” But still, played Elden Ring and managed to finish it.
Hidetaka Miyazaki used everything the game had to offer to complete Elden Ring
“I want to start by saying that I suck at video games,” he begins. “So my approach or play style was to use everything I have at my disposalall the support, every bit of help the game offers, and also all the knowledge I have as a game architect… the freedom and open world nature of Elden Ring perhaps lowered the barrier to entry, and it could be the one that most “He benefits from that, as a player, more than anyone else.”
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Although the game director has not made specific mention of what elements he has used to complete Elden Ring, the truth is that we can think that they are elements such as spiritual ashes, NPC summons and any type of consumables that offer benefits to the player. The best of all is that these statements from Miyazaki serve to send a clear message to the Souls community, and that is that everyone plays their games as they want.
As we mentioned previously, the moral superiority of many players has been the subject of debate in the last week, after a large number of users claimed that Shadow of the Erdtree did not present fair balancing, which was criticized by the most die-hard fans of FromSoftware. In fact, some players were also criticized for using “simple methods” to complete the game. But now, with this message from Miyazaki, it is clear (although he already was) that any way to play Elden Ring is correct.