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- FromSoftware studio head Hidetaka Miyazaki wants to move away from the company’s reputation for Souls-like titles and consider making a traditional JRPG.
- FromSoftware has a diverse history, including JRPGs like Enchanted Arms, but Miyazaki wants to create something new.
- However, with Miyazaki looking to focus on new titles and genres, players shouldn’t expect sequels to FromSoft’s older games.
Elden Ring Creative Director and From Software Studio head Hidetaka Miyazaki has said that he would like to try his hand at developing a traditional JRPG at some point, and it’s a bit surprising to see the renowned game designer interested in creating a title in a different genre than his previous works, as he has been known more for his Souls-like titles in recent years. Elden Ring It’ll likely get some of the FromSoftware fanbase fired up with excitement.
FromSoftware is best known today as the studio behind blockbuster titles such as: Dark Souls, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twiceand Elden RingThe company has a fairly diverse library of games in its long development portfolio. Kings Field The company developed the action RPG series, and later went on to develop a variety of other games, including 3D platform games. Cookies & Cream Adventure A cult hack-and-slash game Fairy taleHowever, since Hidetaka Miyazaki became the studio’s president in 2014, FromSoftware has narrowed itself down primarily to a few genres. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing for the company, but Miyazaki is still looking to change that.
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meanwhile Rolling Stone magazine interviewMiyazaki said he’s interested in experimenting with new genres outside of the Souls-like formula that FromSoftware has established with its brutally difficult games. Specifically, he said he has a desire to make a traditional JRPG. While Miyazaki hasn’t made such a game yet, FromSoftware itself has actually developed a JRPG before; after all, the company released The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, a Japanese role-playing game published for the Xbox 360, oddly enough, by Ubisoft, in 2006. Enchanted ArmsThe title wasn’t particularly well received, but if Miyazaki were to create a game along similar lines, it could be something special.
If Miyazaki were to make a JRPG, it probably wouldn’t be a sequel to Enchanted Arms
Despite Miyazaki’s interest in developing a JRPG, it’s not expected that From Software will release one. Enchanted Arms 2 Don’t expect a return to the world of FromSoft’s older games under Miyazaki’s direction anytime soon, as the studio head has no interest in making new titles in series that he wasn’t involved in producing. In explaining this stance, Miyazaki said he believes “a lot of these games are very closely intertwined with the directors who invented that style of game.” That’s why Miyazaki said he doesn’t “want to make new games.” Kings FieldThe same can be said Fairy tale and Enchanted Arms”
From Software’s current approach is to stick to a few genres, with recently released Elden RingNew DLC for the critically acclaimed Shadow of the Elder Tree Enlargement. Still, From Software Hayao Miyazaki has taken traditional JRPGs and Final Fantasy or story game.
From Software
FromSoftware is a Japan-based developer best known for the Souls series and Armored Core franchise. Other popular games from From Software include Elden Ring, Sekiro, Bloodborne, and the King’s Field series.
- Date of establishment
- November 1, 1986
- Headquarters
- Tokyo Japan
- CEO
- Hidetaka Miyazaki
- Parent Company
- Kadokawa
- Known for
- Dark Souls, Armored Core