Game news Elden Ring: Creator Hidetaka Miyazaki rewarded for his work during a prestigious ceremony!
Published on 04/08/2022 at 18:19
With over 13 million units sold and a great chance of getting a huge amount of Game of the Year awards, Elden Ring is THE mainstream success From Software has been waiting for. The studio already enjoyed a great reputation, but had not yet succeeded in imposing a game so widely upon its release.
We know the essence of From Software games. A mysterious worldcryptic, equally strange characters, a requirement every moment, memorable bosses and soundtracks very high level. For Elden Ring, things have changed, since the title takes place in a huge open worldwhich greatly renews the gaming experience.
Hidetaka Miyazaki, the architect of From Software’s success
More accessible but not easier, Elden Ring has been able to seduce, it is undeniable. It is obviously due to all the developersbut the latter have been, for many years, guided by the vision of Hidetaka Miyazaki. Trained to become an accountant, he finally joined From Software in 2004 and began his career as a developer on Armored Core : Last Raven. Talented, he became director of the next two opuses. After that, he picks up a drifting project and makes it Demon’s Souls.
Success is not immediate, but it happens, and allows Miyazaki to develop his team and start the project Dark Souls. The rest, we know it, with Dark Souls II which was released in 2014, the year Miyazaki took over the studio, Dark Souls III, Bloodborne, Uprooted, Shadows Die Twice ax and finally, Elden Ring. Awarded many times, Miyazaki even received the prize Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Joystick Awards in 2018remis par Ian Livingstone et Steve Jackson, the creators of a book of which you are the hero.
Miyazaki in the Japanese Designers Hall of Fame
His work, as well as that of his many collaborators, has even given rise to a video game sub-genre, the Souls-Like, taken up by many creators. This journey, as well as the influence of Hidetaka Miyazaki earned him today recognition by his peers in Japansince it will receive, at the end of August, a Special Award during the CEDEC 2022 (CESA Developers Conference), a seminar organized each year in Japan since 1999 par la Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association.
An award attributed for his “production methods and skills that continue to inspire and influence the gaming industry”as well as for its “award winning titles that captured the attention of fans and game creators”. Thanks to this award, Hidetaka Miyazaki, who has a reputation for being very discreet, includes a list of highly recognized creators in Japan and around the world, like Shigeru Miyamoto (Mario et Zelda), Yuji Horii (Dragon Quest), Satoshi Tajiri et Tsunekazu Ishihara (Pokémon), Ken Kutaragi (PlayStation), Hironobu Sakaguchi (Final Fantasy), Mashahiro Sakurai (Super Smash Bros) or even Toru Iwatani (Space Invaders). Just that.