Hidetaka Miyazaki is a game designer with high attention and reputation in recent years, and his games such as Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Only Wolf are known for their difficult action gameplay. There have been rumors on the Internet that Hidetaka Miyazaki will personally complete the game he made to make sure it is not too difficult, but in a recent interview, Miyazaki Hidetaka made it clear: He does not play the games he makes himself!
In an interview with Edge magazine #367, Hidetaka Miyazaki said that "Eldon's Ring of Law" is very close to the ideal work in his heart. But he went on to say, "You know, I probably won't end up playing Eldon's Circle of Law because it's a game I've developed myself." This is also my personal principle (i.e. don't play games that I make myself). You can't get the freshness of your first experience. Like I said before, I probably wouldn't be going to play Eldon's Ring of Law, but if I did, the game was very close to the perfect game I wanted. ”
Hidetaka Miyazaki does have his reasoning, he is familiar with the various mechanics in the games he develops, and if you play it yourself, it may be like watching a movie with all the spoilers in it.
Hidetaka Miyazaki also talked about many other things in Edge magazine, for example, he said that The Eldon's Law Ring adopts an open-world setting, not because he wants to create a new "open world" mode, but because the "open world" setting can greatly enrich the game experience, such as he wants to explore places that look interesting in the distance, or fight a dragon in an open and magnificent area, which needs to be implemented using an open-world map design.
In addition, Hidetaka Miyazaki also explained that horseback riding battles in Eldon's Ring of Law are not mandatory or necessary, and players can still handle the encountered battle scenes in different ways. For open-world exploration, war horses are just one of many. In addition, the "ring" in "Eldon's Ring" refers more to a unique and mysterious existence in the game than to the ring worn on the hand.
The Eldon Circle of Law is currently expected to be released in February 2022, so stay tuned.