[CNMO] When it comes to Hidetaka Miyazaki, many people who are not very exposed to the game may feel very unfamiliar with this name. But for the majority of "soul scientists", this name can be said to be thunderous, whether it is the previous "Demon Soul", "Dark Soul", or in recent years, "Only Wolf: Shadow Death Twice", or the recently exploded "Eldon Ring", all from the hands of this man who is known as the "father of the soul game", and its latest work "Eldon Ring" has recently become a phenomenon-level game work, completely out of the circle in the game industry.
Eldon's Ring of Law
On March 7, the game platform Steam announced the sales ranking of the previous week, "Eldon's Ring of Law" unsurprisingly won the top of the sales list again, and according to the statistics of relevant agencies, only on the Steam platform, the game has reached 5-10 million copies of sales after 5 days of release, and on March 5, its simultaneous online number exceeded 950,000, ranking sixth in Steam history with the number of simultaneous online users in 953426.
Eldon's Ring of Law ranks sixth in Steam's history of the number of people online at the same time
In addition to the horror of sales, the game has also received unanimous praise from major game media, including VGC, IGN, TheGamer and many other media have given full praise, many of which directly stated that the game is the best game of the year in 2022. On the B station with many young people, the video and live broadcast related to the game can be said to be everywhere, why can such a soul game that has been in the minority before have such a great influence today? Today we will talk about why Eldon's Circle of Law has been so successful.
The big guy joins hands with the world I have
For a good game, a grand and engaging game story and engaging gameplay are indispensable. And these two points "Airdon's Ring of Law" "happens" to be fully satisfied, and they are both top matches. "Eldon's Ring of Law" has created an epic and magnificent world, and the founder of this world is the author of the original American drama "Game of Thrones" "A Song of Ice and Fire" that was popular all over the world - George W. Bush. R· R. Ma Ding under the guidance of Mr. Martin, the game background of "Eldon's Law Ring" is set in a land of junction, in this vast land, full of all kinds of strange creatures, and the dragon that appears in "Game of Thrones" has also become the boss that players need to face in the game, with the blessing of Mr. Martin, it is very worth looking forward to in the plot.
The game went on sale when CoS Valkyrie Martin the Old Master
In addition to the screenwriter, the appearance of game producer Hidetaka Miyazaki guarantees the lower limit of the game. As the pioneer of the soul game, the appearance of Hidetaka Miyazaki makes "Eldon's Law Ring" still have a strong "soul style". The so-called soul style of the game refers to the game with high difficulty, obscure plot, dark and beautiful screen, unique map design, and unique operation, and these features are all reserved in "Eldon's Ring of Law", thus ensuring the game standard.
The open world was the biggest surprise
For players who have played the previous soul game "Only Wolf: Shadow Death Twice" (hereinafter referred to as "Only Wolf"), the game vividly explains the creed of "a thousand ways of death of characters", which is so difficult, in addition to the high mortality rate of the soul game itself, it is also related to the design of the game. In "Only Wolves", it may be to serve the linear narrative of the game, its map design is mostly based on box-style maps, once the boss of a level cannot be defeated, the game is prone to jamming, thus hindering the continued advancement of the game plot, which is why many people have given up after buying the game and have not played long and chosen cloud clearance.
In response to this problem, Eldon's Circle of Law offers a mainstream and effective way, that is, to create an open world. The open-world setting gives players greater freedom and richer playability, so it has become the direction of many current game developments. Unlike Only Wolves, Eldon's Ring no longer restricts the levels of the character's plot, and if you can't beat the boss, you can choose to avoid it for a while, and then come back to fight after the level is improved.
For example, in the game, players will encounter a boss called "Tree Guard" after entering the big map, you can choose to fight directly (but the level difference is too large, it is basically difficult for ordinary people to win), you can also choose to go around first "obscene development", the addition of this mechanism also allows players to choose whether to fight, which makes the experience of the game improve a lot.
Due to the addition of the open world, the Eldon Ring has a huge map, and in addition to the ground, the underground of the game is also full of dark passages, and the addition of three-dimensional maps also allows the game to have a rich game content, coupled with various traps and Easter eggs unique to the soul game, which greatly enriches the game experience.
Facing difficulties is the essence of soul games
When "Elden's Ring of Law" first came out of the circle, its rating on Steam encountered some fluctuations, in addition to the stuttering phenomenon caused by game optimization problems, many bad reviews focused on some novice players who came to see the difficulty of the game. However, with the passage of time, more and more true "soul players" began to experience the fun of this game, that is, in the continuous "death-resurrection", feeling the joy of overcoming difficulties.
Soul games have always been known for their high difficulty, which is also a major symbol of the games released by Hidetaka Miyazaki. In an interview, Hidetaka Miyazaki once admitted that he had never been a master of the game, but the reason why it was so difficult to make the game was mainly due to his own theory: if death is not a sign of failure in his own game, then he should probably give more meaning to "death" in the game.
"Eldon's Ring of Law" game producer Hidetaka Miyazaki
For many soul game lovers, death is not terrible, and only by understanding the attack habits of bosses after death again and again, constantly improving their own operation level, and the sense of achievement and joy after finally defeating one BOSS after another is the most valuable thing in this game. In Miyazaki Hidetaka's view, death in the game is like the various setbacks we encounter in life, you in the game through death again and again to find out the routine to defeat the enemy, similar to you in life to face difficulties without discouragement, through continuous learning lessons to finally achieve success, are in the face of difficulties do not give up, dare to face difficulties and compare their own powerful things and finally defeat it. And the achievements and joys obtained during this period are also the core and spirit of the vast number of soul games.
Write at the end
There is no doubt that Hidetaka Miyazaki is a very good phenomenal game producer, and Eldon's Ring of Law is also a phenomenon game that may be recorded in the history of games. The reason why this game with super difficulty and very "unfriendly" to novices can attract people to spend a lot of time repeating the same level in today's society that pursues a "short and fast" rhythm, in addition to the external characteristics of the grand world view, the diversified gameplay of the open world, etc., the sense of achievement brought about by its spiritual core of "facing difficulties and never giving up" may be the fundamental reason why "Elden's Ring of Law" is so fascinating.