During Summer Game Fest 2021, one of the biggest gameplay reveals was FromSoftware's Elden Ring. The game has already amassed a large fandom, many of whom have been waiting a long time for more news. Alongside the exciting Elden Ring gameplay reveal, it was made known that the game would include open-world elements, which is an interesting direction for FromSoftware. After the news of it having open-world elements, fans began speculating the game's scope and if it would have a linear story or if the game will provide more freedom.

In an interview, Game Director Hidetaka Miyazaki shed some light on the level of freedom players can expect and whether Elden Ring will have multiple endings. Miyazaki went ahead and confirmed that players could expect a higher degree of freedom, as well as including various endings. It's important to note that the interview was translated with Google, so it may not be entirely accurate.

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"Yes. There are multiple endings, and the path to reach them is quite free..." Miyazaki had answered when asked about multiple endings. It's good to note that he didn't specify the number of different endings or if those endings will act as significant departures from one another. Regardless, this is just another exciting element that fans can expect from Elden Ring. The gameplay trailer had revealed several details, but it's likely that the open-world features referenced would be similar to large open areas that lead players towards the main objective. Additionally, similar to previous Dark Souls games, Elden Ring will have online co-op. Players will be able to play alone or with others, but exactly how the online aspect will function remains unclear.

Elden Ring Boss - Queen's Offspring, art

Interestingly, fans hadn't expected Elden Ring to branch outside video-game media, but Bandai Namco CEO Yasuo Miyakawa confirmed that there's some interest in expanding the universe. However, this is becoming a more prevalent tendency in the industry, as many other studios grow their franchises. One of the biggest examples of that is Arcane, which is a Netflix series expanding the League of Legends universe.

Furthermore, Miyazaki did compare Elden Ring to Dark Souls when speaking about the level of freedom. "I think that the degree of freedom in the progress of the game is considerably higher than in the Dark Souls series." Overall, this shouldn't come as much of a surprise. Dark Souls focused on tight combat and linear structure of levels, which explored the world within the game. Again, this doesn't give a fully realized picture of the open-world design, but it's fair to assume that Elden Ring would have a large scope when it comes to exploration.

Elden Ring launches January 21, 2022 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

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Source: Famitsu