said the veteran slots director Hidetaka Miyazaki Creator of Dark Souls and Elden Ring, using clues to beat FromSoftware titles is a perfectly valid and expected playstyle for their difficult games.

confirm Miyazaki Furthermore, the Japanese studio has room for improvement if new players who want to join their games are not able to automatically beat the game without clarification and explanation. In a new interview with PC Gamer, the famous director continued: “

“Of course players will turn to guides and there will be a wealth of information on the web and in their communities where they can access secrets and strategies, we expect that.”

For example, Elden Ring’s open-world map is filled with easily missed collectibles and powerful bosses that make using guides more or less mandatory for all but the most persistent players. During the interview, FromSoftware’s president explained that navigating Elden Ring and other games via guides was a valid playstyle. Exactly, but the studio also didn’t design its titles with that approach in mind. He said:

“We obviously understand the players’ use of evidence, but we don’t do or plan anything based on that as a prerequisite. “If they can’t do that, there’s room for improvement for us and we’d like to try to embrace those players more in the future.”

Do you believe in playing team games according to certain guidelines to complete your titles or do you try to complete your games alone?