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Elden Ringis currently FromSoftware’s biggest game; this game is said to be their fastest-selling title too. The evidence for this success comes from the fact that numerous gamers are still playing this game and talking about it two years after its launch. This increased interest can also be credited to this game’s recently revealed DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree.
With this game’s success, people have started wondering if this is where theDark Soulsseries becomes obsolete. Given the fact that some see the open world ofElden Ringas the logical next step in the more linear-level design ofDark Soulsgames. But director Hidetaka Miyazaki seems to have other plans.
It looks likeElden Ringwould not spell the end of theDark Soulsfranchise after all
The story ofElden Ringends in a similar manner to the story ofDark Souls.Players fight various gods of the bygone era, and once they become powerful enough, they have to make a decision. They can either be the god themselves or they can do something that completely ends the cycle of people coming and giving themselves to this purpose.
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This franchise supposedly ended withDark Souls 3.In that game, players once again become the common undead, who have to defeat a bunch of lords who have forgotten their duties. Their duties ask them to go and start the cycle of fire once again. But in that game, they realize that even if they chose to end the cycle, it still started all over again, but they are also given one more way, which would allow them to actually end it all for good.
Even after doing this, though, players are shown an ember flying through the darkness. All this can mean only one thing: no matter what anyone does, no matter how many things they try, that fateful cycle goes on and on. But still, many consideredDark Souls 3to be the end of the series. They saw that ember as the start of a new, different era and not that fateful circle.
And onceElden Ringwas revealed, people were sure that theDark Soulsfranchise was done for good. Fans have given up hope of seeing a new game in the series and gleefully moved on to the brand-new open-world take on their favorite franchise.
And now thatElden Ringhas ended and its expansion is on the horizon, one cannot help but wonder: What’s next for FromSoftware? Are they going to make a sequel toElden Ring, or are they going to make a sequel toSekiro? But no one is even thinking if there are chances of a new Dark Souls game launching anytime soon.
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But in a recent interview, when asked what happens next, directorHidetaka Miyazaki said,“However, that’s not to say that all of Elden Ring has come to an end. I may have said the same thing with Dark Souls 3, but I don’t want to make any decisive statements to rule out any future possibilities.”
He says this in the context of DLCs for the game, but one must understand that the studio never officially suggested that the series had ended. Hence, fans can take this statement both ways. This just means that Hidetaka Miyazaki has yet to make a final statement on the future of theDark Soulsfranchise. This is indeed an exciting prospect, as an open-world game is good and all, but there will always be a need for a franchise such asDark Souls.
There are a number of directions FromSoftware can go in
Besides making a sequel toElden Ringor even a newDark Soulsgame, the studio can go in a number of directions. The most desirable one for fans would be the direction ofBloodborne 2. That horror soulslike title has yet to see a sequel, even though many consider it to be their best game yet.
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On the other hand, there’s always a place for a newSekiroin this world. And now that Microsoft owns Activision and that IP, greenlighting that title would be very easy too. After all, Microsoft would do anything for an Xbox-exclusive FromSoft title.
Rohit Sejwal
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Rohit Sejwal has been enthusiastically playing video games for over 15 years and has been writing about them for around 1.5 years now. His love for movies pushed him towards video games and made him look at them as a new interactive medium for storytelling. Besides completing his Masters in Mass Communication, he also has a diploma in filmmaking and has a sheer passion for reading dark fantasy books besides watching movies and playing video games.
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