Martin author of The New York Times best-selling fantasy series, A Song of Ice.
and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki creator of the influential DARK SOULS video game series and George R.R. Martin’s involvement with Elden Ring largely came about through Miyazaki, who is a huge fan (opens in new tab) of the author’s fantasy and science fiction material. ELDEN RING, developed by FromSoftware, Inc. Martin has previously revealed his limited knowledge of contemporary gaming, suggesting his favorite games (opens in new tab) are Railroad Tycoon, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Master of Orion, all of which released before the turn of the millennium. The Wheel of Time and Mistborn author previously said he wished FromSoftware had asked him to contribute to the game, joking that he was in a better place to work on the title than Martin because he was already a fan of FromSoftware’s past work.ĭespite Martin’s praise for Elden Ring, the game is unlikely to mark a future career for the author in video games. The game currently sits at an enviable 95% Metacritic score (opens in new tab) ( 97% on PS5 (opens in new tab)), and while Martin contributed to the game’s background world-building rather than its immediate player-facing features, players have certainly found the game’s twisted fantasy world to be one of its many charms.Įlden Ring’s critical and commercial success has made Martin a very happy man, but we’re wondering what Brandon Sanderson thinks of it. Admitting that video games aren’t really my thing. Howard’s Hyborian Age, and the Foundation universe of Isaac Asimov as his major influences in how he approached creating the universe of the Elden Ring. With Elden Ring only weeks away, legendary author George R.R Martin took to his blog to reveal what led him to work on his first video game. He then cites JRR Tolkien’s Middle-Earth, Robert E. Thats the moment when Hidetaka Miyazaki, creator of Dark Souls and troll supreme of gaming, picked up on Martins. Martin is right to feel proud of Elden Ring. Martin then explains that his work on Elden Ring was entirely focused on characters and world-building. Martin didnt exactly create the world of the game he created the brave knights and lords who used to inhabit that world before the 'shattering of the Elden Ring,' a mysterious cataclysmic event that forever changed that world. (Image credit: Bandai Namco Entertainment)