Elden Ring: Nightreign Director Says Studio Didn’t Start Out With the Idea of a Roguelike in Mind

meanwhile Eldenling: NightFreg We launched a very large reception in terms of reviews and player count and sales. Game Director Ishizaki Junya revealed that the Software developers had not originally set out to create a Roguelike game. In an interview with Gamesradar, Ishizaki revealed that Eldenling: NightFreg During its development, the title has now been comparable to games in the Roguelike genre.

“We didn’t say a game that features a lot of random elements, such as ‘We’re aiming to build Roguelike’,” Ishizaki said. “That’s not necessarily a jump point in the design of a game. That’s what I’m trying to say: it was the result of feeling the gameplay and structure and understanding what the best solution to a particular problem was, or what didn’t make sense in terms of where that particular gameplay element was heading at the time.”

“So, again, these are very coincidence factors, but more answers and solutions to problems than actual game design templates and axis.”

Eldenling: NightFreg It was released last week on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, and was quickly a huge success. The title was able to acquire over 313,000 simultaneous players on the first day on Steam alone. Later on the release date, Software and Publisher Bandai Namco revealed that over 2 million copies have already been sold worldwide.

For context, original Elden Ring Over 12 million copies were sold in the first few weeks and DLC was sold. Erdtree’s Shadowsold over 5 million copies in the first week alone. Eldenling: NightFreg Currently, they still sit quite high when it comes to getting steam for simultaneous players, with an average of around 256,280 players at the time of publication.

However, despite its critically and commercially successful launch, Eldenling: NightFreg We also face a considerable part of the problem, especially when it comes to online multiplayer components. Earlier this week, FromSoftware addressed some of the concerns players have about online matchmaking in the game. The studio’s statement was minimal, but provided troubleshooting steps players can take to improve their matchmaking experience.

Ishizaki has also spoken about how to do this before. Eldenling: NightFreg It’s an experimental title for Studio, and it’s the first time Software has created a multiplayer-only game. The studio is also working on Switch 2 exclusively for multiplayer only. duskbloodsIshizaki said that nightreign “Please tell us how players feel about this type of game and this type of new challenge for us.”

For more information Eldenling: NightFregplease see the review. Also check out our thoughts on whether this new multiplayer-only approach is a good approach for FromSoftware despite the huge success of the game. And if you’re enjoying Nightreign, here’s a guide on how to level up quickly, and some tips and tricks to keep in mind.