Sq. Enix’s hit MMORPG, Ultimate Fantasy XIV, is understood for taking inspiration from the franchise’s lengthy historical past. Previous expansions have pulled closely on particular video games, similar to 2019 enlargement Shadowbringers providing a reinterpretation of Ultimate Fantasy III. However with Dawntrail, the subsequent enlargement releasing this summer time, builders at Inventive Enterprise Unit 3 seemed outdoors Sq. Enix for some surprising inspiration. They discovered it in FromSoftware’s open-world action-RPG Elden Ring.
As revealed in an interview with PC Gamer, director Naoki Yoshida (sometimes called Yoshi-P by the FF14 neighborhood) stated, “I believe within the improvement crew for Ultimate Fantasy 14, probably 98% [of them] are taking part in Elden Ring.” He admits that members concerned with designing the upcoming enlargement’s battles have been particularly enamored with the Soulslike, joking that in these builders’ minds, his “excellent stability” for the MMO’s encounters would make them near-impossible for many gamers.
Although if that makes you frightened for Dawntrail, Yoshi-P is fast to place minds at relaxation, saying gamers have “nothing to fret about” on the subject of issue. For now. The developer beforehand advocated for harder challenges earlier this 12 months however made a degree to say it will be a extra long-term venture over the subsequent decade. For now, FF14 gamers will proceed on with the present stability, which many consider may be overly simplistic.
But when Dawntrail isn’t implementing Elden Ring-like issue, what’s the MMO taking from the FromSoft title? Yoshi-P says that gamers will probably discover the inspirations within the recreation’s world design. The surroundings and ambiance of Dawntrail’s many places will convey the overarching themes and vibes of characters and locations with out a variety of textual content or exposition. “Elden Ring does that basically effectively,” Yoshi-P notes, “And I believe there have to be folks within the crew who’re actually impressed by that as effectively.”
Ultimate Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail will launch on July 2, and head to Early Entry (for individuals who pre-order the sport) on June 28. When saying the discharge date at PAX East, Yoshi-P joked that the Early Entry date was chosen to present followers one week to get pleasure from Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC (which releases on June 21) earlier than diving into Dawntrail. Although now I’m starting to suppose some FF14 builders would possibly attempt to reap the benefits of that week as effectively.
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