George R.R. Martin Comments On His Elden Ring Collaboration

George R.R., the renowned writer and poet was born yesterday. MartinSong of Ice and Fire) took to his blog to make a few comments about his role in the development of From Software’s upcoming Elden Ring. While the blog is short, the author is clear that his work on Elden Ring took place years ago, and focused on worldbuilding the fantastical realms that players will be investigating come February. In the blog, Martin comments that video games aren’t really his thing – but then goes on to say he played some old-school strategy games like Master of Orion, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Railroad Tycoon. Martin clearly has a great taste in games that he played back then! 

Martin’s post is pretty clear, in that he worked on worldbuilding for the realms of Elden Ring. It is not clear how exactly this will translate into the final game, but based on what we observed in the network testing, it is evident that the world is rich in discovery even within a small portion. While the core foundational tale of the Tarnished and The Lands Between appear to have some significant similarities to the Dark Souls right now, the world itself and much of that history is yet unknown, so we’ll have to wait and see exactly what happens. Martin points out that the role of video games has become more important than film in this entertainment sector. You can check out the entire post over on Martin’s official blog here. Martin also notes that Elden Ring looks “incredible.” On that final point, I’m inclined to agree.

Elden Ring should arrive February 25th for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 4. Is it something you are looking forward to?