Elden Ring Creator Hidetaka Miyazaki Named Amongst Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2023
FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki has been named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2023 following the release of the smash hit open world action RPG Elden Ring in February 2022.
Time publishes a list honouring the 100 most influential people each year who, in the opinions of the magazine editors, were most responsible for shaping the year.
As noted by VGC, Miyazaki is only the second video game developer to be selected for the prestigious list, following in the wake of Time’s 2007 selection of Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto.
The 2023 list included big names, such as American Gods author Neil Gaiman, Disney CEO Bob Iger, U.S. President Joe Biden, footballer Lionel Messi, Elon Musk, and MrBeast. Accompanying each entry is a written tribute, often penned by a well regarded contemporary in the influencer’s field.
Miyazaki’s entry was authored by Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann, who lauded the developer’s masochistic yet rewarding approach to game design.
“That’s why Elden Ring — [Miyazaki’s] massively popular 2022 hit — is a great ambassador for video games, and the unique feelings they can effect in the player, feelings that a passive medium like TV can never re-create,” explained Druckmann.
“Miyazaki’s games make the player feel accomplished and smart — and it’s all thanks to his and his team’s uncompromising approach. He refuses to over explain the mechanics or the lore, but rather puts his trust in the player to figure it out on their own.”
Miyazaki is also the creative force behind the Dark Souls franchise, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, but it was the launch of Elden Ring that saw the developer and studio rise to new heights as they received a cornucopia of accolades including multiple game of the
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