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How is Sekiro different from Dark Souls?
Sekiro versus Dark Souls: one katana against hundreds of weapons, the posture system against stamina, no multiplayer or character creation, resurrection against…
What does Sekiro mean?
What Sekiro means: the contraction of sekiwan no okami, “the one-armed wolf,” Miyazaki’s reasoning for the wolf, and the origin of the Shadows Die Twice subtitle…
Why did Activision publish Sekiro?
Why Activision published Sekiro: FromSoftware’s first self-initiated publisher search, Activision’s worldwide role outside Japan and Asia, FromSoftware’s own…
What is Sekiro: Official Artworks?
Sekiro: Official Artworks: the official art book for Sekiro, its Kadokawa Japanese edition, the Yen Press English edition (the exception to UDON’s run of…
What is Elden Ring?
Elden Ring (February 25, 2022): FromSoftware and Bandai Namco’s open-world action RPG, the Lands Between, Miyazaki and Yui Tanimura directing, George R. R.…
How did George R. R. Martin help make Elden Ring?
George R. R. Martin’s role in Elden Ring, as documented by both collaborators: Martin wrote the backstory and mythology, Miyazaki was lead writer for the game,…
What is Shadow of the Erdtree?
Shadow of the Erdtree (June 2024): Elden Ring’s single expansion, the Land of Shadow and Miquella’s trail, its ten million copies, and its dedicated Official Art…
How many copies has Elden Ring sold?
Elden Ring’s documented sales: over 30 million copies, Shadow of the Erdtree over 10 million, Nightreign over 5 million, set against the Dark Souls series’ 39…
What are the Elden Ring Official Art Books?
The Elden Ring Official Art Books: Kadokawa Game Linkage in Japan and UDON hardcovers in English, volumes I and II for the base game, and volume III for Shadow…
What is Elden Ring Nightreign?
Elden Ring Nightreign (May 30, 2025): the standalone three-player co-operative spin-off directed by Junya Ishizaki, Limveld’s three-day structure, two million…
What is the Elden Ring manga?
The Elden Ring manga: The Road to the Erdtree by Nikiichi Tobita (Kadokawa, from September 2022), its comedy take on the Lands Between, the Yen Press English…
What is Armored Core?
Armored Core (from July 1997): FromSoftware’s mecha mercenary series, Ravens and corporations, hundreds of buildable parts, repair-and-ammo economics, Project…
How many Armored Core games are there?
The Armored Core catalogue counted: fourteen main games, seven spin-offs and three remastered re-releases from 1997 to 2023, the generational reboots, and the…
What is Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon?
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (August 25, 2023): the series’ return after a decade, Rubicon 3 and the Coral, C4-621, and the Miyazaki-to-Yamamura directorial…
Armored Core in manga and television
Armored Core beyond the games: the 2007 Fujimi Shobo manga Tower City Blade, and the 2024 Secret Level anthology episode “Armored Core: Asset Management”…
What did FromSoftware make before Dark Souls?
FromSoftware’s catalogue between King’s Field and Demon’s Souls: Echo Night, Shadow Tower, Eternal Ring, Evergrace, Lost Kingdoms, Chromehounds, Enchanted Arms,…
What is Otogi?
Otogi: Myth of Demons (Xbox, December 2002, Sega): Raikoh Minamoto, destructible environments, the Best Game No One Played nomination, and its documented place…
Which FromSoftware games never left Japan?
FromSoftware’s Japan-only games: King’s Field (1994), Spriggan: Lunar Verse, Frame Gride, Echo Night 2, Shadow Tower Abyss, Thousand Land, the King’s Field…
What is Déraciné?
Déraciné (2018): FromSoftware and Japan Studio’s PlayStation VR adventure, directed by Miyazaki, a faerie in a frozen boarding school, and the gentlest proof of…
How did Berserk influence Dark Souls?
Berserk’s influence on Dark Souls, kept to the documented record: Miyazaki’s stated fandom, Demon’s Souls’ named manga inspirations, and the Dark Souls Design…
