{"id":27693,"date":"2024-02-26T14:18:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T05:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=27693"},"modified":"2024-02-26T14:18:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T05:18:22","slug":"20240226-27693","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240226-27693\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring\u2019s director said there&#8217;s a few secrets left uncovered in the game, causing \u201ctreasure hunt\u201d among players\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FromSoftware recently revealed the latest information on the <strong>Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree<\/strong> DLC. The upcoming expansion has also prompted numerous interviews with the game\u2019s director Hidetaka Miyazaki. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/jp.ign.com\/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree\/73569\/interview\/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview with IGN<\/a>, Miyazaki mentioned that there are still a few small secrets in the Elden Ring base game that players have yet to uncover, which has led players to go on a massive \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%80%80%E6%9C%AA%E7%99%BA%E8%A6%8B&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">treasure hunt<\/a>,\u201d searching for the game\u2019s last leftover secrets. The situation has also inspired humorous comparisons to the \u201cGolden Age of Pirates\u201d in One Piece.\u00a0<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree \u2013 Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a8k8R0Q2ubY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Elden Ring has been out for 2 years, and its expansive lore and detailed storytelling has kept players engaged ever since. One might presume that Elden Ring\u2019s dedicated player base has already uncovered all the game\u2019s hidden elements and mysteries, but as recently revealed by Miyazaki, it seems there are a few things that have managed to escape everyone\u2019s radars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting for <a href=\"https:\/\/jp.ign.com\/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree\/73569\/interview\/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IGN<\/a>, Miyazaki says that the Elden Ring community has, to date, managed to discover most of the game\u2019s secrets, pleasantly surprising the development team with each new discovery. At the same time, he comments that \u201calthough very few, there are of course some things that have still not been uncovered*,\u201d and that he looks forward to seeing how players will go about finding them. While refraining from giving any tips as to what they may be, Miyazaki seems confident that it\u2019s just a matter of time before the mysteries are solved, mentioning that the developers have come to trust players completely over the years in this sense.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*This article refers to and translates Miyazaki&#8217;s statements directly from the IGN Japan interview, which may result in different nuances from the international version of the interview.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240224-283734-002.jpg\" alt=\"Elden Ring by FromSoftware\" class=\"wp-image-27697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240224-283734-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240224-283734-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240224-283734-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240224-283734-002-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In turn, Japanese and international players alike have naturally taken Miyazaki\u2019s words as a challenge, immediately taking to thorough Elden Ring exploration in hope of discovering new secrets. Users are looking for new discoveries in a variety of places \u2013 for example, some have speculated that something may be hidden in the graphics of the map&#8217;s terrain, or in the way certain NPCs respond to certain gestures. Incidentally, there are NPCs in the game who can be summoned to fight with you in boss battles if certain conditions are met. Some NPCs have rather complicated summoning conditions, and there have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Eldenring\/comments\/16a6hyq\/after_almost_900_hours_of_playtime_i_still_learn\/?utm_source=embedv2&amp;utm_medium=post_embed&amp;utm_content=post_title&amp;embed_host_url=https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20230907-263188\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports in the past<\/a> of people discovering them only after playing for several hundred hours. It is possible that the undiscovered secrets may have something to do with this aspect of the game. Aside from all the lore analysis and theorizing, there\u2019s also players doing good old footwork by punching walls.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30a8\u30eb\u30c7\u30f3\u30ea\u30f3\u30b0\u306e\u672a\u767a\u898b\u8981\u7d20\u3063\u3066\u3053\u3093\u306a\u306e\u304b\u306a\uff1f\u30ea\u30a8\u30fc\u30cb\u30a8\u306b\u3084\u305f\u3089\u6575\u5bfe\u3057\u306b\u304f\u3044\u87f9\ud83e\udd80\u304c\u3044\u308b\u3002\u5f8c\u308d\u306e\u6905\u5b50\u306e\u907a\u4f53\u3092\u5b88\u3063\u3066\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3082\u898b\u3048\u308b\u3002\u65e2\u51fa\u304b\u306a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EQB7FUHwjd\">pic.twitter.com\/EQB7FUHwjd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3066\u3042\ud83c\udf75 (@kiyo3pepper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kiyo3pepper\/status\/1760991257810350398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>I wonder if it\u2019s things like this that count as undiscovered elements of Elden Ring?\u00a0 There\u2019s this very tricky crab in Liurnia, and it seems to be protecting a body on the chair behind it. (Maybe someone already posted this)\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As an aside, in reaction to Miyazaki\u2019s statement, Japanese players have drawn a humorous parallel with the lore of Japanese manga\/anime series One Piece. They liken Miyazaki\u2019s words to the last words of pirate king Gol. D Roger, who sparked the \u201cGolden Age of Pirates\u201d right before dying by calling on people to discover his treasures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/abbody991\/status\/1761531162051092777?s=20\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> <em>The man who had everything. Wealth, fame, power. Hidetaka Miyazaki of FromSoftware, attained everything this world has to offer. The words he said in his interview spurred many to the Lands Between. My undiscovered secrets? Find them. Everything in this world is there.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from memes, the &#8220;search for secrets&#8221; seems to have also once again drawn attention to the meticulous level of detail in Elden Ring. Users expressed new admiration for the narrative-driven placement of items and objects around enemies, as well as the fact that the same type of enemy can attack in different ways depending on the region in which it appears. Since the remaining secrets are said to be &#8220;very few,&#8221; Miyazaki&#8217;s comments seem to have provided an opportunity for users to share \u201ctrivia\u201d discoveries that have not been discussed up until now. Now is the perfect time to take the time to explore The Lands Between before the release of the DLC on June 21.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Elden Ring DLC \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldenring.jp\/shadowoftheerdtree.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shadow of the Erdtree<\/a>\u201d is scheduled for release on June 21 for the PC (Steam), PS4\/PS5 and Xbox series X|S\/Xbox One.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><em>Written by. Amber V based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240224-283734\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2024-02-24 12:40 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hidetaka Miyazaki&#8217;s comment about remaining undiscovered secrets in Elden Ring has caused players to go on a massive &#8220;treasure hunt&#8221; uncovering various new trivia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":27696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[56,17],"class_list":["post-27693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-elden-ring","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Elden Ring\u2019s director said there&#039;s a few secrets left uncovered in the game, causing \u201ctreasure hunt\u201d among players\u00a0 - 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