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Elden Ring might have one little secret left, Miyazaki says, and I hope we never discover itI like a little mystery left in a world
I like a little mystery left in a world
While players have scoured and stained every inch of the Lands Between in the two years sinceElden Ringlaunched, they might not have uncovered every secret just yet. Witha June releasenow confirmed forShadow Of The Erdtree, the long-awaited expansion, director Hidetaka Miyazaki has now hinted that we Tarnished may have missed something. One small secret may yet remain, assuming he’s not pulling another prank, or maybe not. Honestly, Miyazaki should say it has hundreds of undiscovered things. Keep everyone guessing. Communal Internet knowledge has ruined the mystique of video games.
“For me personally, there is a small element that I feel has not yet been discovered. So, whether that’s up to user interpretation or up to just further investigation and playing, that’s something I’m looking forward to.” He added, “I think it’s a question of when and not if, but there may be something small still missing.”
I hope we never find out what this potential Elden Ring secret is. The presence of a mystery is valuable. Uncertainty is a rich experience. A world you do not fully know is a world which can still surprise you. Secrets just haven’t been the same since the Internet came along to map, markup, dissect, datamine, categorise, and canonise everything. I’m glad that potentially at least one mystery has so far defied Wikification, and surely that chase is fun for secrethunters too. But don’t worry: my uncle who works at FromSoftware says actually Elden Ring still has seven undiscovered secrets.
