Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former head of Nintendo of America and part of many popular memes, is currently on a promotional tour for his latest book. As part of this, he is giving many interviews. Now he has revealed what he thinks about Elden Ring.
The former CEO of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aimé, presents his career journey in his new book “Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo”.
The 61-year-old was part of Nintendo from 2003 to 2019 and has particularly become a meme in the hearts of gamers over the years. It all started with his first public appearance for Nintendo, where Fils-Aimé introduced himself with a famous line that is hard to translate into German:
“My name is Reggie. I’m about kicking ass, I’m about taking names, and we’re about making games.” (via YouTube)
Now Fils-Aimé has stated what he thinks about Elden Ring. And the ass-kicker reveals that he is reluctant to be the one who gets his ass kicked by tough bosses in games. And that’s despite the fact that old Nintendo games were extremely hard.
Elden Ring also has community legends. In the video you will learn more:
Fils-Aimé: The Souls games “contradict my play style”
What does the former head think of Elden Ring? In an interview with Mashable, Reggie Fils-Aimé commented on numerous issues currently concerning the gaming industry – be it NFTs or discussions around diversity.
Fils-Aimé also had to comment on Elden Ring. Because the action RPG from FromSoftware dominates the discussions in gaming in 2022:
Like seemingly every other player, I had to play a bit of Elden Ring. And it’s interesting because I did not enjoy the ‘Souls’ games from [From Software] in the past.
They don’t fit my play style: I like to be overpowered when facing bosses; I like to win. I don’t like it when my character dies.
Reggie Fils-Aimé in an interview with Mashable
That is not the case in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Despite a similar design philosophy in terms of the open world, “I die [in Zelda] only a handful of times.” But Elden Ring is intentionally a difficult game where players often die and learn from these setbacks.
Why is that ironic? Anyone familiar with the old Nintendo games for NES and SNES knows that they were no walk in the park either. As MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus notes: “Super Mario 3 has claimed more controllers than all Soulsborne games combined.”
“I didn’t play to the end, but I enjoyed the experience”
How did he find Elden Ring? Perhaps this contrast between the old Nintendo games and his issues with the Souls games explains why Fils-Aimé ultimately did not hate Elden Ring – even though a high difficulty level has “historically brought him little joy”.
Elden Ring was fun for me. I didn’t play to the end, but I enjoyed the experience and learned from it.
Reggie Fils-Aimé in an interview with Mashable
Nonetheless, Fils-Aimé does not want every new game to now rely on the FromSoftware formula. He believes that innovation in the gaming industry is of utmost importance: “Consumers don’t want just another shooter [or] a copycat of Elden Ring”.
Why exactly he prefers Elden Ring over the other Souls games, the former head of Nintendo does not explain. If you want to find out what the biggest differences between the latest FromSoftware game and the old ones are, you should check it out here:
You enjoy Elden Ring? Here are 2 games from the same creators that you should definitely check out
Nonetheless, Fils-Aimé does not want every new game to now rely on the FromSoftware formula. He believes that innovation in the gaming industry is of utmost importance: “Consumers don’t want just another shooter [or] a copycat of Elden Ring”.
Why exactly he prefers Elden Ring over the other Souls games, the former head of Nintendo does not explain. If you want to find out what the biggest differences between the latest FromSoftware game and the old ones are, you should check it out here:
You enjoy Elden Ring? Here are 2 games from the same creators that you should definitely check out
