Continuing with the good news on topics that relates to gaming industry, this time actually by Time magazine as the centenary news magazine is compiling their traditional 100 influential people and we got this year a representative of the gaming industry.

And it is Dark Souls and Elden Ring creator Hidetaka Miyazaki from FromSoftware.

Miyazaki becomes the second member of the gaming industry that could land in this list after Nintendo mayor franchises creator Shigeru Miyamoto in 2007 and the entry was authored by Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann.

“The first time I played one of Hidetaka Miyazaki’s games, I was miserable. I kept dying on the first enemy over and over again. But when I slowed down my approach, paying attention to the details, it all of a sudden clicked.

I managed to defeat the enemy and advance further into the game. I earned my progress and felt a sort of rush. As I moved forward in the game, I was much more deliberate and careful in how I explored this world. And in return, the world rewarded me with tension, beauty, and surprises.”

Hidetaka Miyazaki joins 2023 Time 100 most influential roster that already includes US president Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Michael B. Jordan, Patrick Mahomes II, Bob Iger and World Cup winner Lionel Messi.