A new interview about Sekiro appeared on Youtube, which also contains a part with some new information about Elden Ring: https://youtu.be/k_T_2LMf6m4?t=2320
It's in Japanese, but Reddit user cocoakoumori translated the part about Elden Ring:
A. Basically, I decide the thematic elements of the game first to develop the motifs and world view of the title. Now we're in development for a game called "ELDEN RING" which is larger and deeper than anything we've done before (..) history, or mythos, we feel we're challenging ourselves to make a game that deals with these two opposing [elements].
B. ELDEN RING has staff from the foreign drama "Game of Thrones" participating in development and the game has got a sort of "open-worlded-ness" to it with wide open areas where you can ride your horse and things, it seems there are scenes like that in the game so, well,... There's a feeling of a world here, I suppose, right?
C. True, well, this is one that I personally like and I think it's a very painful fantasy drama... There's pain there and from a human perspective there are themes of racism, politics, citizenship, and so on (...) So this is a work that is psychologically quote painful in a lot of ways and making a game with Miyazaki which such a huge world view.. on a world-level, everyone's looking forward to it so...
What I find worrying is the part "staff from the foreign drama "Game of Thrones" participating in development" and "themes of racism, politics, citizenship". Hopefully this doesn't mean current year politics and BLM talking points but rather racism between humans and various mythical races (similar to what we've seen in The Witcher) and politics that make sense within the new Miyazaki's fantasy world and have nothing to do with (((modern politics))).
What do you think, is Elden Ring going to be full of niggers and SJW politics, or am I being too paranoid and there's no reason to worry just yet. Hopefully we'll find out more sometime soon.
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This does not bode well at all... Everyone knows that these aforementioned "themes" can be depicted in only one way, in the (((current year)))... Too early to say anything concrete, they need to show more.