Elden Ringfans are still waiting on a release date for the fantasy-action role playing game, and they’ve been busy trying to pass the time until a major announcement arrives from developer FromSoftware. For a short while fans were tuned into a series ofElden Ringleaks which turned out to be fake, all stemming from a leaked gameplay trailer that showed some dragons and a sword-wielding enemy similar to one seen in concept art for the game. Now fans are finding other ways to occupy themselves, and oneElden Ringenthusiast has decided to turn game director Hidetaka Miyazaki into the Terminator.
Miyazaki is the president of FromSoftware and the mind behind theSoulsseries, whichElden Ringreportedly takes some inspiration from. Miyazaki was pivotal to the success of the earlySoulsseries gameDemon’s Souls, as FromSoftware believed the game would flop and therefore gave Miyazaki some extra creative freedom. Since then, Miyazaki has taken the lead on the highly successfulSoulsseries and has also worked on other games with similar aesthetics and combat, includingBloodborneand2019 Game of the Year winnerSekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
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Though Miyazaki is collaborating with theGame of Thronesseries writer George R. R. Martin,Elden Ringfans still believe he is the visionary behind the project and are anxiously awaiting news that will finally give the game a release date. OneElden Ringfan has decided to spend their time waiting by expertly placing Miyazaki’s face onto Arnold Schwarzenegger’s body in key scenes from theTerminatormovies. The result is quite hilarious, and fans can imagine this might be Miyazaki’s response to all the leakers of fakeElden Ringnews.
Redditor ELDENRING_fan is able to put Miyazaki’s face on Schwarzenegger’s body through the use of the Reface app, a form of deepfake technology. This technology can basically replace one face with another with pretty realistic results, and its use is becoming more common to make jokes or make bizarre fan wishes a reality. There are plenty of impressive deepfakes out right now, including one thatturnsStranger Thingsstar Millie Bobbie Brown into Princess Leiaand another that places the cast of 2012’sAvengersin the 1939 filmThe Wizard of Oz.
For those that enjoy ELDENRING-fan’s creation, the Redditor also has a few other deepfake creations featuring Miyazaki. Other videos place Miyazaki’s face onto Keanu Reeves intheJohn Wickmoviesand Bruce Lee in several of his famous action movies from the 70’s. While it is amusing to see Miyazaki in these situations,Elden Ring’s prolonged development is a sign that he probably doesn’t have time right now to drop kick bad guys or fight off cyborgs with guns.
