Legendary Capcom artist says Elden Ring's visuals hold up against higher fidelity titles like Crimson Desert because "the viewer's imagination is constantly stimulated to the fullest"

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Subscribe to our newsletter As a known Soulslike hater, even I can admit Elden Ring is a very beautiful game, and it holds up exceptionally well some four years after its release.

Even compared to technical marvels released in 2026, like, say, Pearl Abyss's Crimson Desert, Elden Ring's fantasy world is distinctly beautiful, especially on a good PC with all of the quality settings juiced up.

That said, according to veteran Capcom artist Akira "Akiman" Yasuda, it's actually an intentional blurring of visual fidelity that makes Elden Ring so appealing to the eye.Akiman, best known for his Street Fighter character designs, recently responded to a comparison of Crimson Desert and Elden Ring's visuals on Twitter.

Translated by Automaton, the tweet reads:"Normally, as the level of fidelity increases, the viewer is left with less and less room to supplement what they're seeing [with their imagination]," Akiman says ## Editor's Note Stay tuned for more updates as this story develops. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/legendary-capcom-artist-says-elden-rings-visuals-hold-up-against-higher-fidelity-games-like-crimson-desert-because-the-viewers-imagination-is-constantly-stimulated-to-the-fullest/)