I like to think of it as a motif
Either way, whatever gets Elden Ring out on a schedule. I will definitely take a bunch of reused assets if it cuts the dev time in half.
Also, just to say, this is looking amazing. I have to finish FF7R and FF14 Endwalker asap, and I don't see myself making the time. All I know is I plan to boot Elden Ring up the second the download is complete, and I intend to dive in until I need to sleep.