In an interview with Hidetaka Miyazaki by Xbox Wire, he has mentioned that his favourite boss is Starscourge Radahn, and his second favourite are both Godrick the Grafted and Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy.
As for the inspiration for the open world genre, Miyazaki stated that although he didn’t get his inspiration from a specific game, but as a gamer, he played many famous open world titles, and felt the good parts of every open world game that he has played. There’s a lot of titles that he has played, notable mentions includes the Elder Scroll series, Witcher 3, and also the Legend of Zelda Breath Of The Wild.
The full interview can be read in the link below(In Japanese): https://news.xbox.com/ja-jp/2022/05/26/elden-ring-interview/?fbclid=IwAR0x8RGPFkBrSHClo3b_4udS9PIfsHEKDPFMJ_H_wMSDVVYm1qvZ4h-rAYQ
Elden Ring is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, the game comes in the usual Fromsoft-esque narrative and playstyle with an open-world twist, and is also made in collaboration with fantasy novelist George R. R. Martin, who provided material for the game’s setting. Elden Ring was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on February 25, 2022.
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