Dark Souls could have already acquired an official remaster to spruce up its graphics, however this mod seems to be to do the other by giving all the recreation pixel artwork.
Pixel Souls: Demastered is a Dark Souls mod from thegreatgramcracker on Nexus Mods that provides contemporary (however retro) graphics to each degree, enemy, and NPC within the recreation.
“This mod modifications all textures, icons, fonts, and visible results into pixel artwork primarily based on the unique recreation textures,” its description reads. “Additionally, the music and sound results have been lowered in high quality. Even the enemy and participant tools fashions have lowered constancy. This ought to give the sport a enjoyable, considerably cursed, retro really feel.”
Screenshots for the mod (above) have been shared alongside a trailer. thegreatgramcracker defined they created the mod utilizing a customized picture processing algorithm with handbook tweaks utilized when crucial. No AI was used for the mod, the creator made clear.
Dark Souls and the remainder of the FromSoftware library are modding neighborhood favourites, with gamers including all kinds of wacky new options into the video games. One Dark Souls mod makes all of the bosses playable, for instance, whereas one other provides it a Limbo-style grayscale aesthetic.
While the developer has since launched a complete trilogy of Dark Souls video games, plus different fashionable classics like Bloodborne and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, 2022’s Elden Ring has maybe captured the creativeness of the modding neighborhood above every other.
Players rapidly added the likes of Star Wars, One Piece, Hollow Knight, The Legend of Zelda, and lots of different franchises into the sport, and have additionally had enjoyable with the video games personal bosses. One mod turns each enemy into Malenia, Blade of Miquella, who rapidly emerged as Elden Ring’s hardest boss, whereas one other pit each large unhealthy within the recreation in opposition to one another in a FromSoftware battle royale.
Image Credit: thegreatgramcracker on Nexus Mods
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
