TintoConCasera user from the forum NeoGAF drew attention to a number of images created by artificial intelligence algorithms that can be mistaken for frames of a non-existent film adaptation of the fantasy role-playing action Dark Souls from FromSoftware studio.
Almost three dozen illustrations generated by a neural network (assumed to be Midjourney) show recognizable elements of FromSoftware’s brutal hit in a free interpretation: for example, Ornstein and Gwyn “became” women, and a third paw grew on a raven from the Northern Undead Sanctuary.
Among other things, on the frames you can see a number of characters (Oscar, Keeper of Fire, Dejected Warrior, Andre), bosses (Demon of Refuge, gargoyles, Sif, Iron Golem, Smough) and locations (Temple of Fire, Undead City, Undead County, Hay Fortress, Anor Londo, Tomb of the Giants, Archives of the Duke, Forgotten Izalith).
YouTuber Umbrahammer2 combined 25 of the 28 neural network-generated images into a video titled Dark Souls as an 80’s Dark Fantasy Film (“Dark Souls in the form of a dark fantasy film of the 80s”), which gives the impression of a film with practical effects, expensive sets and elaborate costumes.
In the comments on YouTube, viewers appreciated the work of artificial intelligence, noting the high quality of illustrations and caused by the roller “kind of nostalgia”. Some even complained that the adaptation was not real. “I would definitely watch this movie”— confessed Leonardo Felix.
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Recall that according to the plot, Dark Souls users get the role of the chosen living dead, who must go to the fictional kingdom of Lordran in order to re-ignite the sacred fire and delay the advent of the Age of Darkness. In fact, everything turns out to be not so simple.
Dark Souls debuted in September 2011 on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, and made its way to PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in 2018 as a remaster. Due to a dangerous vulnerability in January 2022, Dark Souls multiplayer and its re-release on PC turned offand turned back on already only for updated version.
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