Artist and pixel art expert Thomas Feuchtmeier shared on Twitter an image of a project he pitched to the company six years ago. Bandai Namco. It was supposed to be 2D pixel art. reimagining Dark Souls 3 in the metroidvania genre. Bandai Namco did not take advantage of the opportunity, so the project remained hidden from the public until today. “The non-disclosure agreement has finally ended, so enjoy the visual made then,” Feuchtmeier wrote.
Dark Souls 3 – 2D pixel art metroidvania was introduced by Bandai Namco roughly 6 years ago.
Now it’s finally out of the NDA, so enjoy the visuals created back then. pic.twitter.com/Dt5BDasWbU— Thomas Feuchtmeier (@cyangmou) November 8, 2022
In the picture we see a boss battle with North Valley Dancer, which is well known to Dark Souls players. “The art side of the game was created in a style that could be realized within the then average budgets of Metroidvania,” the author adds in the comments to his post.
Metroidvania has proven to be one of the genres that pairs relatively well with Souls-like systems. This is borne out by the number of games that lend themselves to soul mechanics, dark fantasy stylings, and combat systems. We can name Salt and Sanctuary, death gambit or dead cells. Feuchtmeier himself contributed to another similar title. blasphemous.
Source :Indian TV
