The fan-made sequel toDark Souls, known as Nightfall, is borrowing some features fromElden Ring, expanding the game to better mimic the success of FromSoftware’s latest title.Dark Soulsis arguably one of the most iconic RPGs to have been released in the 2010s, and it is one of the first entries in FromSoftware’s well-received Soulsborne franchise. Despite its influence on the series, FromSoftware has built on each new Soulsborne game, often adding mechanics that completely shift up how each title is played.
Elden Ringis the most recent entry in FromSoftware’s critically acclaimed library, and it perhaps adds the most ambitious features to the franchise yet.Elden Ringboasts a fully open-world, a mount to explore that world, and intricately designed lore partly created by fantasy author George R.R. Martin. Given theextreme success ofElden Ring, it seems that FromSoftware might try and replicate some of the game’s mechanics for its future titles. It’s not just the game’s developer that might want to use its features, though, and even modders are looking toElden Ringfor inspiration.
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The creators of theNightfall mod forDark Soulshave recently revealed that they are going to be expanding the fan-made sequel to incorporate more ofElden Ring’smechanics. Namely, Nightfall’s boss fights are being reworked to emulate the newer game. “Game design has come a long way in 11 years,” said the creators when speaking about how they would bring in features such as animationary targeting, event scripting, and other techniques that give each boss fight a bit more personality.
Alongside upping the ante with its boss fights,Dark Souls’Nightfall mod is also building on its core mechanics, with the developers critiquing their own previous work, discussing “clunky animation transitions and linear questlines.” The team working onDark SoulsNightfall also talked about the demofor the expansive mod which released in January, stating that the “mod will be better off” for all the changes pointed out to them through fan feedback.
Elden Ring’sboss design is by no means perfect, and some fans do take issue with the power spike that comes in the later game, specifically with the level of difficulty enemies like the Fire Giant and Malenia can provide. However, through this difficulty,Elden Ringplayers find some of their favorite bosses. While FromSoftware’s challenges can prove to be infuriating for some time, the eventual celebration that comes with beating Malenia after hundreds of attempts can make the suffering seem worth it.
Dark Souls: Nightfallis in development.Dark Souls Remasteredis available now on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
