Dark Souls: Nightfall
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| Developer(s) | Team Nightfall |
| Publisher(s) | Team Nightfall |
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| Programmer(s) | Grimrukh |
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| Series | Souls |
| Engine | Havok (software) |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | 2022 |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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Dark Souls: Nightfall is an upcoming fan-made modification intended to be an unofficial sequel to an alternate ending in the action role-playing video game Dark Souls.[1] It is made by a variety of Souls modders [2]. Its aim is to enrich the original's story by continuing the original Dark Souls storyline and lore, being set seconds after the game's "Dark Lord" ending in a Dark-shrouded Lordran, the setting of the first game[3]
The game's mechanics have been drastically overhauled, featuring an extensively expanded combat system[4], a heavily altered game world supported by a dynamic day-and-night cycle[5], fully voiced Non-player characters[6], and custom bosses made with professionally crafted models and movesets made exclusively for the mod[7].
Originally set to be released on December 21, 2021, the mod was delayed to January 21, 2022[8].
Development
Project-lead Grimrukh[9] began working on Nightfall in 2019, after releasing their first total conversion, Daughters of Ash[10], outlining the first draft of the mod, and then building a team of experienced Soul's modders in 2020, all the while developing custom assets with the help of Dane Brennand[11], a modeller who worked on Demon's Souls (2020 video game). The team released a preview of the first twenty minutes of the mod in February 2021[12] , and then a teaser trailer during June 25.[13]. In the months following these previews, Grimrukh seldomly posted updates to avoid spoilers[14] until it was announced, to avoid creating a stressful holiday due to a final release crunch, the mod would be delayed by a single month [15], but was nearly complete. Grimrukh has cited The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask as a large influence on the mod[16].
Story
The game's opening takes place concurrently with the final boss fight of Dark Souls 1, Lord Gwyn, in which the player, a nameless Undead imprisoned in the Undead Asylum, is jolted awake by a massive upheaval, which leads to the Undead discovering a massive quake has brought the Asylum just above the Kiln of the First Flame. The player ascends a forlorn peak, before plunging off the cliffside, witnessing from above the player character of Dark Souls 1, the Chosen Undead, slay Lord Gwyn and abandon the first flame. After discovering a mysterious pendant once worn by the Lord of Cinder, the player stumbles upon what remains of the first flame, only to realize it remains alight, albeit as a dying ember. They pursue the Chosen Undead till they reach the forgotten Chambers of Firelink Shrine, and watch the primeval Serpents crown the Chosen Undead, the Darklord of Humanity[17]
Reception
The mod garnered significant attention when it was announced, and even more when its teaser and trailer released, the former garnering over 400,000 views[18] and the latter almost a million in under a year[19]. Journalists were likewise drawn to the project for its "impressive promise of being a direct sequel to the original game"[20], resulting in dozens of articles related to the project[21][22]. Website PC Gamer would state in an overwhelmingly positive preview, "There's always a chance that upcoming mod or fan projects will never quite come together. It's a scene that's full of good intentions and great concept art. But Dark Souls: Nightfall has some pedigree behind it, boasting a big team of well-known Souls modders and data-divers. You can tell that this project is coming from people who deeply love and understand the game they're working with.[23]"
References
- ↑ "Nightfall". Grimrukh's Nest. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ Description Credits. Youtube. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Nightfall Explained". Gamerant. Retrieved December 30, 2021..
- ↑ "Example of Combat". Twitter. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Example of Day-and-Night Cycle". Twitter. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ Voice Acting Annoucement. Twitter. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Making of the Blistering Demon". Youtube. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "New Nightfall Release Date". Grimrukh's Nest. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Grimrukh's Nest". Grimrukh's Nest. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Daughters of Ash release". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Dane Brennand's Art Portfolio". Artstation. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Nightfall Preview". Gameinformer. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Nightfall Teaser Trailer". NME. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Nightfall". Grimrukh's Nest. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "New Nightfall Release Date". Grimrukh's Nest. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Nightfall". Grimrukh's Nest. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "The First Fifteen Minutes of Nightfall". Youtube. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ Nightfall Preview. Youtube. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ Nightfall Teaser Trailer. Youtube. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Impressive, fan-made Dark Souls sequel Nightfall is coming in December". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 30, 2021..
- ↑ Huge Dark Souls mod Nightfall arriving this December. Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Nightfall Delay". Wcctech. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ Dark Souls: Nightfall looks more like a sequel than a mod. Youtube. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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