A 2D pixel art Metroidvania reimagining From Software's Dark Souls 3 was rejected by Bandai Namco.
The news comes courtesy of artist Thomas Feichtmeir who released a screenshot of artwork used in the pitch to the publisher six years ago - now, the NDA is finally up.Watch on YouTubeIn fact, there have been plenty of Metroidvania games influenced by the dark tone and challenging gameplay of Dark Souls - Salt and Sanctuary, Death's Gambit, Dead Cells and more.The artwork itself is of a knight character battling the iconic boss Dancer of the Boreal Valley.
That would've been cool!
Just that one screenshot has totally sold me on the idea!
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They what?!? That's it I'm calling my lawyer.
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