Dark Souls: Archthrones, an ambitious total conversion mod for Dark Souls 3, got its first substantial gameplay trailer on January 4. The 15-minute video shows off three levels from the mod, as well a
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Dark Souls: Archthrones, an ambitious total conversion mod for Dark Souls 3, got its first substantial gameplay trailer (opens in new tab) on January 4. The 15-minute video shows off three levels from the mod, as well as the team’s approach to combining remixed content from throughout the Soulsborne games with new, bespoke assets.
The gameplay trailer begins in the Rainswept Outpost, Archthrones’ own «you have to die in this tutorial before reaching the hub area» level. Fittingly, it ends with a gnarly HD homage to Demon’s Souls’ Vanguard, complete with oozing bug eyes and spider legs sprouting out of its chest. Upon getting predictably pancaked by the beefy boy, the player wakes up in the Nexus of Embers, a green, warmly-lit redux of DS3’s Firelink Shrine.
It reminds me of the Ringed City’s look, or else those ruins levels (opens in new tab)from 2D Sonic games. Curiously, the Sculptor from Sekiro can be spotted hanging out here, presumably functioning as a merchant, and the titular Archthrones all have the Golden Order Greatsword from Elden Ring as warp points to the individual levels.
