Dark Souls in Unreal Engine 5

[@klimmmers]

These anor londo recreations always look stunning, yet somehow still miss the mark. The beauty of the city is its blinding golden sunset. I'd love to see it with an accurate sky and lighting.

[@randomguy4379]

this tbh

[@tsuketsu9889]

Yeah, adding atmosphere is completely different than just upgrading the graphics. You can see this with the ds3 unreal engine 5 port too, it has much better graphics but lacks the same look. While the "dark souls 4 reimagined with ure5 actually has effort put into it and it keeps the dark atmosphere

[@KneeCapHill]

It's the whole point of Anor Londo, the sun setting on the age of the lords (being Itself an illusion crafted to maintain the appearance of control) The real Anor Londo is in the dark

[@MrCompassionate01]

Agreed, it all kinda looks too plain and pretty like a toy castle. The interiors looks pretty good but the main city vista is only proportially correct without any of the flavour that makes Anor Londo beautiful.

[@MemoriesLP]

Thats how bluepoint will remake Dark Souls 1

[@alexanderstilianov]

I'm amazed that the drone that filmed this didn't immediately get shot down by the black knight archers.

[@nastynamed1892]

Underrated comment 😭

[@YRO.]

Silver knights, you mean?

[@dustypixelsyt7004]

@@YRO. 🤓

[@HeroSword_P]

@@dustypixelsyt7004 Screw off, us DS1 fans want people to get it right.

[@demoduncanct9205]

​@@HeroSword_Pexactly bro

[@Flashur]

Needs that overly orange sunset vibe

[@cowboyglizzy1883]

This is a great example of just how important lighting is.

[@rambo-cambo3581]

Lighting is more important than most people realise

[@kolpere1625]

ikr? thats why i always bring a chime with me.... wink wink

[@claussanta2341]

Lightning*

[@Moi-sm2pp]

Exactly, it’s a great part of the atmosphere

[@Bbbbbbbbbbhhhhhhh]

Lighting and art direction beat graphics any day, there are so many old games that still hold up today simply because of those things.

[@ezioauditore3779]

This is extremely beautiful but i don't know if it matches the atmosphere of dark souls

[@aminesaidj5535]

No it doesn't

[@notiyenss7499]

doesn't because of the lighting, if it had been the same it would have been amazing

[@lucianolimongi6092]

Dude it's like. Anor Londo in DS is a lightly place, is literally the only place in the whole game that isn't creepy or wherever

[@Deadpcks_]

I was just gonna say they took the dark souls feel away from a dark souls location lmao this place is like supposed to be in the evening setting sky’s orange and shit that is a huge part of this location to me shit looks like hogwarts

[@culomista6692]

Feels like ds2

[@sharif47]

While it misses the atmosphere in DS1, it could be argued that this is how Anor Londo looked like in its glory days.

[@xXJasonMakiXx]

this is how it looks in game wtf you talking about??? Anor londo is bathed in a fake sunlight created by gwyndolin

[@marcosrobertomn8092]

​@@xXJasonMakiXx ele tá falando antes do gwyndolin precisar iluminar falsamente

[@BF1_enthusiast]

@@marcosrobertomn8092 imagine reading a comment, understanding it, then replying to it in a completely different language out of nowhere, not knowing whether they'll understand you or not.

[@marcosrobertomn8092]

@@BF1_enthusiast here in Brazil, the KZbin translate comments for us, i think this happen in USA too, like Twitter

[@NietZ_93]

​@@marcosrobertomn8092those gringos muito burros mano

[@dante19890]

if anything its an example that artistic design triumps realistic cutting edge graphics.

[@Cowhale2]

Exactly. These games might not have high graphical fidelity but my god the art direction more than makes up for it. Dark Souls and Elden Ring are the most beautiful 3d games Ive ever seen

[@DrPlans]

@@Cowhale2dark souls yes. elden ring, not so much

[@SunWarriorSolaire]

@@DrPlansdefinitely both

[@Peacheeboi]

0:36 Amazing Chest Ahead

[@NAmania]

1:01 That bonfire ambient sound still fills me with a sense of respite, security and warmth...

[@devindonovan8201]

This looks like a diorama/miniature scale he made irl that he has on display in his living room or something 😂

[@Melotaku]

That's exactly what I was thinking! I think the reason we feel this way is because of the lack of detail in the textures and how clean the area itself is. No scattered debris.

[@OnixFang]

I was looking for this comment before commenting the same thing. Why does it look like that? Is it the big shadows? There's something making us look at it like that and I can't point my finger on it!

[@feartrain1282]

LOL same here! It’s all I could think the entire time watching this, is that it’s stunning, but looks like a real life miniature model. I can’t figure out what it is that gives off that miniature model look. If I were the artist, it would drive me insane cause I wouldn’t know what to do to fix that. Even the zoomed up section panning down the hall, it still felt like a DS Mighty Max.

[@everett818]

You should try to replicate the Dark versions lighting too!

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

This would indeed be the final touch...

[@dsVektor]

This looks like midday, but it needs to be closer to sunset for that unique memorable orange lighting. Still really great.

[@LordDeBahs]

ionized neon in your perspective makes these colors of the sky kzbin.info/www/bejne/poCke5iln8eXq6Msi=NKdFAnREAdFTzc7k

[@josuelservin]

Fantastic work, now I would love to see dark Anor Londo!

[@neamraven]

Amazing how important lighting is and how much it changes everything.

[@eminkilicaslan8945]

As many pointed it out already this looks picturesque but with this lighting, raw and pale.

[@AzalynKO]

I really miss this area.

[@cardmossdn8058]

This is why good lighting and art direction will ALWAYS be more important than good graphics

[@spragoodle9518]

“Why are the smoke detectors going off” -mom

[@MrInuhanyou123]

This looks amazing bro! Is it possible you do another video with the same lighting conditions as the game for anor londo? (Infinite dusk)

[@matthewjakubowski9020]

Stunning. I would be privileged to die in a world so beautiful. Repeatedly

[@luckylaurentfaith9649]

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[@DrinkingBleachOnTheBeach]

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[@asiandrainer]

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[@WealthyHomeless]

It'd like to see it in original color palette, that be interesting.

[@adolin1338]

0:37 is a gorgeous shot, same with 1:11. Beautiful work, would love to see part 2 and more locations. Pls do firelink

[@zackglickert4495]

amazing chest ahead

[@spiderjerusalem8505]

Way, waaay too much contrast, that's not how you color grade

[@zackglickert4495]

@@spiderjerusalem8505 i agree with the other guy. very pretty

[@spiderjerusalem8505]

@@zackglickert4495, you'll be surprised when you see Anor Londo in DS3

[@zackglickert4495]

@@spiderjerusalem8505 oh shoot it’s in ds3 too?? i haven’t played it

[@purplefloyd1513]

With some tweaking this could be an amazing mod

[@gokul4012]

This looks amazing !

[@Majber]

Wow, it's beyond amazing.

[@crab-time1]

the quality itself is amazing, but it doesn't feel like it's in a world that's crumbled and gone insane. the more harsh sunset-like lighting really plays a big role into the original's atmosphere, and i think that would serve well here.

[@Izzybench]

The relatively simple and bold adornments of the halls of Anor Londo really benefit from the gentle cascading shadows. Great work! :)

[@voxarts933]

Aside from the obvious that the lighting doesn't match and the way you've set your DOF makes it feel like a miniature castle. The environment is fine but the textures of said environment assets don't match the level of detail from assuming the Quixel assets you've used. I understand that you've simply used the DS1 assets but if possible you could try to export the materials used, I assume they are all tileable, you could upscale them to let's say 2k and try to implement PO (Parallax Occlusion). It will give pretty much anything that tiles like (E.G. Bricks, Tiles, any squigly line) a very good pop under direct and indirect lighting. It will give much nicer shadows and AO (If you are using Lumen for AO*) helping it reach that quixel level detail. For a bonus you could also attempt to vertex paint grime and dust or simply use quixel decals but that is more of an artistic choice. Either way I still think you've put decent effort in, good job :).

[@just70hq]

The dark souls remastered we deserved

[@quentinbecker7066]

"Amazing" sells this short. This is beyond amazing.

[@orest395]

There’s a reason for the orange filter, it’s supposed to be a sunset, and the new one looks like that one level from code vein

[@TheMrGoncharov]

Cool! So, when is the official UE5 remaster? :)

[@nielsunnerup7099]

This looks stunning, but it also looks like a miniature with the depth of field effects at 0:20 and 0:37.

[@brianpoole7581]

It would be awesome if they would redo all Dark Souls games in Unreal 5

[@wolfsoul5284]

WOOOW!!! This is so REALISTIC!!!!! COOL!!!!! I CRIED WHEN SEE THIS!!!!!!

[@gordonfreeman-g5w]

Anor Londo on a good day? lol I feel all it's missing is the insane sunset. Great job

[@Dis_Dis]

Honestly this has more Baldur's Gate 3 feel to it than Dark Souls. Not a bad thing but it doesn't really convey that "You're dead. And depressed. Everything is f*ck3d and it will get worse" tone.

[@Neweragaming82]

Wow, that’s absolutely amazing . Can’t wait for some from soft games made from unreal engines next generation

[@noobsaibot6482]

Dragon Shrine would look sick with this kind of lighting

[@DropoutJerome]

Insanely gorgeous, good job dude

[@amaroaverna923]

I know that is just a showreel of the power of UE5 but, for me, UE5 really miss the point of the art style. Everythings looks so good and so real that feels artificial. I hope that devs and designers will perform the best with this engine.

[@knuckleheadwestwind3585]

I would love to see the og lighting. But I honestly hope we get a DS1 remake someday…

[@Digital_Zoey]

Amazing! but it looks like Bright Souls 😁

[@graysonofthewood3747]

I love the detail that you can clearly hear the music in the outside shots, but once it goes inside, the harp gets softer, and seems to be easiest to hear near windows

[@ThroughfulGamer95]

It... does not look better. Proof that art direction matters more than fidelity.

[@Simon-S01104]

Although the atmosphere doesn't match the Soulsborne type at all, it's still magnificent and beautiful here.

[@NycolasPedro]

This looks absolutely amazing! I would love to see Firelink Shrine in Unreal Engine 5!

[@collynha6952]

In some sense it is waay better, but in another sense it is waay worse.

[@TheGorgorothSpire]

I whole video slowly touring the halls with this music would be amazing

[@omniscientgrunk]

Wow. Just wow. I have so many hours playing this game. More than 30 characters across three profiles(Lost my toons when ps3 went down, hadda buy new one, didnt have a save). I hope someone builds a game with the similar architecture to Arnor Londo, so beautiful. I do look forward to more. Peace

[@TheLastGame666]

This looks stunning! I know the lighting doesn't match the same as in the original, but it's still beautiful and shows Anor Londo in it's glorious architect. People here need to stop being negative.

[@DavidDevildriver]

Very nice. I would echo the sentiments already made in previous comments about the lighting and sky being accurate. Just a little nitpick of mine is the timestamps on the video. The last one is currently titled 'Ornstein and Smaug Boss Room' when it should be 'Ornstein and Smough Boss Room'. Great work and effort put into this however. Appreciate your passion for the series

[@VileLasagna]

Quite funny that every single comment here seems to agree that, while this is glorious and breathtaking, Anor Londo is just not the same without the golden light of Gwyn (trust me guise, it's him, don't listen to the troublemakers and unbelievers). What this DID remind me a lot of, tho, was Talos Principle. It just had the vibe, immediately felt like God was about to tell me to stack some cubes

[@tarushsingh1108]

Dark Souls is a story of a world where the light is fading and darkness is taking over. I think the work you did is amazing but a little adjustment to lighting will help bring that Dark Souls charm. Superb work though looks like a representation of how Anor Londo would look when things were good.

[@SmorgasLord]

Awesome! the mood is different though, must be the sky

[@trevordillon1921]

Wrong time of day, for all of you wondering where the vibes went. Anor londo is always right before dusk, which is thematically appropriate and also objectively more awesome. The rest of this is incredibly well done, huge props for that, but would love to see it in sunset lighting

[@Noizzed]

It actually looks way more similar to the intro version of Anor Londo

[@potato_enjoyer4]

Marvelously recreated

[@neilisalive4892]

From the perspective of a fresh player entering Anor Londo for the first time, before experiencing its horrors. "This place is beautiful!"

[@davecorry7723]

Very well done!

[@Thilego1997]

Wow, man. Fantastic.

[@chipklip2]

it feels like this is how it was always meant to look, just maybe with the golden lighting

[@mateuszgaecki5949]

And this perfectly shows why making remakes is hard. Making different things feel same, or even just similar, isnt easy

[@jamarianhall2701]

This is really cool, I think it needs like that orange or yellow tint like in the original game though.

[@ixenroh]

It looks great, but it lost the 'eerie' feel. Just a bit of post-process or different light would fix it, though!

[@Cheesedrinker_]

Damn bro

[@cobrabear6497]

Though it doesnt have the dark and grim atmosphere, it still looks beautiful asf.

[@xXJasonMakiXx]

yeah its anor londo not supposed to appear that way...

[@ilbuonvictor2935]

a Souls with this graphic would be amazing

[@stefanvandersandt3956]

Nice recreation dude! One tip from a fellow environment artist, using too much depth of field gives the scene a miniature feel. Like its a model set or something. A giant space will never have dof unless there is something like 30cm or closer to the camera:) I made this mistake plenty of times as well and learned the hard way.

[@LostLokiYT]

Its crazy how every comment brings up the lighting lol regardless I think it looks sweet!

[@Dark_Sun_Gwyndolin]

Finally different ambient than evening sun... 🔥

[@TazAlonzo]

I WISH I could see this with the reddish glow of DS1's Anor Londo

[@AMG45-Team]

Dark Souls to Light Souls

[@angeles2470]

Dark Souls 1 Remake is a definite game we need at some point in time

[@GodMelvin]

Wooww that is just Great! Great!

[@GMPranav]

Not orange enough :P

[@yuukiyoshizawa7007]

Lore wise, the visuals look so good in fact, it looks a lot like what would Anor Londo be in it's prime, when the Gods were still present and the fire were far from fading, it's a nice concept to take from to our imagination.

[@tingel155]

you should try this with all kinds of games! very interesting

[@BF1_enthusiast]

Bright Souls

[@emanuelnaranjoarias]

Amazing work bro

[@X.jrs17]

AMAZING WORK

[@corey_clip]

My jaw was on the floor without me even realizing it. People are talking about atmosphere and all that and yeah sure, but this is Anor Londo at a different time from how we visit it in the game and it's beautiful. Throw in some people walking around and it would look perfectly normal

[@pasalasaga]

Tbh. Even if I think it's beautiful, the "bad" graphics of the Dark Souls series makes feel that it's better like that. Maybe that's why I didn't like PS5'S Demon's Souls remake.

[@matniythay]

Это великолепно выглядит. Так и хочется вставать рано утром и встречать рассвет, пока бьешь врагов 🤔

[@KosOrSomeSayKosmo]

Wow! Great work 😊

[@Flore4432]

The thing is, unreal engine can offer us amazingly high quality graphics, but it always look soulless

[@c.g2766]

Anor Londo in it’s prime, I feel there could definitely be a way to restrict and filter the light to give it that DS1 vibe but seeing it like this is stunning

[@Fano2311]

I want some architect to attempt this in real life, as close as they can get

[@Dipster101]

This you average modern soulless western AAA game. If dark souls was like this no one would've played it.

[@reckersworld9351]

I both love and hate you for showing me this. I just spent some time in Anor Londo, and it's going to be hard to go back now. 🙂

[@ImrdIstt.SH.]

is it just me or does the exterior look like a miniature? so cute 💙

[@thatfunkadeus]

There are a few places where it kinda looks like a dollhouse or small model but I assume the original would look like that too from these angles, the shots where it shows depth of field and perspective feel almost like photographs and live video, it looks amazing. I'm sure in 10 years I'll cringe at myself for saying that cause we'll have realer-than-real brainovision or whatever but 2024 me says this is absurdly good.

[@vittoriomassaro8131]

It's one orange sunset away from perfection

[@magnaesca165]

I can't believe how unreal this is

[@DigitalLogos]

0:47 Silver knight bow area >PTSD triggered

[@mrpotch]

This is what Anor Londo looked like when everything was at peace

[@tonyscalze4077]

This makes the illusion of Anor Londo more deceiving and and i like it.

[@henryford2539]

Great job 👌👌👌

[@saltlakeatrocity9771]

I love the video, though the pyramid roofs at 0:29 look out of place with the new fidelity. Even if thats how the real architecture looks (i have no idea if it is or is not how the cathedral anor londo was based off of looks, but thats beside the point)-the knowledge that im looking at it in a video game gives it the appearance of being a graphical flaw or cut corner.

[@trythis2006]

the music is so good