Dark Souls as an 80s Dark Fantasy Film (REUPLOAD) 

i will try to remember all the timestamps ... 0:00 - chosen undead 0:05 - oscar 0:10 - asylum demon 0:15 - giant crow 0:20 - firelink 0:25 - crestfallen 0:30 - ash maiden 0:35 - firelink npc 0:40 - firelink npc 0:45 - undead burg 0:50 - undead parish 0:55 - bell gargoyles 1:00 - andre 1:05 - sif 1:10 - sen's fortress 1:15 - iron golem 1:20 - anor londo 1:25 - silver knight 1:30 - gwyndolin 1:35 - ornstein 1:40 - ornstein & smough 1:45 - tomb of giants 1:50 - izalith 1:55 - duke's archives 2:00 - gwyn

So glad this is back. These Dark Souls AI pictures with the Silent Hill music create a vibe that I don't understand. It's so uncanny, I love it.

I don’t remember the original commenter but the one comment that stuck with me to this day from the original video was roughly “This feels like a classic movie that we all watched in a another universe.” It’s strange how the original unaltered video was risking becoming lost media with how it just went down one day and was gone for months, despite all the views and attention it got. I’m glad you reuploaded because I can not describe how well the music and visuals came together to make something that’s just a cut above all other similar videos that took after this one. And reading the comments of how other people felt about this on the old video was something I legit spent more then a hour doing when I first watched it. So, thank you.

thank you so much for rekindling the flame

Dark Souls - 1983 A world plunged into darkness, as the bridge between the dead and living get severed. A man awakens in a asylum prison cell with no memory, being deemed the last one with a pure, untouched Soul and not claimed as undead by the heresy and darkness corrupting the lands. Now his quest is to seek his purpose given by the gods and fulfill a centuries old prophecy, by closing the bridgeway between both worlds and helping bring peace to the remains of Lordran, a once a sprawling utopia lead by the gods.

"After the success of Conan the Barbarian we present you, with the next big Fantasy Epic coming to Cinemas…" *-D-A-R-K--S-O-U-L-S-*

was so fucking sad when the OG uploader deleted it. this vid is legit one of my favourite things out there the feeling of it makes my head swim

This video was my safe space whenever I had a bad time, unironically thank your for reposting it!

I've never played dark souls, but man, just seeing these images makes me want to play it.

almost had a panic attack when i saw the OG was deleted, thank you.

This was the first time i came to realize that AI Art exists, i will always remember this one in the decades to come

Glad you uploaded it. THE best video of this kind imo. Nails the atmosphere and perfect use of the silent hill music. Love the Balder Knight just staring at the wall, crestfallen and hollow. Also love the Anor Londo pictures in this.

Kind of a bummer the original got taken down. I’m not a fan of AI art usually, but this one video has always really impressed me. I think it captured the spirit of dark souls and 80’s dark fantasy almost perfectly. I wish this was a movie I could see

I don’t really like AI content but this is the one, and only exception I’ll make. The overall atmosphere paired with the music is what really sells it for me.

The original author of the video was Umbrahammer2 if you were still wondering

Cant believe this is a re-upload. This is a certified early days 2023 Midjourney V4 hood classic!!

Comment from the original: "This feels like a dream you'd have after playing too much dark souls"

I remember a comment saying something similar to this "its like a dream after playing too much dark souls."

THANK YOU SO MUCH BRUH!!! idk how you found it but goddamn was this a beautiful video 🙏

Man I miss the pinned comment in which someone posted quotes from the Bible and if you were to look them up they were quotes about how people should strive for endless wisdom

You saved me when no one else could... Thank you for the reupload of a fantastic piece of work. You saved my soul and now I shall rest.

Ds1 always reminds me of an 80s dark fantasy movie. It has a weird nostalgia that none of the other games seem to capture for some reason

That specifically THAT video it's the ONLY IA shit i liked, Good lord the anor londor part specially the sundown part screams Steven Spielberg shit i get chills for it

This Soundtrack from Silent Hill 2 goes so super well with this damn

This is what it would look like if i one day woke up in Lordran.

I remember when this came out and it sparked a bunch of uninspired videos games as 80s movie videos. It sucks when somebody makes something badass and original and bunch of people jump on the bandwagon and try to copy the original only to make slop

Почти каждый день возвращаюсь сюда, что же со мной? Может я становлюсь полым?

This trend is extremely popular nowadays, but this video will never be topped. The pictures paired with the dark ambience really make me feel something. Beautiful.

This describes my dreams literally

We dream about only 1 thing in life. Dark Souls Film.

No gwynevere? No great chest ahead? I can’t believe this

Best video in this genre.

Thanks for reloading

This feels very familiar, a medieval dark fantasy

After watching a lot of videos about how AI could negatively affect people, this video feels way more sinister now.

You absolute chad, was gutted when the original went down.

This original upload was my first ever real experience with AI and its potential which left me with a hole new view one movie making, (fake but good) memories/nostalgia and impact on society!

Well done,captures the Atmosphere and Setting of the Game(s) very good.

The aesthetic of this is so appealing.

what i love about this is that no 80s movie had the budget to accomplish anything close to this

I said it already and I will say it again. This needs to happen somehow. I think not only that many people who played Dark Souls would enjoy it who happen to be a part of group who are greatly familiar with 80s movies and it's aesthetics, that many people unaware of the game's existence would greatly enjoy this piece of art, not to mention how industry could use this unique variety. We do get remakes and sequels of older titles, but not with the dark and dense atmosphere that was presented only in the past.

Fem-ornstein has me about to act VERY unkindled.

The instant clasic returns

this gives me the movie "Labyrinth" vibes

I personally really like the representation of the Duke's Archives in this video so much more than the actual area. I always felt like that one didn't fit in the aesthetic of the rest of the game. I also quite like the firelink shrine in this video, but it's not remotely better than the original.

Why the hell did the Original Uploader delete the Video?

LOL the ball on the staircase got me 🤣

Just the first game would be a 4 Part movie series, and i would love every dark fantasy 80s second of it.

This looks amazing. Any films like this?

dark souls captures the vibe of whatever this video is trying to do better 😭.

Good stuff, damn good.

I love it!

Alternate title: Dark Souls as Dark Souls

Crazy stuff

One of the many reasons i love dark souls + elden ring is how much it has quietly carried the torch for 80s style sword and sorcery influence in fantasy gaming. So much fantasy gaming these days is a very slight variation on Tolkien/gygax world building. Obviously Miyazaki takes a lot of inspiration from those, too, but his worldbuildng feels a lot more unique, weird, and creative than most high fantasy games these days.

Looks good

Dark Souls 1 above all other fromsoft games really does feel like an epic and would lend itself well to this kind of movie

1:10 whoa, this is Sens? I like this actually a lot Edit; what, no stinktown?? Distinct lack of magic users as well! Where’s my big hat Logan!!

Why has the original been deleted? i remember that it was unlisted but it seems the video completely disappeared.

try asking the ai to imagine your eviction notice as an 80s dark fantasy

why the original author removed the video??? i remember the original had a lot of views and timestamps

I like how the giant crow has 3 legs in this, it actually ties into dark souls 2, where you can actually get carried by an eagle (at least I think that's what it is?) with 3 legs

I'm interested to know which 80s movies were used as a frame of reference.

Já pararam pra pensar como seria o filme de dark souls com uma pitada dos anos 80? Para mim seria magnífico

HUMANITY RESTORED

I am here from the Solar Sands video

Most important video game of all tine

the fact that AI is advancing at a rate which guarantees this will be made into an actual watchable movie within our lifetime is very exciting.

Someone knows what the prompt is?

I think a dark souls movie could be cool if they didnt stray too far from the "chosen undead replaces gwyn" narrative. Maybe show the chosen undead before they became undead, living their life, becoming undead, getting arrested, taken to the asylum, asylum escape scene as demons invade and destroy the asylum. Arrival at lordran meeting frampt who tells the chosen undead that he can regain his humanity by doing xyz only to find out that doing XYZ confirms that he is the chosen undead and destined to sacrifice his life to maintain the flame (a sudden twist for those who didnt play the game), the chosen undead maybe chooses to reverse hollowing at first, then returns to fight gwyn, lord of cinder as a human, or maybe he becomes more human as he fights his way through lordran, to reverse hollowing just before fighting gwyn, only to be left with the decision to rekindle the flame, or become lord over those who forced him into this destiny. Give the chosen undead no spoken name, and leave their morality questionable so that either ending isnt out of pocket.

I would watch this 100%. And the bloodborne one too

Army of Darkness vibes Great movie

So dark souls as... dark souls.

It got deleted? FUUUCK! Why would they do this?! Do you have a second part by chance? It had DS1 character creation music playing along. I really liked the vibe of it, but oh well, it's gone now :(

0:56 it will be very cool can use that armors

What real old fantasy movies are there have this kind of style ? I wanna watch them

To me, this is what AI will always be remembered for and should be used for. Stuff that actually looks like it's from a parallel universe rather just stealing people's shit. I fckin love the aesthetic if this

Watch Chronicles of Riddick if you want similar visuals and vibe but with an actually good movie

how can one developer be so based

Ngl it looks cool

Imagine a movie of dark souls

1:00 Seems a lot more like Gwyn than Andre...

Someone please make this real

I imagine the movie being like BRAZIL with a lot of dream sequences

no giant chest :(

So cool, now imagine using the same AI as storyboard for a film, that think that cool.

Where are gaames with this art style, this makes everything look the same. AI is the future i think artists and companies are holding us back

As much as I love Elden Ring, Dark Souls imo would've made for a better movie. The dark hopeless atmosphere, the lore, the despair, and the hope to link the flame! The idea is more simple, so it can be easy to get across.

Dark souls is the 80s dark fantasy of games

Dark Crystal vibes

Сейчас бы dungeon synth навернуть

1:16 jyggalag return

Tilda Swinton as Gwyn?

I would fund a kickstarter projects please someone do this

That looks amazing. It looks weird to see Ornstein as a chick and Smough in more realistic armour rather than a comical fat suit.

What is it for a soundtrack?

1:40 Wut Velstadt doin here💀💀💀💀💀

Ah before A.I art became a controversial topic fun times these were also please for the love of god let this movie actually happen one day

This looks more like demons souls ngl

Need some retro filters put over it to really sell it, the clear visuals really diminish the effect.