It looks like the next video game adaptation might be a Dark Souls anime on Netflix, if a new leak is anything to go by. The rumor about a possible FromSoftware anime comes from pop culture site GiantFreakingRobot, which has a fair record of accuracy when it comes to leaks and alleged insider information (thanks, Eurogamer).
The leak comes a few days after Netflix announced a spinoff Castlevania anime following Richter Belmont, following the conclusion of Alucard’s tale.
GiantFreakingRobot didn’t have any other information about what to expect from the anime, other than that it’s reportedly “based on” Dark Souls.
The first Dark Souls’ story almost needs a wiki to understand, but the gist of it is that in the ancient past, four lords inherited Flames that granted them power akin to that of deities. Fast forward a few hundred or thousand years – time is murky in Dark Souls – and the flames are dying, which means the world is dying too. Your job is to somehow restore something like order and life before the last embers flicker out.
Of all the recent video game adaptations, from Halo and The Last of Us to the upcoming Fallout and God of War, Dark Souls certainly has the most narrative potential. FromSoftware’s hit RPG series has a knack for hands-off storytelling that leaves much of the plot to the player’s imagination, even if they manage to piece all the clues together.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
