New Soulslike Addresses Accusations That It Stole Elden Ring Assets

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Developer of Bleak Faith: Forsaken, Archangel Studios, has responded to accusations of stealing assets from Elden Ring. The Soulslike game was only released a few days ago, and the negative attention is something the developer won't want clouding its launch.

The Soulslike genre has exploded in recent years, with titles like Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order helping to bring the genre into the mainstream. The enormous sales of Elden Ringcemented the idea that Soulslikes can be popular with wider audiences, with the difficulty of the game not putting players off. It only seems poised to grow going forward, with gamer appetite for a difficult action-RPG experience still very much alive and well.

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The comparison was initially pointed out by Dark Souls modder Meowmaritus, who created the tools that allow gamers to rip animations out of FromSoftware titles. The footage shows combat animations with motion exactly the same as what can be seen in Elden Ring. Interestingly, the animations are playing at a different speed between the games, but they're clearly the same core animations. Meowmaritus even notes that other Soulslikes such as Lies of P take heavy inspiration using FromSoftware games' animations, but doesn't outright steal them.

In Archangel Studios' response to the allegations, the developer is transparent about the use of purchased assets from the Unreal Engine Marketplace for «animations that are good and fit our theme.» The developer also clarifies that purchasing assets is common practice in the industry, even at FromSoftware. It seems that the usage of Elden Ring assets is an innocent error, with the asset pack managing to slip by Epic Games. However, the increased attention