Thread 719943038

Why do the demons of Dark Souls 3 look so different to those of Dark Souls 1? Is there a lore reason for this?

>>719943038 (OP)
The lore is that they didn't give a flying fuck about DaS3 and it's an asset flip

>>719943038 (OP)
Dark 1 demons are first gen chaos creatures with vitality directly from the chaos flame.
DS3 are the degenerated descendants as the Chaos Flame had faded and finally gone out by the time the game starts.
They are the last generation are are basically the last smoldering embers of chaos.
You can also see the DS1 version memorialized around the ruins.

>>719943129
kill yourself tranny
>>719943230
thanks anon

>>719943038 (OP)
The fire rises.

>>719943038 (OP)
They tried to make them cooler which just ended up making them look more lame and generic. Das1 made the demons seem entirely like an amalgam of men and animals, spawned from the Chaos Flame but not trying to look like literal denizens of hell. And prior to reaching the Demon Ruins, they all had this aura of originality and intimidation. Like the Taurus and Capra demons guarding and overseeeing parts of the Undead Burg or the two Asylum Demons guarding the first area.

>>719943038 (OP)
All six of those are different demons, anon, and by the time of Dark Souls 3, the Chaos Flame had long since lost almost all of its power, thus affecting the demons in turn.

>>719943129
If only DS3 was an asset flip mechanically it might be good. Rollspam ruined Fromsoft, and I dont mean just souls, I mean Fromsoft.

>>719943038 (OP)
anon, it's been hundreds, if not thousands or years, they changed as time went on due to their environment changing, and from being so far from their origin (the chaos flame)

this is like asking why a 50 year old picture of an old person barely looks like them any more: what did you expect?

>>719943439
>They tried to make them cooler which just ended up making them look more lame and generic. Das1 made the demons seem entirely like an amalgam of men and animals, spawned from the Chaos Flame but not trying to look like literal denizens of hell. And prior to reaching the Demon Ruins, they all had this aura of originality and intimidation. Like the Taurus and Capra demons guarding and overseeeing parts of the Undead Burg or the two Asylum Demons guarding the first area.

>>719943758
Two on the right are fiery reskins of the Taurus and Asylum Demons. The Demon Princes in DaS3 are the last demons in existence and were beaten in the past by Prince Lorian.

>>719943038 (OP)
demons are dying out and everyone's turning into trees

>>719943038 (OP)
??????
They don't
They are mutated giant animals
The only outlier is Capra Demon being humanoid but Taurus Demon is a minotaur so...

>>719943439
They look like accidents. Ds3 drmons look intentional

>>719943038 (OP)
the lore is that ds1 was an experimental project based on demons souls where demons are not usually fiery, and ds3 was a mainstream title in an already popular series so demons were made into fiery monsters because that's what general audiences expect.

>>719943439
Ds3 demons look like tree branches with lava for sap. It’s a genuinely clever way to tie them back to the bed of chaos, but it also means they’re all grey, brown and orange and so is every other fucking thing in the game, so they’re not as visually striking as they were in 1.

>>719943038 (OP)
>lore reason
Nah it's just the DS3 engine making everything look coated in chrome.

>>719943038 (OP)
different how? they weren't consistent at all in DS1 in the first place

>>719943038 (OP)
The ones on the left are random demons and the ones one the right include the demon king and demon prince respectively so like high ranking demons probably taking more power from the flame of chaos as opposed to some random ass guy.

I noticed that you left out the stray demon from DaS3 which has a design more in line with the right.

>>719943439
>They tried to make them cooler
They look like they're decaying dregs of the Bed of Chaos instead of powerful beings

anyone playing ds3 these days

>>719946230
This. You also hear it in the sound design where every boss fight is just a le epic choir.

>>719943038 (OP)
DS3's aesthetic was guys on fire. All the lords do it too, Sister Friede's 2nd and 3rd phases add more fire as well. The player character can also ember to match them. Demons were already based around in the fire area in DS1 so the ember look is a natural match.

>>719947280
Thats fine but they still look lame compared to anything in 1.

for me it's the demon greataxe