Bleak Faith: Forsaken is a soul-like similar to Cybergoth in the FromSoftware formula recently released by indie developer Archangel. How close it is to FromSoftware’s games, especially his Elden Ring, has been the subject of controversy, and since its release on March 10, players have started pointing out how familiar some of its animations are.
For example, the following comparisons are: Breakface Claymore Attack with Elden Ring Uchikatana and Straight Sword (opens in new tab).and here Edit more animation similarities (opens in new tab)including a character who seems to have some moves from Malenia, and another character who seems to have moves from Dark Souls 3’s Abyss Watcher.
Many games use animations inspired from elsewhere, but similar to Genshin Impact’s similarities to the widely known Nier Automata, these seem to be in a separate category. It’s more like FromSoftware’s games. DS Anim Studio (opens in new tab) A program loved by modders, slightly tweaked.
to both discord (opens in new tab) and of the game Steam Forums (opens in new tab)Archangel Studios has addressed the accusations, explaining that some of Bleak Faith’s animations were assets purchased from the Epic Marketplace, and linking them to Unreal Engine’s asset seller profile. persian ninja (opens in new tab)One of the assets for sale there, labeled PN Ax Animations, looks a lot like the Hunter Ax moveset from Bloodborne.
“The marketplace was used to fill general art and was edited for general art direction needs,” said a developer named Roia. vapor (opens in new tab), estimates that “about 10% of all game art is from there.” On Archangel’s Discord, another developer named ubermensch42 said: It was very generic (like some rocks) and didn’t require any artistic direction. “
That didn’t do much to quell complaints, with ubermensch42 adding later today: A mark of loyalty on the Epic Marketplace and generally a very happy customer. We will let you know the customer’s opinion about it and act accordingly.
“And the second point is that we have no judgment or familiarity with what is allowed and what is not, or who owns the rights to these animations. animation.”
At the same time another issue was raised twitter (opens in new tab)noted that Bleak Faith’s bonus illustrations are AI-generated art, with a unique bland look to accompany it. answered (opens in new tab) “We’ve heard about it,” they wrote, “We’re currently working on a new icon. That was a bit of an oversight. , was also a decision to be honest…but we value your feedback and will be reworking the reward icons…today!”