This is theDark Soulsof Darkslides
A long time ago,Metal Gear Solid 2: Substancefeatured a minigame where we could use the Big Shell as a skate park. Yes,you weren’t dreaming that up.It was glorious, but we would rarely see similar fever dreams like that again — up until very recently.
A gameplay clip titledDark Souls Pro Skaterhas emerged online, and it’s exactly what you’d expect. Naturally, people are raving over how rad it looks.
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Skate or Prepare to Die
The clip shows fan-favorite Solaire of Astora showing off his high skating stats as he performs all sorts of sick tricks in a skate park-ified version of Firelink Shrine. You don’t need me to tell you which 1997 ska-punk track accompanies the footage.
The good news is thatDark Souls Pro Skaterisn’t some pre-alpha mod someone just began in their garage. It’s a combination ofTony Hawk’s Underground 2mods that anyone can get for free. If you want to try this out, acquire a copy ofTHUG 2and install theTHUGPro mod. Then you’re able to get theFirelink Skate park here, andSolaire’s skin here. THUGPro is a whole world, so dive into its content and find other cool stuff that you’ll like.
Maybe the positive response to this clip will inspire some clever map designers out there to turn areas such as Anor Londo into skate parks as well. Like, who knows if even the widely despised Lost Izalith area could find new life and even some love as a skating ground?
If you loveSoulsgames but skateboarding isn’t your thing, then perhaps consider waiting forBloodborne Kartto come out to give it a go. Yes, that’s also real and won’t even require you to own the originalBloodborne.
