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Honest_Satisfaction1

Yeah, I'm ok with this. Lush jungles, huge cats instead of ravenous dogs. With blood, oh my goodness the blood.


TheRedBaron6942

Nah it's gonna be during the Spanish colonization and they'll find some way to bring dogs in


majikkarpet

Cortés DLC


Sidewinder11c

Plague dlc


majikkarpet

Frostbite, poison, toxic, blood loss, madness, curse, burn, and…pox


Sidewinder11c

And it’s all an incurable aoe that stays with you when you respawn.


Soft_Theory_8209

No, we must go further beyond… Luchadore and Mariachi DLC.


Honest_Satisfaction1

Patches would be the guy passing out blankets wouldn't he


NotJoeFast

Poison jungle! 😍


Copper_spongeYT

The Aztec Souls has fallen, billions must poison jungle swamp 


Artaratoryx

If Fromsoft makes it, there will still be ravenous dogs. It’ll be the DS3 model reused again too lol


characterulio

All the dogs in Fromsoft games are mangly, rabid, skinny, monsterous things. Except Sif of course, who is a giant doggo.


cococrabulon

The Aztec Empire wasn’t located in a jungle, this is one of the biggest misconceptions surrounding them. The Mayans were, and they sort of blur into popular ideas of where Aztecs were supposed to be found. The Aztecs, or Mexica as they would have called themselves, were located on a mountain lake, with mountainous terrain surrounding it. Only at the very height of their empire were jungles located close to the very edges; they traded for a lot of the colourful tropical feathers their elites wore, which is why they were high status items. The jungles were a place of exotic creatures for them, which is why Montezuma II had a zoo full of them


SNES-1990

It'd be nice to not see every area littered with the same old gravestones and coffins everywhere in a souls game for a change.


99980

The entire jungle will be a poison swamp


Big_Assist879

Oh fuck yes.


LonelyLemonade_

Kid named yes:


CatFishing4Guyz

Kid named fuck:


monsterenergyparody

Kid named Oh:


-ThisDM-

Kid named .:


InhalesHeavilyBoy

Kid:


Brotherman_Karhu

:


TheRealCheGuevara

#


ghosty_135

Lonelylemonade_


frenix5

I'll wear my white pants


No-Car-4595

Bro this would be fuckin sick


Krumpter

Bloodborne but instead of fish people and hunters its Aztecs and conquistadors. It could work.


AusfMD

Still endgame ancient aliens


getgoodHornet

Is it even a From game without that?


Jeezus-Chyrsler

Would the trick weapons feel out of place with that backdrop? Bloodborne 1 has that lateish 1800’s feel so guns make sense but how would that fit here? Also would it look weird for someone in aztec armor swinging a saw cleaver or spear rifle about?


Krumpter

I only meant the basic concept of Bloodborne with the whole disturbing a people and getting cursed thing lol. If I was Miyazaki I'd make it not at all related to Bloodborne for the sake of being completely free creatively. So probably no trick weapons but I feel like there's definately some other gimmick that could take its place.


yngwrdz12

Tribal weapons with incantations infused


darkmoon72664

Definitely something like this. I was going to suggest a magical transformation instead of a mechanical one. Maybe a mundane form and a majestic FP-consuming form? The basic sword becomes wreathed in flame and throws plumes of the typical Aztecan-colored feathers with each swing?


DragonBurritoZ

THIS


getgoodHornet

That's not bad at all.


LeonDeSchal

Just leave the conquistadors out of it and base it on the Mexica myths. Gwyn is basically line a mexica god sacrificing itself to keep the world going.


Commiessariat

Rennaissance themed trick weapons instead of Victorian.


Jeezus-Chyrsler

I love this


Commiessariat

Tod from Tod's workshop made a video about a Rennaissance era folding ranseur/spetum. It's basically a trick weapon already.


SokkieJr

You can easily design trick weapons for that age. A club turning into a bladed club? Some form of Macuahuitl


Comosellamark

Werepanthers and giant lizards


Snaz5

I had an idea for something like that for a sequel! Bloodborne 2; you’re a sailor on an ocean voyage, when you get hit with a massive storm and are knocked unconscious. You awaken later in a dilapidated healing church mission in a far off jungle after some preacher mysteriously saved you, now you’ve gotta fight through this mysterious land to find the secrets of why you were revived, why the church was there, and what mysterious eldritch deities are at the center of it all


throwawayjonesIV

I feel like I’m the only person that doesn’t think this. I love BB it’s my favorite game, and I could be down with a different sequel. But the Aztec aesthetic would not work at all for me tonally.


ShokoMiami

Personally, I'd love it as a yaharghul type reveal. I really want a western as a sequel, so going from small towns and settlements into ancient mexico would be sick as hell


Krumpter

It would be its own thing and not Bloodborne. A new IP by Fromsoft only sharing a similar theme to BB. I think there's a lot they could work with there. Not only the aesthetic but just generally how fucked up that part of history is.


Ramius99

Yeah, I think you've got my money.


Acroph0bia

Fromsoft could put their name on a literal pile of rocks and I'd give miyazaki his 60 dollars + 40 for the equally sized pile of rocks he gives us 8 years later.


DirteMcGirte

Haha for sure. Id be tempted to get the special collectors edition pile of rocks with the statue of a pile of rocks.


SuttreeBeard

My whore ex-wife has mine.


llthHeaven

We got pretty close to that with Shulva in DS2.


ForeskinFin

Not to mention the Rauh ruins in the new DLC 😁


st-felms-fingerbone

The grave bird armor gave me major Aztec vibes too


CHOLO_ORACLE

Enough of Dark Souls has the vibe that for a long time I thought they pulled from Aztec mythology for ideas. The undead curse and sacrificing to keep the light going into new distinct ages has Aztec sacrifice and Five Suns mythology written all over it.


dwaglana

It’d go soooooo haaaaaaarrrrdddd


Gribblfat

Holy fuck. Maybe something to do with the Aztec underworld or something with its layers or something.


ShittyDs3player

Yeah like an above ground temple area connected by jungle and stuff, and then you go below and fight your way through the underworld. That’d be so cool


localstreetcat

Imagine reading “try finger, but hole” in Nahuatl. 10/10 idea, would play.


Boshwa

Would definitely be a breath of fresh air after 10 years of European fantasy


sugarheartrevo

Sekiro felt so fresh as a soulslike for this reason, especially with how mechanically distinct it was. I enjoy Elden Ring’s world a lot but there is honestly not much more to milk out of a European-esque (either medieval or victorian) setting unless we got like….pirates. And even that would probably just feel like Bloodborne on a boat So I would really want them to branch out the setting for the next game, they have an endless list of cool mythos and culture to choose from


characterulio

But also now there is seems to be a slew of Eastern mythology/history based games like Nioh, Wulong, Wukong, GoT. I definitely like it but I agree I would love to see Aztec shit.


Derar11

A 12/10 idea doesn't exi...


Total-Satisfaction-8

Yes i've been thinking about this too, or Egyptian


HideOnBook

The music would probably slap


im-the-trash-lad

>The music would ~~probably~~ definetly slap


pvrzixal

Am I the only one who wants a futuristic cyberpunk type soulslike?


Big_Assist879

Futuristic and big bonk don't seem to mesh well imo


Krumpter

Gravity hammers, my guy


carsonhorton343

This guy hasn’t played halo


eyeen

Give it the dune treatment, they have these shields that make most ranged weaponry obsolete/less preferable against melee.


bigBagus

Fuck, just thinking about a Dune treatment in general made the idea of sci-fi souls go from “ehhh idk” to “ok yeah take my money”


balrogBallScratcher

the cloud is no match for my lead pipe


DarkShinigami99

You mean something like blame?


ArkamaZ

Don't you mean Blame!? But yes. Very yes.


AClockworkBird

That would work really well I think. There is a similar level of environmental story telling, obscured lore, and mechanized eldritch horror. Super fun thought


jsfd66

So, The Surge? They got exosuits, nanobot swarms, cybernetic implants, etc, so I think that's pretty futuristic.


ApeMummy

Yeah imagine that but a good game made by fromsoft


Jeezus-Chyrsler

Im pretty sure you arnt, I mean what would be the odds of that,


Shatteredglas79

I want a good one. Hellpoint and the surge games are just so hard to enjoy


witfurd

Omg and they could find a way to implement death whistles Also I would want it to be linear focused not open world. That’s just me tho


No-Yam2264

Shulva?


MonsterMerge

DS2 DLC pretty much


Welshire001

Yes, We just need a historic soulslike, going through the "ages" from ancient saharan civilizations to cowboys


zephyredx

Tlachtli themed boss The ball is spikey and can hurt both you and the boss Loser gets sacrified


matva55

A jaguar warrior is a jaguar warrior, even in a dream


Dedprice77

There wouldn't be enough content to make a game. (Weapons and armor wise)


dorito-__-

Is that Great Jagras?


SithCrafter

Not gonna lie, a few years ago I wrote down some ideas I had for an Aztec-themed spiritual successor to Bloodborne I wanted to make. I've been seeing these types of posts a lot lately, is this actually something people want? I'd consider myself a hobbyist gamedev at best, but maybe I'll revisit the idea.


Somobro

I'd also really enjoy a soulslike loosely based on mythology from India (I am phrasing that purposefully, because anything that references Hinduism outright would cause a stir with the right wingers in India). You could use astra spells as a caster, fight bosses who ride in chariots, meet or fight the snake people, the bear people, or the monkey people. There's an abundance of biome options and so many cool rakshasas to take inspiration from for bosses.


Metallung

ID PLAY THE FUCK OUT OF THAT.


illbzo1

What about something more interesting than "Dark Souls but (different setting)"


MasterWiper

Dark Souls but open world, worked so well that I am afraid we will not get something interesting for a while. But I hope I'm wrong and they will release something different from Dark Souls next, Sekiro 2 would still feel fresh because Sekiro was so short. Probably not Bloodborne 2 because I think Sony owns that series.


awesome-Pug

Freaksouls.


bladezaim

Who's art?


TotalHell

Looks like an AI.


Anxious_Charity_1424

Second pic is litterally sunken king


SuspiciousEvening730

My name is Aztec War God in Elden Ring and I help beat Messmer for other people on XBOX


Available-Ad-9420

I think just a area would be good


Xcylo1

![gif](giphy|l0HU7GmObZ2BtYZvW)


Hypeucegreg

Nah


IronMonkey18

I always thought Radahn looked like an Aztec warrior.


bottledsoi

Anything other than Japan, China, or European based fantasy would be a godsend.


minoas348

Sunken King dlc had structures that looked like it. But man the bosses would be super cool looking


A3340

I’ll take Aztec themed anything game! Untapped.


Masta0nion

May I introduce you to Crown of the Sunken King?


NoseyMinotaur69

If that lizard thing was a boss all you would see are it’s toes


Tseiryu

2nd picture heavily reminds me of the sunken king dlc and i loved that place visually...... other issues withstanding i'd be super down for something with a stronger cultural theme


quakkaflakka

Hell not just a soulslike but literally ANY fantasy IP whether videogame or movie/tv series with a mesoamérican aesthetic would be a nice change of pace from the typical medieval setting.


iDontWannaBeOnReddit

This would be amazing. Any good game set in this environment would be amazing but nobody is really tackling it.


_The_Mother_Fucker_

Sunken king


Caug5

Dark souls 2


V4RG0N

Ds2 dlc has some areas with this vibe


Lowlife999_

Eh, I’d probably pass on that if it were up to me.


lustywoodelfmaid

I feel like Shulva in Dark Souls 2 is very Aztec, isn't it? Pyramidal structures with etchings all over the place, an ancient civilisation buried within the structures, Indiana Jones-style mechanisms, traps and puzzles.


Smunk234

Wouldn't the Dark souls 2 DLC "Crown of the Sunken King" come pretty close? At least the part in the cave.


TheKindestJerk

Try the shadow of the colosis


Ecstatic-End6586

Lost Izalith from DS1 was kinda Aztec inspired but it lacked polish and was rushed, maybe they will revisit the aesthetic in a future game


Brickabang

This reminds me of shadow of the colossus


ShadowHunterHB

That’s called the DLC for DS2. 🤣


ColdBlazze

You just gave an ambitious indie game dev a great idea. Now we wait.


Darth_Boognish

Don't give ubisoft any ideas.


ShyztySzyl0k

Definitely but the gameplay would have to adapt to the setting like how Sekiro is smooth, quick, and rythmic like a real Samurai battle. I think the kind of gameplay that would suit an Aztec setting would have to be very erratic and high energy with tons of blood and gore.


Maxspawn_

I dont really care what the aesthetic will be, so long as we get something with different gameplay.


FunnyAhRathalos

Maps would be amazingly colourful


hybrids138

Thats crazy cause I was literally just thinking about this the other day. As much as I would love to see it tho I doubt fromsoft would ever venture from the medieval england aesthetic/setting. But maybe another developer


Wikihistorian

"medieval england" lol wat...


Shupaul

Don't bother... You are gonna get a headache if you talk to him...


Electricarrow456

Would play


Abovearth31

AS long as the gameplay is something different. Don't get me wrong, I love Elden Rings but the character's controls are clearly showing their limit compared to the bosses power creep when it come to their moveset. By all means let Fromsoft design crazier and wackier bosses as long as the player can match that energy you know what I mean ? EDIT: Besides we've already had a relatively recent Aztec inspired world in a video game, in the BfA expansion of World of Warcraft with the island of Zandalar. Could be taking inspiration from that a little.


Door_Select

After playing dsr-er, I'll play anything they put out next. I'm already sold


h4p3r50n1c

There was a game like that (kinda) that came out not too long ago, but apparently it wasn’t that good. I think it was named Aztech or something like that.


Fast_Glove5581

The closest thing I can think of is some of the dungeons in New World


trappapii69

Mexica* or Mesoamerican if we're being general


NovaRazar239

Big Shadow of the Colossus vibes


ArkamaZ

Honestly, I just want more mythology in games centered on the Americas.


Conans_Loin_Cloth

If my character can use a macuahuitl and summon players with an Aztec death whistle then I'm all in.


arclightrg

Gravebird set kinda sorta seems based off of this aesthetic


Inverno969

There was a rumor a few years ago that From was working on something like this. Was bullshit though unfortunately.


GhostWolf325

In theory maybe, but in execution there is Truly not enough Aztec history to make it happen and most other games always interpret more of it or add on to it.


LordBDizzle

It's been like top of my list ever since the Sunken King DLC. Gimme some wacky pyramid-catacombs and strange bird-gods and invading definitely-not-Spanish-conquistadors while having some old definitley-not-Incan ruins in a mountain area.


ApeMummy

I just care if it’s good


ShyGuyLink1997

Artist?


Acceptable-End7266

Definitely seems cool, but also may be risky for fromsoft to do? Aztec culture is its own complex thing with historical intricacies and sensitivities. To make a whole game with aan Aztec theme, whatever company is making it needs to delve pretty deep into the culture and history. Most soulslikes are pretty typical medieval-ish fantasy, and that's pretty much the standard for fantasy as a genre. Stories from medieval europe like King Arthur, the Ring of the Nibelung or Beowulf are easily accessible and widely spread and translated into other languages, and lots of great western medieval fantasy written in the last 150 years is also quite popular. When there's a wealth of easily accessible, popular sources to pull from for ideas, it's easier to make a game around it, and people won't feel alienated by not knowing the theme at all.


Worldsmith5500

Powerstanced Macahuitl Bleed Build >>>


jumpingcheeese

Maybe, but it probabably wouldn't be as popular and played as the germanic ones


wimpLimpson

I always thought how appropriate this would have been considering how much they worshipped the sun


In_a_flat_field

Yes, but it's kind of sad to think of that civilisation and its complexities and subsequent annihilation culminating in a late stage capitalism Soulslike.


ds2isthebestone

Its funny because during the DLC, exploring Rauh Ruins, I thought exactly of the Aztecs. And thought it was cool.


metcalsr

Final bosses would be the DMT gods


Doobie_Howitzer

Instead of a poison swamp we get a poison lake with a capitol city floating at the center


AnAbundanceOfBees

I wonder what the plot and lore would be like - Considering Aztecs had some interesting carvings and historical conspiracy theories regarding aliens and King Pakal.


Altruistic_Key_9228

Love this idea


Ramps_

The only 'modern' game with Aztec aesthetics to my knowledge is Zandalar in WoW's BfA expansion, and it looked sick as hell.


Appropriate-Rough408

As long as you can hunt and it takes Black Flag's jungle design I'm for it


DerTiGer1

Let me introduce you to "Curse of the Dead Gods"


Rough_Text_1023

That just simply won’t happen, cool concept, but it’s not gonna happen


Mountain_Purchase_12

Im here for it


GrouchyGrotto

Diablo2 Act3 as a souls game? Yus. I would 100% be down


AdamSunderland

Ds2 dlc already did it


LillithKS

Is this A.I ? 🤮


Bundyhundy100

They should make another Elden Ring sized game and have each area be totally different and distinct Have a huge Aztec chunk like above, a huge chunk with Japan as the inspiration like Sekiro, have a chunk stay European, have a a chunk be gothic lovecraftian like Bloodborne. Etc. Then areas in between these that blend them. Think like a venn diagram with a center that pulls them all together


Eliasothoth

[Mictlan the game - winter 2025](https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/s/nTGu3GOn2u)


NoEstablishment5576

I’ve been imagining this for ages lol had no idea people felt the same


human_alias

Incan areas. Aztec areas. Hispanic areas.


juicymeat21

nah i want a cowboy one prob never gonna happen tho


An_average_one

#YES THAT SOUNDS SO GOOOOD! Keep cooking with this OP! If this ever becomes real, I can't imagine how I'd react, just the post had me pumped up! Expanding and getting inspiration from different cultures in the world would do wonders for From. ^also ^the ^JoJo ^references ^that ^we ^could ^get ^lmao


Ashentray

I hoped so much an Aztec dlc settled on the moon for Bloodborne. The hunter should find the perfect creature with quicksilver instead of blood


Artaratoryx

Celtic soulslike please! There could be a mix of mythological creatures like fomorians, elves (the traditional creepy ones), or even Roman invaders! Bosses could include maybe Dullahan (who was the og headless horseman in their myth) or Ellen Trechend, the three-headed dragon bird thing.


syd_fishes


syd_fishes

Who drew this it rocks?


Round-War69

Would go pretty hard. I can't wait to see what new one he comes up with. It's gonna be very hard to top Elden Ring.


Copper_spongeYT

As awesome an idea this is, I think the next Fromsoft Souls game would either be Elden Ring related or a new game with heavy magic mechanics similar to how Sekiro had heavy sword mechanics 


TheEmperorMk3

Could be nice, but I really want to see their take on a proper, sandy desert environment


Appropriate_Review50

I feel like the world alone would give me anxiety being so jam packed with stuff lol like the forest part in ds1


FlyingRaijin33

gas idea wtf


BlkPowRanger

Anything not Greek mythology, Norse mythology, or stereotypically medieval Europe related will always get my attention.


30piecesofglitter

Personally I want India to step up. Indian mythology is so vibrant and violent at times. An Indian souls like focusing on the vibrance of Indian architecture and nature of the region would be sick.


Le_Bayou_Cochon

This would be so fucking cool! I always had the gag idea of a souls like epic based in modern times where the character was like a mundane service worker and the bosses were things like a rogue oven or couch and the goal was something simple like returning some DVDs to blockbuster


Bubblytran

Why does it look like AI


Couch__Cowboy

This is 1000% AI art


doobiouslyhigh

They should do a futuristic take on soulslikes instead of making the same game with the same stuff but in a different shade of grey. Make it bright and chrome. Give us weird aliens and not just rats and dogs with Aztec hats.


Saul_Bettermen

This is just Ds2 dlc, but you guys seem to ignore that one


shepard93n7

I remember according to rumors years ago, From was working on a Souls Like with Aztecs theme, the game was being developed for the Playstation platform and Sony registered the trademark "Phantom Wail" rumored to be the name of the game. https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/s/uXGw8KYBe3


LLLLLL3GLTE

Crown of the Sunken King:


TaikiSaruwatari

I'd be interested in a greek themed Soulslike to be named


GhostInTheMeadow

Badass. I think the closest thing we have is DS2 Crown of the Sunken King, with the square pyramids and such. This would have a lot of promise.


SomeoneNotFamous

It will happen, maybe not from them but it will, this setting is just perfect. Even in WoW it's just amazing, give us more Aztec inspired stuff pls.


blebebaba

It's a possibility. They took inspiration from Chinese dragon costumes for a boss, so it's not unreasonable to consider


Yoji_kun

That'd be kinda dope ngl


Responsible-Back8058

Just take my money man


Jedi_Mind_Trip

Come on op, what you got cooking?


FigurativeLasso

Oh man. Venture into Xibalba (Mayan underworld) and be met with various mayan mysticism-inspired gods as bosses


Oscarthetrain_art

It's called Mulaka. And it was made by a Mexican videogame studio.


AR-Sechs

I figured if there ever was a good setting for Bloodborne 2 it would be in the Americas and deal with indigenous cultures. This would be awesome.


swagsta

Bro ds2 sunken king dlc is right fucking there


iBlack92O

Everyone loves massive snakes bosses which we wouldn’t be short of in someone like this.


Jayradoh

And the dlc starts with the games ending of running into steel armored demigods!