But you can’t deny how the change in lighting improves certain aspects of the game. True, depending on your taste, you might prefer the original scheme. Stayd is changing the lighting, shaders, and map design to give the lighting in Dark Souls 2 a less flat appearance. That’s exactly what “Flames of Old”, an upcoming graphical overhaul mod by Stayd (who has been posting updates on their Twitter for the mod), aims to do.
So, what’s a modder to do but to give it a spit-polish? But since its release in 2014, other Souls-like games have come along and made its visuals look kind of dated (with all due respect).