The reveal of Nodusfall, Hoyoverse's Monster Hunter-like co-op action game, has sparked comparisons to FromSoftware games like Elden Ring, and it's taking me right back to the earliest days of Genshin Impact, when Hoyoverse was still more widely known as miHoYo.

After years of anime games in seemingly every genre, Hoyoverse has dipped into more realistic fantasy territory with Nodusfall, and a few early boss designs may feel familiar if you've spent the past decade steeping in FromSoftware's tea.

Folks have drawn up unfavorable side-by-side comparisons between some of the apparent bosses in Nodusfall and various FromSoftware designs. (Some people also took a wrong turn and mistakenly folded in Tides of Annihilation, which is not a Hoyo game.)

"New HoYo game literally rips off FromSoft's aesthetics almost to perfection," argues one post in – surprise – the FromSoftware subreddit.

"I thought this was the rumoured pirate game," another says of the Nodusfall reveal, referring to the pirate-themed FromSoftware game rumored to be in development alongside The Duskbloods. "Same. I was glued to the stream then boom hoyoverse," reads a reply.

Some shots do raise an eyebrow. When Nodusfall first debuted during the Gamescom Opening Night Live show, I noticed similarities in one shot of a valkyrie flaring her crimson-tinged wings. You don't need to squint to see why people would see echoes of Malenia, Elden Ring's scarlet rot icon.

You might argue the same for Nodusfall's battle axe-wielding divine warrior, shown fighting alongside a giant lion – a similar motif to Elden Ring's Godfrey.

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