My favorite thing on the internet this week, by far
In what I can safely say is the gaming-related highlight of my week, a novelty Twitter bot is cracking up From Software fans with absurd yet poignantDark Soulsitem descriptions.
The premise, as described by creator@Arr, is simple: fire some words at the@soulsitemaccount, then wait. It’ll return with a bespokeDark Soulsitem entry, complete withworld-weary lorefor you to mull over while you run back to face that tricky boss again.
Some recent highlights include asupportive donkey“that wanders the battlefield to provide cover for its friends,” asuspicious toasterthat “only the guilty nibble on,” and adivorced dad’s apartment key. As @soulsitem explains, “There are many great sorcerers who have gone their separate ways.” I’m excited to see your ideas next.
I thought about a few anachronistic suggestions, randomly conjureda riled-up scenewith Dennis Hopper inBlue Velvet, and submitted my idea. Soon after, the bot delivered:
https://twitter.com/soulsitem/status/1486441560291958786
Make sureMajula’s themeis playing. Now, for posterity: “The light blue-colored Pabst that can be found on the kingsmen of Forossa’s castle is consumed like wine, and has a telling effect on those who drink it. The dauntless Forossa Knights once served as royal guard, and it is said that not a single knight returned from the battles of old.”
There are already tons of silly examples out in the wild — my introduction to the account wasBon Jovi’s Cursed Motorcycleof all things, which raises so many questions — and I expect the hijinks are only just getting started given how these gags tend to spread.
https://twitter.com/soulsitem/status/1486082785391435784
According to its maker, the bot usesGPT-3to spit out its uncanny responses.
“I’ve done like 20 different GPT-3 things and they’ve all been pretty astonishing,”noted @Arr. “Somehow it really GETSDark Soulsthough.”
It may lack a certain precision and thoughtfulness that goes into From Software’s lore-heavy item descriptions, but the experiment is successful enough to crack me up.
Cheers, @Arr — thisDark SoulsTwitter bot is such good nonsense. I needed it.
