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Games/Dark Souls/Reviews
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Dark Souls
A quasi-sequel to From Software's action-RPG Demon's Souls, set in a new universe while retaining most of the basic gameplay and the high level of challenge. It features a less-linear world, a new checkpoint system in the form of bonfires, and the unique Humanity system.
Dark Souls
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A good game but it pales in comparison to the current-gen Soulseborne games.
I'll always have a lot of respect for the first Dark Souls game for launching one of my favorite video game franchises of all time and really putting From Software onto the map because I think they're… Read more
challenging as an action game but unrewarding as an RPG
Dark Souls has some interesting ideas in terms of world design, and is a rather immersive game. This however, gets buried in a game that ultimately feels rather shallow, overly monotonous, and unrewar… Read more
3D Castlevania done right.
Dark souls is a gorgeous, intricately constructed and tightly honed game. The combat is fantastically balanced, and the world is a mysterious and confounding joy to explore. A massively replayable gam… Read more
Dark Souls Review - A Well Designed Gem
I purchased Demon's Souls in the summer of 2010 after hearing about how much people enjoyed it. That was the summer before I started college. I played it for about an hour until I got stuck at the fir… Read more
I don't think there will be another for me
I really like this game. It's punishing but boy is it rewarding. I never played Demon Souls so this is my first "Souls" experience. (Lets just pretend the GFWL and DSfix stuff never happened, it runs… Read more
A Difficult, Yet Rewarding Masterpiece of Gaming
When Demon’s Souls first arrived back in 2009, few expected it to be such a surprise hit. Aside from its appealing aesthetics, ingenious level design, methodical combat, and numerous customization opt… Read more
Dark Souls is with out a doubt punishing, but it's also one of the most rewarding games you'll ever play.
I've always found the Souls series to be interesting. That being said, I never thought I would actually have the patience to play through an entire game. Dark Souls is undoubtedly worth experiencing,… Read more
Death is not failure here.
I was arrogant when I started Demon's Souls. I ignored the warnings of those who had come before me and pranced through the first level without dying once, laughing in the face of man and God alike. B… Read more
Light Prevails
You probably suck at Dark Souls. That's not a boast or an attempt at provocation; it's a statement of fact. Unless you've played a lot of Dark Souls, you'll probably do very badly. In fact, even if yo… Read more
Embrace The Darkness
I’ll start of this review with an admission. Before I played Dark Souls, I thought even the very idea of it was awful. The idea of a game that hid away basic concepts, had barely any visible story and… Read more
They Warned Me Right In The Title...
Here’s a simple test to see if you should play Dark Souls. When games required incredibly precise movement and death was just one slip away (think MegaMan, Contra), did you enjoy that? Ever play an RP… Read more
Dark Souls: Prepare to at first cry, then fly high
Some games leave a lack of mystery and wonder. They clearly spell out what to do, where to go and how to do it. Dark souls stands at the counter opposite of that and for the most part stands firm in k… Read more
Game of the Decade (2010-2020)
You know how people were still playing Starcraft until Starcraft II came out? And how people were still playing Diablo II until III came out? Yeah, Dark Souls is another one of those games. I bought D… Read more
no pain, no gain.
when I grabbed Dark Souls for the first time, I was quite unconvinced of what I would find in this game. The reviews were great so I gave it a shot but form the previews, nothing seemed really appeali… Read more
no pain, no gain.
when I grabbed Dark Souls for the first time, I was quite unconvinced of what I would find in this game. The reviews were great so I gave it a shot but form the previews, nothing seemed really appeali… Read more
A masterpiece that embraces less-is-more philosophy
Dark Souls is a parasitic game. With a cold opening to a world that is not so much in media res as it is hanging by a thread for survival, Dark Souls tells you the mechanical basics and the barest of… Read more
The Benchmark
Dark Souls is a Game. It is a game for gamers. The things we love about games; gameplay, challenge, reward, story, spectacle and enjoyment, Dark Souls has it all, refined to an astonishing degree. (We… Read more
most satisfying and rewarding pieces of digital entertainment
The transition from consoles to PC has been a mixture of ups and downs for Dark Souls . After the initial console release, PC fans wanted to experience the game as well, setting up a petition to Namco… Read more
Pleasant Dread.
It is hard to pull off being both beautiful and genuinely frighting at the same time. Where everything you see is ravishing, yet unnerving. In Dark Souls, From Software's spiritual successor to the cu… Read more
A personal favorite
I've beaten this game over 10 times and haven't gotten bored. There are so many weapons, armor, and other accessories to collect that game takes days to accomplish. There is only one difficulty; reall… Read more
One of the most respectable games of this generation
There are games that make you forget the passing of time and fill you with joy and the hope of seeing another day to continue playing them. It doesn’t matter what’s their genre, release date or critic… Read more
More Demon's Souls...Hurray!
I had a 100+ hour affair with Demon’s Souls back in 2009, so I was elated when a second game was announced. There was a lot of high talk about how Dark Souls was the “spiritual successor” to Demon’s S… Read more
The effigies of Dark Souls
I’ve been struggling to figure out how I wanted to approach Dark Souls. It has been nearly half a year since its release, and I couldn’t find the words to talk about it. So let me just talk, and see w… Read more
I just want to love you.
I had an assignment for my Intro to Game Design class to review one of my favorite games. I chose Dark Souls. After a few multiple-hour playing sessions of Dark Souls with nothing to show for it other… Read more
Dark Souls is a genre-defining experience on so many levels.
Dark Souls is the very epitome of "hardcore" – here is a game that doesn't hold your hand and one that will mercilessly punish you for even the slightest error. Because in Dark Souls, you'll succumb t… Read more
Thank you sir may I have another?
Dark Souls is an amazing game, but not in the traditional regard. it is a hard as hell RPG where literally every enemy in the game has the capability to kill you. Even the tag line on the box is "Prep… Read more
Rewarding as they come
This review was also posted on my podcast website Three Nerds in a Basement . Check us out, at the time of this review we just had our 1 year anniversary. ---------------------------------------------… Read more
Dark Souls: Less is more
Dark Souls by Japanese developer From Software is a idiosyncratic journey into frustration which offers grand sights, engaging combat and enviable bragging rights to those who choose to brave it. Afte… Read more
Review: Why Dark Souls Hates You & Why You Love it Back
Developed by From Software, Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to the PS3 exclusive Demon’s Souls, an action RPG, renowned for its difficulty and trial-and-error approach. Dark Souls will not hold… Read more
Instant Classic
If you know what dark Souls is then you probably have more than just a casual interest in games. While the rest of the world drools over Battlefield 3 and MW3, Dark Souls rewards the diligent with an… Read more
Putting the ROLE back into role-playing games
It is easy to write about why Dark Souls is technically excellent -- its art and presentation creates highly atmospheric medieval dungeons; its gameplay mechanics, combat system and controls are solid… Read more
An Ambitious and Challenging Adventure to Remember
These are just my thoughts and opinions about Dark Souls after 100+ hours of playing this game in the past few weeks. When I think of Dark Souls i think of it as an experience, there has been no other… Read more
the mystery is back
My favorite part of games from the past was the sheer mystery of finding new things. Exploring. Talking about some mysterious location found by friends with other friends. Being overcome with sheer jo… Read more
Are you prepared to die?
Things are grim in Dark Souls. The undead roam the world, looking for warm bodies to tear asunder, and here you are, just trying to figure out why everything wants to kill you so badly. It does not ta… Read more
Dark Souls hates you. But you love Dark Souls
Why are you so mean to me Dark Souls? I give you so much of my time and all you do is throw me to the ground, kick me in the nuts not once but twice and wait for me to get back up so you can do it all… Read more
Dark Souls: A Retrospective
When first presented with the idea of Dark Souls the concept was captivating. Creating a game that was meant to be more then just a challenge, it was meant to test someone to the very limits of what t… Read more
A Refreshing Game in a Sea of Mind numbing Easy games
This game is a bit tricky. Well worth your time if your an old school gamer who remembers when games were hard. No hand holding. No Relent. Just straight up gameplay that will make you sad and happy i… Read more
Prepare to read the obvious
So, first things first. This review is written by someone who absolutely loved Demon's Souls. It's one of the most immersive experiences I've had on a console. The game appeals to me in the same way A… Read more
Demon's Souls 2...er, I mean DARK SOULS!!!
Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to Demon’s Souls which was a Playstation 3 exclusive created by Japanese game developer From Software and was released in late 2009. Dark Souls is yet again devel… Read more