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Published October 10th 2011. Written by Daniel Cairns. If the modern game industry is a trendy bar, full of people like Jonathan Blow sipping cocktails and talking about lattes, then Dark Souls is the grizzled old one-legged war veteran who bursts in...
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Every hardcore gamer has a triumphant battle cry that roars when a bosses face has been smashed in or a Ninja Gaiden level is completed on easy. Finding a checkpoint in Dark Souls manages to amplify that victory chant by 10, and between those preciou...
Lack of hand holding improves the adventure aspects of the title, Steady yet intelligent combat involves patience and tactics not sheer power, Beautiful and dingy land to explore with hints of lore scattered around, Amazing sense of accomplishment through progression...
Those who play games casually should avoid this completely due to its painful difficulty, Bosses are so large they can sometimes shift the camera into walls...
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Anyone who cant remember Demons Souls... by all accounts cant have played the game. No sane person could possibly forget the amount of sadistic anguish inflicted on them when this PS3 exclusive was released. Half role-playing game, half third-person...
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Dark Souls is one of the rawest, most intense games I've ever played. In the course of plumbing its depths, I've felt awe, terror, claustrophobia, agony, and triumph. I don't know that a game has ever left me so exhausted -- or so ecstatic. Put as simp...
This haunting, challenging open-world RPG offers unmatched atmosphere and tension paired with excellent combat mechanics - though beware occasional performance spikes and the game's unashamed sadism...
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At first we thought our press pack was a nice gift from Namco Bandai however after a few hours playing the sequel to Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, the bundle was clearly an advanced apology from them for the countless hours of mental torture we were about...
In case it hasn't been clear up to this point let us reiterate again that Dark Souls is incredibly challenging, in fact at times it verges on feeling like some sections are impossible. This is a game which has been responsible for more expletives than...
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Dark Souls Namco Bandai's spiritual sequel to Demon's Souls arrives on the XBox 360 and PS3 with Dark Souls, that furthers the hardcore nature of the RPG genre. This action based RPG transforms the player into one of the walking dead as you are given a...
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Demon’s Souls was an anomaly, a thoroughly modern 3D game whose mechanics and philosophy were plucked wholesale from the 8-bit era: unforgivingly brutal difficulty, a focus on repetitive attack patterns, and absolutely no hand-holding whatsoever. While...
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What is it? From Software's critically acclaimed, crushingly difficult action RPG is back and it's meaner than ever.What's it on? Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.When's it out? 14 February 2014.If you managed to miss Dark Souls - From Software's astonish...
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As I mentioned in the first episode of the , I’ve probably played about seventy to eighty percent of From Software’s game catalog; starting from and on the PSX and moving onto today, including games like , the and games, , , , … well, you get the p...
Dark Souls keeps true to the legacy of its predecessor by remaining an atmospheric, tough gaming experience while adding in new elements and content, and while it’s not without its missteps, it’s easily a worthwhile investment for the gamer who wants...
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star-techcentral.com Updated: 2012-01-25 05:23:26
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Being a sucker for punishment goes on to a whole new level in . BONE TO PICK: So the story says you're an Undead, but here you are fighting undead skeletons. We're a little confused. WE STUMBLED into the office on Monday, battered and bloodied, as o...
Challenging gameplay is rewarding; gorgeous game world is fun to explore.
Challenging gameplay is excruciating; gorgeous game world distracts you from the mob sneaking up behind you look out! ...too late.
If you want a recommendation on the game, here it is: if you're the kind of gamer who thrives on difficult challenges and enjoys the thrill of victory that comes from overcoming them, then you have to get Dark Souls. Dark Souls is a five-star game for...
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You died.Two simple words never evoked so much anguish in a person as they do in Dark Souls. They mark your failure, your inability to best the game and its creators. Somewhere at From Software HQ, Hidetaka Miyazaki, lead designer of Dark Souls, is lau...
Dark Souls isnt a game you can wholeheartedly recommend to everyone. Ive talked with people who have said they get frustrated when they die and respawn back at the beginning of the world in Super Mario Galaxy Dark Souls is not for them. But for tho...
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Play.tm
Updated: 2012-01-25 05:23:31
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Be prepared to die - repeatedly. From Software has created a strange kind of hell in Dark Souls. Building on the rock-hard foundations that they laid with the amazingly successful Demon's Souls the practiced Japanese developer has created another impre...
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After ten years of writing about games professionally and three decades playing them just for fun, I don't get intimidated easily. But all that changed with Dark Souls. Having not played Demon's Soul, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Al...
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Xbox 360"Prepare to Die", "Prepare to Die Again" and "Prepare to have the next few weeks of your life consumed with thoughts of Not Dying". Dark Souls' motto is a bold statement which epitomises the essence of the game. Yes you die often and in punishi...
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Dark Souls is an Action-RPG that has players assuming the roles of several classes. With no quests to worry about, the only thing on your mind is regaining your soul and restoring your humanity. The game drops you in the middle of a monster-infested w...
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There comes a time in every gamer’s life when they come across a title that is so demanding or addictive that they find themselves hopelessly hooked or on the verge of breaking their controller against whatever happens to be in the vicinity of their fa...
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It's been twenty minutes since I last died; a lifetime in the world of Dark Souls. In that time, I've defeated a horde of ghoul-like warriors, survived several traps, and killed a boss which resembled a Minotaur. I have 5000-odd souls to my name to pro...
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Dark Souls is a difficult game. It's difficult because it gives you an impossible task: struggle against insurmountable forces of darkness to return the world to the living. While this might sound like just another day for the average gamer (how many t...
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First, allow me to begin with a caveat; I have not completed Dark Souls. I have invested over 90 hours of play into the game, exploring the vast majority of its world and facing off against (if not defeating) many of the boss enemies. I am confident...
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If you were a gamer during the NES era, think back for a moment to your first-hand experience with each game; before strategy guides and online FAQs became the norm, budding gamers-to-be had to instinctively learn the mechanics of each gam...
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Any game can deliver a few cheap scares. It takes a special one to terrify you. Dark Souls is such a game. It's a thoughtful, atmospheric, and mysterious role-playing adventure that challenges your mind and your mettle. It takes the concepts of deadly...
A gorgeous and frightening world you won't want to leave, Abundant, amazing bosses test your skill and determination, Superb combat in which every attack feels powerful and precise, Fantastic online aspect lets players both cooperate and compete, Covenant system and other features lead to constant surprises.
Frame rate gets choppy in certain areas, Finicky target lock.
Dark Souls is an extraordinary role-playing game that transports you to an awesome and menacing world you may never forget...
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Dark Souls, developed by From Software and published by Namco Bandai, is so hard that with most of the classes of character available, many players won’t be able to finish the tutorial, which is offered in the guise of the Asylum which you, as a soul...
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Let's get one thing straight: Dark Souls hates you. It hates who you are and what you stand for. It hates your friends, it hates your spouse, it hates your family, it hates your pets, it hates every single little thing about you right down to the fact...
Let's get one thing straight: Dark Souls hates you. It hates who you are and what you stand for. It hates your friends, it hates your spouse, it hates your family, it hates your pets, it hates every single little thing about you right down to the fact...
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ign.com
Updated: 2012-01-25 05:23:55
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There are some things that only videogames can do. For me, Dark Souls' predecessor Demon's Souls was emblematic of all of them. Where most games do their best to be something else – to tell a story like a novel, to impress with cinematic techniques lik...
The reviewer's job is difficult when it comes to a game like Dark Souls. I simply can't unreservedly recommend that you buy it. It's not a game that you play to relax. It doesn't care in the slightest about whether you're enjoying yourself, and it does...
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From Software's action RPG is an unforgiving beast yet its steep learning curve is an intrinsic part of the appeal. Fans of the spiritual successor to the notoriously difficult PlayStation 3-exclusive Demon Souls will know exactly what we mean. The com...
Immersive game world, Immensely challenging, Innovative, persistent online world...
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1up.com
Updated: 2012-02-05 08:51:55
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Dark Souls might not be for you. Of course, that's not saying much; thanks to the universal rule of, "there's no accounting for taste," even the most lauded games have their detractors -- and on the same note, altogether crummy productions often earn a...
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PC gamers have had it easy for years. Can't shoot straight? Don't worry, there's auto-aim in the options menu. Don't understand what's happening? No sweat, NPCs will explain it all to you in minute detail. Not sure which way to go? Look for the glowing gr...
Rewarding combat system, Intriguing dark atmosphere, Memorable foes...
Rudimentary camera controls, Repetitive, Some console portbased issues...
With a scary atmosphere and scarier difficulty, Dark Souls was a favorite PlayStation game in 2011. Despite some issues with this year's PC port, the added extra content makes it the best edition of the game on the market...
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