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Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition

Developer: FromSoftware Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
23 August 2012
Windows
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Dark Souls With Artorias of the Abyss Edition
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Wow, what a fucking game. I played this game originally on PS3 while my obsession for Demon's Souls was still on-going and I was always convinced this game was inferior. I felt there was a lot of cheap shit in the game like "how would I know that without dying to it?" etc. and it frustrated me a lot, even compared to the even harder Demon's Souls. I beat Demon's Souls and pretty much gave up interest in Dark Souls completely. Fast forward to the Steam Summer Sale of 2013, I bought Dark Souls on PC due to it being 75% off, a deal I couldn't resist. I installed it, and started over again.

As I started playing, memories of originally playing it were flying through my head. Quickly falling in love with it, I started playing non-stop. The opinion that this game was merely "decent" had been diminished. Demon's Souls is much different than Dark Souls considering it's linear level design, the complete opposite of the seamless open world feel of DaS. DaS is only a "spiritual successor" to DeS but the gameplay is pretty much the exact same. If you like one, you'll like the other, I guarantee it. The bosses are just as amazing, the npcs are unique and intriguing, and of course, the difficulty is very satisfying.

My favorite part of this series is how you can interact with other players: messages which give warnings or hints, black phantoms which come to your world to wreak havoc, and white phantoms that come to aid you in your journey. The lore is deep and the world is immersive, there's just a LOT to love in this game. I've beaten the game, but I probably know about 40% of what the game has to offer. The replay value is very high as there is so much more to discover. I'm sure I'll have much more to say as I get more familiar with the material, but for now, the review ends here. Try this game anyway you can and give it an honest try before you give up completely, this won't be an easy journey.

Update: beaten all bosses explored all areas, gonna stay a 10/10 probably forever
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Melleaf Dark Souls 2024-04-01T21:26:06Z
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2024-04-01T21:26:06Z
4.0
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JoaoNeto Dark Souls 2024-03-29T03:05:32Z
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2024-03-29T03:05:32Z
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geraniumblue Dark Souls 2024-03-25T01:45:25Z
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2024-03-25T01:45:25Z
4.5
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saylexs Dark Souls 2024-03-24T17:49:21Z
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2024-03-24T17:49:21Z
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duckienation Dark Souls 2024-03-20T10:58:22Z
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Flucks Dark Souls 2024-03-19T15:57:21Z
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2024-03-19T15:57:21Z
4.0
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Raising_Heart Dark Souls 2024-02-29T11:20:16Z
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2024-02-29T11:20:16Z
3.0
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Dkito Dark Souls 2024-02-17T20:01:31Z
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2024-02-17T20:01:31Z
5.0
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hunterskull1234 Dark Souls 2024-02-08T12:28:24Z
Windows
2024-02-08T12:28:24Z
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Lorexio16 Dark Souls 2024-02-05T22:57:21Z
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2024-02-05T22:57:21Z
4.5
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josephrobert Dark Souls 2024-01-14T22:56:27Z
Windows
2024-01-14T22:56:27Z
5.0
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RaystKilan Dark Souls 2024-01-09T12:19:15Z
Windows
2024-01-09T12:19:15Z
8.5
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  • FitoPower 2024-03-30 15:25:53.54664+00
    It’s so close to being a perfect game, but man it’s hard to ignore how bad some of the late game areas and bosses are
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  • thm_yrk12 2024-03-31 18:52:52.04392+00
    blight town is such a masterpiece of level design
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    • ThrashingFairy 2024-04-02 13:56:20.072317+00
      TRUE
    • altertide0 2024-04-04 16:39:24.328322+00
      Blighttown's level design would be a masterpiece... In a different game. I love its atmosphere, but it suffers from being a level partially built around platforming stuck in a game engine where platforming is straight up bad. Even some of the enemies can't handle it, dying to gravity when simply trying to reach you. And I will forever hate that elevator to Drake Valley.
    • Pumas 2024-04-05 20:29:40.403388+00
      Yeah that elevator fucked me over so bad. Probably the worst moment of rage I had when I played this.
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  • AidanAlva 2024-04-06 03:38:49.311475+00
    Imma lay out a big ol' secret for you all: the second half of the game is actually still pretty fucking good. I can still remember beating the game for the first time and being stunned to see how much people hated the last like 10-15 hours. Bed of Chaos is the only real stinker.
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    • NickFerrant 2024-04-07 13:28:28.060185+00
      Agreed. The second half is still pretty amazing imo.
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  • bandito616 2024-04-07 18:54:12.344588+00
    realistically this has too many flaws to be considered the best game ever, but so does bloodborne. honestly the one fromsoft game i'd submit to "best game ever" is elden ring no cap
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    • INoLuv 2024-04-07 23:12:23.196292+00
      The best game it isnt, but one of the best? Certainly is, but that applies most soulslike fromsoft games. It is insane how greatly fromsoft can make very high quality games. But i wouldnt object if anyone find DS the greatest, i love it.
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  • wargrl 2024-04-15 13:04:31.992072+00
    awfully tedious with quite a few lazily designed bosses, levels, and enemies

    but its still so much fun. its great. all that tedium adds a lot to the experience, and its an amazing journey
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