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Subject: How good is Dark Souls?

Signatures are for little kids.


Posted by: Lightning Yuna

Posted by: Godshatter

Then your expectations when going into the Witcher 2 were completely off. You shouldve done more research on it before buying. You are basically complaining about it because it was very expertly made.

Play mindless shooters like COD and other generic FPS games if you wish and thats what you like. But stay clear of games like Mass Effect. I warn you now.
I don't like the mindless FPS games too much either, I only buy them for multiplayer.

Right now I'm loving XCOM, a turn based strategy game.

Sorry I didn't enjoy Witcher2. Expertly made sure, but not my cup of tea. I admit I could have phrased it better so as to not upset Witcher 2 fans, but in my defense I didn't realize they would be so sensitive.

  • 12.03.2012 9:16 PM PDT
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No point in putting something funny, clever or informative here. Most probably im going to get perma-banned anyway.


Posted by: Godshatter

I understand but I was just pointing out that your gripes with the game were lets just say less than reasonable. You would be mistaken if you think I care about you not liking it. No game is going to be liked by everyone.

As for XCOM I too have it and I have been enjoying it a lot. And told the OP to keep an eye out for that one as well. Everytime Hayley Williams my heavy dies I reload lol.

  • 12.03.2012 9:29 PM PDT

Signatures are for little kids.


Posted by: Lightning Yuna

As for XCOM I too have it and I have been enjoying it a lot. And told the OP to keep an eye out for that one as well. Everytime Hayley Williams my heavy dies I reload lol.
I geeked out and named all my soldiers lol.

And yes, I was unfairly critical of Witcher 2. It wasn't that I wasn't having fun, I just have way too much other gaming to do and couldn't justify playing it when I only put about 10 hours into Skyrim, level 15 in Borderlands 2, haven't finished the Halo4 or Black Ops campaigns and now got into XCOM. I should know better than to bash a game that is obviously very popular and well received.

  • 12.03.2012 9:37 PM PDT


Posted by: burritosenior
You will die. Hundreds of times. I know a lot of people hear that and go in expecting either it to not be difficult, or for deaths to be complete BS. The unique thing about Dark Souls, however, is that it is not.

When disaster is near, there are ALWAYS hints that let you avoid something. And the deaths are almost never the game's fault. There is not a single 'that is total bull-blam!-' moment. Every death you have, you will know that it was completely your fault. That's really rare in a game, and make it INCREDIBLY satisfying to finally beat a part you have been stuck on... for a month... -blam!- you Seath the Scaleless you can suck my balls.

A single playthrough will net you 50-70 hours of gameplay. More if you're a hoarder and want to collect everything. Then there are infinite new game plus modes. The first NG+ is a substantial increase in everything, the second one less so but still fairly big, then the rest are very small increases in difficulty/ experience. Very small.

The story is almost nonexistent to the casual gamer (and a casual gamer playing this game will NOT have a good time- this is a much more hardcore game). However, if you delve into things such as item descriptions, you will find an incredibly substantial and deep lore that is very interesting. A lot is left up to fan interpretation. Personally, I love listening to these videos, as they really go in depth into the lore and catch things I never would have caught on my own. It's fascinating.

Base line? The game is fun. Pure, simple fun. The game is insanely difficult. You will die, but the game is about learning from each death so you know what NOT to do next time. There is always a strategy that will make every situation easy. The graphics aren't too special, but the art style is obscenely beautiful. Story is hidden, but expansive if you take the time to search for it. You have to search for it because absolutely NOTHING is handed to you. You won't know how anything works aside from a few basic moves- you have to figure out everything yourself or from vague references.

Don't google or youtube anything. Except 'ceaseless discharge' when you get there and something called 'the abyss.' I'd google those when you get to those points, because they're hard if you can't figure it out. And the Abyss in particular is really vague. But yeah. Otherwise? It deserved GOTY.


Agreed. OP, Dark Souls deserves your money.
For me, the moment the game managed to ignite that same little nostalgia flame I found long ago whilst exploring and discovering and wondering in games like Zelda and Metroid, I knew dat it gon' be good. (Dark Souls is otherwise nothing like Zelda or Metroid.)

Also, I figured this guy deserved some recognition for typing this all up.

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It is very dark, and you are likely to be eaten by a Grue.


Posted by: omg a bannana
How good is Dark Souls?


Very.

  • 12.03.2012 9:50 PM PDT

The user interface and other such features are awkward, and they leave you in the dark a little too much with features like Covenants, Upgrading Weapons, etc.

But the core gameplay... beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

  • 12.03.2012 10:01 PM PDT

Posted by: burritosenior
You will die. Hundreds of times. I know a lot of people hear that and go in expecting either it to not be difficult, or for deaths to be complete BS. The unique thing about Dark Souls, however, is that it is not.

When disaster is near, there are ALWAYS hints that let you avoid something. And the deaths are almost never the game's fault. There is not a single 'that is total bull-blam!-' moment. Every death you have, you will know that it was completely your fault. That's really rare in a game, and make it INCREDIBLY satisfying to finally beat a part you have been stuck on... for a month... -blam!- you Seath the Scaleless you can suck my balls.

A single playthrough will net you 50-70 hours of gameplay. More if you're a hoarder and want to collect everything. Then there are infinite new game plus modes. The first NG+ is a substantial increase in everything, the second one less so but still fairly big, then the rest are very small increases in difficulty/ experience. Very small.

The story is almost nonexistent to the casual gamer (and a casual gamer playing this game will NOT have a good time- this is a much more hardcore game). However, if you delve into things such as item descriptions, you will find an incredibly substantial and deep lore that is very interesting. A lot is left up to fan interpretation. Personally, I love listening to these videos, as they really go in depth into the lore and catch things I never would have caught on my own. It's fascinating.

Base line? The game is fun. Pure, simple fun. The game is insanely difficult. You will die, but the game is about learning from each death so you know what NOT to do next time. There is always a strategy that will make every situation easy. The graphics aren't too special, but the art style is obscenely beautiful. Story is hidden, but expansive if you take the time to search for it. You have to search for it because absolutely NOTHING is handed to you. You won't know how anything works aside from a few basic moves- you have to figure out everything yourself or from vague references.

Don't google or youtube anything. Except 'ceaseless discharge' when you get there and something called 'the abyss.' I'd google those when you get to those points, because they're hard if you can't figure it out. And the Abyss in particular is really vague. But yeah. Otherwise? It deserved GOTY.

This guy.

  • 12.03.2012 10:10 PM PDT

Filthy casual.
Posted by: Lightning Yuna
The Witcher 2>Dark Souls. Dont take my word for it, go to metacritic.

  • 12.03.2012 10:14 PM PDT

If you hate cutscenes god you should probably stay away from Metal Gear Rising which is coming out in a few months. Cutscenes in Metal Gear Solid 4 reached the half hour mark.

  • 12.03.2012 10:37 PM PDT

Pros: Everything about the game

Cons: Bottomless Box glitching dickwraiths straight up ruin my day.

  • 12.03.2012 10:37 PM PDT

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