Whats So Special About Dark Souls?

I see all this hype yet when I talk to a friend they tell me that its just frustrating. Should I play it?

Yea Dark Souls sucks there is no guns and huge explosions

Yea Dark Souls sucks there is no guns and huge explosions

Zurrur

Nothing just internet hype.i5750at4Ghz

It's very punishing and has good boss fights, that's pretty much it.

The satisfaction you get when beating bosses or just moving through the game, getting better armor, better weps etc is unmatched and UNLIKE any game out there.

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"]Nothing just internet hype.Bread_or_Decide

its not my taste but i can see why some people like it.

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"]Nothing just internet hype.i5750at4Ghz

Wait, since when is Demons Souls/Dark Souls slow paced? It can get pretty damn hectic at times...

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"] It's what games used to be like before regenerating health and other such hand holding nonsense.Bread_or_Decide

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"] What you call hand holding I call fun. Nothing fun about a slow paced game imo. Everyone likes what they like though.mems_1224

I think you're confusing slow paced with being patient so you dont die all the time, and its true if you are not a patient person you probably wont be any good at Dark Souls.

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"] Demons souls isn't slow paced at all. Lots of fighting from the get go, few cut scenes, minimal story, it's pretty much ALL action. It's just very long and you die a lot. It's really more like a survival horror game actually. I've never been so scared walking down a corridor in a game until the first game. SRTtoZ

I think you're confusing slow paced with being patient so you dont die all the time.

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"] What you call hand holding I call fun. Nothing fun about a slow paced game imo. Everyone likes what they like though.mems_1224

I like games that are challenging, but I don't like games that punish you incessantly for dying. princeofshapeir

The Good: Combat is rewarding, great level and enemy design. The Bad: How does a game that drops to sub 10fps for entire areas get released? And to expand on that note. How did it get 9.5 here? Japanese games seem to get a free pass for technical deficiencies.MFDOOM1983

Pretty much. I think Japanese games as a whole get a free pass in terms of everything outside gameplay, ugly/bland games like vanquish get praised for visuals :| :|

[QUOTE="princeofshapeir"]I like games that are challenging, but I don't like games that punish you incessantly for dying. Bread_or_Decide

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="princeofshapeir"]I like games that are challenging, but I don't like games that punish you incessantly for dying. princeofshapeir

You keep your stats and progress however, losing your souls when its so easy to gain them is a slap in the wrist.

If you wanna play Dark Souls you should play Demon's Souls first its much more easier and better game

Or you might get little frustrated

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="princeofshapeir"]I like games that are challenging, but I don't like games that punish you incessantly for dying. princeofshapeir

Nothing just internet hype.i5750at4Ghz

[QUOTE="princeofshapeir"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"] It doesn't. Yangire

You keep your stats and progress however, losing your souls when its so easy to gain them is a slap in the wrist.

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"]Nothing just internet hype.MushroomWig

Indeed, this is one of the best games of all time, no need to defend it or apologize for beeing so amazing and not another boredom for casual gamers

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="princeofshapeir"] I've heard that the game takes away your Souls you've collected when you die, and your Souls are what you need to upgrade skills. You can apparently get them back by going to the place you died at, but dying before you reach there will result in those Souls being lost permanently. That isn't difficulty; that's just cruel.loserbam828

[QUOTE="loserbam828"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"] The games teaches you a little discipline. You stop and think, "Maybe I should go back and spend my souls instead of going further and dying." It's not cruel if you're smart about it. Again, this is pretty much the anti-game for the COD generation. Slow down folks...stop and smell the rotting demon corpses for a change. yes there will be moments where you lose souls and it sucks. Giving up is your own fault though because the game rewards trial and error. halokillerz

I'll tell you it's frustrating as hell... and it's incredibly satisfying!

It's a great game, i was afraid to pick it up initially (Demon souls) but after i got it i was HOOKED! incredible environments suck you in and a great risk/reward ratio makes the game very compelling.

Unless you are a casual gamer or you have low temper you should try it out!!!

I remember when Demons souls came out, I was very hesitant...I was like whats the fuss about??? An RPG with very little story = no thanks...then I eventually bit the bullet and bought it and never looked back. I still have my game copy and I also have a collectors edition sealed since its worth over $200 now...Its really one of those games that you need to sit down and play for 5-10 hours to get a feel for it and you'll be HOOKED.

excellent and challenging combat combined with innovative online features makes this game special, very special. i mean, i can invade someone else's game and kill them and their friends. what other game allows you to do that?

It's definitely one of the very best PS3 games I own, by far. The replay value is top notch. The fighting is spot-on and you know exactly why you died (because you ****ed up somehow). It's really a gamers game, no other way to put it.

One of the most rewarding games I have EVER owned, Demon's Souls comes in at #1, this one is still close behind in #2 even though it's a better game (mainly because I haven't yet beat Dark Souls yet).

Top that off with a New Game + and you have replay value out the ass and a great game to keep you addicted to it.

My girlfriend even likes watching me play it, regardless of how many times I get stomped into the ground...that's saying something about the game right there. She was saying she can't stop watching it!

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"] It's what games used to be like before regenerating health and other such hand holding nonsense.Bread_or_Decide

Lies.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRlAwdEg1uc

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"] What you call hand holding I call fun. Nothing fun about a slow paced game imo. Everyone likes what they like though.Haiyama

Lies.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRlAwdEg1uc

That's about the weakest example video I've ever seen. Not indicative of the character I have at all. Roll a theif and you can run circles around that guy...it's all in the way you want to play. Play fast, play slow, you have options there for you.

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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"] Demons souls isn't slow paced at all. Lots of fighting from the get go, few cut scenes, minimal story, it's pretty much ALL action. It's just very long and you die a lot. It's really more like a survival horror game actually. I've never been so scared walking down a corridor in a game until the first game. jer_1

Lies.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRlAwdEg1uc

That's about the weakest example video I've ever seen. Not indicative of the character I have at all. Roll a theif and you can run circles around that guy...it's all in the way you want to play. Play fast, play slow, you have options there for you.

Thief + Backstab + Riposte = lulz.

If only there were some sort of website that would review the content for you, so you could understand the strengths of a game you are considering.

Pff but good luck trying to find anything like that.

It's brutally challenging without being unfair. That's pretty rare in games today.

I see all this hype yet when I talk to a friend they tell me that its just frustrating. Should I play it?

Heroldp813