Excerpt: Dark Souls , like Demon’s Souls before it, defies so many gaming sensibilities that either game’s catastrophic failure would not be surprising.
Pros: Incredible depth of play, Fierce challenge that isn't cheap, Learning the game world, then building a character, equipment loads, and skills around that knowledge
Cons: Technical hiccups like throttled resolution and frame rate, Poor PC controls essentially require purchase of a USB controller
Namco Bandai GGD 2012: Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition (PC) preview
GameZone
17 April 2012
Excerpt: I have a dream, where gamers — PC and console alike — are free to die 200 times in one game. I have a dream, where incredibly hard bosses are overcome with little more...
Excerpt: Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to From Software's surprise hit, Demon's Souls . Keeping the original game's dark tone, difficulty, and intense combat, Dark Souls...
Excerpt: Greetings, fair travelers, to the land of Lordran! Please hang your hats, coats and souls in the closet over yonder, you won’t be needing them where you are going.
Excerpt: 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...
Pros: Devilishly hard, and with that, satisfying, Fantastic environment design
Cons: Will probably make you hate yourself, Can feel unfair
Summary: Dark Souls is an action RPG set in a rich, dark fantasy universe. Tense dungeon crawling, fearsome enemy encounters and groundbreaking online features combine for a truly...
Excerpt: Dark Souls should need little introduction. Even if you somehow managed to miss out on From Software’s stellar spiritual predecessor, Demon’s Souls , you probably did not...
Pros: Pure gameplay without many frills. An extremely satisfying single player campaign augmented by the most unique use of coop and competitive multiplayer around.
Cons: Excellent art and sound design marred by occasional but potentially game-breaking frame rate and clipping issues.