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Dark Souls
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Overall 8
8.0

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition Review

GamerNode
31 October 2012
  • 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
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Overall 10
10

Death Awaits Thee

Game Debate
3 June 2012
  • Excerpt: Dark Souls for the Xbox 360 is a very unique role-playing game (RPG). It has a very large, diverse, and interconnected
  • Pros: Challenging, Smooth gameplay/detail, High replay value
  • Cons: Difficult to learn
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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...
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Overall 10
10
Graphics 8
8.0
Sound 8
8.0
Storyline 6
6.0
Originality 8
8.0

Dying Never Felt So Good

RPGamer
17 January 2012
  • 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...
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Overall 8
8.4
Graphics 9
8.6
Sound 8
8.4
Control 8
8.0
Addiction 9
9.0

Dark Souls Review

Cheat Code Central
16 January 2012
Overall 9
9.0

Dark Souls Review

Gaming Console Network
10 January 2012
  • 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.
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Overall 8
8.0

Dark Souls Review

VideoGamer.com
30 December 2011
  • 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
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Overall 9
9.0

Dark Souls review

GamesRadar
29 December 2011
  • Summary: From Software's sequel to their 2009 dark horse masterpiece has arrived, does it live up to the hype?
  • Pros: Enormous level of content, Unparalleled sense of accomplishment, Bizarre character and level design
  • Cons: “Gotcha!” ambushes, Unreliable target lock-on/camera, Framerate issues
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Overall 9
9.0

PS3 Review - 'Dark Souls'

WorthPlaying
4 December 2011
  • 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...
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Overall 9
9.0

Dark Souls Review

Games Abyss
2 December 2011
  • 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.
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