This review contains spoilers
The first time I played though Dark Souls 9 years ago, I thought it was a perfect game and I still do.
It will always be hard for me to put into words what it is about this game that draws me to it. It's not the difficulty, the setting, or the lore (If you care about the lore in dark souls you are a nerd who deserves to be put in a locker).
It's a pure fucking video game to it's core.
There are few time in my life where I have the "Just One More Try" feeling but that was me with this entire game, from start to finish, it never feels cheap. I blame myself when I die and know that I need to either get better or I don't deserve to make it farther. That alone makes me feel like you are constantly accomplishing things for the entire 50ish hour duration there isn't a moment I don't want to be playing Dark Souls.
I don't need to tell anyone that it's one of if not the most important games of the last 10, 15 or even 20 years. Because if you've played it you already know it is.
It will always be hard for me to put into words what it is about this game that draws me to it. It's not the difficulty, the setting, or the lore (If you care about the lore in dark souls you are a nerd who deserves to be put in a locker).
It's a pure fucking video game to it's core.
There are few time in my life where I have the "Just One More Try" feeling but that was me with this entire game, from start to finish, it never feels cheap. I blame myself when I die and know that I need to either get better or I don't deserve to make it farther. That alone makes me feel like you are constantly accomplishing things for the entire 50ish hour duration there isn't a moment I don't want to be playing Dark Souls.
I don't need to tell anyone that it's one of if not the most important games of the last 10, 15 or even 20 years. Because if you've played it you already know it is.
2 Comments
this game is saved and remembered fondly because of the setting (i.e., interconnectedness and discovery) and lore, tbh. And it's my favourite of the Dark Souls'. The "one more try" for me comes from a tie to a certain ethos (in turn tied to the lore, environment, NPCs, iconography, etc.). I want to remain in the journey because of the attachment. As "pure fucking video game," it's got The Bed of Chaos (as already said lol).
NumberOne
3 years ago