When I first played through this game I didn't think about anything else for about three months. It set up shop in my brain in a way that very little has ever done. I could tell you everything about the weapons, the lore, boss strategies and routes through the game. I was a total scholar, trying to hoover up every single bit of information on the game I could find, until I became a master, able to share knowledge with first time players. I made ACTUAL, REAL LIFE friends because of Dark Souls and the way that by limiting obvious information, it encourages discussion within the community. Actual Jolly fuckin' Co-operation!

From a critical standpoint, there's nothing more to be said about Dark Souls and, if we're being honest, it is starting to show its age a little and many aspects of it have been bettered by From Software's later games, so I figured I'd just share what the game means to me.

It's a special one, for sure. One I'll never forget.