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| Dark Souls Review by Denny |  | | PALGN Review: Fight, Suffer, Struggle, Endure, Live. | | [View Article] |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Epic review Denny. I'm still waiting on delivery of this, but I'm really looking forward to it after Demon's Souls.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:51 am Post subject: |
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Yep, pretty sweet review dude. I've put in 30+ hours and I feel like I haven't even scraped the surface of this game. Definitely gonna to be 100% absorbed into it after exams!  Great game so far.
I'm a little bit disappointed at the online multiplayer functionality though. Not being able to specifically summon your friends kind of sucks as I find playing with people you know to be much more fun. Guess it does build up the atmosphere of the game, playing with strangers and all that. :/
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:27 am Post subject: |
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you know what the say in some exam instructions, round it to the nearest whole number!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:51 am Post subject: |
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no, i want to see something other than mario get a 10
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There is something extremely engaging and addictive about demon's souls and dark souls that no other game is like.
I wonder what will be the peoples RPG of the year this or Skyrim.
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What an excellent review. You could see by your PSN status you really put the time in as well (much appreciated, I suspect a lot of reviewers didn't go the distance).
When playing the only reason I found to not give this a 10 was the sometimes shaky framerate. Also, I am nowhere near completing it (@2hrs or so most worknights its hard, but amazing).
I have added Demons/Dark Souls to my holy grail of gaming (MARIO/ZELDA/SOULS).
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Denny, you are such a loooooserrrrr. Dood, other review +sights+ had reviews up even before the release! Get with the times man. 360 roxors!
heh... that twit, you know who I'm referencing 
In all seriousness, awesome review, and thank you for all your posts in the official Dark Souls thread
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| Quote: | | I have added Demons/Dark Souls to my holy grail of gaming (MARIO/ZELDA/SOULS). |
Dude! no Dragon Quest!? 
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yeah gotta ask, what held it back from that half a point?
Great review though.
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Having not played Demons Souls, will I be missing anything storywise by jumping straight into Dark Souls?
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No, it is really just a spiritual successor and made along the same lines rather than a continuation of demons souls
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| David No.1 wrote: |
I'm a little bit disappointed at the online multiplayer functionality though. Not being able to specifically summon your friends kind of sucks as I find playing with people you know to be much more fun. Guess it does build up the atmosphere of the game, playing with strangers and all that. :/ |
A valid reason for disappointment, though as most know it's not part of Dark Souls game design philosophy. If you could properly co-op with friends, it'd make things a lot easier, defeating the purpose. A lot of the newcomers to the series are asking for it a lot though xD
| ManeKast wrote: | | What an excellent review. You could see by your PSN status you really put the time in as well (much appreciated, I suspect a lot of reviewers didn't go the distance). |
Cheers mate, much appreciated comment. I did pull out 100 hours into the game now and it's been completed twice, third playthrough now being done. I feel like I live in Lordran. Taking a few days off of it this weekend though haha.
| Cyph wrote: | | In all seriousness, awesome review, and thank you for all your posts in the official Dark Souls thread |
Thanks and no worries! It's awesome being able to rant on about my latest death or discovery and hear about other people's tales.
| Benza wrote: | yeah gotta ask, what held it back from that half a point?
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Well I won't beat around the bush with this question. I went for 10 and am still confident in the game being a 10, but keep in mind that anything over 9 on PALGN goes through approval. You can piece it together from there. Sucks but that's how it is.
But yeah, though this isn't in the official review, the game is to me, THE game of this generation by a country mile. Yes it's hard, it's sadistic and it has some small frame rate issues at points, but the actual experience and exploration aspect of the game is exactly what video games are all about. There is no fluff in the game and everything you do is through your own hard work, and there is no feeling in video gaming greater than the satisfaction of victory in Dark Souls. It's basically Zelda turned evil and several times deeper than almost every RPG released this year. If you think you can handle its challenge, pick it up immediately and enjoy one of the most incredible and awe inspiring journeys in a video game, ever.
Hell, I want to start painting again after this game.
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Take 1/2 a point off for the lower res graphics and textures from Demons Souls, there you go
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| Jahanzeb wrote: | | Quote: | | I have added Demons/Dark Souls to my holy grail of gaming (MARIO/ZELDA/SOULS). |
Dude! no Dragon Quest!? |
OMG. Whoops.
Yes the holy grail has 4 points in my world (MARIO/ZELDA/SOULS/DQUEST!).
Thanks for pulling my head in!
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| Fetidchimp wrote: | | No, it is really just a spiritual successor and made along the same lines rather than a continuation of demons souls |
This review makes me want to buy this game... But I'll pick it up over christmas if I decide to get it. UC3 and Skyrim will be occupying me over the next couple of months...
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There is nothing wrong with this article. Even without a 10.
Although I would like to know if there are any games that didn't launch on a Nintendo system that got a 10? 
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| PALGN wrote: | | bonfires which is the new 'save' system of the game. |
Most of the Dark Souls reviews I have read make this assumption, but it's incorrect.
Bonfires are a safety zone and allow you to recharge health/flasks etc (and respawn enemies), but they are not save points.
Actually, the game continuously saves as you play. If you need to stop playing for some reason, you can simply quit the game. When you restart later, you will be in the same spot you were before. You can do this whether you are at a bonfire or not.
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| GooberMan wrote: | There is nothing wrong with this article. Even without a 10.
Although I would like to know if there are any games that didn't launch on a Nintendo system that got a 10? |
Mario Galaxy and Resident Evil 4, both by the same reviewer.
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| YMM wrote: | | PALGN wrote: | | bonfires which is the new 'save' system of the game. |
Most of the Dark Souls reviews I have read make this assumption, but it's incorrect.
Bonfires are a safety zone and allow you to recharge health/flasks etc (and respawn enemies), but they are not save points.
Actually, the game continuously saves as you play. If you need to stop playing for some reason, you can simply quit the game. When you restart later, you will be in the same spot you were before. You can do this whether you are at a bonfire or not. |
You are indeed correct. I'm aware of being able to exit at any time, though I'm so used to sitting out at a bonfire that it felt like my save point.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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Great review Denny!
This game is kicking my ass hard, but, I shall prevail!!!!!!!
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Demons Souls was the greatest game of all time. And Dark Souls looks pretty close to it.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Dark Souls looks to be harder than Demon's Souls. However I know that From Software only hurts us because they love us
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I think veterans of Demons will find as a whole, Dark Souls to be easier. There are some seriously pathetic bosses in Dark Souls and a lot of the difficulty in Dark comes from the more cramped environment, making a shield much more popular from early to mid game.
In addition, all melee and physical builds can use some seriously powerful magic, without having to raise INT. Which makes life a lot easier for those who don't run with a ranged weapon.
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