Developer: From Software
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Other Platforms: Xbox 360
Rating: Mature 17+


So I've been meaning to write a review of Dark Souls, but because I've had less than enough time to play it that much, it'll take me forever before I finish the game, so here's my review for it.

Buy the game.

FINAL SCORE: 90%

DAMMIT I want to soo BADLY! I just know it will eat my time up so badly thou! I want it thou. Its like the game I have always wanted, I was so jeoles of when Demon souls was out on the PS3 and now I can get Dark Souls on the 360.

The entire concept of this game sounds badass and all, and all the reviews say it's epic, and I really dig the whole dark medieval fantasy vibe that its graphics give off, but yet every time I actually see the gameplay videos the combat just looks so incredibly... dull. :/ By the looks of it the game has little to no towns and character dialogue, so if I'm just going to spend my entire time hacking and slashing through the game, the combat better damn well be entertaining, but instead it just looks really sluggish and repetitive.

THANK YOU! Im not the only one!
I actually played this though at a friend house. It's just as tedious as Monster Hunter if you ever played that, or really let me just say it's very tedious and this is what the games fans consider difficulty. If you have patience and your not a spaz, this game is retarded easy.

I'm getting paid $300 on wednesday, been considering buying dark souls not sure though, sounds kinda fun but I've grown impatient with games, I still haven't got to the first boss in desu ex hr but that's because just after i bought it i got the sotc and ico remake, than brutal legend and batman arkum city. Maybe ive just been buying to many games.

From what I heard its all about analyzing your enemy and knowing what your strengths and weaknesses are with your weapon. Also knowing when the hell to run for your life. :lol:

I was the same way when I first saw Demon's Souls, it wasn't until actually playing the game did I fall in love with it. It's one of those games that you need to play to find out it's fun. It was the same way with Little Big Planet, and I had to convince myself it would be a good first purchase when I got my PS3; and it was.

There is a town in the game - Blighttown, but it's by no means a friendly welcoming place. There is some minor dialogue bits between characters and some changes depending if you kill an NPC or not. For instance, I helped out an NPC in one location, only to come back later to find out he killed the person who upgrades my Estus Flask (healing item) and now I can't rest at the shrine. If only I killed that bastard before it was too late. Oh well, soon enough, I'll get my revenge.

I'm curious as to how far you got into the game. Yes, most of the common enemies are rather easy, but if you consider powerful black armored knights that have big ass bows that shoot SPEARS at you in Anor Londo a pushover, I suggest yourself checked out. Fuck, I don't even want to get started on how unfair the Valley of Drakes is.

Ok I'm convinced its at least worth statifing my curiousity.

It's a wonder you pass school with that type of spelling Limbob. That is, I'm assuming you pass school.

I get B's in english, but yes I suck at spelling that's no secret, According to my teacher the short story I wrote at the start of the year was A material if I didn't make lots of gammer and spelling mistakes.

The last Assignment we had was an oral performance a loose retelling of theme in macbeth, I did warhammer macbeth, me and lint got up and had a fake warhammer match with the Avatar of Macbain and I made up special rules like Ducan had Double trust, Got a B for it

Even a passing resemblance to Monster Hunter turns me off. I've a got a half-dozen other video games that warrant me investing in them, and I'm way too broke to invest in those, either.

I am feeling a bit like that Lintire, I dont really have the time to invest into Dark Souls, especially with all these other great games coming out. But I still want to play it thou so bad. I waiting for Christmas

That was utterly heart-wrenching. You totally convinced me to buy the game, even though I don't even have a PS3 to play it. I'm just in awe. You, my love, are amazing. :wub:

I know.

And so humble too. :D

Always.

I think you should make me a new avatar. And maybe a matching signature too. Pwease? :rolleyes:

Sure, but it'll have to be Thursday or Friday before I could do it. Just PM me want you want it to be.

Get a room you two. Yeesh. :P

Only if you pay for it!

Hah yeah right! Like I can afford anything in college right now.

2nd that :barf:.

New rule; No flirting in the threads, PM only. And keep it PG. lol

Someone's just jealous.

"Hey there seniorita, sprechen ze love?"

Oh man! I haven't seen Johnny Bravo in forever! I used to love watching that show, he always tried so hard! Hahaha.

Too many good shows die too young.

Ain't that the truth! I used to love watching Dexter's Lab too.

NO! I wanted to make a thread about this exact subject, I was pushing it off so I could IV new threads weekly.

Good shows that endly to quickly, best example 'firefly' one of my favourite shows and it only lasted one season,and 'Serenity' was great film.

I heard a lot of good things about FireFly and its future cowboy antics. Yeah I need to make this into a topic tonight if I have the time.

Also Firefly is a spirtual sequeal to cowboy bebop.

It really is essentially a live action Cowboy Bebop, which honestly is a little overrated, but still a good show.

I wouldn't say it's overrated so much as all the other sci-fi porn series in this day and age kind of sucking in comparison.

Nah, I'd call it overrated when everyone's wetting themselves about it every time it gets brought up like "OMG COWBOY BEBOP GREATEST ANIME CLASSIC OF ALL-TIEM 10/10 HURRR FAP FAP" and I'm just like seriously? The show has no linear story progression unlike most other animes; it's just one random standalone sub plot after another that gets wrapped up by the end of each episode with barely any character development if at all, and I'm left having absolutely no urge or desire to anticipate the next. The show is so incredibly westernized in its presentation it can barely be called anime. Not to say that it's a bad show, but come on, I don't see any particular standout characteristics about it that puts it on such an epic pedestal that everyone else holds it up on. There are far better animes out there with much more engaging storytelling.

I was talking about Serenity. But fair enough.

Yeah, that and FireFly is what I thought was being talked about, if Trollicide didnt mentioned Cowboy bebob and or anime I would of thought hw were talking about firefly.

Well, I was originally referring to Cowboy Bebop but I guess it doesn't matter, because I more or less have the same opinion about Firefly as well. Both have an overbearing cult following and I don't see why. I like Nathan Fillion and a lot of the actors on the show, but the actual content of the show itself was pretty average most of the time in comparison to other sci-fi series I've seen.

Yeah, I don't fully understand why people gasim over firefly so much. It has some cool ideas and stuff, but I seen better story telling.

I agree its not the greatest show ever made but I still like more than most tv series these days, that being said serenity is still in my best movies of all list.

Never actually watched cowboy bepop. Also my sis is one the die hard firefly fans who will likely rage at you not in public if you don't like it, which I find really funny to watch.

I had like two of thous friends up in Michigan that would like do that also.

Demons Souls was a serious game, that not enough people played. But then again most people cant handle getting pooped on 8430 times and still enjoy something. I never beat it, but maybe I will before I get this one.

Gotta get warmed up, to get pooped on again. :unsure: