Dark Souls

Dark Souls is one of the rawest, most intense games I've ever played. In the course of plumbing its depths, I've felt awe, terror, claustrophobia, agony, and triumph. I don't know that a game has ever left me so exhausted -- or so ecstatic....Go To Full Review

Dark Souls will take you into a dark world filled with despair, where you must use your creativity to strategize, learn, and overcome unpredictable and unique challenges to determine your fate. Live through a million deaths and earn your legacy....Go To Full Review

It's tragic that not all of us have the time or temperament to play through Dark Souls, but one truth remains clear: if you're ready for it, it's ready for you. ...Go To Full Review

The stakes being as high as they are adds a level of excitement all too rare in the hold your hand games of this generation. Without the punishment, there’s no real fear, and without the fear there’s no thrill. And in Dark Souls, much like Demon’s Souls before it, you will most definitely fear....Go To Full Review

The cure for the common Triple A title, Dark Souls takes every gloriously strange and punishing moment from Demon’s Souls and expands and improves upon it. While its fundamentals hew closely to the original's, Dark Souls is a completely unique experience with no direct competition on the market. For those who get it, it's undoubtedly one of the year's best....Go To Full Review

Make no mistake, however, every bit of joy in Dark Souls has to be earned with blood, sweat and souls. Enemies will crush you. Even the lowliest foot soldier can often serve up a surprise one hit kill. Ambushes wait around every corner and treacherous falls seemingly surround every walkway....Go To Full Review

For all of your heroic actions and hair-raising adventures, you’ll sometimes end up wondering why the hell you’re doing it all in the first place. ...Go To Full Review

The presentation is top-notch material; the gameplay, though punishing, does pick up over the course of the game; and the multiplayer is surprising, mainly because you don’t know whether to expect a friend or foe. Kudos to From Studios for not taking the easy way out. Now let’s see if you follow suit....Go To Full Review

Few games have the intestinal fortitude to defy genre conventions and player expectations at the expense of enjoyment, but that’s what hooked us. We obsessed over exploring every hidden area, slept less to slay dragons, and probably sustained a bit of psychological damage in the process. But it was worth it....Go To Full Review

Dark Souls is a game that is very demanding, and it certainly isn't for everyone. However, if you liked its spiritual predecessor Demon's Souls, or are looking for a gaming experience unlike the endless paint-by-numbers RPGs out there, Dark Souls will give you everything you want and more. Like anything worthwhile, it is a difficult experience and it's not always pleasurable. But in the end, this is one journey you'll be happy you undertook....Go To Full Review

Dark Souls isn't a game you play for fun. It's something you do to say you've done; like running a marathon or climbing Everest. You won't enjoy it like you will other games, but you won't forget it....Go To Full Review