I can sum up Dark Souls in four words: This game is brutal. I knew going into Dark Souls that this game was going to be hard, but I wasn’t expecting anywhere near what I got. This game is borderline sadistic in the ways it causes your death.
Graphics: 8/10
My main complaint with the graphics is the way the lighting is handled. Everything seems really…shiny. And yet the settings are really dark as well. The combination of this just doesn’t look very good to me. The world, on the other hand, is beautiful. It’s vast, detailed, and actively trying to kill you. The way everything connects together just makes the entire experience feel so seamless.
Gameplay: 6/10
This game is brutal. I can’t stress that enough. It is kind enough to give you a tutorial on the controls before it throws you to the wolves though (even though you can easily die during the tutorial as well). The controls feel really awkward at first until you get the hang of them. And the stamina bar depletes WAY too quickly. After three attacks I was unable to even raise my shield until some of my stamina returned. Read the rest of this entry »
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