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1UP: Dark Souls is Secretly the True Modern Castlevania

Marty Sliva writes: There's a moment in a select handful of games where things just... click. There's really no other word to describe it. Sometimes it happens early on within the first few minutes. Running around the front lawn of the castle in Super Mario 64 brought this moment to the forefront almost immediately. Other times you have to put in a solid day of playtime to reach this moment. Many RPGs don't click until you've leveled your characters and gained the freedom to explore the world as you see fit.

Ser4594d ago

I've been saying this since I first started playing Demon's Souls. Everyone I told this to would be like, "lol no it isn't."

mandf4594d ago (Edited 4594d ago )

Challenge and strategy is a trait lacking in this generation of games.

TopDudeMan4594d ago

I don't know, I'd call it a more difficult Zelda that's geared towards the adult audience and has stats and stuff.

Ch1d0r14591d ago

Obviously not as difficult as Zelda 2. But Dark Souls to me is like an adult version of what Link would be in an actual next gen system.

Tex1174594d ago

Many people can argue what the game is like. Symphony of the Night, Super Metroid, Zelda...all of which are great answers and certainly any game worthy enough to be mentioned with those CLASSIC (and I do mean CLASSIC) games is a true testement to the game.

For me (if Dark Souls is anything like Demon's Souls), the game captures that sense of wonder that I had when I was 11-13 playing video games.

That sense of discovery not for the sake of discovering something, but a sense of accomplishment that came with it. You fought the game and you beat it. Here is your reward. Not...oh hey...you got from Point A to Point B. Here is your XP for completing the quest.

A game that captures your mind long after you turn the game off.

Its games like these I still continue to play video games at all.

Evetssteve4594d ago

I Scheduled my vacation from work on oct 4th and 5th so I'm ready to go. Is this getting a midnight release?

Tanir4594d ago

only games that are casual get midnight releases. Casual or Average gamers aren't ready for dark souls

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Dark Souls: Archthrones Reaffirms Modding Is The Best Thing To Happen To Games

"Dark Souls: Archthrones is like playing a brand new FromSoftware game, and that speaks volumes about just how much good modding can do," says Hanzala from eXputer.

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The prevalence of parrying: Why is it so popular?

Parrying has been creeping into more games, with almost every high-profile title of the last few years featuring it in some way.  Why?

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phoenixwing34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

i understand the authors frustration i'm not the best at parrying in games. not that i can't complete a game that requires it but it is a definite harder thing for me than other kinds of techniques in games. which might be the main reason it's so heavily added in games nowadays. want to make your game challenging without having to do a lot of work? just add a parry boss. (what i mean by parry boss is a boss you have to beat by parrying such that their attacks will kill you otherwise)

Dudeson34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

I always think it's fine as long as such games also have the roll/dodge panic button. But I understand the will to parry, it seems so cinematic in a fight when you pull it off.

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Dark Souls: 10 Best Weapons In The Series

TheGamer writes, "Some weapons resist the test of time."

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Father__Merrin63d ago

bastard sword and claymore do the job when grinded up