Matthew Keast writes:We’ve just watched a lengthy, detailed demo of an area in Dark Souls called the Duke’s Archives, full of huge halls, winding staircases, bizarre enemies, and humongous bosses… and at the end we learn that this entire section probably won’t be encountered by players until the second or third playthrough. That’s right: Dark Souls is so enormous that it has vast sections designed to only be discovered by the most dedicated delvers, and yet these sections are as detailed and full of challenge as a core level of any other game.
"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.
Parrying has been creeping into more games, with almost every high-profile title of the last few years featuring it in some way. Why?
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)
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.
TheGamer writes, "Some weapons resist the test of time."
i will pass this one too! i loved demons souls! now i will love dark souls!
Chances are I will pose like the knight beside the bonfire when the Gamestop associate hands me my copy of Dark Souls.
Ahhh, too easy.....must.....resist.....
October 4th: Dark Soul released
October 5th: large pile of broken LCDs and controllers all over the world.
October 6th: 100% increase of LCDs and 360 & PS3 controllers.
October 20th 2025 : Finally I beat the game and now trying NG+
septemper 2nd 2040: I got the platinum trophy.
Didnt play demon souls but was a interested viewer. I put my pre order on dark souls last night after watchin some more gameplay.