Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Hold on to your butts-Because Dark Souls will make you kiss yours.

Back in my day, beating a difficult game was like having a badge of honor, this mind you was back in the day of PRINTED magazines(yes those were very common) and basically depending on word of mouth from billy in the lunchroom cafeteria the landscape of gaming has changed into a world of in-game tutorials,online faqs and of course easy mode.

This day and age can be very disparaging to the gamers of yesteryear, so when DemonSouls was released for owners of Playstation 3's the hardcore crowd rejoiced,This was a game where there was no hand holding, A game that would not only whoop your ass time and time again but also get even more difficult every-time you DIED. Instead of the random mindless shooting and run-gunning of most titles.

Demon Souls forced the player to have to slow down and think about his/her next move and if they didn't? humph much gnashing of teeth would commence. Needless to say Demon Souls was a sleeper hit and became much loved within the hardcore of the gamer community.That image of the forlorn looking fellow? yea that is the face of an uninitiated gamer who thought they could tackle Demon Souls har har.


Then,in 2011, Dark Souls happened, See that link to wikipedia? yea that article doesn't do the game any justice, This game,THIS GAME-Will make you want to kick over your home console,rip out the disk and snap the evil sucker in half. Usually when a sequel is released for a game the developers usually take into account that there may be some new players who have never played the original title and in the case of the Original Demon Souls being a Playstation 3 exclusive and the new Dark Souls being available for both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

You would think that there would be some option for the game difficulty to be adjusted for the newer players...NOPE NOT AT ALL, in fact the difficult of Dark Souls Exceeds that of it's predecessor. Now I've rambled on about how hard this game is-I can't stress it enough, in fact the following video will give you just a TASTE of the ridiculousness that is Dark Souls




Please PLEASE tell me you didn't think any of that was ridiculous?Yes you did, now imagine being that player? yea, feel the anger flow through you. But let me remind you, this game is loved by many, the joy of Dark Souls is that,despite it's difficulty it CAN be beaten, you just have to know the rules and avoid being over zealous. In fact several Japanese players have sped right through Dark Souls In Under An Hour-Like the last video this one will have your Jaw Dropping to the floor.



That's right a speed run..on this goddamn game...Dark Souls is formulaic,but it can be beaten at it's own game (So to speak) It's not by any means impossible but it will test the limits of your patience as a gamer..and if you're not one for head scratching,be warned this make will make you tear your hair our by the roots!







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