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Developer(southward) FromSoftware[b]
Publisher(south) Namco Bandai Games
  • JP: FromSoftware
Manager(s) Hidetaka Miyazaki
Producer(due south)
  • Hidetaka Miyazaki
  • Daisuke Uchiyama
  • Kei Hirono
Programmer(southward) Jun Ito
Composer(s) Motoi Sakuraba
Series Souls
Platform(due south)
  • PlayStation 3
  • Xbox 360
  • Windows
  • PlayStation four
  • Xbox One
  • Nintendo Switch
Release

September 22, 2011

  • PlayStation iii, Xbox 360
    • JP: September 22, 2011[a]
    • NA: October 4, 2011
    • AU: October half-dozen, 2011
    • Eu: October 7, 2011
    Windows
    • AU: August 23, 2012
    • NA: August 24, 2012
    • EU: August 24, 2012
    • JP: October 25, 2012
    PlayStation four, Xbox One
    • JP: May 24, 2018
    • WW: May 25, 2018
    Nintendo Switch
    • WW: Oct nineteen, 2018
Genre(s) Activity function-playing
Mode(s) Unmarried-role player, multiplayer

Dark Souls [c] is a 2011 action function-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games. A spiritual successor to FromSoftware'south Demon's Souls, the game is the 2nd installment in the Souls serial. Night Souls takes identify in the kingdom of Lordran, where players assume the part of a cursed undead character who begins a pilgrimage to observe the fate of their kind. A port for Windows known as the Prepare to Dice Edition was released in August 2012 and featured additional content not seen in the original PlayStation three and Xbox 360 versions. The content was afterwards released for consoles in Oct 2012 under the subtitle Artorias of the Abyss.

Night Souls has been cited as one of the greatest video games ever made. Critics praised the depth of its combat, intricate level design, and use of flavor text. However, the game's difficulty received mixed reviews, with some criticizing it for being also unforgiving. The original Windows version of the game was less well-received, with criticism directed at several technical issues. By April 2013, the game had sold over 2 1000000 copies worldwide. Two sequels were released in the mid-2010s, while a remastered version was released in 2018.

Gameplay [edit]

Dark Souls is a third-person action role-playing game. A core mechanic of the game is exploration. Players are encouraged to proceed with caution, learn from past mistakes, or discover alternative areas to explore. Dark Souls takes place in a big and continuous, interconnected surroundings, connected through a central hub surface area. The thespian character tin can travel betwixt areas and explore various paths at will, although prerequisites must be met to unlock certain areas.[1] [2] [3] [4]

A central element to the gameplay of Nighttime Souls is the bonfire. Bonfires are scattered throughout the world and serve equally checkpoints for each level. By resting at a blaze, the thespian character is healed to full and regains all of the healing charges of their "Estus Flask." They can besides level up and perform other functions, such as attuning magic and repairing and upgrading equipment. Nonetheless, resting at a bonfire respawns all of the world'southward enemies, except for bosses, mini-bosses, and friendly non-playable characters.

The histrion character's interaction with the world of Dark Souls includes a great deal of combat. Combat includes melee attacks, diverse forms of defensive maneuvering, and magical abilities. For melee attacks, thespian characters have admission to a broad array of high fantasy, medieval-way weaponry—including swords, spears, maces, and fantastical weaponry such as magical swords, huge greatswords, and immense clubs. For defense force, actor characters have access to shields, armour, dodging, and parrying. For magic, which includes a broad diversity of offensive and defensive abilities known equally sorceries, miracles, and pyromancies, histrion characters do not apply any course of mana as in well-nigh other fantasy RPGs. Instead, they gain a discrete number of uses for each attuned spell when resting at a bonfire. These various forms of combat all have tradeoffs, variations, and in-game costs associated with them. They tin all be buffed or contradistinct in some fashion through levelling, smithing, consumable items, magical rings, and new equipment.

Multiplayer [edit]

Another attribute of Dark Souls is the "humanity" arrangement. There are two forms the role player grapheme can be in during the game, human form or hollow form. Whenever the player character dies in human being form, they are returned to hollow form and can only return to human by consuming the humanity item and issuing the command at the blaze to restore humanity. While in human grade, the player character may summon other players and not-player characters (NPCs) to assistance them, but they may also be subjected to invasions past other players and NPCs who seek to kill the actor to restore their humanity, harvest souls, or accomplish another goal. Humanity can be acquired in many ways, and if no humanity is available, players can still progress in hollow form. Death results in the loss of all carried souls and humanity, only players revive as hollows at their most recent bonfire with ane chance at returning to where they died to recover all lost souls and humanity. If the actor dies before reaching their "bloodstain", their previously accrued souls and humanity are permanently lost. Conveying humanity grants bonuses and resistances, incentivizing players to hold onto their humanity.

Communication and interaction between players are deliberately restricted. Exterior of some grapheme gestures, the only communication players have with one another comes through orange soapstones, which allow players to write preset phrases that others can read in the same area. Too, players can enter cooperative or player versus player combat with each other.[5] [6] Throughout the game, there are multiple NPCs that the player may encounter on their journey. These characters add to the plot of the game only are non essential. If the role player chooses to appoint with them, some of the characters can assist the thespian by being summoned for certain boss fights when the player grapheme is in human form.

The multiplayer component for the PC version of Dark Souls was disabled in February 2022, in response to a security threat within the matchmaking arrangement found that same month.[7]

Synopsis [edit]

Dark Souls employs minimalist storytelling to convey its plot and lore. Historical events in the world and their significance are frequently implicit or left to player interpretation rather than fully shown or explained. Most of the story is given to the player through dialogue from non-role player characters, flavour text from items, and world design.

Plot [edit]

The opening cutscene establishes the premise of the game. Dragons once ruled the earth during the "Age of Ancients." A primordial fire known as the First Flame manifests in the earth, establishing a distinction betwixt life and decease, and light and dark. 4 beings find "Lord Souls" most the Beginning Flame, granting immense power: Gwyn: the Lord of Sunlight, Nito: the Get-go of the Dead, the Witch of Izalith, and the Furtive Pygmy. Gwyn, Nito, and the Witch use their new power to destroy the dragons and have control over the world, while the Furtive Pygmy is said to be forgotten, and thus begins the "Age of Fire." Over time, as the Beginning Flame begins to fade while humans rise in power, Gwyn sacrifices himself to prolong the Age of Fire. The main story takes place towards the end of this second Historic period of Burn down, at which point humanity is said to be afflicted with an undead curse related to a round, flaming symbol on their bodies known as the Darksign. Those humans afflicted with the undead curse perpetually resurrect after death until they eventually lose their minds, a process referred to as "hollowing."

The player character is a cursed undead, locked away in an undead asylum. After escaping the asylum, the role player travels to Lordran to ring the Bells of Awakening. The bells awaken Kingseeker Frampt, who tells the role player to ascend to Anor Londo, the home of the Gods. In Anor Londo, Gwynevere instructs the player to succeed Lord Gwyn and fulfil the prophecy. To accomplish this, the thespian must acquire the Lord Souls of the Witch of Izalith, Nito, and shards of Gwyn's ain Lord Soul given to the 4 Kings, and to the dragon Seath the Scaleless. Optionally, the thespian may encounter Darkstalker Kaathe, who encourages the actor not to link the fire, only to let information technology die out and usher in the Historic period of Nighttime instead, due to humanity being created from the Furtive Pygmy's own Dark Soul. Once the player acquires the Lord Souls, they travel to the Kiln of the Start Flame to boxing Gwyn. Once Gwyn has been defeated, the role player has the choice of linking the flame to preserve the Age of Fire or letting it dice out to instigate the Age of Dark.

Artorias of the Abyss [edit]

In the Artorias of the Abyss expansion, the player is dragged into the past by Manus, Father of the Completeness, to the state of Oolacile, which is being corrupted past Manus after the people awoke and angered him. Artorias, 1 of Lord Gwyn'due south 4 knights, goes to defeat Manus and rescue Princess Dusk. However, Artorias is defeated and corrupted by the abyss, and the player must defeat him. The player then goes on to defeat Manus, although the victory is later attributed to Artorias.

Development [edit]

Nighttime Souls was developed by FromSoftware, with series creator Hidetaka Miyazaki directing and producing. Dark Souls is a spiritual successor to FromSoftware'southward cult classic previous game, Demon's Souls [viii] (which was, in plough, a spiritual successor to FromSoftware's earlier King's Field series).[ix] However, Demon's Souls was published past Sony and Dark Souls past Bandai Namco; this transfer meant that intellectual property rights prevented FromSoftware from making a sequel.[10] [xi] Afterward two years of development, Dark Souls was released with its numerous similarities (such equally the gameplay, online multiplayer, and plot presentation) and differences (such every bit a connected earth and new characters in a distinct universe and storyline) from its predecessor.[12]

The design and development procedure itself involved a guided freeform approach, with Miyazaki steering designers while allowing them latitude for creativity:

The design ordering process for Dark Souls can be divided into two main categories. The offset involves providing the designers with simple keywords we brainstormed during the early on stages of projection development and allowing them to design freely. We take the images they produce and provide feedback, make adjustments as necessary, or comprise their ideas into our plans. [...] The 2nd process comes into play one time we've settled on the basic details of the game world. At that bespeak we are able to make more detailed design requests. These requests usually include information like how the design will be used, where in the game the design volition be used, and the specific purpose of the design in terms of what it will represent in the game. [...] Either way, I am the one who hands out the orders and I work directly with each designer instead of having a middleman between united states.[13]

Miyazaki stated that the game draws straight inspiration from earlier works of fantasy and nighttime fantasy, especially the manga serial Berserk.[xiii] [fourteen] He has described the driving aesthetic principle of the game as being "a sure kind of refinement, elegance, and dignity".[xiii] He likewise described the themes which guided the design of the game in the following way: "I put three major guidelines in place: Gods and knights centered around Anor Londo, demonic chaos and flames centered effectually Lost Izalith, and the theme of death centered effectually Gravelord Nito. To these themes we added the special concept of ancient dragons that predate all life, and this formed the basis for Dark Souls".[13]

The characters and globe of Nighttime Souls contain many philosophical and folkloric parallels amidst Greek mythology,[15] [xvi] Japanese mythology,[17] French existentialism,[18] and the work of proto-existentialist philosophers similar Friedrich Nietzsche.[18] Night Souls' description of natural cycles that the world experiences, and the designs of some individual characters, parallel Japanese and Greek myths.[15] [17] The game's presentation of a universe defined by the inevitable burning out of a flame and the tragic stories of the individuals in that meaningless earth, parallel ideas in schools of philosophy concerning existentialism, absurdity, meaninglessness, and the end of the universe.[18]

Many of the game's locations were inspired by real-world locations, such equally the Château de Chambord in France and Milan Cathedral in Italy.[13] [nineteen]

Marketing and release [edit]

The game was starting time released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in Nihon on September 22, 2011, and in Western regions in October 2011. Following the game's success, many expressed their hope for a PC version.[20] In early 2012, fans started a petition to bring Night Souls to PC, with over 93,000 people signing it.[21] A PC version of the game was confirmed in April 2012 via German magazine PC Activeness.[22] It had been reported during the evolution process that FromSoftware had been having difficulty with the port due to inexperience with PC as a platform and were focusing on new content rather than optimization.[23] Re-branded equally the Prepare To Dice Edition, it came out in August 2012 and featured new content, including bosses, enemies, equipment, and NPCs.[24] The new content, subtitled Artorias of the Abyss, was also released for consoles in Oct 2012 equally downloadable content (DLC).[25] Presently after, information technology was announced that Dark Souls for PC would use Games for Windows – Alive for online play and DRM, spurring fan backlash.[26]

The PC version was released on August 23, 2012. A user-created modern to circumvent the resolution cap, named "DSFix", was created shortly after release.[27] DSFix was later extended to become an unofficial fan-made patch that likewise immune graphical improvements, raising the framerate cap to threescore, and installing custom texture mods.[28] On Dec 15, 2014, Games for Windows – Live was removed from the Steam version and replaced past Steamworks. The ability to transfer both achievements and save information was provided.[29] In Apr 2016, Nighttime Souls became available on Xbox 1 via astern compatibility.[thirty]

A remastered version of the game, titled Dark Souls: Remastered, was released worldwide for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows in May 2018, and for the Nintendo Switch on October 19, 2018.[31] [32] The remaster was ported past the Smooth studio QLOC, whereas the Switch version was ported by the Singaporean studio Virtuos. The game runs at a native 60 frames per second on all platforms except the Nintendo Switch and supports a 4K resolution on the PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One Ten, and Windows.[33] Several changes were made to the online multiplayer, including calculation defended servers, increasing the maximum number of players online from four to six, and password matchmaking.[34] [35] [36]

Reception [edit]

Original release [edit]

Nighttime Souls received positive reviews from critics upon its release. One of the reviewers for Dark Souls described it as "a very hardcore night-fantasy [office-playing game]" that is "role-playing right downward to the roots", and stated that the "massive field map and powerful enemies serve to rev upwardly both your sense of adventure and your sense of dread." Some other reviewer said that "the sheer happiness you lot get afterwards the trial-and-fault pays off and y'all overcome the challenge is admittedly impossible to replicate."[52]

GameSpot praised the online organization and the sense of jubilation when acquisition dominate fights after numerous failed attempts. They also suggested that coincidental gamers may struggle to progress, whereas role-playing game enthusiasts will thrive on the difficulty.[43] IGN complimented the level design, multifariousness, stiff emphasis on online features, excessively night tone and atmosphere, and deep gameplay. While praising the farthermost difficulty, they stated that "there'southward a departure between punishing, and downright unfair."[53] Eurogamer too applauded the level design and atmosphere while noting that the game's difficulty might non appeal to casual gamers.[40]

Jason Killingsworth wrote a response to Thomsen's review for Edge, arguing that the game'due south "vertigo-inducing breadth makes information technology the gaming equivalent of a marathon."[54] Killingsworth praised the game'due south length and addictive nature.[54] Edge afterward retroactively awarded the game 10 out of 10 in their Oct 2013 20th ceremony consequence, stating that the breadth and quality of the game's design had overruled complaints most its difficulty.[38]

Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw of Zero Punctuation praised Nighttime Souls for its deep gameplay and immersive atmosphere, but was "disappointed" with the late-game bosses and criticized the difficulty of getting into the game, proverb that it would be a disquisitional factor in turning new players off.[55] He later on named it the near historically significant game of the 2010s "now that every other game seeks to ape it, and the media calls every milk float with a slightly strong brake pedal 'the Dark Souls of commercial transportation'". Croshaw praised it for "remind[ing] us that games are games" every bit opposed to "cinematic experiences" like Uncharted, with "their ain strengths: depth of exploration and discovery, the satisfaction of overcoming meaty challenges".[56]

Game Informer Phil Kollar opined that "the frustration in Dark Souls arises from how [belatedly '00s and early 2010s] games have conditioned us. Gamers are used to handholding tutorials that walk you through every aspect of a game'south mechanics." While complimenting the game's notoriously steep difficulty curve, Kollar was less favourable toward its "overall lack of direction".[46]

Namco Bandai'due south yearly fiscal written report stated that the game sold 1.19 one thousand thousand units in the United States and Europe by March 2012.[57] FromSoftware announced in April 2013 that the game had sold 2.37 meg units worldwide.[58] [59]

Later releases [edit]

In GameSpy 'due south review, the original Windows port was referred to equally "shabby", citing the game'south limit of 30 frames per second, poor mouse and keyboard controls, and nonadjustable resolution. Notwithstanding, the expanded content was praised, giving the game an overall favourable review.[lx] Eurogamer also commented on the quality of the port, stating: "Dark Souls: Prepare to Dice Edition does not come with the technical options you would await from a well-engineered PC game, because information technology'south a port of a console game, and that'due south all FromSoftware e'er promised to deliver. Anyone who passes up Night Souls for this reason is cutting off their olfactory organ to spite their neckbeard of a confront."[61] I of the producers of Dark Souls 2, Takeshi Miyazoe, responded to the criticism of the PC version by saying:[62]

This is going to sound bad but our primary priority was to get the game onto the PC equally fast as possible, because people wanted it on the PC. The PC market in Nihon is so minimal that originally there were no plans to make it on the PC, but with the strong petition from the North American and European fans, even with the lack of experience of working on a PC platform we all the same did our best to try to go it out as fast as possible. [The problems] were expected to a certain extent. We did know at that place were PC-specific features like key-mapping and use of the mouse and keyboard, high resolution and higher frame charge per unit, stuff like that, simply... It'southward non that we ignored information technology, just information technology would have taken too much fourth dimension for the states to implement it, test it and get it upwardly to the level people expected. Information technology was more of a publisher (Namco Bandai) decision to say, "Guys, don't worry most this – let'south just get it out and see how this works on PC."

Nighttime Souls: Remastered received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[64] Critics praised the improved visuals and performance, while criticism was directed towards the lack of an effective anti-cheat arrangement[70] [71] and the PC version'south price despite few significant changes.[72] It sold 71,739 copies in Nihon during the week of its release, making it the best-selling game in the state at the time.[73]

Awards [edit]

Game Revolution gave Nighttime Souls the Community Choice Game of the Year laurels.[74] IncGamers as well gave information technology the "Game of the Year" award.[75] Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert and Double Fine Productions' Brad Muir chose Dark Souls as Game of the Year.[76] Electronic Gaming Monthly 'south Eric 50. Patterson chose it as Game of the Year.[77] GameTrailers gave it the "Best Part-Playing Game" award[78] while too nominating it for the "Best Multiplayer Game", "All-time Trailer", and "Game of the Year" awards.[79] GameZone gave the game the "Best Action/Adventure" award and chose it as the runner-up for the "Best RPG" award.[80]

The Daily Telegraph gave the game the "All-time Integration of Online Features" award and nominated it for the awards of "Best Director" (Hidetaka Miyazaki), "Best Level Design", "Best Audio Pattern", "Best Original Score" (Motoi Sakuraba), "Best Developer" (FromSoftware), and "Game of the Year".[81] TeamXbox gave it an honourable mention equally the runner-up for the "All-time RPG" award.[82] 1UP.com gave it the "Most Rewarding Game" award.[83] Game Informer gave it the award for "Best Boss Fight" (Sif).[84] Information technology also received the "All-time Dominate Fights" awards from GameSpot, including the Editors' Choice and Readers' Choice awards.[85] Famitsu gave information technology an Award of Excellence in its 2012 awards ceremony.[86]

At the 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (now known as the D.I.C.E. Awards), Nighttime Souls was nominated for "Part-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year".[87]

In 2013, Digital Spy named Dark Souls the best game of the seventh console generation.[88] In 2014, Edge magazine named Nighttime Souls the all-time game of the 7th generation of game consoles, noting that while some may initially tire of it, "We've yet to come across a single player for whom persistence has not been enough to transform apathy into all-consuming dearest."[89] In September 2015, Night Souls topped the Border 'south special issue The 100 Greatest Videogames.[90]

In 2015, the game placed first on GamesRadar+ 'due south "The 100 best games ever" list.[91] The game was also put first on USgamer 'south The fifteen Best Games Since 2000 list.[92] The game was titled the "Best RPG on PC" by Rock, Paper, Shotgun.[93] In 2016, Dark Souls placed fifth on PC Gamer 'due south "Best RPGs of all time" listing.[94]

In 2021, the game won Ultimate Game of All Fourth dimension at the Golden Joystick Awards.[95]

Legacy [edit]

Dark Souls is often considered to be among the best games e'er made.[96] [97] [98] [99] [100] Due to its design and philosophy, it is oftentimes cited every bit an essential instance of video games every bit an art class.[eighteen] [101] [102] It is also considered ane of the most influential video games of its generation;[103] in 2019, GameSpot named it i of the most influential games of the 21st century.[104]

Games cited to have been influenced by Dark Souls include Destiny,[105] Alienation,[106] Lords of the Fallen,[107] The Surge,[108] Salt and Sanctuary,[109] Shovel Knight,[110] [111] Titan Souls,[110] [112] Enter the Gungeon,[113] The Witcher iii: Wild Hunt, [114] [115] Nioh,[116] God of War,[117] [118] and Journeying as well as features used on the PlayStation four panel.[119] Dark Souls was as well cited as an inspiration for the television show Stranger Things.[120]

Sequels [edit]

Dark Souls II was announced at the Spike Video Game Awards on December seven, 2012, for release on the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360, and Windows.[121] Director Tomohiro Shibuya stated to Edge Magazine that he intended to make the sequel more accessible by making hidden story elements less subtle and more direct. Brian Hong, global brand managing director of Namco Bandai Games America, stated that Dark Souls Ii would yet exist "viciously hard."[122] Nighttime Souls Two was released in early 2014.[123] An updated version of information technology, subtitled "Scholar of the First Sin", was released in 2015 for the same platforms and the Xbox I and PlayStation four.[124]

The third instalment of the serial, Night Souls III, was released in early 2016. Hidetaka Miyazaki returned equally director for Dark Souls III after finishing development on Bloodborne.[125]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ For the PlayStation iii just
  2. ^ Dark Souls Remastered developed by QLOC on PlayStation four, Windows and Xbox I, and by Virtuos on Nintendo Switch.
  3. ^ Japanese: ダークソウル, Hepburn: Dāku Sōru
  4. ^ Originally scored 9/10 before revisal[39]

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  • Dark Souls at MobyGames

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