Like an ordinary gamer, all I heard about this game was “*an oppressive boss who makes you break your keyboard and bombs you so hard that it takes you to Mars”
At first, everything was like that. Complete ignorance of the basics of the game, tactics and unusual balance for the first couple of days led to hysterics and a desire to abandon everything at the first stage. But. But then it became interesting, because this game challenged me, could I go further or not?
It did not require stupid following of the beacon, but thoughtful passage, thinking through tactics and carefully reading into the lore.
Dark Souls captivates with its individuality, difference and touches of old school. There is no map on your knee, a list of tasks, or a huge bag on your back.
There is a unique relationship between armor and agility here. With blows and blocks. The game forces you to be careful and observant. Do you want to wear shiny armor? No problem, only you will have shortness of breath, like an asthmatic before death. Do you want to be dexterous and graceful? You will have to come to terms with the fact that an accurate blow will slam you to the ground with no chance of survival.
Do you want to know the shortcut to the boss? Be so kind as to search all the corners and remember the way to it.
In this game there is no book called “Code”, where the whole world will be described in paragraphs. You yourself read the description of things, which makes the game personal, intimate, and alive. The tragedy of the whole world, of an individual character, becomes your tragedy.
An ordinary difficult boss from a set of pixels turns into a personality with its own history, past, purpose. And very often, instead of “you kill and weep,” you switch to “you cry and kill.” Balance is maintained in everything.
If you die, it will be due to your own stupidity. The DS is surprisingly logical and deep, touching not only aspects of the game, but also, if you think about it, aspects of real life.
After meeting her, you will never look at Action RPG the same way again. She takes everything to a whole new level of excellence.
10 archers from Anor London out of 10