I collect VHS tapes
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I don't even know anything about the game beyond a few sentences I read online. maybe I'll check out a video first lol. rad to hear it still has an active online community.
Is Dark Souls 1 the best game this century? Ever?
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CrimsonTide
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Nothing wrong with being gay. I support you my guy. Always.Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Darksiders II, and Kingdoms of Amalur edge it out for me as far as action-RPG hybrids with a connected map. Their combat, loot, and builds are just more entertaining.
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You put Amalur up there with NG, Darksiders, and Dark Souls? Just asking cause I've never played it.Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Darksiders II, and Kingdoms of Amalur edge it out for me as far as action-RPG hybrids with a connected map. Their combat, loot, and builds are just more entertaining.
poodaddy
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NeverYouMind
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KoA excels in the adventure aspect and has some satisfying combat with some really unique skills that are situational and really fun to use. Just don't use the default sword past the tutorial as its move set sucks.
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CrimsonTide
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MGS4 wasn’t the game of the god damn month in 2008 lolMGS4?!?
Best game of.... well, any time period?!?
my opinion
Werewolf Jones
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Dunno about best but most influential of the 21st Century? Yes so far. Easily.
darrylgorn
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Not the best game but really the only souls game I go back to play every year.
CrimsonTide
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I feel like a sleezy clown
I’ve never beaten NG+ (apparently it has 7 NG+ btw)
Not completed remotely all NPC’s storyline
Not entered all covenants
Not completed all covenants
I feel like a newb after 300+ hours in total still
And THAT is why this game is so magical
I’ve never beaten NG+ (apparently it has 7 NG+ btw)
Not completed remotely all NPC’s storyline
Not entered all covenants
Not completed all covenants
I feel like a newb after 300+ hours in total still
And THAT is why this game is so magical
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NeverYouMind
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CrimsonTide
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Let me tell you something, folks, I’m sick and tired—absolutely fed up—of hearing these so-called "gamers" go on and on about how Dark Souls 3 is better than the first two. It’s beyond wild, okay? The original Dark Souls? A masterpiece, tremendous, nobody did it better. Dark Souls 2? Fantastic, a total winner, people loved it. And now you’ve got these elitists saying 3 is the greatest thing since sliced bread? Give me a break! I’ve played ‘em all, believe me, and I know quality when I see it—nobody knows gaming like I do. This obsession with 3? It’s nonsense, pure and simple, and I’m not gonna sit here and take it anymore!
Shambalakan
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It's not even the best game of FromSoftware!
Radical_3d
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Word.
But I’ll give it best world design of the century. Typical award that is sandwiched between two world premiere in the Games Of The Century Awards.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Only if Dark Souls is the only game youve ever played.
NeverYouMind
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Not in responsiveness as a kick takes forever to execute. Not in level design as Farron Keep's swamp almost makes people miss Blighttown. Not in covenants as the rewards are trash tier. Not in gear upgrades as more resource expenditures result in insignificant increases and armor isn't even upgradeable. The few issues in Dark Souls such as speed and lighting can be resolved with mods but DS3's issues are beyond fixing.
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Killjoy-NL
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No.
Shadow of the Colossus is.
Shadow of the Colossus is.
SomeNorseGuy
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Don't know about best game of the century, but it's a godamm amazing game that's for sure. Genius gameplay loop, weird worldbuilding and extremely rewarding.
bender
What time is it?
I float between Dark Souls (level design), Demon's Souls (kicked off the formula, Tower of Latria being an all-timer), and Bloodborne (favorite setting and most consistent throughout the runtime) as being my favorites. I wouldn't argue against any of those three...or well any of them for being someone's favorite. I do think those three have a lot less to nitpick than DS2 (this has been endlessly picked apart), DS3 (feels like a greatest hits album) or Elden Ring (too many issues to list).
It's on the short list with the other all-time greats. Incredible interconnected world. Huge number of memorable moments. Highly replayable. One of the most influential games ever, spawning a new genre and hundreds of pretenders that rarely ever approach its level. And it's influential not because it's an easy cash-grab formula, but because it is a zenith of game design.
TropicanaTwista
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I mean, it's a hell of a game, but I would argue it's not even a top 3 FROM game. Let alone game of the century
xpresstuning
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The original Dark Souls up until and including Anor Londo (and its secret area) is one of the best games ever made. It's incredible how well the game flows.
Blank Space Invader
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Dark Souls II and Bloodborne are my favorite Soulsborne games.
Soodanim
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I have a lot of love for the original, so I see where you're coming from OP.
As others have said, the 2nd half is not as refined as the 1st by quite a margin. This is evident in me having about 1000 hours across PS3 and PC but only having got to the last boss a handful of times. There's an excellent amount of freedom in the early game thanks to the incredible map design. You can do a surprising amount without having to ring the two bells.
DS was also the most fair in its design (haven't played BB). Punishing, but fair. Some of this has been lost in sequels where everything is a reaction to what came before to try and keep the difficulty up. ER is very cheap at times and it's because they keep finding new ways to punish experienced players. Dark Souls 1 was only interested in refining things from Demon's Souls, and they did that excellently.
As others have said, the 2nd half is not as refined as the 1st by quite a margin. This is evident in me having about 1000 hours across PS3 and PC but only having got to the last boss a handful of times. There's an excellent amount of freedom in the early game thanks to the incredible map design. You can do a surprising amount without having to ring the two bells.
DS was also the most fair in its design (haven't played BB). Punishing, but fair. Some of this has been lost in sequels where everything is a reaction to what came before to try and keep the difficulty up. ER is very cheap at times and it's because they keep finding new ways to punish experienced players. Dark Souls 1 was only interested in refining things from Demon's Souls, and they did that excellently.
DelireMan7
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For me definitely the best game of all time.
The atmosphere, world, level design, NPCs, storytelling, choice/consequences impact (no respec I love that), variety and uniqueness of weapons (without being flashy), slow and methodic combat...
This game clicked all the buttons for me. It actually made me love stuff I didn't think I'd like.
Each time I go back to it, even after several years, it's still magical each time.
Each you go back to Firelink and the music starts... I can't describe that feeling.
Dark Souls is a representation of "Simple is beautiful" which is something I love.
It's my number 1 and closely followed by Hollow Knight (which is the game that resemble the most Dark Souls for me).
The atmosphere, world, level design, NPCs, storytelling, choice/consequences impact (no respec I love that), variety and uniqueness of weapons (without being flashy), slow and methodic combat...
This game clicked all the buttons for me. It actually made me love stuff I didn't think I'd like.
Each time I go back to it, even after several years, it's still magical each time.
Each you go back to Firelink and the music starts... I can't describe that feeling.
Dark Souls is a representation of "Simple is beautiful" which is something I love.
It's my number 1 and closely followed by Hollow Knight (which is the game that resemble the most Dark Souls for me).
DelireMan7
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SO TRUE !
I honestly hate how the "Souls game are challenging" philosophy has overcome the franchise and each new entry finds new ways to obliterate the player. As you said, it culminates in ER which, in my opinion, as some of the worst, most frustrating and annoying boss fights in the franchise.
I always saw Demon's Souls as a beta version of Dark Souls.
Dark Souls perfected the formula of Demon's Souls while still keeping the same feeling.
REDRZA MWS
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Super Mario Bros. Is still far and away the best gigo game ever created, and if all tone.
I LOVED DS1, but I’d say Ds 3 ER weee better games just from FROM.
I LOVED DS1, but I’d say Ds 3 ER weee better games just from FROM.
NeoIkaruGAF
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It’s the most influential game of the 2010s, bar absolutely none. Souls mechanics were shoehorned in pretty much anything that wasn’t open world, and now we even have open-world Souls.
If you ask me, it’s the best game in its series, and definitely in the top 5 games released since the 7th gen.
If you ask me, it’s the best game in its series, and definitely in the top 5 games released since the 7th gen.
Rien
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Lol, you sound like Trump. Not agree, couldn't finish it, tried it a lot of times. I thought it was a poor game, almost everything felt off. Didn't play the DLC's because it lost my interest before I even started them.
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
No, it's boring as fuck so that's the end of it for me.
JaxarGT
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We'll have to agree to disagree there. I've been a Soulsborne fan since DeS on the PS3 and I feel DSIII is the better of the Souls trilogy.
JaxarGT
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That's interesting. What would you consider the top 3 FROM games to be?
