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Dark Souls

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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (358 customer reviews)

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Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
PLAYSTATION 3
Edition: Standard
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  • Extremely Deep, Dark & Difficult - Unforgiving in its punishment, yet rewarding for the determined
  • Fully Seamless World - Explore a completely integrated world of dark fantasy where dungeons are seamlessly intertwined, with great height.
  • Mastery Earns Progression - Player success depends on their eventual mastery of how and when to use the magic spells
  • Players may cross paths with one another, interacting with each other throughout the game even as each player plays their own game.
  • Flexible Character Development & Role Play - As the player progresses

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Platform: PLAYSTATION 3 | Edition: Standard
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: B004NRN5EO
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 4 ounces
  • Media: Video Game
  • Release Date: October 4, 2011
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (358 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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Platform: PLAYSTATION 3 | Edition: Standard

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Strategize and use your mind to conquer seemingly impossible challenges.
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Live Through A Million Deaths & Earn Your Legacy
Enter a dark world filled with despair and threaded by hope where your ability to creatively strategize, learn and overcome unpredictable and unique challenges determines your fate. Dark Souls will demand your absolute concentration, unflinchingly punish your mistakes, but reward your ability to learn from death. Each challenge is a mind game met with endless combinations that will test your ability to creatively strategize a way to conquer unimaginable monsters and progress deeper into this bleak and forbidding environment filled with the un-dead.

Key Game Features

  • Extremely Deep, Dark & Difficult – Unforgiving in its punishment, yet rewarding for the determined – learn to strategize freely and conquer seemingly impossible challenges. You will organically design your own gameplay style by developing your character and continuously trying different strategies to finally achieve successful progression.
  • Fully Seamless World – Explore a completely integrated world of dark fantasy where dungeons are seamlessly intertwined, with great height.
  • Mastery Earns Progression – Contains 60 hours of gameplay, with nearly 100 uniquely despair-inducing monsters & an incredibly nuanced weaponry & magic spells system, the effectiveness of which is determined by combat situation, fighting style and character attributes. Player success depends on their eventual mastery of how and when to use the magic spells, choice of armor, the number of weapons, the types of weapons, and the moves attached to the weapons.
  • Network Play – Players may cross paths with one another, interacting with each other throughout the game even as each player plays their own game. Networked play allows users to cross paths with one another to enhance the single-player gameplay experience without destroying it.
  • Flexible Character Development & Role Play – As the player progresses, they must carefully choose which of their character’s abilities to enhance as this will determine their progression style. Players can choose to play as a sword master and a wizard, for example.
  • Community – See other real players and empathize with their journey, learn from seeing how others died, find and leave messages for your fellow players; helping them or leading them into death.
  • Symbolic of Life & Hope – The Beacon Fire is an important feature of Dark Souls for many reasons. Though in gameplay it serves as a recovery and re-spawn point for players whose health gets low, it is also where players can emotionally share experiences with other players, and is the one place in the dark world where players can find a fleeting moment of warmth and calm.
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Will your fellow peers steer you from evil...or lead you to them?
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Cross paths seamlessly with other adventurers during Network Play!
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Savor the few moments of warmth and calm in a world of darkness.
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Explore a world of fantasy and evil lurking around every corner...
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Dark Souls (PS3)

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All in all, one of the best games I've ever played. Jenko  |  85 reviewers made a similar statement
This game is VERY enjoyable to play and is VERY rewarding as well. Thothhoughthoth  |  79 reviewers made a similar statement
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73 of 76 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars a love/hate relationship June 20, 2012
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3|Edition:Standard
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
Months ago, the boyfriend called from Gamestop while returning a couple of Silent Hill games we foolishly bought one weekend. "Google games & tell me the first one that comes up that looks good."

For the next few weeks I sat beside him & watched in awe as he struggled to get through the Asylum Demon (the very first boss, maybe 10 minutes into the game). As time went by the two of us had our weekends consumed, him playing & me watching. I eventually started sitting with my laptop constantly on & at the ready in case he needed help finding items or wanted recommended strategies from the multitude of Wiki material available online. I rememeber at one point I actually started telling him he was doing things wrong, criticizing his play! Me who had never even played the game. I would tell friends about it with great enthusiasm, encouraging them to play too. These conversations grew awkward though, simply due to the fact that I had nothing to back it up. I had still yet to play..

I became so intruiged that I finally decided to give it a shot. Though I was sure I would fail, as games that required manual sight control (ie; Skyrim) historically have defeated me almost instantaneously. I struggled & got insanely frustrated trying to wildly maneuver around both joysticks just so that I could see where in god's name I was going, let alone try to fight something, hah! My journey ended shortly after it began in the Undead Asylum. I owned up my initial defeat to a combination of my struggles with the controls, my complete lack of practice, & not knowing when some scary monster might come around a corner & attack me! My level 2 Pyromancer forever sits at that bonfire.

A while later I got a bit angry with myself for quitting so quickly & mustered up the courage to try again.
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195 of 215 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars You only live twice (with a million deaths in between) October 4, 2011
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3| Edition:Standard|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
Well, these are exaggerations on both counts but... you get the idea.

I do not consider myself a hard core gamer but there were a few grand games that I played hard and long on the PS3: Oblivion, Fallout, Grand Turismo, Demon's Souls. Of these, Demon's Souls was the only Platinum I've ever earned and it clocks at over 500 hours of pure fear, strong anxiety and intense frustration punctuated by brief moments of pride and joy brought by the hard earned sweet victories.

I started talking about Demon's Souls because to us, PS3 gamers, Dark Souls is NOT the first coming of unspeakable terror onto our consoles. Dark Souls is the SECOND coming. And what a visitation this promises to be :)

Okay, here it is, after the first few hours. I am going to post updates (not spoilers) as I progress through the game.

THE COMMONS

Deomon's Souls has many, never-seen-before, amazing innovations. We hoped and we expected to see most of them again on 'chapter two' and Dark Souls does not disappoint even though Dark's seems to be a Universe unrelated to Demon's. It's not even a parallel Universe (I like to think of parallel Universes as those in which the other fellow Dark Souls players exist - if running around as a hollowed-out soul you can call 'existence'. It's a different world but a lot works in seemingly familiar ways.

Here's what I would call the Demon's heritage:

- One-save only. And this is a BIG thing because the game saves itself every couple of seconds. Once you get hurt or you hurt someone you didn't mean to you can't go back to the previous save because there's no such thing. Unless you have one hand on the power cord ready to pull it, everything you do has consequences and you can't go back and try again.
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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Death has got to be easy because life is hard November 3, 2011
By Unit543
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3|Edition:Standard
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
(300 hours in) I am a Demon Souls warrior. So going into this game I knew what I was getting into. Now I want to get one thing out first,this is 10 times harder then Demon Souls hands down. I won't make this an extensive review just pros and cons.

Pros:
Giant Bosses which are beautifully designed
Beautiful Open World of Death and Despair
Music is Amazing,never in a game the music sets the mood just right
Battle Mechanics
Tons of Secrets
Endless gameplay

Cons:
Enemies that are harder then bosses
Flasks instead of herbs
Being cursed(a pain in the a$$ to get rid of if you are broke)
Cheap sometimes
Losing souls but that comes with the territory

All in all this game can be GOTY. It's well crafted and difficult but not to a point it's unbearable.. Just grind and level up..Also a tip,be sure to save after you defeat bosses,you may go in a area that you won't make it out with your souls.10/5 Must buy

UPDATE: I am now level 193 and all I can say is wow. This game is on my mind all day,I'm at work and all I can think was kicking a$$ in the forest and invading the guilty. This game is massive and kept me so infused with it I don't care to look at the past exclusives that released. Like crack this game has me addicted. Beautiful,Amazing,Masterpiece and captivating. Dark souls will suck you in with no remorse. GOTY!
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28 of 33 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Sophomore Slump November 7, 2011
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3|Edition:Standard
Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   
Dark Souls . . .How does it stand up to the Legacy of Demon's Souls?

Some background; I absolutely LOVED Demon's Souls. I plat'ed it and still put at least another 100 hours in it. I was counting the minutes till Dark Souls came out. That being said, I didn't want to post a review till I played it through at least once. Since I have, here it is -

Dark Souls - The PROS:

*New combat abilities! Demon's Souls combat remained largely unchanged (see cons tho) but they added the plunging attack and the kick. Both moves have huge strategic implications and, when utilized correctly, add a lot of fun to the game.

*humanity - Its complicated but once you know how to use it and, more importantly, where to farm it>>SPOILER ALERT-skeleton babies before Gravelord Nito fight: souls farming + humanity farming = W!N!!!<<, it adds an awesome spin on gameplay. Boost humanity and use a Chaos flame weapon for quick kills!

*No more leaving gear behind because of encumbrance. You can carry all the gear you can find.

*open world - I liked Demon's Souls Nexus structure, but the open world feels so much more foreboding. Its also more colorful and vibrant.

*No more playing with half a hitpoint bar![unless, of course, you get cursed lol]

*Boss fights are largely fair, with some exceptions (I'm pointing at you Smough!)At least none of the bosses suck away your levels, like the King in Demon's Souls haha.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great game
if you like HARD games, and deep story, then this is the game for you, i would advise getting this game
Published 1 day ago by Mitchell Sommers
5.0 out of 5 stars The best game. Ever.
I don't even know where to start. I'd describe myself as someone who doesn't have a lot of time to get into video games anymore. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Walther J Greineder
5.0 out of 5 stars PRAISE THE SUN
Terrific game. Characters armors look a little silly from time to time, but the gameplay is so solid. Read more
Published 7 days ago by dolf
3.0 out of 5 stars far too difficult
as I am an aficionado of this type of games, I didn't pay enough attention to the comments of other players and went ahead with the purchase. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Adegre
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
The game is amazing! I was a little ify about buying a used game online, but when i opened the package there wasnt a scratch on it!! It works amazingly! Thank you!
Published 11 days ago by Kathrine
5.0 out of 5 stars Best game ever.
My appreciation runs deep for this game.
Dark Souls is to video games as Michael Jordan is to basketball, its THAT good. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Stephen G Schoepfer
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome game
Way better than demon souls. But i think demon souls was harder tho', but this one is more entertaining. Must buy if you are a RPG lover
Published 12 days ago by Adrian Pérez
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the Demon's Variety
I bought this and Demon's Souls, and this is definitely better. Leveling up, saving, reinforcing weapons/armor, equipment stats, and player stats are much more straightforward in... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Clinton P. Carlson
4.0 out of 5 stars Unforgivably hard.(Read for info how to beat Havel)
this game is one of the best RPGs I've ever played. although i am probably less than 5% through the game. Read more
Published 24 days ago by hammodi
5.0 out of 5 stars My curiosity won over my fear for this game
"I can take this undead solider!"...*dies* "DAMMIT!"
Yep...Dark Souls. I feel like everyone has at least heard of it, and it's terror that consumes peoples hearts. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Battlefieldr
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Preorder bonuses
Quoted from gametrailers.com, "...Namco Bandai revealed the Limited Edition of the game at its recent Level Up event. The LE will include a fully illustrated guide book, an art book, the game's soundtrack, and a collection of "Making Of" movies. Best of all, the LE won't cost you a... Read more
May 11, 2011 by Trainwreck |  See all 16 posts
Are you ready for the pain?
That was beautiful. I may cry.
Jun 2, 2011 by Kenneth Koers |  See all 9 posts
that's what I get for NOT getting this from Amazon...newegg blunder
Apparently, there's been a blunder on Amazon as well. MANY people are not getting the CE as promised.
Oct 4, 2011 by Bones |  See all 22 posts
Collectors Edition or not?
I've just placed an order for the PS3 version and had the exact same question. I've sent an e-mail to Amazon customer support asking as much; I'll post here if I find any information.

It stands to reason that we'd get it, as the initial printing is supposed to be all collector's (that's how... Read more
Sep 26, 2011 by Martin A. Woodard |  See all 160 posts
How many times will I die?
Over 9000!
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Dark Souls 2 is on the way! :) Be the first to reply
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