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Dark Souls: The Official Guide Hardcover – October 4, 2011

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PREPARE TO DIE LESS
Going into Dark Souls unaided will get you killed. A lot. Even armed with the complete knowledge of the game that this guide will provide, you're still certain to die at least a few times. But when a gigantic demon takes you by surprise you'll at least have a chance to not lose everything. This is a true survival guide for a game that's almost impossible to survive.

Area Guide Walkthrough
The Walkthrough makes use of detailed maps to guide you in exploring every inch of the game's huge world. Learn the most useful shortcuts and find all of the hidden areas.

Enemy Encyclopedia
Everything you need to know to tackle the game's army of lethal foes is contained in one easy-to-use reference chapter. Tactics, data and attack details for all enemies will prove an invaluable resource.

Weapons & Equipment
Weapons, Armor and Magic are all covered in exhaustive detail. Full stats, locations, upgrade paths and usage strategies are provided so you can easily compare all of the options when choosing your equipment.

All Items
The complete item lists reveal every last consumable, accessory, upgrading material and offensive item. Quickly discover where to find each one and how to make the most of them.

Everything Uncovered
Discover how to unlock every Achievement or Trophy and learn the secrets of Dark Souls' unique online multiplayer mode.

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How many times did we die before you could actually hold this guide in your hands? 100 times? 1000 times? Who the hell knows. Chances are we died more times in this game than in all other games of 2011 put together. And for what? For the sole purpose of offering you guidance. We died so that you don't have to. But you're still going to die.

If ever a game needed a great guide, it's Dark Souls. It's rare for a modern game to be designed so meticulously to enrage and engulf its players in a world that doesn't offer even the most basic assistance. Its enemies are relentless and its areas labyrinthine. Just providing players with area maps is enough to make slowly inching around each corner a little easier to bear.

We've done a whole lot more than that, however. We've extracted every last metaphysical ounce of data we could and tracked every last NPC down no matter how many times they might try and slip away. So when you're up to your knees in lava in Lost Izalith being chased by a giant dinosaur that can kill you with a single touch because your armor is rapidly crumbling away, at least you'll know that the treasure you're trying so desperately to reach is going to be worthwhile. We believe that this guide will give you all the information you need to plan your journey through Dark Souls, cut down its most lethal bosses, see its many hidden areas and events, and maybe even not die a thousand times in the process. If nothing else, it might give you hope.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Future Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 4, 2011
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3869930527
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3869930527
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.23 pounds
Best Sellers Rank: #587,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,250 in Video & Computer Games
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Redefining Game Guides for more than 25 years

Ever since being founded in 1998, Future Press has been dedicated to producing the highest quality game guides in the world. Our team of highly professional authors and designers work together to guarantee a harmonious and logical interplay between content and design. We’ve worked closely with the most renowned and successful publishers and developers in the industry, always aiming to redefine what a game guide can be.

Our focus is, and always has been, on creating the best possible guide for the game we're covering. This is why we only produce one guide at a time, with our entire staff dedicated to its production. Our core team of authors is made up of exceptionally skilled gamers, working alongside single-project specialist players who are among the best in the world at the type of game we're writing about. Our ultimate goal is to give the reader the best possible understanding of the game they are playing and to deepen their enjoyment of playing it, regardless of their skill level.

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Customers find this Dark Souls guide to be a detailed and comprehensive resource, with all elements explained in depth. The book features beautiful art, fantastic graphics, and an awesome assortment of full-color pictures, while providing tons of useful information about enemies and weapons. Customers appreciate the writing quality, noting it's well-written and easy to read, and consider it worth the purchase price.

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106 customers mention "Content"91 positive15 negative

Customers find this guide to be an amazing and very useful resource for a complex game, with detailed content that explains everything in depth.

"Great guide if your new to the game, it gives you enough details about the different classes and enemies that you'll face, the guide is packed with..." Read more

"Its a guide, not much to review. its very detailed with step by step instructions, where to get the goods, tell you where that one sneaky enemy is..." Read more

"It's a great guide but is not as depth as i wanted it...." Read more

"...It's hard cover, has lots of pictures, lots of information. I think this guide does have a problem though...." Read more

32 customers mention "Value for money"32 positive0 negative

Customers find the guide to be worth the purchase price and appreciate it as a collector's item, with one customer noting it feels and looks twice the price.

"...I'd say it's still worth it though, with all the cool stuff cramped inside, for such a low price. Cheers!" Read more

"...It's easily worth $25, in my opinion. It also brings me back to the time before we had Google and strategy guides were the norm...." Read more

"...This is a great looking book! I was surprised how hefty and nice looking this book was...." Read more

"...Never the less, this is a worthwhile investment and it will help you to die less." Read more

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Customers praise the book's beautiful art and fantastic graphics, noting it makes a nice table item.

"That's the question. This is a beautiful, well written and thought out guide. It has a lot of useful information,split between three main sections...." Read more

"...To me they are like a piece of art, and this book is the epitome of that...." Read more

"...This is a great looking book! I was surprised how hefty and nice looking this book was...." Read more

"Gorgeous book, big, heavy, and helpful! Artwork is nice as is the way information is presented...." Read more

21 customers mention "Map quality"21 positive0 negative

Customers like the maps in the guide, with one mentioning the depth maps and another noting the fantastic job with the charts.

"...The boss entries are even more detailed. -Clear and detailed maps allow you to plan out routes and see what to expect..." Read more

"...It's great for basic information, maps, basic walkthrough information, enemy information and particularly for explaining the MANY important things..." Read more

"...It's a great hardbound guide with plenty of maps and pictures, all in full color...." Read more

"...but there is an awesome assortment of full color pictures, and somewhat helpful maps...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's color graphics, which include an awesome assortment of full-color pictures, with one customer noting how they help with enemy visuals.

"...It's a great hardbound guide with plenty of maps and pictures, all in full color...." Read more

"...and I love that it's a huge hardback book with nice pages and images. Totally worth the price!" Read more

"...Well it turns out it has amazing presentation. It's hard cover, has lots of pictures, lots of information...." Read more

"...is there information to be gathered but there is an awesome assortment of full color pictures, and somewhat helpful maps...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the guide's content, particularly the detailed information on enemies and weapons, with one customer noting the comprehensive stats on all weapon and armor sets.

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"...Weapon stats are nice though probably subject to patch revisions (I've not checked too much) and the index is pretty poor...." Read more

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"...It has detailed maps,weapons and armor with stats included. An entire section on mobs and their weaknesses...." Read more

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Customers find the guide informative, with one mentioning it serves as a survival manual and another noting it's particularly helpful for new players.

"...The Dark Souls wiki is fantastic and another source I encourage all of you to use, however if you're looking for good information and excellent..." Read more

"...the enemies, it is still a great book filled with tons of useful information about Dark Souls." Read more

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"...The maps, pictures, and location of items will be useful for new Dark Soul players, but I recommend using an online Wiki first...." Read more

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Customers find the book well written and easy to read.

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OmegaArchetype
Excellent design, great content!
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2011
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I bought Dark Souls on the day it released right here through Amazon and didn't even know about this guide. I normally buy guides for RPGs such as this and yet I managed to completely miss this guide. Lucikly FuturePress decided to do more runs of the guide (by the time I found out about it, it was already out of stock,) and I got on while it was on sale!

I bought this guide for two reasons.

1. Because as major in Graphic Design, I love the design of strategy guides. To me they are like a piece of art, and this book is the epitome of that. This is a book that you'll want on your coffee table to show off to all of your friends and visitors. It's extremely well designed and is exactly the kind of thing that got me interested in Graphic Design. I love layout, typography, print making etc. and this piece is superb in all of those categories. Beautifully designed with excellent use of the video games content. Couldn't ask for anything more!

2. Because this type of game has tons of content and it's nearly impossible to experience it alone. There are hidden things that many wouldn't even discover were it not for outside sources and what better source then this? Aside from the fact that patches will make some of what is in the book a bit obsolete, it still has a wealth of content to help everyone out and this game is one of those that challenges in many ways. I'm trying to limit my use of the guide on my first playthrough, but for every subsequent playthrough, it will be of great use. The Dark Souls wiki is fantastic and another source I encourage all of you to use, however if you're looking for good information and excellent visual design, this is the place to get it.

Love the book, love the game! Dark Souls Don't miss out on either!

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Stephen M. Williams
This is how guides should be made.
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2011
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Thanks to Google, I haven't bought a strategy guide in a long time. After seeing this guide, I had to make the purchase. If you've ever purchased a D&D Manual, this guide will be very similar. It's a great hardbound guide with plenty of maps and pictures, all in full color. The best features are the charts for all of the different items, NPCs, monsters, etc.

I'm really impressed with the work that Future Press has done with this guide. It's easily worth $25, in my opinion. It also brings me back to the time before we had Google and strategy guides were the norm. Ever since I've gotten this guide, I've remembered how much fun it is to use a book instead of a Wiki.

The only problems I've seen so far are:
1. A lot of the maps have key points that are placed directly between the pages, making it very difficult to read.
2. The monsters and maps for each area are in two completely different sections. The guide is designed for a user to follow the maps, but there are no reference pages for the items, monsters, NPCs etc, even though they are listed in the table of contents. This causes lots of unnecessary skipping back to the table of contents.

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Mattiwen
Great presentation but outdated
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2012
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My bro bought this guide a while back and told me it was the greatest so I went and got it myself. Well it turns out it has amazing presentation. It's hard cover, has lots of pictures, lots of information. I think this guide does have a problem though. Most of the information is segregated, the book will suggest going to an area and provide some small details on overcoming the obstacles but if you want the secrets you will need to go to the secrets section of the book, or if you want the monster guide you have to go to another section. Unfortunately I think this is a necessity over a design flaw. The game is difficult so there is a guide to tackling every single one which really is necessary and why you'd get a strategy guide. Lastly and this is the most worst part, the game is receiving an update rendering all of this not accurate(already has received the update for PC). This update changes the stats of some items and makes things a little different, adds a new area(Oolacile township) which won't be covered in this guide. Even so the guide proves to be very helpful and I enjoy it for the artwork alone and $10-15 to save myself hours of surfing the web getting answers is very worth it. I also enjoy having this tome sitting on my shelf.

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Mr. C. Forshaw
Excellent product marred by poor service!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2011
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Well, after finally getting my hands on the Dark Souls guide after waiting over a month after order, I can honestly say it is worth the hype. The book is extremely high quality, especialy for the price of £12.69 (Lol!! to all those who were impatient and spent hundreds on it!!). The guide is an essential companion to the game and the quality is certainly a credit to Future Press. Every area is covered in immaculate detail and truly aids in fleshing out the overall experience of the game. The enjoyment has been marred by poor service from both Future Press and Amazon. Future Press woefully underestimated demand for this book and gave little information as to availability. Amazon were much much worse. After enquiring as to the status of the book and my order, I was given generic answers in the guise of personal replies, which were infact false information. I was told that the book was not available due to "lack of demand". We know that the exact opposite is true and that unexpected high demand led to a re-print. So 5 stars for the book, 1 star for service. My opinion of Amazon has dropped greatly after this experience.

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Sven J.
Hochwertig
Reviewed in Germany on December 12, 2012
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Das Buch habe ich durch Zufall noch für den ursprünglichen Preis 14,99 erhalten. Angeblich war sie vergriffen und ob sie noch einmal neu aufgelegt wurde weiß ich nicht.

Die Qualität von dem Guide ist überragend, vor allem wenn man überlegt das sie für 15 Euro angeboten wurde.
- Hardcover
- haufenweise hochwertige Bilder
- Karten
- Listen alle Gegenstände und wie sie aufgewertet werden könne
- Alle Gegner mit ihren Attacke und Guides wie sie zu besiegen sind

Ich hatte mir das Buch als Sammlerstück gekauft und erst vor einer Woche ausgepackt, als ich mich wieder intensiver mit DS beschäftigt habe.
Mittlerweile stimmen einige Dinge nicht mehr, weil sie durch die Patches verändert wurden. Auch ist das Inhaltsverzeichnis leider quasi nicht existent, was vor allem am Anfang die Suche nur unnötig erschwert.

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Jeremy
Wow, pretty comprehensive, beautiful and amazing
Reviewed in Canada on October 17, 2012
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This book is fantastic, over 400 pages of great information for the world's hardest game. This game s stupid tough and while this book is loaded with information, maps, tips and hints, it does not spoil or walk you through the game. It is a perfect companion guide. The book is also very slick and beautiful, with tons of art and loads of charts. As a matter of fact, right now I like this book much better than this frustrating and much too hard freaking game. With this book you will die a lot less, but you will still die a lot. This is by far the best and most complete game guide I have ever seen.

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なにこれすごい
Reviewed in Japan on February 3, 2012
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　ある方が「この本は買ってよかった！」と言っていたのを聞いて私も購入しました。

まず重量感や質感にビックリしました！
28 x 21.8という大きさと約400ページという圧倒的なボリュームに加え、高級感溢れる品質の良い紙なので高級図鑑みたいな雰囲気です。

中身はイラストや写真が豊富に掲載されており、それらを見るだけでも十分に楽しめます。
英文は非常に読みやすく、英語を十分に学習した方ならスムーズに読めると思います。

武器や敵のデータ、マップなども細部まで解説されているので、攻略本としても最高のクォリティを誇っています。

重量とサイズが大きいので持ち運びには適していないので、家でゆっくりと読みたいオススメの一冊です。

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Sloty
Una guía impresciondible para todo fan de esta saga
Reviewed in Spain on February 2, 2014
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La calidad de la guía es muy buena.
Sobre el contenido, entra mucho en detalle y tiene muchas ilustraciones.
La única pega es cómo están ordenados los diferentes temas. en lugar de mostrar todo lo que tenga alguna relación en la misma página o sucesivas, tienes que pasar a otra página para después volver

Recomendada!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Una guía impresciondible para todo fan de esta saga

Excellent design, great content!

This is how guides should be made.

Great presentation but outdated

Excellent product marred by poor service!!

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Wow, pretty comprehensive, beautiful and amazing

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Una guía impresciondible para todo fan de esta saga