History Awesome / DarkSouls

** [[spoiler: Moreover, the Dark Lord ending is ''insanely'' satisfying! You've been through hell and back, killing gods and overpowered beings all over the place, and have risen humanity up to the final power, and at the core of it all is you, the dark hero. You earned that role.]]
** Some players have made an art of [[SelfImposedChallenge finishing the game in record time]], leading to a plethora of complete playthroughs lasting about [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImMOdTxtf-s over an hour at most]], or, with some glitches and shortcuts, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bie-tjpMBy8 even under a half hour]].
* Even long after the initial release of ''Videogame/DarkSouls'', new and impressively imaginative content is still being produced by its lively community. At the same time, most recent games start to reach the end of their lifespan, whereas ''Dark Souls'' appears to still be in the prime of its lifetime. Take Tanooki Suit's song "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbG0dbKHs4M Lordvessel]]" for example, which is further upgraded with {{Youtube}} lore-ist [=Vaatividya=]'s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N7J802QzP4 epic montage]] ('''contains spoilers''').

* Hawkeye Gough, retired and blind, aids you by picking up his massive bow and sniping the black dragon Kalameet and grounding him so that you can have a fair fight with him

* Siegmeyer, whom you were helping throughout half of the game, charges at the demons trapping both of you in the pit with his [[{{BFS}} Zweihander]] and ''absolutely'' epic BattleCry, then casually takes a nap after they are defeated. Bonus points for doing this to help you get out of the pit as the return for your help. Extra bonus points for being the only NPC who fights by your side not as the phantom, ''but in his own flesh''.
** Think about this for a second. Siegmeyer is the one npc willing to put his life on the line for you, since as a phantom your physical body can't be harmed. Now [[Tearjerker/DarkSouls meet us over on the Tearjerker page]].

* Beating the game.

* How about the fact that even this long after release, new and impressively imaginative content is still being produced? after all this time, most recent games start to reach the end of their lifespan. DarkSouls appears to still be in the prime of it's life. Take Tanooki Suit's song "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbG0dbKHs4M Lordvessel]]" for example.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N7J802QzP4 Obligatory epic montage]] embracing the lore itself ('''contains heavy spoilers''').

* Sort of an off-screen example, but it's never stated just how long the Chosen Undead has been sitting in the Asylum before Oscar came along. It's very possible that they've been rotting away (literally) in some gods-forsaken cell, alone, for decades, maybe even centuries, and ''never went Hollow''. The amount of willpower that would take is unimaginable.
** Oh it is ''very'' imaginable, as anyone who beat the game will tell you. And it puts your trails through Lordran in a new light, if the Chosen Undead has such an ''unbreakable'' will as to resist going hollow for god knows how long, then going through Lordran and pulling through all the crap it puts you is no challenge at all.

* The Boss Battle against Sif!
* If you can catch it, Sif and Artorias are using the same moveset. Sif, a CanisMajor, using the same moveset as the MasterSwordsman Artorias. Let it sink in.

* If you can catch it, Sif and Artorias are using the same moveset. Sif, a BigBadassWolf, using the same moveset as the MasterSwordsman Artorias. Let it sink in.

** Especially spotting the trap floors in Sen's Fortress before you trigger the arrows, and then lure the snakemen into the firing line. Done ight, and you can make Sen's Fortress do all your work for you!

* How about the fact that even this long after release, new and impressively imaginative content is still being produced? after all this time, most recent games start to reach the end of their lifespan. DarkSouls appears to still be in the prime of it's life. Take Tanooki Suit's song "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbG0dbKHs4M Lordvessel]]" for example.

** [[spoiler: Moreover, the Dark Lord ending is ''insanely'' satisfying! You've been through hell and back, killing gods and overpowered beings all over the place, and have risen humanity up to the final power, and at the core of it all is you, the dark hero. You earned that role.]]

** Think about this for a second. Siegmeyer is the one npc willing to put his life on the line for you, since as a phantom your physical body can't be harmed.

* On a metaphysical scale, [[http://www.blisteredthumbs.net/2012/08/modder-fixes-dark-souls-pc/ this dude]] fixing some of the problems that [[UpdatedRerelease Dark Souls: Prepare to Die]] as far as resolution goes.

* If you can catch it, Sif and Artorias are using the same moveset. Sif, a BigBadassWolf, using the same moveset as the MasterSwordsman Artorias. let it sink.

** think about this for a second. Seigmeyer is the one npc willing to put his life on the line for you, since as a phatom your physical body isn't harmed.

* Siegmeyer, whom you were helping throughout half of the game, charges at the demons trapping both of you in the pit with his [[{{BFS}} Zweihander]] and ''absolutely'' epic BattleCry, then casually takes a nap after they are defeated. Bonus points for doing this to help you get out of the pit as the return for your help. Extra bonus points for being the only NPC who fights by your side not as the phantom, ''but in his own flesh''.

* Beating the game.

** Oh it is ''very'' imaginable, as anyone who beat the game will tell you. And it puts your trails through Lordran in a new light, if the Chosen Undead has such an ''unbreakable'' will as to resist going hollow for god knows how long, then going through Lordran and pulling through all the crap it puts you is no challenge at all. Persoally, this troper likes to think the Chosen Undead is glad they finally have something ''to do'' all day then just sit around twiddling thier thumbs.

* Escaping the Gaping Dragon's grab attack. Let's explain: The Gaping Dragon's grab consists of the thing grabbing you, stuffing you into its immense, tooth-filled maw, and then chewing on you. ''And you can survive it''. Probably with only a sliver of health, but still.

** Oh it is ''very'' imaginable, as anyone who beat the game will tell you. And it puts your trails through Lordran in a new light, if the Chosen Undead has such an ''unbreakable'' will as to resist going hollow for god knows how long, then going through Lordran and pulling through all the crap it puts you is no challenge at all. Persoally, this troper likes to think the Chosen Undead is glad they finally have something to ''to do'' all day then just sit around twiddling thier thumbs.

* The Boss Battle against Sif!*

* you have no idea how satisfying it is to kill [[spoiler: Knight Lautrec]] after [[spoiler: kills the Fire Keeper]]. Even more awesome if you are able to prevent it.

* Against certain bosses, if you use a shield to block a powerful attack, if your stamina is high enough to take the blow, you are flung bodily, do a back flip, and land on your feet, with your shield still up. No matter how many times you see it, it is still insanely badass to watch.

** You can foil a great many ambushes if, instead of rushing towards that fleeing enemy, or that shining glimmer of an item, you stop, turn the camera about, and take a look at your surroundings. Turning the tables on an enemy ambush is always insanely satisfying.

* you have no idea how satisfying it is to kill [[spoiler: Knight Lautrec]] after [[spoiler: kills the Fire Keeper]]. Even more awesome if you are able to prevent it.

* Siegmeyer, whom you were helping throughout half of the game, charges at the demons trapping both of you in the pit with his [[{{BFS}} Zweihander]] and ''absolutely'' epic BattleCry, then casually takes a nap after they are defeated. Bonus points for doing this to help you get out of the pit as the return for your help. Extra bonus points for being the only NPC who fights by your side not as the phantom, ''but in his own flesh''.

* The Boss Battle against Sif!

* Hawkeye Gough, retired and blind, aids you by picking up his massive bow and sniping the black dragon Kalameet and grounding him so that you can have a fair fight with him

* On a metaphysical scale, [[http://www.blisteredthumbs.net/2012/08/modder-fixes-dark-souls-pc/ this dude]] fixing some of the problems that [[UpdatedRerelease Dark Souls: Prepare to Die]] as far as resolution goes.

* Basically, anytime YOU as the player finally beat that one boss that took several tries to beat (Which is a lot).