I've been playing Dark Souls since around the time that DSII released, and like most people I had to smash my head in and play until my thumbs were raw before everything clicked together. However, initial barrier to entry aside, I can say beyond any shadow of a doubt that the Dark Souls franchise is probably my favorite series in just about any medium, bar none.
Dark Souls is a masterwork in storytelling without words, gameplay that conveys the tone and emotion of the world without you realizing, and is probably the best example I can think of when it comes to immersion in a world. For all it's darkness, Dark Souls MAKES me care about its world and characters, and Dark Souls MAKES me push myself to do better so I can understand all of its secrets, with DSIII as no exception to that. Dark Souls has made me a better story teller and a better understander of storytelling in turn, and I'll carry those lessons for the rest of my life.
Dark Souls III was phenomenal, and Dark Souls as a whole is absolutely stunning, and it has been a privilege to get to experience all of this. May The Flames Guide Thee.
Absolutely Sublime
I've been playing Dark Souls since around the time that DSII released, and like most people I had to smash my head in and play until my thumbs were raw before everything clicked together. However, initial barrier to entry aside, I can say beyond any shadow of a doubt that the Dark Souls franchise is probably my favorite series in just about any medium, bar none.
Dark Souls is a masterwork in storytelling without words, gameplay that conveys the tone and emotion of the world without you realizing, and is probably the best example I can think of when it comes to immersion in a world. For all it's darkness, Dark Souls MAKES me care about its world and characters, and Dark Souls MAKES me push myself to do better so I can understand all of its secrets, with DSIII as no exception to that. Dark Souls has made me a better story teller and a better understander of storytelling in turn, and I'll carry those lessons for the rest of my life.
Dark Souls III was phenomenal, and Dark Souls as a whole is absolutely stunning, and it has been a privilege to get to experience all of this. May The Flames Guide Thee.