DigitalFoundry writes: Fantasy games are rarely so horrifying as Dark Souls can be, and it's a pleasure to see another take on the same visual references put forward by Demon's Souls just two years ago. Although the world of Boletaria has been exchanged for Lordran, much remains the same. The long bridges guarded by red wyverns and undead hoplites still show From Software's love of old Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, and the winding, eldritch castle passageways continue to succeed in baiting the reckless gallivant into an untimely end, while rewarding the more patient, methodical player.
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Is the OoT screenshot a comp of hyrule field with the Windows Vista desktop layered over the foreground?
Bandai Namco has released its latest financial report, revealing that the Dark Souls series has reached around 40 million units combined.
Before Elden Ring and Bloodborne, FromSoftware's talents for all things creepy and chilling gave Dark Souls an atmosphere unlike any other.
This feels like the epitome of a 'tepid take'. Dark Souls has always worn its gothic horror influences on its sleeve, it isn't exactly subtle.
mh ur right actually.
dark souls plays around with horror themes without being a straight "horror" game.
bloodborn definitely starts out as that haha.
So its a tie
I'm glad that the rag-doll affect is back. Dodge rolling over corpses sometimes pulls them over your shoulder.
They seem fairly even in this case. I'm glad that the 360 version can be enjoyed on the same level. This game deserves a big audience.
if this goes on, comparisons like this will become boring and useless. that's a good thing...
Ha ha ha. Is that for real? Is this running Sony's PhyrEngine? Even on the 360. LOL. Cool.
"it's ironic that Dark Souls is just as unforgiving towards your hardware as it is to you."
That's not ironic, if anything it would be expected for the reasons given.
Irony is supposed to be a tragically unlikely outcome that is almost comical.
It's like if you were afraid of everything as a child, but the circus and it's clowns were the only things that made you laugh and feel safe. Then, on your 21st birthday, you're raped by a clown.
That would be irony.