I think it looks good, and there are a couple good gameplay videos that show

a lot of interesting steal mechanics. But I also like Call of Duty, and this
community has made it clear that puts me on the same social rung as
pedophiles and necrophiliacs. The plot does look like a mess but thats not
really a change for this series. !ho really remembers what the "rst #plinter
Cell games were even about$
%pparently the &th 'reedom is the 'reedom from self(awareness because that
was about the most ridiculously douchy thing Ive ever seen.
That was it$ )eally$ Did that really deserve a trailer, *bisoft$ +e ,*-C+.D %
/*0. %nd whats with calling melee attacks 1Closer Than .ver2$ !ill they be
calling sniping 1'urther Than 3ost2, shooting a gun 1/unpowder ,owered
Termination2 and climbing a ladder 13uscular 4ifting #ystem2$
Dark #ouls has a shitty reputation as a niche 5hardcore5 game. Its more than
that. Thought I5d share my thoughts on why I en6oy it.
,eople 6ust don5t make games like Dark #ouls anymore. !hen was the last
time a game was about adventuring into the unknown$ -o other game of the
past & years, with perhaps the e7ception of 8elda has had a world that begs
to be discovered. Its ama9ing once you delve into the lore. %lmost every npc
and boss you encounter has an agenda they wish to ful"ll. 3ost of them have
something to say about the world, and if not, about each other. There are
religious orders, people, and distant lands that are only ever mentioned, but
even so they help to :esh out the world. Connecting all the dots brings a
veracity to the setting, despite how fantastical it may be. It5s a profoundly
awesome feeling, returning to early areas of the game, when you were
ignorant to the underlying "ction that de"ned it.
Its a damn shame that the game was advertised on the merits of di;culty.
Dark #ouls is a lot more than a hard game. 'or the same reasons I have
en6oyed adventure games like The Dig and the 3yst series, I en6oy Dark
#ouls.
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