And yes, even hoary old pros have moments of hair-tearing frustration, stupid missteps that lead to unnecessary deaths, followed by a spectacular roll off the side of a bridge when returning to collect a bloodstain containing 10 Humanity.īut people spend so long talking about the barriers to entry that, I find, they never quite get on to why this is one of the best games ever made. Yes it is a difficult game, to begin with, and that never quite disappears. Sometimes you'll spend half an hour in a room sprinkling Prism Stones just to watch the world glow.ĭark Souls is not the game it is often presented as, though of course that's a part of it. Sometimes you meet like-minded souls and spend ages lining up your avatars so they Praise The Sun at the same moment, then prance in unison to celebrate. New Londo Ruins is great for this: loosely booting the bodies of dead enemies back and forth, piling up as many as possible near an edge, then sending them all tumbling down at once. Waiting outside of a boss chamber for Summon signs to appear, there's corpse football. This is one of the games I play in Dark Souls, and there are many more. You can always count on a murderer for a fancy duelling style. When they see you, all red, magnificent, deadly - and this is the important bit - stop to look them right in the eye, then bow.

Nothing's worse than an invader that goes for cheap shots. If the victim is fighting enemies, let them finish. Somewhere, like the Duke's Archives, with a bit of class. You have to pick your spot: somewhere you're unlikely to be bothered by the victim summoning friends, somewhere with a touch of the unexpected. Invading in Dark Souls is an art, and I practice it like a gentleman.

Dark souls prepare to die edition pc