Few games leave me as torn as Dark Souls . The game is incredibly hard - almost to the point where it is soul crushing. At the same time, there's a fun sense of achievement weaving throughout the entire game. Every death is a painful chance to learn something new about the game's mechanics.

Dark Souls , like Demon's Souls before it, defies so many gaming sensibilities that either game's catastrophic failure would not be surprising. However, the truly unique blend of play mechanics and design philosophies have come together two times now in logic-defying synchronicity to create a pair...

Incredible depth of play; Fierce challenge that isn't cheap; Learning the game world; then building a character; equipment loads; and skills around that knowledge

Technical hiccups like throttled resolution and frame rate; Poor PC controls essentially require purchase of a USB controller

I've gotten back into gaming at a great time. I picked up a PS3 about 6 months ago, after last owning an Xbox 360 about 2 years ago. Now, back then some great titles were out, but after 2 years away I've been catching up on some of the most highly recommended games (most recommendations come from a...

Engrossing and a real challange

Not for everyone

Those of you that are over 30 years of age might remember those games, back in the 90's where it took a lot of patience and an extra stack of coins to pay for the extra lives at the arcade.

Loved it. Will recommend it to friends and I like the features and graphics.

The game is amazing and rewarding if you are persistent and persevere through its insanely hard trials. There is a huge story in wait for those who are patient as the plot becomes apparent only towards the end of the first half of the game. The music is amazing and the BOSSes are super scary.

First, allow me to begin with a caveat; I have not completed Dark Souls . I have invested over 90 hours of play into the game, exploring the vast majority of its world and facing off against (if not defeating) many of the boss enemies.

Starting off dark souls you will be given the choice to build your character's class and structure. While it may lead you to believe that this will turn into a unique adventure the slight variation in character customization can't pull this game away from what hurts it the most.

My apologies, but it's really funny how often players who have completed the game like to award themselves the title of 'true gamer'. The game's not very hard, and you just have to figure out the sequence of moves to defeat each boss, like in any game.

For anyone looking for a gaming-challenge, Dark Souls is easily one of the most unforgiving games on the market. With that being said, it rewards its' player with exceptional lore and great satisfaction for killing those mammoth fiends! Not for the faint hearted!