+ A high learning curve for the gameplay, illustrating how important game knowledge and skill are in order to persevere through the numerous difficult parts of the game, truly encapsulating the rewarding feeling of beating a certain dungeon or boss; the game is rarely (if ever) unfairly difficult
+ Beautifully rendered environments and intricately detailed enemies makes exploring the world of Dark Souls simply breathtaking
+ A ridiculous amount of content to get stuck in to: with many huge areas to explore, bosses to defeat, and items to collect (personally, the game took me almost 55 hours to unlock all of the achievements, one complete runthrough of the game will take roughly 20-25 hours). The included Artorias of the Abyss DLC will add another 2-3 hours on top of that.



- While the gameplay is the main focus of the game, the story could do with some more fleshing out; the characters met along the way and their backstories only add so much to the experience.



• When the game was ported to PC initially, certain technical limitations constricted the game, essentially making the game not run optimally (courtesy of From Software not having experience on PC architecture). Luckily, a member of the community created “DSfix”, which essentially optimises the game for PC and greatly improves performance, nullifying many of the problems that plagued the game on release (low resolution, no anti-aliasing, frame rate cap etc.).



“Possibly my most engaging and memorable gaming experience to date. Dark Souls is simply one of, if not the best, action RPG I’ve ever played. With difficult gameplay that only sets out to weed out the weak gamers from the best, you would be a fool to want to not challenge yourself and beat this game once in your life.”