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Dark Souls

Dark Souls
Dark Souls Cover Art.jpg
Cover art used in Western regions
Developer(s) FromSoftware
Publisher(s) Namco Bandai Games
  • JP: FromSoftware
Director(s) Hidetaka Miyazaki
Producer(s) Hidetaka Miyazaki
Daisuke Uchiyama
Kei Hirono
Programmer(s) Jun Ito
Artist(s) Makoto Sato
Composer(s) Motoi Sakuraba
Series Souls
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Release date(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • JP: September 22, 2011
  • NA: October 4, 2011
  • AU: October 6, 2011
  • EU: October 30, 2011
Microsoft Windows
  • AU: August 23, 2012
  • NA: August 24, 2012
  • EU: August 24, 2012
  • JP: October 25, 2012
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
Metacritic PC: 85/100
PS3: 89/100
X360: 89/100
Review scores
Publication Score
Edge 9/10 then 10/10
Eurogamer 9/10
Famitsu 37/40
PALGN 10/10
The Daily Telegraph 5/5 stars
Awards
Publication Award
Electronic Gaming Monthly,Game Revolution, IncGamers,Q-Games Game of the Year
GameTrailers,Games.cz Best Role-Playing Game
GameZone,TeamXbox Best RPG (Runner-Up)
GameZone Best Action/Adventure
Famitsu Award of Excellence
Game Informer,GameSpot Best Boss Fights
Edge Best Game of the Generation, Greatest videogame of all time
USgamer Best Game Since 2000

Dark Souls is an action role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows. A spiritual successor to FromSoftware's Demon's Souls, it is the second installment in the Souls series of games. Dark Souls began development under the working title of Project Dark. The game was self-published and released in Japan in September 2011, and worldwide by Namco Bandai Games the following month.

In August 2012, the "Prepare to Die" edition of Dark Souls was released for PC, featuring additional content previously unavailable to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 users. In October 2012, the additional content from the PC version was released as downloadable content for consoles under the title Artorias of the Abyss.Dark Souls takes place in the fictional kingdom of Lordran. Players assume the role of a cursed undead character who begins a pilgrimage out of the Undead Asylum to discover the fate of the Undead.

Dark Souls received critical acclaim upon its release, and is considered to be one of the best video games ever made, with critics praising its combat depth, intricate world design, and deeply rooted lore. However, the game's difficulty received mixed reviews. While some praised the challenge it provides, others criticized it for being unnecessarily unforgiving. The PC version of the game was less well-received, with criticism aimed at numerous technical issues, bugs and crashes. In April 2013, FromSoftware announced Dark Souls had sold 2.37 million copies. The PC version was the second most played Games for Windows Live title in 2012 based on unique users. The game spawned two sequels, Dark Souls II and III, released in 2014 and 2016 respectively.


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