Dark Souls gets 9.0 from IGN

Here you go.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/119/1197544p1.html

Wait wait what!...This game is coming out next month!..Where have I been!

Nice score also.

And Skyrim will get a 10/10, even though it should get far below Dark Souls

I have stopped trusting reviews for almost a decade now, thye dont review the games, just the hype

And Skyrim will get a 10/10, even though it should get far below Dark Souls

I have stopped trusting reviews for almost a decade now, thye dont review the games, just the hype

loosingENDS

9.0 is a great score, man.:|

Great score, well deserved, I cannot wait to pick up this game

9gn

Pretty much all i came to say.

Making your way through Dark Souls' death-trap world with half a health bar is hard enough, but the Curse effect stacks – so if you get caught again, you'll be down to a quarter of a health bar. A third time, you'll be down to an eighth. I know one Dark Souls player who lost something like 10 hours trying to make it to a healer when everything in the world could kill him with one hit. There's punishing, and then there's unfair.

Alritey, I may be skipping this game, I don't need this headache.

Nice review and :oat the enemies that can curse you an make you lose half your health bar and it stacks, and the enemy that can completely destroy your gear and you can't repair it, cant wait till the 4th

I eagerly anticipate this game. It's going to be a huge change from the handholding seen in pretty much every current generation game.

9gn

Pretty much all i came to say.

Vaasman

Making your way through Dark Souls' death-trap world with half a health bar is hard enough, but the Curse effect stacks – so if you get caught again, you'll be down to a quarter of a health bar. A third time, you'll be down to an eighth. I know one Dark Souls player who lost something like 10 hours trying to make it to a healer when everything in the world could kill him with one hit. There's punishing, and then there's unfair.

Alritey, I may be skipping this game, I don't need this headache.

GD1551

Another thing is the ps3 "exclusive" isn't a exclusive anymore. wont be supporting this game.

It seems like there is a certain level of unfairness here. I was considering getting this game but damn some of that stuff sounds awful.

[QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

And Skyrim will get a 10/10, even though it should get far below Dark Souls

I have stopped trusting reviews for almost a decade now, thye dont review the games, just the hype

ironcreed

9.0 is a great score, man.:|

And Skyrim will get a 10/10, even though it should get far below Dark Souls

I have stopped trusting reviews for almost a decade now, thye dont review the games, just the hype

loosingENDS

why do we need reviews if you already know what games that you haven't even played deserve?

Her closing comments are telling as to why it did not receive higher than a 9.0. We are not dealing with a game for everyone here and I think she brings that across rather nicely, to be honest.

"The reviewer's job is difficult when it comes to a game like Dark Souls. I simply can't unreservedly recommend that you buy it. It's not a game that you play to relax. It doesn't care in the slightest about whether you're enjoying yourself, and it doesn't give a fig for your notions of entertainment or your mental well-being. If you just play games for fun, this isn't for you, and no amount of insistence on my part is going to change that. But if you're interested in the limits of the videogame form – to see just how focused, how pure and how uncompromising in its vision a game can be – Dark Souls is unmissable. If you take the time get into Dark Souls' mindset, to begin to understand the twisted way in which it operates and taste the rewards behind its cruellest challenges, this is one of the most thrilling, most fascinating and most completely absorbing experiences in gaming."

Making your way through Dark Souls' death-trap world with half a health bar is hard enough, but the Curse effect stacks – so if you get caught again, you'll be down to a quarter of a health bar. A third time, you'll be down to an eighth. I know one Dark Souls player who lost something like 10 hours trying to make it to a healer when everything in the world could kill him with one hit. There's punishing, and then there's unfair.

Alritey, I may be skipping this game, I don't need this headache.

GD1551

Nice review and :oat the enemies that can curse you an make you lose half your health bar and it stacks, and the enemy that can completely destroy your gear and you can't repair it, cant wait till the 4th

bczigothigh

Really? Well then I'm 100% sure I'm skipping this game.

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Making your way through Dark Souls' death-trap world with half a health bar is hard enough, but the Curse effect stacks – so if you get caught again, you'll be down to a quarter of a health bar. A third time, you'll be down to an eighth. I know one Dark Souls player who lost something like 10 hours trying to make it to a healer when everything in the world could kill him with one hit. There's punishing, and then there's unfair.

Alritey, I may be skipping this game, I don't need this headache.

ristactionjakso

Another thing is the ps3 "exclusive" isn't a exclusive anymore. wont be supporting this game.

can you expand a bit on this? why?

[QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

And Skyrim will get a 10/10, even though it should get far below Dark Souls

I have stopped trusting reviews for almost a decade now, thye dont review the games, just the hype

ironcreed

9.0 is a great score, man.:|

Indeed, it is just that DS is a 10/10 game, maybe the only real 10/10 game this generation

Of course gaming has gone casual, so maybe i am expecting too much

[QUOTE="ironcreed"]

[QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

And Skyrim will get a 10/10, even though it should get far below Dark Souls

I have stopped trusting reviews for almost a decade now, thye dont review the games, just the hype

loosingENDS

9.0 is a great score, man.:|

Indeed, it is just that DS is a 10/10 game, maybe the only real 10/10 game this generation

Of course gaming has gone casual, so maybe i am expecting too much

And Skyrim will get a 10/10, even though it should get far below Dark Souls

I have stopped trusting reviews for almost a decade now, thye dont review the games, just the hype

loosingENDS

Huh???

Anyway, Nice, 50-60 hours sounds very reasonable and exactly what i expect for this sort of games, also i really like the atmosphere, but i'm not sure about some aspects like the permanent curse, like the review says, there is a line between challenge and cheapness, can't wait to play it and one thing is for sure i will either love it or hate it.

I read and watched the review and it seemed like the reviewer really liked it. This is def not for me. I want to have fun when playing games, I don't mind a challenge, just not an excessive one.

Good luck to everyone who will be buying Dark Souls.

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Making your way through Dark Souls' death-trap world with half a health bar is hard enough, but the Curse effect stacks – so if you get caught again, you'll be down to a quarter of a health bar. A third time, you'll be down to an eighth. I know one Dark Souls player who lost something like 10 hours trying to make it to a healer when everything in the world could kill him with one hit. There's punishing, and then there's unfair.

Alritey, I may be skipping this game, I don't need this headache.

Chris_Williams

Sorry, but no, just no. I don't see what makes this a real video game just because it's being cheap. It's like those old snes/arcade games that were made to take the most $$$ from you. All of those were cheap, not hard. Again I have no issue with games being hard, but there's nothing hard about what I quoted, that's just cheap and the reviewer pointed that out as well. They went so gun-ho into being TEH HARD that they ended up crossing the line in a couple areas, and I honestly hope the game loses points for that, even Kevin-V from this website was having issues with that stupid curse to the point he asked people how to get rid of it on twitter. If there's really a monster that destroys all your gear and you can't repair it that's more points to dock IMO.

Those things aren't hard, they are cheap.

[QUOTE="ironcreed"]

[QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

And Skyrim will get a 10/10, even though it should get far below Dark Souls

I have stopped trusting reviews for almost a decade now, thye dont review the games, just the hype

parkurtommo

9.0 is a great score, man.:|

I think it will be at least a 9.5 for me. However, I understand why she did not give it higher. As original and fantastic as it is, it is not a game that can be recommended to everyone and the reviewer would not be doing her job if she failed to recognize that. Her closing comments say it all as to why it did not receive higher than a 9.0, and I can both respect and understand that. For me, it will be everything I wanted and more.

And Skyrim will get a 10/10, even though it should get far below Dark Souls

I have stopped trusting reviews for almost a decade now, thye dont review the games, just the hype

loosingENDS

[QUOTE="Chris_Williams"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

Making your way through Dark Souls' death-trap world with half a health bar is hard enough, but the Curse effect stacks – so if you get caught again, you'll be down to a quarter of a health bar. A third time, you'll be down to an eighth. I know one Dark Souls player who lost something like 10 hours trying to make it to a healer when everything in the world could kill him with one hit. There's punishing, and then there's unfair.

Alritey, I may be skipping this game, I don't need this headache.

GD1551

Sorry, but no, just no. I don't see what makes this a real video game just because it's being cheap. It's like those old snes/arcade games that were made to take the most $$$ from you. All of those were cheap, not hard. Again I have no issue with games being hard, but there's nothing hard about what I quoted, that's just cheap and the reviewer pointed that out as well. They went so gun-ho into being TEH HARD that they ended up crossing the line in a couple areas, and I honestly hope the game loses points for that, even Kevin-V from this website was having issues with that stupid curse to the point he asked people how to get rid of it on twitter. If there's really a monster that destroys all your gear and you can't repair it that's more points to dock IMO.

Those things aren't hard, they are cheap.

While i don't expect Kevin V to take out points for this, i definitely see your point and i'm totally agree with it, one thing is to face a huge boss that you need to learn from your mistakes and then achieve victory after many hard battles and one very different thing is to say to the player "screw you"

[QUOTE="ristactionjakso"]

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Making your way through Dark Souls' death-trap world with half a health bar is hard enough, but the Curse effect stacks – so if you get caught again, you'll be down to a quarter of a health bar. A third time, you'll be down to an eighth. I know one Dark Souls player who lost something like 10 hours trying to make it to a healer when everything in the world could kill him with one hit. There's punishing, and then there's unfair.

Alritey, I may be skipping this game, I don't need this headache.

CaseyWegner

Another thing is the ps3 "exclusive" isn't a exclusive anymore. wont be supporting this game.

can you expand a bit on this? why?

8.5 on GS confirmed?

Or maybe a pause button is required for some people to stop crying.

Great score, well deserved, I cannot wait to pick up this game

_Matt_

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

[QUOTE="ristactionjakso"]Hmmmm, I might be skipping this headache too.

Another thing is the ps3 "exclusive" isn't a exclusive anymore. wont be supporting this game.

ristactionjakso

can you expand a bit on this? why?

you don't want more people to have the opportunity to play a good game?

*reads ironcreed's quote*--good stuff.

I'll have to read it some time later today.

[QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

[QUOTE="ironcreed"]

9.0 is a great score, man.:|

Lto_thaG

Indeed, it is just that DS is a 10/10 game, maybe the only real 10/10 game this generation

Of course gaming has gone casual, so maybe i am expecting too much

I have played Demons Souls and this one is bigger and more challenging, so far better

I see the reviewer point that may not be for everyone, but the score should be about those that want the challenge, otherwise he should have given it a 1/10 since the 9/10 wont turn away casuals as the reviewer intented

In short, why lower the score because he cant recommend the game to everyone ? Are scores now linked to how much buyers may like the game and not the game quality itself ?

Her closing comments are telling as to why it did not receive higher than a 9.0. We are not dealing with a game for everyone here and I think she brings that across rather nicely, to be honest.

"The reviewer's job is difficult when it comes to a game like Dark Souls. I simply can't unreservedly recommend that you buy it. It's not a game that you play to relax. It doesn't care in the slightest about whether you're enjoying yourself, and it doesn't give a fig for your notions of entertainment or your mental well-being. If you just play games for fun, this isn't for you, and no amount of insistence on my part is going to change that. But if you're interested in the limits of the videogame form – to see just how focused, how pure and how uncompromising in its vision a game can be – Dark Souls is unmissable. If you take the time get into Dark Souls' mindset, to begin to understand the twisted way in which it operates and taste the rewards behind its cruellest challenges, this is one of the most thrilling, most fascinating and most completely absorbing experiences in gaming."

ironcreed

I can dig it. Definitely getting it, at some point, but then I knew that already.

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

[QUOTE="ristactionjakso"]Hmmmm, I might be skipping this headache too.

Another thing is the ps3 "exclusive" isn't a exclusive anymore. wont be supporting this game.

ristactionjakso

can you expand a bit on this? why?

So, even if a game ends up being better than it's predecessor in every way, you still will refuse to play it just because others on another system will lget to enjoy it as well? Not sure I can quite understand this line of thinking, but to each their own.

[QUOTE="bczigothigh"]

Nice review and :oat the enemies that can curse you an make you lose half your health bar and it stacks, and the enemy that can completely destroy your gear and you can't repair it, cant wait till the 4th

GD1551

Really? Well then I'm 100% sure I'm skipping this game.

"One of the mid-game bosses, meanwhile, emits corrosive bile that swiftly degrades your equipment if you get stuck in its flow, potentially leaving you standing naked in front of a hideous dragon with a broken sword. There's no way to repair weapons and armor once they've been completely destroyed, so it's possible to lose all your best gear in this battle."

yeah sounds crazy

[QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

And Skyrim will get a 10/10, even though it should get far below Dark Souls

I have stopped trusting reviews for almost a decade now, thye dont review the games, just the hype

ironcreed

9.0 is a great score, man.:|

[QUOTE="ironcreed"]

Her closing comments are telling as to why it did not receive higher than a 9.0. We are not dealing with a game for everyone here and I think she brings that across rather nicely, to be honest.

"The reviewer's job is difficult when it comes to a game like Dark Souls. I simply can't unreservedly recommend that you buy it. It's not a game that you play to relax. It doesn't care in the slightest about whether you're enjoying yourself, and it doesn't give a fig for your notions of entertainment or your mental well-being. If you just play games for fun, this isn't for you, and no amount of insistence on my part is going to change that. But if you're interested in the limits of the videogame form – to see just how focused, how pure and how uncompromising in its vision a game can be – Dark Souls is unmissable. If you take the time get into Dark Souls' mindset, to begin to understand the twisted way in which it operates and taste the rewards behind its cruellest challenges, this is one of the most thrilling, most fascinating and most completely absorbing experiences in gaming."

ianuilliam

I can dig it. Definitely getting it, at some point, but then I knew that already.

They should have given two scores then, subtracting points because some may not be up to the challenge is stupid imo

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

[QUOTE="ristactionjakso"]Hmmmm, I might be skipping this headache too.

Another thing is the ps3 "exclusive" isn't a exclusive anymore. wont be supporting this game.

ristactionjakso

can you expand a bit on this? why?

So, even if a game ends up being better than it's predecessor in every way, you still will refuse to play it just because it is no longer exclusive and others on another system will get to enjoy it as well? Not sure I can quite understand this line of thinking, but to each their own.

[QUOTE="ristactionjakso"]

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

can you expand a bit on this? why?

CaseyWegner

you don't want more people to have the opportunity to play a good game?

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

[QUOTE="bczigothigh"]

Nice review and :oat the enemies that can curse you an make you lose half your health bar and it stacks, and the enemy that can completely destroy your gear and you can't repair it, cant wait till the 4th

bczigothigh

Really? Well then I'm 100% sure I'm skipping this game.

"One of the mid-game bosses, meanwhile, emits corrosive bile that swiftly degrades your equipment if you get stuck in its flow, potentially leaving you standing naked in front of a hideous dragon with a broken sword. There's no way to repair weapons and armor once they've been completely destroyed, so it's possible to lose all your best gear in this battle."

yeah sounds crazy

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

[QUOTE="ristactionjakso"]I just don't like when exclusives arent exclusives anymore. the ps3 has some of the best exclusives ever, which puts it a notch above the rest in my opinion. for example if uncharted became a multiplatform game, id never buy it again because its like the developers sold out. Its just my opinion.

ristactionjakso

you don't want more people to have the opportunity to play a good game?

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

[QUOTE="ristactionjakso"]I just don't like when exclusives arent exclusives anymore. the ps3 has some of the best exclusives ever, which puts it a notch above the rest in my opinion. for example if uncharted became a multiplatform game, id never buy it again because its like the developers sold out. Its just my opinion.

ristactionjakso

you don't want more people to have the opportunity to play a good game?

That is just plain stupid. Really really stupid.

Might as well take Gears instead of Fable. I think it would "even" things up.

[QUOTE="ianuilliam"]

[QUOTE="ironcreed"]

Her closing comments are telling as to why it did not receive higher than a 9.0. We are not dealing with a game for everyone here and I think she brings that across rather nicely, to be honest.

"The reviewer's job is difficult when it comes to a game like Dark Souls. I simply can't unreservedly recommend that you buy it. It's not a game that you play to relax. It doesn't care in the slightest about whether you're enjoying yourself, and it doesn't give a fig for your notions of entertainment or your mental well-being. If you just play games for fun, this isn't for you, and no amount of insistence on my part is going to change that. But if you're interested in the limits of the videogame form – to see just how focused, how pure and how uncompromising in its vision a game can be – Dark Souls is unmissable. If you take the time get into Dark Souls' mindset, to begin to understand the twisted way in which it operates and taste the rewards behind its cruellest challenges, this is one of the most thrilling, most fascinating and most completely absorbing experiences in gaming."

loosingENDS

I can dig it. Definitely getting it, at some point, but then I knew that already.

They should have given two scores then, subtracting points because some may not be up to the challenge is stupid imo

LOL, come on, man. They can't give a separate 'score for the hardcore' on the side. She explains why so many will love this game and why it may not be for others. She also does so very nicely, I might add. It is a fair and still great score. Read the review, she praises the hell out of it. Those of us who this game was made for are getting everything we could have possibly wanted out of it... and then some.

[QUOTE="ristactionjakso"]

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

can you expand a bit on this? why?

CaseyWegner

you don't want more people to have the opportunity to play a good game?

This is precisely what I was thinking, passing on a great (painful) game because it's on 2 systems is ridiculous and pointless. The quality is not a factor here in this game, it's the punishment that is the factor. Drop points on its score or skip buying it because of how hard it is going to be not because more people now have access to the punishment.

Thats not the point im trying to make, its like the exclusive game developers sold out. and again its just my opinion so nothing to get worked up over. The ps3 should have gotten a xbox exclusive in exchange for demons souls. maybe fable or something.ristactionjakso