Demon Souls was a game that took RPGs back to the basics and challenged players like few others in recent memory. Dark Souls is the spiritual successor and has everything that made Demon Souls a great game. Solid controls that require timing and tactics rather than button mashing and keen management of your endurance. The enemies are tough, you will die a lot, but it’s also very rewarding to complete a real challenge. Excellent level design and plenty of equipment and items to find and forge mean a good scratch of the exploration bug. There are a few minor issues and no real storyline, but really that’s irrelevant. Dark Souls is a comprehensive and challenging RPG that gives hard-core gamers something to really get stuck into.

Ich könnte heulen! Ich könnte mich heulend in die Ecke kauern und auf ewig fluchen. Dieser verdammte Drecks-Dämon! Er will einfach nicht sterben. Maaaaaaann! Ein Wochenende Dark Souls bedeutet für mich viele Schimpfwörter und Gefühle von Euphorie. ...

[...] Dark Souls doesn't just surpass other dungeon crawlers; it skewers them with a razor-sharp halberd and leaves behind their soulless corpses.

[...] 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.