Dark Souls (The Original) Really isn't that good.

[Slimebeast]

I remember my first time with Demon's Souls back in 2010.

VGC was already quite familiar with the game because it had a very delayed launch in the EU, almost a year after North America.

Anyway, I launch the game and I couldn't get through the first bridge. I died about 30 times in almost two hours and could only get just past the bridge, and a few meters to the left of it. Bear in mind that my default game mode is an unpatient "run and gun" Rambo style, especially back in that era which was only about dumbed down AAA games.

I thought something must be wrong. Is there something I forgot during character creation? Is it somehow bugged? What kind of game is this? I hated the game in those hours. I thought it was stupid and pretentious and wannabe, and brown and boring. The only thing I liked were the controls and the feel of the combat.

So I asked in our forums if it was normal to die 10-20 times (I had to censor the true number a little) and yes, it was normal, and they said just keep trying lol you will eventually get there.

So I kept trying. And then I fell in love.

I've played them all except for Bloodborne (because I dont own a PS4 yet) and I love them equally much. They're up there with Elder Scrolls for my absolute most favorite games.

I can't believe how incredibly good, intelligent and sophisticated these games are and I'm so thankful that somebody made them.