The Discussion Thread | The 12th Annual Greatest Games Event

[Darashiva]

Runa216 said:

Darashiva said:

#4

• An age is slowly coming to a close once again.
• The sun god's fear caused them to stop the end once.
• The god's actions broke the natural cycle of the world, putting it into an endless loop.
• When this game was being advertised the publisher heavily emphasized one very specific aspect of the game, effectively leaning into the reputation this game's spiritual predecessor had cultivated.

Demon's Souls? I mean, I thought Dark Souls until the final hint. 

It's Dark Souls. Demon's Souls is the spiritual predecessor that had created the reputation, and then Namco Bandai leaned heavily on the difficulty aspect when advertising Dark Souls. That's where the "Prepare to Die" tagline came from for example.