Dark Souls will be the most deeply challenging game you play this year. Can you live through a million deaths and earn your legacy?
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Release Date: 23 Aug, 2012

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Buy Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition

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About This Game

New Content for PC
Dark Souls™: Prepare to Die™ Edition will include an untold chapter in the world of Lordran. Sent back to the past, player will discover the story when Knight Artorias still lives.
  • New Bosses – Including Black Dragon, Sanctuary Guardian, Artorias of the Abyss.
  • PVP Arena & Online Matchmaking System – Quick matching for players to play 1vs1, 2vs2 and 4 player battle royal.
  • New Areas – Including Oolacile Township, Oolacile Sanctuary, Royal Wood, Battle of Stoicism which is the training ground for online PVP battles.
  • New Enemies – Including Wooden scarecrows, Chained Prisoner, Stone Knight.
  • New NPCs – Including Hawkeye Gough, Elizabeth (keeper of the sanctuary).
  • New Weapons and Armor – Equip some from the new bosses, enemies, and NPCs

The Story

Dark Souls is the new action role-playing game from the developers who brought you Demon’s Souls, FromSoftware. Dark Souls will have many familiar features: A dark fantasy universe, tense dungeon crawling, fearsome enemy encounters and unique online interactions. Dark Souls is a spiritual successor to Demon’s, not a sequel. Prepare for a new, despair-inducing world, with a vast, fully-explorable horizon and vertically-oriented landforms. Prepare for a new, mysterious story, centered around the the world of Lodran, but most of all, prepare to die. You will face countless murderous traps, countless darkly grotesque mobs and several gargantuan, supremely powerful demons and dragons bosses. You must learn from death to persist through this unforgiving world. And you aren’t alone. Dark Souls allows the spirits of other players to show up in your world, so you can learn from their deaths and they can learn from yours. You can also summon players into your world to co-op adventure, or invade other's worlds to PVP battle. New to Dark Souls are Bonfires, which serve as check points as you fight your way through this epic adventure. While rested at Bonfires, your health and magic replenish but at a cost, all mobs respawn. Beware: There is no place in Dark Souls that is truly safe. With days of game play and an even more punishing difficulty level, Dark Souls will be the most deeply challenging game you play this year. Can you live through a million deaths and earn your legacy?

Key Features:

  • Extremely Deep, Dark & Difficult – Unforgiving in its punishment, yet rewarding for the determined – learn to strategize freely and conquer seemingly impossible challenges.
  • Fully Seamless World – Explore a completely integrated world of dark fantasy where dungeons and areas are seamlessly intertwined, with great height.
  • Mastery Earns Progression – Contains 60 hours of gameplay, with nearly 100 uniquely despair-inducing monsters & an incredibly nuanced RPG systems including: weaponry, armor, miracles, faith, and more. Player success depends on their eventual mastery of how and when to use the magic spells, choice of armor, the number of weapons, the types of weapons, and the moves attached to the weapons.
  • Network Play – Players may cross paths with one another, invading each other for PVP battles, or to play co-op and take on giant boss encounters as a team.
  • Flexible Character Development & Role Play – As the player progresses, they must carefully choose which of their character’s abilities to enhance as this will determine their progression style.
  • Community – See other real players and empathize with their journey, learn from seeing how others died, find and leave messages for your fellow players; helping them or leading them into death.
  • Symbolic of Life & Hope – The Bonfire is an important feature in Dark Souls for many reasons. Though in gameplay it serves as a health and magic recovery and a progression check point, it also happens to be the one place in the dark world where players can find a fleeting moment of warmth and calm.

System Requirements

    • OS: Windows XP , Windows Vista, Windows 7, or newer
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 GHz+ or AMD Phenom II X2 545 3.0 GHz+
    • Memory: 2 GB
    • Hard Disk Space: 4GB
    • Video Card: GeForce 9800 GTX+ or ATI Radeon HD 4870+
    • DirectX®: 9.0c
    • Sound: Direct Sound Compatible
    • Additional: Microsoft Xbox 360® Controller for Windows® (or equivalent) is strongly recommended.
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CrimsonGhost
( 61.4 hrs on record )
Posted: 11 August
Amazing chest ahead
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ROGUE ON3
( 17.7 hrs on record )
Posted: 11 August
I played the ps3 release and paid for this because pc=master race.

it's good, First game I ever turned down sex for.
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Hodor
( 12.6 hrs on record )
Posted: 11 August
Hodor.
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Corn
( 0.9 hrs on record )
Posted: 11 August
Little to no work making the port. although it worth investing in a xbox controller for it.
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Erudite Incubus
( 211.9 hrs on record )
Posted: 11 August
Caveat: you WILL have problems getting this to run 100% properly on your PC, but it is possible, and for the most part it's worth the hassle.
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cjdjman
( 20.5 hrs on record )
Posted: 11 August
Product received for free
love this game lot's of fun with friend's
praise the moon!
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Dick_Machine
( 9.2 hrs on record )
Posted: 11 August
I hate everything about this game. Combat is sucks, yes I said it and ill say it again, the combat SUCKS. It's slow and clunky, like an aligator out of the water. It isn't even remotely challenging, all you do is sit there hitting the dodge key repeatedly waiting for an opening, then slash once, then dodge for another hour. It gets old fast.
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Marcus Alex
( 2.7 hrs on record )
Posted: 11 August
lol ♥♥♥♥♥ get it man its awsome
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Dugtrio
( 142.9 hrs on record )
Posted: 11 August
I’m Rick Harrison and this is my pawn shop. I work here with my old man and my son, Big Hoss, and in 23 years I’ve learned one thing. You never know what is gonna come through that door.

On this episode of Pawn Stars
I got an original contract
that the who signed
to perform at Woodstock.
The who is one of the
biggest bands of all time.
That's a pretty important
piece of memorabilia.
What are you trying to get out of it?
So what have we got here?
Old faithful high-speed washing machine.
Looks real high-speed.
The faster you crank
it, the faster it goes.
Could you imagine bringing
this thing home to mom,
telling her, "this is what
you're doing laundry with now"?
She'd punch me in the face.
I've got a set of antique pistols.
This a dueling set.
They could be worth some serious money.
They look 98% real to me,
except for one thing
I'm Rick Harrison, and
this is my pawn shop.
I work here with my old
man and my son, big hoss.
Everything in here has
a story and a price.
One thing I've learned after 21 years,
you never know what is
gonna come through that door.
[upbeat bluesy guitar music]
What can I help you with, man?
I have a flask, not just any flask.
This one opens up at the bottom.
There was a note in here.
You have a message in a bottle.
Yes, I do.
Awesome.
I decided to come to the pawn shop today
to sell my civil war flask.
I was cleaning out my
grandfather's basement
he passed away
and I came across it in a box,
and I saw the note in
it, and then I figured,
you know, it was worth something.
I just lost my job and need the money.
I figured a couple hundred
bucks would help me out.
So when did you write the note?
I didn't write that.
Yeah, right.
Okay, it says, "silver whiskey flask
"carried by David Alexander Shepherd
"1823 to 1883
"before, during, and after the civil war
"in which he was entrusted with the funds
"of two confederate banks
"with the instructions
to stay out of the way
of the Yankees.
"
Well, there's a whole
little story along with him.
I mean, the neat thing was, I mean,
if you were a spy or something like that,
I mean, unless someone looked
at this thing really closely,
they wouldn't have noticed.
This flask is awesome.
It's definitely silver
and very high-quality.
It's the type of item that
wouldn't sit around long
on the shelves of my store.
I'm interested, because the only
thing better than making money
is making money fast.
Smells like stagnant water in there.
[Laughter]
All right.
You can just tell by
the hallmarks, it's old.
Those are English hallmarks,
and it says "d.
A.
Shepherd"
right across the front of it.
The great thing is,
it's in beautiful shape.
So what do you want to do?
You want to pawn it or sell it?
I want to sell it.
Okay, and how much do you want for it?
I don't know.
I don't what something like this is worth.
I mean, this thing is from
the 1850s or the 1840s.
All right.
How about $800?
Um, it's not too far off.
I was thinking more in
the neighborhood of $500.
$650, you have a deal.
[Sighs]
I'll tell you what, I'll do 600 bucks.
Yeah, I think it's a fair price.
All right.
Okay?
All right, chum, can you go write him up?
Sure.
I'm psyched to get this flask.
You can tell by the way it's made,
it's definitely old,
but I keep thinking about that note,
and if there's any way
to validate the story,
I can probably get a few
hundred more bucks for it,
so I'm gonna call in my buddy
and see if he can authenticate it for me.
[Cash register dings]
[Bluesy guitar music]
 Â
hey, how's it going, man?
Hey, what's going on?
What do we got?
I got an original contract
that the who signed
to perform at Woodstock, the
greatest band of all time.
Don't you hope you die before you get old?
Stone cold.
[Laughter]
I came to the pawn shop
today to sell my 1969 contract
for the who to perform
at the Woodstock festival.
The who is the greatest band,
baba o'Riley, behind blue eyes.
It's a piece of rock history.
Who wouldn't want it?
"New action ltd.
Furnishing
the services of the who
with Woodstock ventures inc.
"
And it's signed by Michael lang himself.
He did not only the '69.
He did the '94.
He did the 25-year anniversary.
It's the real deal.
This is pretty cool, man.
The who was one of the
biggest bands of all time,
and if that's legit,
that's a pretty important piece
of memorabilia right there.
This is the contract the band signed
before playing in Woodstock.
I mean, contracts like this
could sell for big numbers,
and it's not every day
that something like this
just walks through the door.
Where'd you get it?
My mom likes to go to yard sales,
so while we were at one of the places,
I was just looking around,
and they had a couple albums,
and the who's my favorite
band, and I opened the album,
and it was there.
One of the biggest bands
in the world at the time
only got paid $12,500 to play
one of the biggest shows of all time.
Yeah, well, $12,500 back then
was a lot of money, Corey.
I made about $200 a month
in the Navy at that time.
What do you want to do with it?
I want to sell it,
because I really want to buy a new car.
What are you trying to get out of it, son?
I was looking for 5 grand.
Well, you can keep looking.
It looks real, except
paperwork has been forged
in the past.
The signatures are all legit.
I'm gonna have to have
somebody take a look at it.
It's gonna have to be sent off
to a few different
documentation companies.
It's not it's not
something as easy as just,
"oh, here's 5 grand,"
and you walk out the
door, and I take this.
I mean, it's
how about an offer?
I'll make you an offer,
but it's gonna be 100 bucks, man.
I mean, for 100 bucks,
I might as well keep it.
Yeah, well, that's your privilege.
Can you do $1,500?
No, we're not even on the same planet.
I really think the total value here
is somewhere around $1,000.
And after I get it certified,
all that stuff, I mean,
I'm putting some pretty
decent money into it.
I'll give you 200 bucks for it, man,
and that's only because I
think my father will like it.
Top-of-the-line,
Corey.
All right.
All right, man, deal.
Let's go do some paperwork, my friend.
The who is one of the biggest
bands of the '60s and '70s,
and my dad really loves them,
and if this thing's legit,
it could be worth some serious money.
[Upbeat bluesy guitar music]
 Â
a few days ago, I got a call from a guy
wanting to sell me his antique
hand-crank washing machine,
so me and Corey are on our way
to his place to check it out.
So what have we got here?
An old faithful
high-speed washing machine.
Yeah, it looks real high-speed.
It is.
The faster you crank
it, the faster it goes.
This is cool.
I mean, you could lose
weight and do your laundry
at the same time.
I called the guys at the pawn shop
to come out to my house to
see if they were interested
in buying my antique washing machine.
I'm a collector of certain antique pieces,
but they have to be really
kind of strange and unique.
But I need some room.
I have too many pieces in my house.
So what do you know about it?
The construction looks like
it's all pine, all original,
patent date on it of 1892 and 1898.
There was two different patents on it.
It has the original
handle, which comes out,
surprising that it hasn't been lost,
but it has all the original stenciling.
Everything is all-original,
flywheel, gears.
So how does this thing work?
If you open this up,
this is where you put your clothes in.
You fill it with water and
put your detergent in there,
and you would close it and just crank it,
a high-speed washer.
The faster you go, the higher the speed.
[Laughs]
It cranks real easy now.
I can imagine it full
of water and clothes.
Could you imagine just
bringing this thing home to mom
and just telling her,
"this is what you're
doing laundry with now"?
She'd punch me in the face.
[Laughter]
Believe it or not, this was
a time-saver and a luxury.
These types of machines
were really popular
up until the late 1800s,
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Sir Psycho
( 55.7 hrs on record )
Posted: 11 August
I did not know you could run in this game till after sen's fortress and I wandered into the ashen lake.

I just recently found out that holding "space" makes you slide down on ladders.

Keyboard and mouse, the hardest boss in the game.

11/10
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Step 2: Get character
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Step 4: Get items
Step 5: Get souls
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Playing this game is like being in an abusive relationship with a model. She beats you regularly, calls you a little ♥♥♥♥♥, and hurts you both physically and emotionally. But the thing is, it's all worth it because at the end of the day you still get to smash a perfect 10.

Praise the Sun! 10/10
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Posted: 4 August
"Welcome to Things Betwixt. How tough are ya?"

"How tough am I? How tough am I?! I just beat Dark Souls 1 this morning."

"Yeah, so?"

"With keyboard and mouse."

"Uh, right this way, sorry to keep you waiting."


Buy for bragging rights and near heart attacks.
(Frustration, rage and satisfaction included!)
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Recommended
68.0 hrs on record
Posted: 22 July
At this point you have probably already heard of this game, but i want to write review for this game just because it deserves it.

Game relies on your skills ( reflex, timing and good execution of your plan if any), this game doesn't hold your hand at all which is pleasant change.

Best boss fights if i dare to say so myself, they are huge, interesting and never same, all bosses are unique, well designed and just freaking amazing.

I would highly recommend this game to you if you are bored of games, yes that's a thing and it happens and game like this which is quite different from usual ones might be just the thing you need.

Only thing i disliked was online, it did worked at times but now always, i had to use 3rd party programs to improve online, and Dark Souls has amazing community, didn't have any summon signs but found help through forums.

Amazing game, amazing community, lore of course and skill.

Git Gud and Praise the Sun.
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79.0 hrs on record
Posted: 30 July
Do you think you are a calm person ?
Yes ?
Then think again after you play this madness.

+challenging game
+replay value
+no annoying tutorial

-lags on low spec pc
-i broke 2 gamepads and my father 1
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265.5 hrs on record
Posted: 31 July
9/10, one of the top 5 best games I've ever played

Great gameplay and combat
Great story
Great pvp
Not so great graphics
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The cult following this game has had can only attest to that.

A must have for anyone even remotely interested in video games.
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Recommended
230.2 hrs on record
Posted: 4 August
I'm hoping to catch some of the people that are coming from Dark Souls 3

If you're thinking about buying this game, I say go for it, but there are a few things you should know.
  • This game is sitting on the edge of unplayable without Durante's DSfix /http://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls/mods/19/? (API MOD)

  • The combat is slower, especially if you start the game with full armor.
  • It's not nearly as pretty as Dark Souls III, even with every mod out there.

This game was released in 2011, and it was highly innovative for that time, much like DS3 or Bloodborne is today.
Just keep in mind that you're playing a piece of Fromsoftware history, and with that, your expectations should be in the right place.

The lore is just as deep, the items are just as confusing, and the bosses are just as daunting.

I think I am finally retiring from this game now, and at the end of this week I will be flying to Japan to give Miyazaki the blowie he deserves.
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