Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition PC
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85 out of 100

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6.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: With tense dungeon crawling and fearsome enemy encounters, the seamlessly intertwined world of Dark Souls is full of extreme battles, rewarding challenges, nuanced weaponry and magic, and the flexibility to customize each character to suit any desired play style. The innovative online component allows gamers to draw from the collective experience of the Dark Souls community as they either help or sabotage each other on the journey through the world of Lordran to save the land from darkness. With a massive, seamless open world design, Dark Souls encourages deep exploration and an adaptable gameplay experience.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 36
  3. Negative: 1 out of 36
  1. IncGamers
    Aug 28, 2012
    100
    A bare-bones port can't sully one of the outstanding titles of this generation.
  2. Gaming Nexus
    Sep 24, 2012
    70
    Dark Souls makes me sad and I don't mean because of its grueling difficulty.. Don't get me wrong, the game itself is an awesome experience but there are some serious, yet simple, roadblocks to overcome in order to enjoy it on the PC and quite frankly, that is unacceptable in today's day and age. PC gamers deserve better than this and this experience could easily have been much, much better.
  3. Game Over Online
    Sep 21, 2012
    40
    This Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition is not only the worst console port I've ever played (and I play most of them), it's also one of the worst designed. I mean literally, this game is one step above my character having "lives" and when I run out of those, I'm told to jam quarters into my PC to continue playing. If this is what constitutes a "good console RPG", then I'll sleep soundly at night with the knowledge that I'm not missing a damn thing by not owning a PlayStation 3. I guess I'm alone in understanding this, but supposed difficulty is not a substitute for intelligent design. Dark Souls proves that.

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  1. Positive: 160 out of 237
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 237
  3. Negative: 66 out of 237
  1. Spurlz
    10
    Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition is a love-letter written in blood to us sadistic fans of old-school "kick my butt and I'll ask for more" gamers who are getting tired of every game holding our hand, and in some cases, offering to just... you know, beat each level for us (Here's lookin' at you, Super Mario 3D Land!). If you own this on PS3 or Xbox 360 already, it is still fully worth purchasing for PC. By default the framerate is locked at 30FPS (which strangely somehow works just fine for the game) and the resolution is locked at *GASP* 720p. Never fear, my fellow videophiles - an online hero who goes by the alias "Durante" released a fix for the game that unlocks the resolution, removes the low-quality fog, and overall makes the game... just... beautiful! (Durante's fix can be found here: http://blog.metaclassofnil.com/?tag=dsfix) Also, for the few out there who care - this game looks AMAZING in 3D. Well? What are you waiting for?!? Go ahead, get the game, and Prepare to Die! (NOTE: this game was never meant for mouse + keyboard. The game style just doesn't lend itself to that. Get yourself a wired Xbox 360 controller, or a PS3 controller + Motionjoy to enjoy all this game has to offer!)… Expand
  2. KlauzPony
    6
    I don`t really know why people complain about this port, because its only problem was fixed resolution, which isn`t so bad. The game itself on the other hand was not engaging at all. Controls are overcomplicated (even with xbox pad),non-intuitive and sloppy, I just can`t feel the character. And because of that I didn`t feel any engagement in the battles.… Expand
  3. Diswin
    0
    It seems FromSoftware really hates PC users. There are a few good ports from modern consoles, but DS:PtDE definitely is worst of the worst. I want my money back. I'll buy PS3-version.… Expand

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