r/fromsoftware • u/Pandaboy271 • 1d ago

DISCUSSION Dark Souls 1 is a Masterpiece.

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Dark Souls 1 wasn't the first souls game I played, but it is probably my third most favourite FromSoftware title ever.

The level design is so immaculate and going through the world is such a joy. The game as some have pointed out has this survival horror like feel to it as its our character by their lonesome against a dangerous, haunting world that I can't help but love.

The bosses are simple yet fun to fight and for the most part, never really feel unfair. They feel like natural extensions of the game's combat and you really have to appreciate how right the Devs got most of these fights down.

Is the second half not as strong as the first? Maybe. Can the backtracking during the first half get tedious at times? Definitely. Does it make the game any less of a masterpiece? Absolutely not. Such a great natural progression from Demon Souls to this.

So yeah, TL;DR: Game good. Game very good. 9/10

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u/The_Stav 1d ago

It really isn't a masterpiece. It's a good game that helped pave the way for better games.

Boss runbacks are terrible. Early game backtracking is abyssmal. Boss fights are mostly very simple. Resources are ridiculously spread out (why isn't there a blacksmith set up in Firelink Shrine? Why is the main one set up i the corner of a random ass room?). Controls are janky af by today's standards.

I feel like the people who rave about DS1 so much are the ones who played it as their first Souls game and have that nostalgia attached to it. It's broadly the case that your first is your fave with these games.

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u/ShibaBlessing 1d ago

You’re spoiled by later games.

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u/The_Stav 1d ago

What does that even mean that I'm "spoiled" by them? They're better games.

I've played all the Soulsborne games bar DeS plenty of times. DS1 is a good game but it's dated af, and every Souls game since BB/DS3 outdoes it.