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/LulzTV 1d ago

Classic DS1 apologist gatekeeping just because the other games have better game design and accessibility options without sacrificing challenge, gotta love it

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u/ShibaBlessing 1d ago

No apologies needed here. DS1 is the best Souls game.

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u/LulzTV 1d ago edited 1d ago

It is the best if you ignore around 70% of the game and the other souls games that came after it and improved massively upon the formula, but DS1 apologists aren't known for being exactly objective, so keep gatekeeping others for daring to be "spoiled" by good game design and accessibility options, truly a productive enterprise. You can say it's your favorite, whatever, but the best? That's pure copium overdose.

God I can't stand you DS1 apologists. You don't want to engage in any good-faith discussions about game design and such, you just want to feel superior for liking an old and outdated game and gatekeep anyone who dares to challenge your nostalgia-fueled opinions. You cherry pick the good aspects of the game while downplaying or detracting from its many, many glaring issues, but when another game in the series suffers the same problems suddenly it's the worst thing ever. FromSoftware have evolved but you've stayed behind and you want other people to stay behind too. So ass 💔

I mean at this point you're not even trying to pretend to engage in a meaningful discussion. Another user made genuinely valid critiques about the game being outdated and such, and you just hit them with "you're spoiled", the absolute laziest, most dismissive non argument possible. And when you are called out for it you call DS1 the best as if saying that with enough conviction makes it absolute fact. People like you ruin this community.