Dark Souls first look preview
Dark Souls (which we learned yesterday will release this October) is the follow-up to 2009’s sleeper hit action role-playing game Demon’s Souls. Note that I said follow-up as opposed to sequel. Though the new game will play similarly to its predecessor in many ways, it holds no story connection to the original and takes place in a new world. Many of the unique elements will carry on in the game, such as being able to leave messages for others playing the game, see how they died, and help–or hinder–their progress in the game. It also promises bring back, and even ratchet up, the difficulty level that became one of the original’s calling cards.
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