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The Dark Souls series changed the face of gaming forever. It's become a living trope and a
symbol for hardcore gamers everywhere. Few games have the reputation for relentless TRENDING NOW
brutality that any Dark Souls title does. Even seasoned gamers approach the challenge of Fallout 4's Vault
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playing through a Dark Souls game with a sigh to steel their nerves. For reasons that will computer with the
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never be clear to less fanatical players, this hasn't lessened the fervor of the games' fans.
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I Dropped My Controller
Rage quitting is real. It's a valid form of emotional expression which can sometimes lead to
unintentional property damage. Every gamer knows the feeling of straining every muscle in
your upper body to eke out the tiniest improvement in performance only to be heartlessly
defeated yet again.
It's times like these that controllers can accidentally fall out of animated hands. Dark Souls is
a perfect storm of the sudden controller propulsion phenomenon. Many players have made an
emergency run to GameStop for a new controller that suddenly became slippery after a brutal
defeat.
5 More Minutes
Once you find yourself sucked into a game it could be days before you shake yourself free of its
siren song. It's just too easy to tell yourself one more quest, one more checkpoint, one more
boss.
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If you're playing Dark Souls it could take you a few hours of failed attempts just to learn how
to hit an enemy. It's hard to make progress when you're being beaten back so ferociously. For
every step forward you can sometimes take several steps back. Fans of this game know exactly
how easy it is to lose the better part of a weekend.
Quality Journalism
Dark Souls isn't the first game to become a trope. Game journalists have relied heavily on
referring to any game with a high player fatality rate as the Dark Souls of its niche. One might
say they've relied on it a little too heavily.
When a new game in the franchise is released this creates a bit of a conundrum for writers.
What's the Dark Souls of Dark Souls? It seems the wellsprings of creativity run dry when it's
time to describe just how soul-crushing these games are. If you've ever found yourself rolling
your eyes at a review that makes this parallel you're not alone.
Mimic
There's nothing quite as classic Dark Souls as the elation of the enthusiastic new player
reaching innocently for a treasure chest. Then watching them be grappled, take heavy damage
and probably die. In fact, it's a right of passage.
There are ways to tell if a chest is the real deal without having to slap it. The chain hanging off
the side of a mimic is a dead give-away. If it's an actual chest the chain will be looped. A mimic
has a straighter chain. If you're playing as a higher resolution such as with the PC version of
the game you can even see the mimic's teeth and tongue.
Gallows Humor
Being a Dark Souls fan is a point of pride for many. They're proud of their persistence and grit.
They're proud of their bravery and skill. They're proud of their absolute commitment to dying.
You have to be really resilient to make it through any Dark Souls game.
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A resilient spirit is required. It's a badge of honor to have made it halfway through one of these
titles. Playing one through more than once earns you a reputation. Mostly a reputation for
being a masochist. There's nothing wrong with being a little dark.
It's All Downhill
Just in case you thought that you'd eventually harden against the relentless hammering blows,
rest assured, you won't. It doesn't get better from here. Each playthrough is a fresh hell beset
on all sides by misery.
You may think the struggle is getting a little easier, but it's just an illusion. The harder you try,
the more you play, the number you become to your own pain. You'll think you're getting better
but really you're just coming up with more impressive ways to fail.
Those Who Can't, Wiki
You can't spend any time online in gaming circles without references to a Dark Souls game
coming up. If you haven't had the courage to pick the franchise up for yourself, you may have
dipped your toe in the icy black waters by reading up on the games. Studying up on the games
might have given you a false sense of confidence.
Rest assured the games really are that difficult and you will definitely die. At the very least
some research will ensure you won't miss out on some of the best memes gaming has ever
produced.
We're All Winners Here
There is no hope. No one gets out of a Dark Souls game alive. No one can win. It's the
Kobayashi Maru of the gaming world. Flappy Bird looks like a relaxing idle game in the
shadow of this impossible giant.
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This isn't a franchise or the faint of heart or the weak of spirit. Explaining the kind of
dedication and resiliency that playing these games require is no easy task. How to make
someone feel the hopelessness if they've never played?
It's Gonna Be Okay
Just when you think you can breathe easy for a moment and recover Dark Souls is here to
remind you that you aren't playing Harvest Moon. This is a merciless nightmare from which
there is no escape.
Anyone who has every plowed through the desolate terror knows this feeling. The momentary
elation of victory followed by the immediate recognition of an even bigger threat.
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