- Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
- Release Date: Aug 24, 2012
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 2375 Ratings
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Positive: 1,753 out of 2375
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Mixed: 207 out of 2375
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Negative: 415 out of 2375
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Dec 28, 2012
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Aug 28, 2012
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Nov 25, 2012
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Sep 2, 2012
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Aug 29, 2012the worst pc port i have ever seen in my life
locked resolution at 768?really
stupid key mapping for keyboard and mouse
tutorial with xbox controller keys
frame rate issues
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 25, 2012The atmosphere of this game is amazing, with a minimalistic plot everything in the world is excessively dark. I can't imagine Dark Souls being less difficult, unforgiving, it teaches you that life is more suffering than pleasure, more failure than success. But if you are persistent enough you will be awarded with a pure sense of jubilation. Nothing else in gaming compares to this experience.
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Aug 30, 2012
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Aug 27, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012Bad Pc port and hard controls but still i really enjoy of this game
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Aug 25, 2012Great game with a basic port. It is well worth whatever minor inconvenience the port poses to be able to play this unbelievably great game. Personally, i just got a gamepad and all problems were solved. Thanks so much to the developer for bringing this to the PC platform.
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012Pc gamers give pc gamers a bad name. One of the best games of all time down voted because it is the exact same as the console (not entirely true, extra content + durante's rez fix + better frame rates make this the ultimate version). Just goes to show that PC gamers dont actually like great games, they like epeen things like $1000 video cards and 3-monitor setups. Meh, their loss.
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 30, 2012Just uninstalled it, this game is the worst port I've ever played. The controls are terribly clunky, and cause of that you will die many times, hence the name 'Prepare to Die'. Difficulty in any game should be caused by mechanics, not lousy and broken gameplay.
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Aug 26, 2012Game is great, brilliant in fact. Port is appalling. Crashes, stutters, drop frame rate, no control options outside of a controller (that may or may not work), no graphics settings, and a locked frame rate make it impossible for me to enjoy this. No one should support a developer who releases sub par dross like this.
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Aug 25, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 25, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012Bad port. No bindings for mouse, bugs and graphics flickers. From console developers to console boys.
Resolution is capped, FPS are capped, keyboard and mouse controls are a nightmare, video options are inexistant ... I think is damn timemachine from Skyrim to dark 2005 ages -
Aug 28, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 25, 2012Worst port I've seen this gen by far. You don't release a game on a new system without supporting the controller. This is bonkers, and more insulting given From KNEW they had a market before doing the port. Ugly, entirely unoptimized, and terribly KB&M controls. Going to have to wait for people who actually care about quality to fix this mess.
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Aug 25, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 25, 2012This is the worst port ever, talk about a crap game that stacks on hype and a steaming pile of nasty ports. This game was supposed to kill diablo 3, what a joke. The developers failed at their life
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 26, 2012
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Sep 7, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012Worst port ever. Resolution is capped, FPS are capped, keyboard and mouse controls are a nightmare, video options are inexistant ... in general it make me feel like I'm playing on a PS2 emulator.
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012Disgracefully blatant score-bumping from the developer/publisher here. As every other legitimate customer is saying - this port is dire. Given the enormous control issues, It's not in a playable state. I am not happy.
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Aug 24, 2012This has to be the worst pc port ever. The only reason they shelled this out is because pc gamers petitioned for it and they gave us a bad quality product. This is going to lead them to believe that if you make a pc port then pc gamers won't buy it but in reality pc gamers won't buy bad quality products.
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Dec 17, 2016Why does everyone only criticise this game for being a bad port. The difficulty aspect of needs much more attention: Just don't buy it.
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Oct 6, 2015Bought it, played for ten ours. Got to sewers, hated the whole game from the start. Stopped playing. Gave another try after 6 months. Didn't die once going to sewers. Understood something about the combat. Something clicked. This game is the best in it's genre. Easily. Still the best game ever. Praise the sun.
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Feb 5, 2014
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Jan 29, 2013
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Dec 8, 2015It's unfortunate that I only found out about this amazing game after first playing Dark Souls 2. Dark Souls is just so unique and refreshing with its difficult, but fun to master gameplay, minimalist storytelling, and amazing atmosphere. Absolute must-play for any RPG fan and easily in my top 3 games ever played.
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Mar 13, 2016It lost a few interesting things that Demon's Souls had but imo this is the best game FromSoft has developed til today (Dark Souls 3 not released yet). It has an interesting interconnected world with very different areas. It has a deppressing but interesting hidden ish lore. And most important of all, the gameplay is engaging and fun. You already know everything else about this game.
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Apr 19, 2017
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Mar 23, 2019
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Dec 2, 2015Dark Souls is the hands down the best game of the previous generation and will remain the best game of this decade. It just offers unparalleled gameplay and a story that's beyond anything we've had in RPGs so far.
The people complaining about the port are just silly. Yes, it's a bad port, but you only need a controller and 2 minutes of your life to install a mod that fixes everything. -
Mar 28, 2017Hands down the best game i've ever played. No sentence could describe the combination of dread, excitement, and awe that I felt every time I go through a fog gate and see a boss for the first time.
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Jul 28, 2016
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Dec 23, 2016
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Mar 22, 2017
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Nov 1, 2017
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Feb 20, 2018One of the best games of all time for me. Simple mechanics that turn into a deep gameplay experience. Hard but rewarding. Complex and misterious story.
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Apr 28, 2018
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Jul 7, 2018This is a phenomena. The legendary game. Yes, it has bad port for PC due to marketing war between game platforms, but with DSFIX, and even having lags in the Lagtown, this game is one of the, or maybe even the best RPG ever created.
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Jul 29, 2018Very nice atmosphere and concept, but the gameplay feels very broken, and even though the community may tell you to "get good" the truth is that the game has bad controls.
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Oct 24, 2018
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Aug 3, 2013Gave it a 0 for not having any story or characters to speak of. Very shallow game and the only thing it has going for it is the fact that it's got a reputation for being "very hard" which to me speaks volumes about it's lack of balance more than anything. Give this one a miss and play Devil May Cry instead.
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Oct 14, 2013
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Nov 6, 2013
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May 9, 2016
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May 3, 2015
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Aug 1, 2013An horrible port from console to pc, unplayable as it with mouse & keyboard, you have to run through lot of tweaks to make it playable (provided by users!), for me the game don't worth the time spent to make it run properly...
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Jun 23, 2013Awkward camera angles make this a pain to play. Also 1/3 of this game is in a place called Blightown which has constant frame rate problems and definitely not something i would recommend to others play it.
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Sep 13, 2018
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May 26, 2014
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Apr 25, 2013
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Oct 28, 2013I can't wait until gaming technology is advanced enough that developers will be able to implement a button that freezes the action to allow you to go to the bathroom, or answer the phone, or perform other basic real-life tasks.
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Sep 18, 2016
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Jan 8, 2013
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Oct 6, 2012
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Oct 16, 2013This can't even be considered a port. The controls are horrendous, the UI only shows controls for the Xbox 360 controller, and there is no way to actually exit the game; you must ALT-Tab out to kill it. Absolutely atrocious.
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Sep 21, 2012
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Oct 18, 2013
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Sep 27, 2012
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Dec 1, 2013
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Apr 10, 2013
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Dec 5, 2012
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Dec 27, 2012I believe that the official reviewers should have given the game reduced scores for the poor port: controls and graphics, but I bought a controller, used the patch and this game is amazing.
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Nov 29, 2013
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Jan 2, 2014I hated this game with all my heart, but after 10 hours, somehow I got hooked.
If you think it's too hard, I recommend you to loosely follow a guide to help you where to go and what to do.
I have a controller, I love to use it, and the DSfix does wonders. -
Dec 26, 2012
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Mar 26, 2013
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Jul 21, 2013
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Mar 15, 2015
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Mar 3, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
Awards & Rankings
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PC Master (Greece)Feb 6, 2013The irony is that the PC version could have been much better than the PS3/360 ones, with higher resolutions to make the textures look better, a cornucopia of mods and/or an active (in theory at least) community. But FROM ruined it all (with the assistance of Games for Windows Live). It’s a shame really, if we at least had just a decent port (or a better infrastructure for a less appalling multiplayer mode), Dark Souls could have been one of the best RPG for the PC. [November 2012]
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Nov 19, 2012Not often do you see a game that is equally rewarding as it is frustrating; and it's not because the game is unfair.
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LEVEL (Czech Republic)Oct 29, 2012Dark Souls returns the hardcore elements back to action RPGs – heavy focus on uncompromising fight mechanics and absolute freedom in hero profiling. The price of this game is not for everyone. [Oct 2012]