I've never played a souls game. Explain the appeal.

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that's it, literally it these games are fucking trash

>>384527613
Satisfying combat. Difficult enough that you have to constantly be getting better at the game.

The first third of the game is pretty great. Nice level design.

>>384527843
The thirds level design is garbage.
Only 1 had good level design

>>384527613
Dodge rolls.

>>384527613
>Normie appeal
Theyre so hard im like a real gamer xD prepare to die O_O HARDEST GAME EVAR11!!
>Actual appeal
Well made hack and slash that has solid combat that carries the entire series. Level design is okay but nothing amazing or genius. Lore is out of your face and vague which makes it more mysterious and interesting.

>>384527886
retard

>>384527613
>Souls

not a series

>>384527886
I agree. I was speaking in reference to OP's pic, after all.

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Everything is good to great but the thing that really nails it for me is the atmosphere. You really do get a sense of relief when you see a bonfire in the distance.

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>>384527967
Fuck I'm an idiot

>>384527905
The second half of the game has some pretty unique level design.
>The first time you walk out into the demon ruins

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>>384527613
It's fun to finally overcome a roadblock that you've been stuck at for the past hour and a half and see that bonfire off in the distance like a lighthouse on a stormy night. The atmosphere is also top-tier.

>>384528664
If by unique you mean half-assed, yeah sure.

>>384527613
It's a little castlevania, a little Zelda 1, and you can't pause ever. It's fun walking around slashing janky shit.

>>384527905
This.
It's considered the 'HARDEST GAME EVER!!!!!!" by normies because the game actively tries to kill you, rather than "almost trying to kill you" like most games.

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>>384529645
>Half-assed
Good one

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>>384527613
It's a hard action adventure game that when you kill a hard boss you have one of "those" moments

>>384527613
Despite what most people are saying here, the main appeal of Dark Souls is that it lets you explore an interesting world filled with stuff that rewards you for approaching it thoughtfully and exploring it in creative ways. The difficulty is there not to cater to players who are obsessed over challenge, but rather serves mostly to block of parts of the world until you are able to overcome them, which implicitly gives you considerable freedom if you are skilled enough.

>>384527613
You will die xDDD

Level design, enemy design, atmosphere, sense of exploration. Also combat is pretty simple yet strategic.