Dark Souls: http:\/\/darksouls.wiki.fextralife.com\/Dark+Souls+Wiki<\/span><\/p>\n

A medieval fantasy RPG that sends players on a quest to light the fire (continuing the gods\u2019 dominion over life and curing the curse of man), which can only be reached after finding a way through each labyrinthian, trap-laden area of the game\u2019s expansive world and defeating a series of difficult bosses. \u00a0This is all the information that the player is presented with in plain sight, however. \u00a0The real richness and complexity of the game\u2019s storyline can be found almost entirely in the descriptions of in-game items (weapons, armor-sets, scrolls, shards, etc.) that players are left to interpret (and draw connections between) in the way they see fit, but players could just as well not read any of these descriptions and just enjoy the game as a dungeoneering, boss-slaying RPG without any substantial storyline, too. \u00a0That\u2019s the magic of Dark Souls, as players are sent on a quest that they don\u2019t fully understand and possibly never will, as they can also refuse to light the fire at the end of the game (essentially choosing to forfeit the identity of mankind yet grant them power over life and death and the gods) — an equally sordid solution to the one offered to the player at the game\u2019s start. \u00a0Thus, players must choose between fire (meaning) and darkness (freedom). \u00a0Dark Souls aims to convey an ambiguous, yet somehow understood, message about life and its origin, meaning, and lack thereof.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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