Senaste recensioner av SilentBobVG

This game was in my backlog for years now, and after finally beating it I deeply deeply regret putting it on hold for so long.

This is probably one of, if not THEE, best modern (post 2000's) platformer ever made.

The platforming mechanics are excellent, there's a ton of fun collectibles to get in every level, the characters and dialogue are extremely memorable and very well written, the level design is some of the best I've ever seen, and the story is incredibly unique and interesting.

I genuinely have no negatives for this game at all, it's pretty much a perfect game in my eyes. The controls and mechanics are maybe slightly outdated by todays standards, but I can't really use that as a criticism considering how old it is now.

9.5/10 easily from me, very quickly earns its place in my favourite games of all time

One of the best singleplayer experiences I have played in the last few years. Truly fun and enjoyable in every single way.

I mean what's not to love?

Wide open, clever, level design with tons of ways to approach each level and many secrets to find ✔

Rip and tearing demons apart whilst listening to the heaviest of heavy metal ✔

Stunning graphics and art style ✔

More gore than you could ever possibly need ✔

Extremely fun and satisfying weapons ✔

The only problem people seem to be having with this game is the Multiplayer, which I don't really understand. I've had a ton of fun, albeit only a couple of hours, playing it. I think if you're playing multiplayer, you need to stick to the team and objective based game modes, and avoid the basic ones like TDM.

Overall, one of the best games in the last 5 years. Highly recommended to anyone to loves to blow ♥♥♥♥ up to heavy metal

9/10

First of all, before I can actually write a decent review of the game, I need to get the cons out of the way so I can move on to the pros. This is an absolutely horrific console port if you play it vanilla. Seriously one of the worst games (from a technical standpoint). And requires quite a bit of modding before it is in a playable state. Here's the main issues;

1. 30fps frame lock

2. 720p resolution lock

3. Horrid mouse and keyboard support (I wouldn't even use the word support here in all honesty)

4. GFWL on launch (although that's thankfully been removed, and is now on Steamworks)

5. The current Steamworks version of the game as quite a huge problem with the way the servers work, making it sometimes impossible to co-op with a friend.

Thankfully most of this can be fixed by installing DsFIx and DSMFix, and tinkering around inside ini files.

Alright, now that the quite hefty list of negative is out of the way I can talk about what I love about the game. And there is quite a lot;

I have just over 100 hours in the Steam version of Dark souls, and hundreds more across the xbox and PS3 versions. I can honestly say without a shadow of a doubt that this is possibly one of my favourite games of the generation, and definitely earns a spot in my top 10 games of all time list. It's such a beautifully crafted game, in every single aspect. Playing through it for the first time provides you with a huge sense of awe. From the expansive world design, to the interconnecting areas, there's not a single bad thing I can say about the world design in this game.

Every time you defeat and conquer an area boss, you feel more than a sense of accomplishment, it's euphoric. The constant feeling of wanting to continue to explore the deep and winding world leads you to never wanting to set your controller down (YOU'RE PLAYING WITH A CONTROLLER, RIGHT?).

Of course, there is the element of the difficulty, but I feel people actually mistake involved gameplay mechanics with artificial difficulty. Dark Souls is not an inherently hard game, once you learn to master the parry and dodging mechanics, you'll be flying through the game in no time.

I think what my absolute favourite part of this game is, is that you can play through the game dozens of times. Each time with a different playstyle, or weapon in miind, and your experience will be entirely different from the last. Not only that, but you still have the same feeling of wonder and enjoyment each time you beat the game.

Typically, your first playthrough will come out to around 60-70 hours, if you're exploring all the areas. However, subsequent playthroughs can be cut down significantly in time, since you'll have a familiar understanding of the level design, enemy placement and the fastest routes to completing areas.

From Software have created an unsung masterpiece in Dark Souls, and one I think a lot of people are fearful of playing because of the supposed difficulty or mechanics. I would strongly urge any and everyone to play this game though, for under £20 you will absolutely not regret it.

TL;DR

BUY THIS ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ GAME GUYS

Fantastic game! Feels more like a revamp of the classic formula than a continuation of the action format of 5/6.

Great atmosphere, great gameplay, great controls, great story. Great everything basically.

If you like Resident Evil, you will surely love this game

(SKIP TO THE UPDATE IN THE EDIT) There was a lot of hype surrounding this game, unfortunately there are just too many bugs in it right now to make it worth recommending. Of course, it's only in Alpha so I understand it's not going to be perfect. However, some of the more basic features like the save function aren't even working correctly yet. This isn't exactly a 'No' review, more of a 'Not Yet' kind of deal.

EDIT: Now that we're sufficiently along in the future, I can wholeheartedly say that this has been the only "Early Access" game that has well and truly delivered in every single aspect they promised, and then some. Not only is this game filled to the brim with areas, enemies, items, meta miniquests and a whole heap more, it is also updated on a near weekly basis and has been for the last 10-15 months.

I can now edit my review to change the No to a Yes, and it is entirey deserved. Do yourself a favour and pick this game up and support the amazing devs.