Nowadays, Dark Souls is a franchise that doesn?t need introduction. You already know how it goes: precise combat, breath-taking bosses, ?you died? here and there, a despairing fantasy world, charismatic NPCs (praise the sun, bro!), and memes. Lots of memes everywhere. It?s pretty interesting to see how it became the successful series it is, because it has all the elements of a niche video game?old school mechanics and Japan all around it. Today, the words ?Dark Souls? are used to illustrate and compare other games with similar mechanics, or just to name everything you want?showing your top tier journalist skills. A funny thing: this story didn’t start with Dark Souls.
It all started nine years ago, with a PS3 exclusive game called Demon?s Souls. A game which came out of nowhere?despite being inspired in King?s Field. Demon’s created a ?subgenre? for RPGs and was a big hit in the video game industry. It all happened in a time when there wasn?t any of the saga?s ?elite gaming fandom,? full of toxic attitudes toward newcomers in the series, disrespectful commentaries to gamers who find it difficult or even don?t like the game, ?git gud? and other bullshit. What a time to be a gamer, right" Everyone behaving like they are stupid fourteen years old on the internet. Let?s focus on the fantastic Demon?s Souls for a moment. A Hollow World

First you created your own character, choosing the ugly nose that you preferred and then its class. The tutorial was quite sim...