Has anybody here played Dark Souls?

I've found it to be possibly my favorite game of this entire console generation. Once you get over some initial difficulty hurdles and become comfortable with the controls (which are fantastic), it becomes one of the most compelling and rewarding action games I've ever played. And that's just with regard to the single player. It also has a pretty cool PvP and co-op system integrated into the game almost seamlessly which, while not perfect, is still bucket loads of fun. Honestly my first play through lasted about 80-85 hours or so, and I didn't even experiment with magic or miracles at all and I did literally no PvP at all. This is one big game.

And it doesn't hurt that there's actually a pretty cool story in the background, though this is one of those games where you have to work to tease out the details. It presents the story as if it were simplistic, but it's really not at all, and certain events that you are unlikely to trigger show unexpected details that contradict the basic interpretation you're likely to develop on a first play through. It's just all really brilliantly done. Absolutely top notch.

Eh? You think the controls are good? I find that the shoddy controls and sketchy camera are some of the things that makes the game much harder than it should be. That being said, I definitely enjoy the game!

What's bad about the controls? I'd say they're not just good but almost perfect. What issues are you having?

There is / was a problem with input delay. I'm looking at patch logs now and it may have been fixed. I'll have to check it out again, been months since I last played.

I'm not sure how bad dark souls is for this, but I disliked how dark demon souls was. It might have been my tv, but I found myself thinking, "Well... I can see nothing at all..." very frequently.

The game would benefit from some color just to make it pop a little bit. You can still make games look gritty and have color, which is something that seems to be lost on a lot of games.

Dark Souls is more colorful than Demon's Souls for sure. It's also much less dark, except for two areas (Blighttown and Tomb of the Giants), the latter of which is pitch black unless you find a light to carry.

I'm about 80% of the way through the game and needed to step back for something a little more "casual" like Arkham City. Definitely a heavy game. Camera angles have kicked my ass a little but it's still an impressive title.

I'm not sure how bad dark souls is for this, but I disliked how dark demon souls was. It might have been my tv, but I found myself thinking, "Well... I can see nothing at all..." very frequently.

Praise the sun!

Demon souls and Dark souls have been hands down the funnest action RPG I've ever played

Dark Souls, I've got it on Xbox 360... did't have the time to play it, can you believe this? I bought it weeks ago, but didn't find the time. Between music, my blog and the forum.. I'm very busy. It's there, on the shelf, and it says: play me haha

But after reading your comments I'm sure anyway that I didn't lose my money. Sooner or later I'll play a masterpiece