Reviewers Liked
- Fascinating world
- Challenging combat
- Great multiplayer
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Some bugs
- Learning curve
Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition
A deep, dark, challenging and impossibly rewarding fantasy RPG, sadly given a straight and perfunctory port from console.
-- As reviewed by PCGamer
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