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  • well isnt learning to exploit something being a better player, the whole point is not to rush into new rooms and areas without examine it, rarely do i find a part that is unfair, learn the enemies move sets to not die

  • Why to dislike this review because of 8.5????? Does not make sense, everybody have its own tase in games so this is only subjective point of view and at least 8.5 is not that little...

  • horrible review, this guy just sucks at challenging games so he gives it a 8.5

  • justin fassino must be a crappy gamer, because deaths do teach you everything! if you die, its because its your fault! and you learn from it . justin just sucks at games, this game is one of the most rewarding games ever.

  • This is the game that made me regret buying Skyrim. Unlike Skyrim, this game is challenging, rewarding, fun, and intriguing. You don't know what to expect going into a new area, any new enemy has the ability to intimidate you because you don't know what it can do. Most of all, this game is fun to explore, because it's more rewarding to you, and in game. If you aren't a casual gamer, this game is definitely for you. This reviewer just doesn't have what it takes to bear Lordran of Dark Souls.

  • The lack of skill this Justin Fassino has should not be misinterpreted for the awesomeness of this game.

  • I play all types of games especially fps's this game on the other hand is probably one of my most favorite games of all time.

  • i love how machinima goves this game a 8.5 but gives a shitty fps like mw3 a 9.2

  • @helloose221 it's all about user-friendliness, dark souls is an intense game that is mentally taxing, mw3 is a simple walk in the park that can be enjoyed by casual and hardcore gamers alike. so while dark souls is a better game, mw3 is more widely enjoyed

  • I had a boner coming in. Your review killed it. And I have kept a boner through stoma.

  • NEVER give dark souls less than a 9/10

  • of course you get ambushed one on one is boring and not challenging learn to not charge and you might get better

  • Machinma is too main stream , alomst all other review sites gave it 9 or higher

    just beacuse this game doesnt target the casual audience they condem it,

    I think it would be pretty obvious from the slogan they went with

    "Prepare to die"

  • Wow, if it got an 8.5 and people are calling it a "retarded review" then it must be pretty damn good. Any personal recommendations? Im considering buying it.

  • @FlamingIce433

    You should buy

    Its hard but fun

  • @FlamingIce433 Buy it NOAWWWWWW

  • @FlamingIce433 its a horrible review, this guy downgraded the game because he died so much and didnt learn a dam thing from it, its just proof that he is a crappy gamer to begin with. his frustration with the game made him downgrade it cause of his lack of skills in the game.

  • This may be the best review I've seen for Dark Souls.

  • @C33Four i hope your being sarcastic

  • the best dark fantasy game out there!

  • This is DARK SOULS; of course its not going to be fair you idiot; anyone can kill an AI 1v1; 1v6 takes skill thats how LIFE works,.

  • "blah blah, demon souls was strategic and this game is GAY!" No, this game was made to be more challenging, making you have play more strategically. Check your corners, and if your feeling clustered, try and roll out and run the shit and lure them out. and if you bother to read the signs on the floor that say, example "Boss Ahead" or "big Enemy", you know what to expect, so check your corners and pay sharp attention. Its simple.

  • I actually find this game relaxing no joke

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  • Is this reviewer 10 years old?

  • Am I the only one who hated this game?

  • @philliesphan0880 Probably, I know a lot of pre-teens that hate this game.

  • Enemies are meant to be lured out and this is obviously something which is quite special when it comes to Dark Souls. New Lordran is a testament to this. There's no way you'll survive just charging into a ghost trap. It's obvious you have to know what's coming and try luring everything out. I completely disagree with your AI point. It is just the same as in Demon's Souls, only that much more challenging.

  • r u kidding me? this game never felt cheap or unfair

  • Way to bitch just cause you're not great at the game, the main reason why I play souls games is FOR the ungodly that I know is to come.

  • I am not sure what your point is about getting gangbanged by skelletons. In demon's souls if you were an idiot you also got gangbanged by the enemies (e.g. The area after the tower knight) so I do not see your point. The camera and the lock on system is a bit annoying but still better than other games in similar genres... Anyway for me this is the 4th game that would get a perfect score (after Bioshock, MGS4, Demon's souls) this generation...

  • Unfair?

    Just rang the first bell, and have died less times than any Mario game I played. -.-

  • @mrcaffeinedude Ha, you aren't even 5% into the game yet. Trust me, you will die.

  • 'Cheap'? 'Unbalaced'?... Justin have you ever completed any game?

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  • they should have got someone that didnt suck at the game to review it

  • well just saying but the skeletons arent that bad but when you are low level getting ganged by basiliscs god i hate those things remind me of my cursed time trying to beat the channeler probably the miniboss that took most out of me but after that the actual boss wasnt that hard or did i do something wrong?

  • What makes dark souls better than other titles is the diffrent gameplay

    Its not just antoher 23732857289572389057fps

  • No real story/progression = no buy

  • First time watching any of your reviews, I liked the overall structure of the review and thought you were alright, but then I see that you advertise FF13-2.

    The fucking devil spawn of shit games.

  • unfair? ur just dumb

  • imagine if in dark souls there are no bon fires instead you repeat the game with all your weapons every time you die

  • Completely disagree with your point regards the A.I, as do most others clearly.

    It reminds me of games on the ps2 and earlier in that it is actually difficult and you have to be methodical about everything, first game on 3rd gen thats done that for me.

    No enemy is meant to be taken lightly, yes walking into a room full of skeletons will get you killed and yes you are meant to take them one at a time, there's even a message in game players can give: 'try luring it out'

    Not well reviewed.

  • its not rewarding when your really bad at the game and don't learn, what is rewarding is the fact when you beat the skeletons you think "yes i beat these guys, they thought they were going to gangbang and i showed them who really does the gangbanging here!"

  • did you really squeeze 80 hours out of one playthrough or am i understanding you wrong.

    i took my time and only got 40 out of my first playthrough

  • your too impatient if your getting mobbed by enemy's. rarely will they throw more than 2 at you and when they they do they are weak ones like those scrawny zombie things or just normal skeletons

    and with large difficult enemy's if you take your time like you should be doing then you can always creep up on them to only gain the attention of one at a time

  • good review. not sure why people are raging over an 8.5, that's a damn good score. plus, if you actually listened to the review, he loved the game

  • @jmd620 thats not saying much though because most machinima reviews are like 9/10 or above and that includes a lot of shitty games too *cough* MW3 *cough*

  • Hey guys i wanted to let you know that i just opened up MY FIRST CHANNEL EVER! woo ya no but seriously i am hoping to be a source for people to find info and help on dark souls so if your thinkin to yourself today im not gonna be a troll then go ahead a click on my channel button right over there! i hope you enjoy my videos and if you enjoy feel free to to click that like button it tells me i can help you and you help me thanks and wish me luck!

  • im at 2:45 and i must say you suck at this game if you werent so stupid and you remembered that you were on the side of a cliff instead of kept charging in youd make progress...jeez

  • USE YOUR FUCKING SHIELD GODDAMNIT. USE IT!

  • noob review.

  • seriously!? you guys are complaining that much over deaths!! Dark souls was created for it to be hard and it was made like that with those so called bullshit deaths because the point is that you get so into it that when you die it encourages players to continue playing.the game has stunning visuals, story, enemies, and overall thrilling game-play it's irrational to hate and cry over it so much JUST because you can't beat ONE LEVEL of the game?! get over it, stop crying, and enjoy the GAME!

  • Bullshit review.

  • To everyone defending this game, this game can be so fucking bullshit, and you can't lie to you'reself. You have had a couple deaths were you did nothing wrong, you just got hit by 3 guys in a row and couldn't do anything about it. This game is fun, but not when it flatout starts cheating.

  • @pivot1022 Try say...not taking on 3 enemies in a row? If you let enemies come to you when they come at you, you can make virtually any fight a one on one battle.

    The game isn't cheating. You're just not thinking ahead enough.

  • @hawkeye611 The game is cheating. Blighttown. Right by the first bonfire, when i go pull the troll guy, 1 above me which i can have no way of knowing about will start chasing me, not only that but the 2 dogs will chase you even when you're not that close to them, and i'm on a small platform, I have to fight 4 guys on a small platform. Yeah not really cheating right? NO fuck that, this game cheats all the fucking time, and saying I'm not thinking, won't make my bullshit deaths go away

  • @hawkeye611 Oh, or the Capra demon... Walk in and get attacked by two dogs and then get hit by the capra demon, then when i'm getting up (Can't evade or attack or anything yet) HE HIT'S ME AGAIN AND I FUCKING DIE... without any chance at all to do anything. THE GAME FUCKING CHEATS!

  • @pivot1022 Just run up the stairs at the back. Kill the dogs as they run up, then go along the ledge beside the stairs, and do the falling stab on the boss. Repeat.

  • @Silversaxophone1 Okay, thanks. but that doesn't erase all of my bullshit deaths.

  • to hard?!?!! really if you think its to hard stick with your usual rpg cause it wouldnt say prepare to die on the back if it wasnt hard and i have been working with the targeting system its only the players fault if you falloff a cliff or get hurt by the enemy so stop bitching

  • wow this was the best game of 2011 and if you can't appreciate it don't review it like this.

  • "I find these deaths a little unfair" Bitch!!! Its Dark Souls!!!! It wouldnt be fare if you didnt die all the time!!!

  • This guy is retarded..... this game wasn't difficult nor is the camera a problem or the amount of monsters.... He just sucks at gaming.

  • umm demon souls, dark souls... sorta sounds like its the sequel, i mean its almost the same game by the looks of it.

  • @pivot1022 spiritual sequel lolz thats what the makers of the game want because it has no where near the same plotline as demon's souls

  • @TheHalomaster22 but it's almost the same game... and the game is such bullshit sometimes too.

  • I love the fact that no matter what weapon your using or how high a level you are, absolutely ANY enemy can kill you.

  • Don't take points away for it being hard. It's for the toughest gamers around! xD

  • @Mrkilledbythebeat the real question is: do you have balls? if so, get dark souls

  • should i get demon should or dark should which one is easier?

  • @Mrkilledbythebeat id get demon's souls and if you beat it get dark souls

    bc demon's souls is cheeper and if you dont know if you're going to pussy out get demon's souls.

  • Diablo 3 should learn a thing or two from DARK SOULS

  • 8.5?! I'd at least give it a 9.5, yes, some of the tedious falling deaths were a bitch, but everything else was just perfect. The game was pretty easy in my opinion, once I got the hang of how to play, but of course, I did play Demon's Souls, so I was familiar with this game's mechanics. And Exploiting the AI Pathfinding is what you're suppose to do, every enemy is like a puzzle, there is a certain way to kill each enemy, this is no Hack n' Slash, its a strategy game! Think before you run in.

  • why are people bitching, he said it was good, and he is right, it can get a little cheap, but its still fun as hell

  • Just cuz u don't

    Know how to play the game dosent mean that it's bad dip shit

  • Maybe if you don't Charge into the room like an idiot you won't get gangbanged by skeletons.

  • @pieeip4775 Yea that's what I thought when he said that... I was just thinking gosh this guy is an idiot!

  • @pieeip4775 Skeletons has dicks?

  • @FishLandBug YES, they ''BONE'' you!

  • is this game 2 player offline?

  • There are no Loading screens!? is this true?

  • @squerintain absolutely positive. It's true no loading screens at all except when you die/re-spawn.

  • Perfectly rewarding. Cheap and tedious? Exploit? Are you even a hardcore gamer? Sound more like a little bitch to me.

  • I only have a pc but I'm getting a console for Christmas (Xbox or PS3- I haven't decided) This game has me wanting to play it.It looks really good.

  • Dark Souls and Skyrim, my life is complete. ;)

  • @Slipknot969Maggot Is this game a open world game or is it point A to point B to point C type?I'm loving Skyrim too.

  • @thewilliamgregg Open World.

  • @thewilliamgregg open if u can live threw it

  • I play as a theif. they are stealthy so i can easily backstab my enemies (knives for the win!). im getting good at repostes, so yea, its hard but amazingly exciting.

  • What has the world come to when I can't even trust Machinima?

  • I think this deserves a better grade

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  • waasted my money on that mw3 crap. shoulda bought this! :C

  • @creepyk1d

    You definitely did, I can't believe people still waste their money and that garbage...

  • @666SLAY3R666 Yes! more people who see the truth!

  • @creepyk1d If you are not in shooter games then yes its crap... If you like them on the other hand mw3 is the best one... And dont compare different types of games... Its like you are comparing fifa with zelda

  • The guy who reviewed this just sucks at the game. Claiming this game is unfair is idiotic. You just aren't careful.

  • First time i've read the word "Spastic" in a review before.

  • Clunky Controls?!!! Are you kidding me? These controls are absolutely spot-on, giving you the ability to strafe, flank, and precisely land calculated attacks and block easily. They are even comparable to the precision of Zelda controls, and thats saying a lot. Its your fault that you backed up off a huge cliff without looking...

  • this game isnt hard - gamers today are just too fuckign lazy...

  • @EVS2585 it wont be if u are using internet for secrets or walkthrough, stop being sarcastic.....when i bought demons souls it took me one year to discover most of secrets in game without internet, and about 1 week to pass first boss phlanx, but did that on my own, now my SL is 346 in demons souls and 126 in dark souls,and i can definately say its not easy.

  • @hunterhearsthelmsy

    well, yes it was more like hyperbole than sarcasm. perhaps its more accurate to say that the game is hard AND today's gamers are lazy. also this game was built with a community in mind - you may discover some secrets on your own (and share them with the community) while seeking help for others. i for one enjoyed being part of the original wiki crews and sharing & learning secrets as we were going along...

  • @EVS2585 so thats what i am saying, its almost impossible to know all secrets without internet, getting platinum trophy is almost impossible, i was only able to reach 78% without assistance, see any other game which can kick gamers ass badly, i found dark souls not that difficult coz i was very much experienced with demons souls, but i will not change my opinion that game is easy, and ya most gamers today just play for fun or little entertainment, and ya that sux,

  • @EVS2585 To be fair it isn't incredibly difficult like many say if you know what you're doing. New players will find this absolutely mind bending. Even if you aren't new it is still somewhat difficult. People either say it is incredibly difficult or not difficult at all and both are simply not true.

  • SKYRIM!!!

    

  • youre reviews still sucks

  • lolumad

  • anyone got $60 :-)

  • They should seriously release this on the pc for the sole reason of "It should run well Syndrome"

    But if not... I'll get it for the ps3... next year :P

  • After the first few deaths if your still stupid enough to blindly charge into a new room then you deserve to get mobbed and killed. I lost 20+ humanity and over 30 thousand souls once and I never made that mistake again.

  • @manbot47 totally agree. but he is at least right about the targeting

  • This game is shit.

  • @rp1dmc How?

  • @rp1dmc your shit

  • @rp1dmc fuck you

  • @rp1dmc your shit

  • ya dude i really hope u make another review after u have acualy beaten the game...cuz this one is just...dreadful....

  • worst machinima review ever this guy is on heroin

  • you can always get your souls back but before you get there don't die your souls will go away for ever

  • it kinda reminds of fable but just darker

  • I agree with the 8.5.

  • and also the reviewer is a pussy xD real life isn't fair, why should a terrifying world like this be any different? xD

  • i like the stupid difficulty, reminds me of old school game. and also, DARK SOULS?! Y U NO PC?!

  • umm dark souls was intended to be hard. man up and dont whine if you die, because thats always been an essential part of the demon souls series

  • 8.5?!  9.5 is more suitable

  • getting caught by skeletons from behind is unfair? the game is in third person.... you can never totally be caught without at least a split second warning, someone just needs to get better reflexes to roll out of rape's way.

  • this game is trash and should be destroyed\

  • the deaths in this video are quite dumb, but i will say this game has it's shit, in some areas the frame rate goes down the crapper, the camera angle can actually kill you sometimes as well, some AI are really really stupid, like they roll or backstep off a cliff and kill themselves. Even with these flaws dark souls is one of my favorite games of all time.

  • 80+ hours of gameplay God help gamers

  • Man they should give health bars that Rip the screen of

  • "Exploit the AI pathfinding?" Isnt that what you are kinda supposed to do?

  • Most of the deaths I saw were you fault lol

  • And besides, just toggle lock on, get on safe grounding, then lock on it's savior for cliff falling

  • I know that I fell of cliffs and bridges several times due to locked on camera, but how do you know if software didn't do that on purpose?

  • 8.5!!!???? FUCK YOUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • I gotta say, I can see where this reviewer is coming from, but fighting the hordes of mobs isn't THAT bad. <.<

    And the lock-on system isn't hard to get used to at all. Switching enemies can be a bitch while locked-on, but really, it's not that bad lol x.x

  • ididot review its liek he rush the game and not even cared to enjoy it.

  • Bad review ....blames the game for having shitty awareness of enemies

  • this review is bad considering it feels like hes poking at the "gameplay flaws" purely because of his frustration

  • This game definitely isn't stupidly hard and if you're complaining about being mobbed then you are playing it wrong.

  • @Lateral0Thinking And I have never fell off a cliff because of the camera controls.

  • @Lateral0Thinking becuase this dumbass reviewing the game is a iddiot a experience player would never make a mistake like that -.-

  • playing demon souls.... SO CLOSE TO THE END!!!! then my hard drive corrupts...... FUUUUUUFUFUFUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!

  • The only thing that bothers me about this game is that pyromancy is way to strong :P

  • This game sounds great- not sure if I should play demon's souls first though. i'm thinking it's ok to just jump into this one without playing the first?

  • @blackcath20 It may not be a bad idea to get the 1st one on the cheap first just to see if you can hack the gameplay in this series. If you can hack it, then you'll want to spend dough on the second one. But these game are not for everybody, so see what you think of Demon Souls first is my advice. (On the cheap.)

  • @CarlosJr812 OK- if it's just the gameplay warning, I should be OK. I mostly didn't want to miss any context in an ico / shadow of colossus type thing. I'm actually pretty psyched for the challenge and exploration. Someone said it reminds them of playing the first Zelda and I totally feel the same way- the challenge, the exploration, the community trading secrets- bring it on!!

  • @blackcath20 Ok cool. Don't worry about context. There is none in the 1st one. No story at all (believe it or not.) Enjoy.

  • that seems dumb to complain that you have to use range attacks to lure monsters so you don't have to fight a group. thats like exactly what you would do if that actually happened to you in RL(maybe dumb comparison but still). and undead monsters are supposed to be dumb right? if they are mindless undead then who cares if one of their buddies runs off for no apparent reason that they can tell. only having 1 monster in a room all the time would be stupid.

  • wtf is he talkign about? You can pulll enemies in dark souls 1 by 1, you dont have to be swarmed.

    Only sometimes there are a group of enemies that will attack you but they are in a open area anyway so you can dodge.

  • reviewer: "waaaaaaaaahhhhhh this game hurt my vagina's soul"

  • this guy clearly only plays FPS games

  • I'm 42 hours into the game and this review is a very good one. The game has flaws the review mentions and also some more that don't come up in the video. I'm thinking about the descriptions regarding the moveset of your character in the tutorial here. I beat Demon's Souls multiple times so I felt right at home but I can see that there are some shortcomings in this department for new players. That said, I still come back every day and can't remember the last time a game got me so hooked.

  • We know the scoring system is bad when 8,5 is considerd low. Hell 7 shouldnt be low..

  • dude, demon's souls battles with enemies were mostly 1v1!

    that's what made it super easy! i was SO happy that dark souls lure you in more traps where multiple foes attack you!

    it's something challenging!

    game trying test you in dealing with multiple foes! and being cautious in exploring new places!..

    any learning player can easily take on multiple enemies!

    the game throws at you many weps and spells to assist you! Bone fires to assist.

    but it seems reviewer misunderstood the game..

  • Noob go play COD. Just because you suck doesn't mean the game sucks.

  • If your just diving in for the first time dark souls earns the 8.5 but like i said in previous post, if your a fan of the series you will def enjoy the improvements and rate it higher, shame people dont remember how hard games used to be, and now enjoy playing games that hold your hand and push you along to beat it

  • I agree with the score given, but as a fan of the series id add another full point just for that. Only gripe is the lock on, its shoddy at times but i lived with it in demons souls ill manage in this haha

  • I think you gave it such a low rating simply because you were bad at it.

    

  • noob complaints.

  • swear the idiot that reviews this game is terrible at the game

  • @dreadzone217 HAHAHAHAHA U CRACK ME UP.....Only 40 year old virgins play dark souls u LOSER