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Dark Souls

Die, learn, go again

Dark Souls is FromSoftware's dark fantasy action RPG trilogy, created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and started in 2011. It is known for punishing combat and a world that explains little.

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2011
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Series: Hidetaka Miyazaki, FromSoftware
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Dark Souls

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Dark Souls III

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DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

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Three games, one dying fireDark SoulsFromSoftware's Dark Souls trilogy ran from 2011 to 2016, setting demanding action RPG combat in bleak fantasy worlds. It followed the ideas of Demon's Souls.

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Failure is the teacher.

Dark Souls asks for patience. Enemies hit hard, death can cost you the souls you carry, and every step forward is earned by learning the ground. Its story sits in the margins, left for you to piece together.

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