10 Best Areas In Dark Souls: Remastered - Ranked

3. Undead Burg

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Undead Burg is one of the most refined, perfectly constructed and brilliantly designed levels in video-game history. It intertwines with itself and has so many side paths and options that even experienced players might not know about the hidden drop behind the barrels.

Not only that, but it is a great tutorial level. It teaches the player how to play and tackle the game without doing anything but placing enemies in specific locations. It teaches you space yourself and keep an eye on distant enemies, whilst also instilling the player with the notion that some challenges are best left alone for the time being.

It sums up the design philosophy behind the game and sets the stage for the rest of the experience. It might be trivial to most players these days, but that is because it did its job. And did so perfectly.

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