Many video games make the mistake of battering the player over the head with an unsuccessfully cinematic storyline, but Dark Souls dares to do things differently, offering a story that the player can engage in as much or as little as they please. That's the ethos behind the the Souls series, and you could pick out any game in this series as a shining beacon of masterful video game storytelling. Dark Souls is set in a forlorn world that relies on the eternal balance between dark and 'fire'. When the flame of the world begins to fade, powerful beings in possession of 'Lords Souls' attempt to keep it alive, but in so doing plunge the world into chaos, which is where you, the player, come in. Where the story really thrives is in the player's encounters with other adventurers, all of whom are steadily deteriorating to become hollow. Should you choose to aid these characters, their unfolding stories are poetic in their tragedy and beauty (click here to read up on my favourite one). If you take the time to piece them together into the complex, wider Dark Souls story arc, you'll be treated to an awesome gestalt of video game storytelling. Buy Dark Souls
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I'm a writer-editor hybrid whose writings on video games, technology and movies can be found across the internet. I've even ventured into the realm of current affairs on occasion but, unable to face reality, have retreated into expatiating on things on screens instead.
