Dark Souls III

A few years ago during an online counseling session with a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, we discussed how playing video games would serve as a way for me to escape the…

There are few series that have such a signature look and feel as the Dark Souls franchise does. Each entry is brimming with haunting tales, grim back stories and a horrific aura…

Alas, any series fan would be hard-pressed to accept that this is truly the end for a glorious timesink like the Dark Souls trilogy but if this is to be the end, then it certainly ends in a fashion befitting all that has come before it.

Bosses are a fundamental part of video game heritage. They not only represent a greater challenge that the player must overcome, but also embody that level which you’ve likely just…

It’s the last episode of the year! Tim and Ryan spend the episode counting down the best co-op games from the entire year of 2016. What’s our number one pick?

Let’s just have it said and done: 2016 was a shit year in almost every conceivable way. Divisive political stances have never been at a higher slant, the right and left…

Since Demon’s Souls was released back in 2009 upon the world, the Japanese development team From Software have been up to their ears in critical acclaim. While it’s universally accepted,…

As Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Stranger Things have recently demonstrated, a little nostalgia can sometimes go a very long way. Released earlier this year, Dark Souls III opted for a similar approach, bringing…

With E3 now behind us, most of us are already thinking about what games we can’t wait to play in the upcoming months. Be it The Last Guardian or Final…

There’s a certain feeling of familiarity as you move through the first few areas of Dark Souls III. From the layout to the enemy design, and after a bit more time…

The Dark Souls series is known for its difficulty; part of that difficulty, of course, is the bosses. Whether it be a towering suit of armor wielding a giant sword,…

Note: To avoid spoilers for series fans, any and all specific statements on the gameplay given will only apply to the early areas. Things like bosses and characters mentioned will…

Calling Dark Souls one of the most compelling and influential video games of the past generation would be an unbelievable understatement. Developed by From Software and directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki,…

Anyone who’s played the Souls series, or its spinoff, Bloodborne, can tell you with assured confidence that these games are fairly stressful to play. If one were to try and pin down the…

Few games in this era have had the cojones to challenge gamers in the manner that the Souls series has dared to, and fewer still have allowed players to have so…

Dark Souls legacy is a strange one to be sure. What began it’s life as a carefully tread waterline to avoid the attachment of the Sony-connected Demon’s Souls franchise would go on to…

The titles of From Software have always been known for their staggeringly difficult boss battles. From Demon’s Souls’ False King Allant, to Dark Souls’ Ornstein and Smough, to Dark Souls II‘s dreaded Sir Alonne, each…

In the brutal gauntlet of Dark Souls boss encounters, there are a daunting amount of epic and memorable battles to consider. From the soul-crushing difficulty of battling four undead kings…

2015 saw a staggering amount of great games released, with many of them (Bloodborne, MGSV, The Witcher 3) sizing themselves up to face off against the best games of all time. With the…