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SeabassDebeste posted...

for some reason i didn't expect dark souls here - maybe because DS3 and bloodborne had already appeared

how exactly does summoning work?! i also have no idea what this "summons" system you're talking about is, but it sounds pretty interesting. between the major WRPGs on switch, i feel maybe DS is the one i should go to before skyrim

In Dark Souls, you play in one of two states; you are either hollow or unhollowed. To become unhollowed, you must spend an item called humanity. While unhollowed, summon signs will appear on the ground which you can interact with to summon up to three other players (note that this is only possible until you beat the area boss). However, being unhollowed also opens the game up to invaders, so it's sometimes safer to remain hollow. You also revert to hollow status whenever you die, and with humanity being a tiny bit hard to come by unless you know what you're doing, there is a bit of risk in entering this state.

The reason people get up in arms about this is that the enemies can only really target one player at a time. The bosses gain quite a bit of HP, but that does little to make up for this issue. But it makes the game manageable for people who might otherwise give up after getting stuck for too long.

Also note that Dark Souls isn't a WRPG. It's firmly an action RPG by a Japanese developer, just with a bit of a Western aesthetic.

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