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Podcast: Retro Spectives
Episode: Episode 50: Dark Souls
Description: Patrick and James have a problem. Almost every single episode, they’ve brought up Dark Souls. Level design? Not as good as Dark Souls. Combat System? Not as good as Dark Souls. Even when they’re playing racing games like F-Zero GX or 2D platformers like Cave Story, the comparisons still come thick and fast.So, for this very special 50th episode of the podcast, we’ve decided to review and discuss Dark Souls, the yardstick by which we’ve praised and criticised so many other games. The impact that Dark Souls had on the video game industry as a w...