In the Age of Ancients the world was unformed, shrouded by fog. A land of gray crags, Archtrees and Everlasting Dragons.

But then there was Fire and with fire came disparity. Heat and cold, life and death, and of course... Light and Dark.

Then from the Dark, They came, and found the Souls of Lords within the flame.

Nito, the First of the Dead,
The Witch of Izalith and her Daughters of Chaos,
Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, and his faithful knights.
And the Furtive Pygmy, so easily forgotten.

With the strength of Lords, they challenged the Dragons.

Gwyn's mighty bolts peeled apart their stone scales.
The Witches weaved great firestorms.
Nito unleashed a miasma of death and disease.

And Seath the Scaleless betrayed his own, and the Dragons were no more.
Thus began the Age of Fire.

But soon the flames will fade and only Dark will remain.

Even now there are only embers, and man sees not light, but only endless nights. And amongst the living are seen the Undead, carriers of the accursed Darksign.

The Undead are deprived of the ability of dying completely. They die and return, while their humanity and sanity are depleted little by little, until they lose consciousness and become Hollow. The Hollows are creatures that instinctively attack others in order to quench their thrist for souls. They go back to human form by using some of their humanity, and keep their consciousness by absorbing souls. Because of that, the Undead are corralled and led to the north, where they are locked away, to await the end of the world... This is your fate.
With time, there came a profecy stating that a chosen Undead would appear, go to the land of the giants to complete Gwyn’s work (extinguishing the fire) and find out the secret of the Undead. This chosen Undead is you.
Upon becoming an Undead, you were kept prisoner at the Northern Undead Asylum. The game starts with you enprisoned in your cell, until a man named Oscar of Astora hands you the key to escape. From that point, you’re on your own, in a madhouse filled with danger. Will you be able to finish Gwyn’s work and find out the secret of the Undead?

Dark Souls is a Dungeon Crawler with a precise and responsive combat. You create a character, pick a class and enter the dark realm of Lordran, populated by undead folks, giants, knights and terrifying creatures. With a nice dose of persistence and patience, any player will find their way through this world that doesn’t make it easy at all for the first-time rushers. Exploration is extremely important, as it leads to many secret passages with items that may be extremely powerful. When things get really bad, do not panic or think of giving up, just pause your progress for a little bit, evolve your character’s skills and look for items.

Co-op is only possible if you’re in living form, so you can see the other players’ marks in game. You’ll usually find those marks at bonfires or in front of bosses’ fogs. If you and the player(s) defeat the region’s boss, it will go back to its world in living form, so that is good for everyone involved: they (max 2 more) will help you defeat the boss that seemed impossible to beat and you will give them their lives back.
Being alive or undead influences in many factors during the campaign, so although it is difficult, it’s always worth it to play in the living form, if you’d like to fully enjoy what the game offers. The “bad” part of being alive is that at any point your game’s world may be raided by another unknown undead player, solely with the mission to kill you. In case he manages to do so, he will earn back his living form and take all the souls you have absorbed. In case the raided player can defeat the invader, he will go back to his world and leave you a nice reward for your feat.
If you want to play with a friend, it will be necessary to keep a Soul Memory nearby. You can check the chart on this {LINK REMOVED}website.

During the porting process of Dark Souls to PC, From Software claimed multiple times to have gone through technical issues. Therefore, at a certain point in production, the company said the new version would be just a transposition from consoles to computers.
That implies the new version would have graphic changes, not many structural ones. To make the latter happen, the developer would have to rebuild the entire game, which would be unviable. The game is kept on 1024x720 resolution, leading to hideous and outdated graphics when compared to other PC games, or even to other games ported from consoles. That way, we can say the company kept its word and succeeded on its main purpose: the game has the same visual errors and the lack of graphic quality we already know, unfortunately. Some other things got worse.

However, not everything is the end of the world about Dark Souls. Right after launch, a mod called DSFix was released and proven to be really useful, since it offers resolution adjustments, anti-aliasing filters, a raise in FPS limit, among others.
Here’s a {LINK REMOVED}guide on how to install the mod.

• Nice lore with a compelling story.
  
• Incredible art direction.
  
• Hardcore.
  
• Variety of builds and equipment.

• Low resolution. (Whitout DSFix)
  
• Lag.
  
• Capped at 30FPS. (Without DSFix)
  
• Cheaters.
  
• Need to use mods to leverage 100% of the game

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition is an incredible experience and one of the best games I've played. As I said earlier, the game suffers from many technical issues, but with the use of DSFix the experience provided for the PC version becomes superior to the consoles, making your gaming experience unlike any other. If you enjoy a nice challenge and exploration, this game is perfect for you.