Dark Souls: The Sunless City leaves fans divided

The Dark Souls series has gone on to inspire a lot of media in recent years so it is no surprise that the FromSoftware RPG has been commemorated in board game form.

The dark fantasy RPG series Dark Souls is something of a household name thanks to the many different games being inspired by it over the years.

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Spanning from 2011 to 2016, the Dark Souls trilogy by FromSoftware is highly praised for its epic setting, challenging bosses and punishing gameplay but Dark Souls: The Sunless City offers a calmer take on the RPG.

Dark Souls: The Sunless City is a board game inspired by the hit video game series and sees one to three players cooperate in a challenging dungeon crawl.

The Sunless City was released six years after the original Dark Souls: The Board Game as a remake of the original.

This one offered refreshed rules driven by community feedback as well as a new campaign and encounter system.

The synopsis reads: “The Sunless City was the shining jewel of Lordran, where sacred spires and legions of knights were bathed in perpetual golden light.

An illusion hides the deceit of an empty throne, blinding the lonely spirits to the truth of their forsaken city, and their bleak existence in the ashes of a dead kingdom.

Within these ruins, a cooperative journey of survival and heroism will unfold… for those prepared to die.”

However, it seems as though this remake has not pleased every fan according to a recent discussion over on r/DarkSoulsTheBoardGame.

Upon asking if Dark Souls: The Sunless City was worth trying out, the replies seemed to show a divide in fans.

“I haven't played TSC yet (but have played the other two new core sets), but QA issues aside I think it would be a fine entry point,” one comment read.

"There is one broken event (Lost Envoy, which is a stupid idea anyway) and a couple encounters that have strange quirks or rule interactions that were probably unintended (The Bell Tower, Illusionary Doorway, maybe others).

The character boards are indeed trash, but serviceable if you don't mind writing on them.”

At a whopping £120 for the new set, it is definitely an investment.