BLACK SOULS

Item: BLACK SOULS
Rating: 82
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-08-19

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Summary

Exceptional story and lore, rich content
Unique dark fantasy aesthetic, top-tier RPG Maker
Engaging combat, authentic Souls-like experience
Requires external patch for optimal experience
Poor optimization and dark narrative
Outdated combat and mechanics

Emotions

Satisfaction22%Frustration11%Admiration10%Excitement8%Disappointment8%

Reviews (sample size): 1215
Helpful reviews: 43%
Unhelpful reviews: 55%
Protest reviews: 1%

82%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
18%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1112
Negative points: 570
Gameplay points: 570
Perf. points: 17
Rec. points: 300
Misc points: 442

Point	Description	Importance
Exceptional Story and Lore Description Players overwhelmingly praise the game's story, lore, and narrative depth, frequently calling it a 'masterpiece' with a compelling and impactful plot. While some describe the story as simple, others highlight its hidden complexities and emotional resonance. Importance 71%	Players overwhelmingly praise the game's story, lore, and narrative depth, frequently calling it a 'masterpiece' with a compelling and impactful plot. While some describe the story as simple, others highlight its hidden complexities and emotional resonance.	71%
Rich Content and Replayability Description The game offers substantial content, high replayability, and excellent value for its price, keeping players deeply engaged and often leading to obsession. Its availability on Steam and achievement system further enhance the experience and encourage multiple playthroughs. Importance 57%	The game offers substantial content, high replayability, and excellent value for its price, keeping players deeply engaged and often leading to obsession. Its availability on Steam and achievement system further enhance the experience and encourage multiple playthroughs.	57%
Unique Dark Fantasy Aesthetic Description The game's unique blend of dark fairy tales, Lovecraftian themes, and grimdark fantasy creates a distinctive and immersive world. Its rough yet expressive hand-drawn art style perfectly complements this atmosphere, enhancing the overall experience. Importance 39%	The game's unique blend of dark fairy tales, Lovecraftian themes, and grimdark fantasy creates a distinctive and immersive world. Its rough yet expressive hand-drawn art style perfectly complements this atmosphere, enhancing the overall experience.	39%
Top-Tier RPG Maker Game Description The game is highly regarded as a top-tier RPG Maker title, often considered the best in its genre, especially within the 'H-game' category. It pushes boundaries in narrative and gameplay design for RPG Maker games, offering a quality experience even without its adult content. Importance 38%	The game is highly regarded as a top-tier RPG Maker title, often considered the best in its genre, especially within the 'H-game' category. It pushes boundaries in narrative and gameplay design for RPG Maker games, offering a quality experience even without its adult content.	38%
Engaging Combat System Description The combat system is widely enjoyed, described as immersive, engaging, and strategically deep, despite some initial learning curve or older system feel. Players appreciate the satisfying parry and dodge mechanics, contributing to a fun and rewarding gameplay loop. Importance 35%	The combat system is widely enjoyed, described as immersive, engaging, and strategically deep, despite some initial learning curve or older system feel. Players appreciate the satisfying parry and dodge mechanics, contributing to a fun and rewarding gameplay loop.	35%
Authentic Souls-like Experience Description The game is highly praised as a 'Souls-like' experience, effectively capturing the essence of the Dark Souls series with its challenging combat, interconnected world, and mechanics like bonfires and parrying. It's often considered a superior or true spiritual successor to the genre. Importance 28%	The game is highly praised as a 'Souls-like' experience, effectively capturing the essence of the Dark Souls series with its challenging combat, interconnected world, and mechanics like bonfires and parrying. It's often considered a superior or true spiritual successor to the genre.	28%
Sequel Enhances Experience Description The sequel significantly improves upon the original, expanding gameplay with new mechanics and character builds, and enhancing world-building and storytelling. This progression makes the series even more compelling, with the second installment often considered a peak. Importance 13%	The sequel significantly improves upon the original, expanding gameplay with new mechanics and character builds, and enhancing world-building and storytelling. This progression makes the series even more compelling, with the second installment often considered a peak.	13%
Uncensored Patch Recommended Description The game's censored content on Steam can be easily restored with a quick patch, providing the full, uncensored experience. This patch is highly recommended by players for a complete and optimal playthrough. Importance 12%	The game's censored content on Steam can be easily restored with a quick patch, providing the full, uncensored experience. This patch is highly recommended by players for a complete and optimal playthrough.	12%
Multiple Endings and Heroines Description The game features numerous charismatic heroines and multiple unique endings, often tragic, influenced by player choices. This system encourages multiple playthroughs to explore different character fates and uncover the full narrative. Importance 12%	The game features numerous charismatic heroines and multiple unique endings, often tragic, influenced by player choices. This system encourages multiple playthroughs to explore different character fates and uncover the full narrative.	12%

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