And I Must Scream: The eventual and inevitable fate of all those cursed with the Darksign and whoever links the Fire, the latter of which adds being burned alive into the mix.Ancient Conspiracy: The games' plots have you walking into one.Apparently, it's also the Weapon of Choice for Pyromancers, considering they start off with one. Gargoyles have axes for tails that can be cut off and used. An Axe to Grind: There are numerous axes in the game, and a fully ascended elemental Greataxe is one of the, if not the most destructive weapon in the game.

A lot of minor bosses/characters such as the Stone Dragon, Moonlight Butterfly, Belfry Gargoyles, and all of the Demon Bosses are referred to, if at all, using gender neutral language. Popular examples include Great Grey Wolf Sif and the Furtive Pygmy. Ambiguous Gender: Due to the nature of the Japanese language, many characters lack a defined gender.The Alcatraz: The Undead Aslyum, where civilization locks up people cursed with the Darksign, either out of fear or to fulfill the ancient prophecy Oscar mentions.An Adventurer Is You: Its pretty standard set of jobs.As a prominent example, you'll never find Ash Lake and the Path of the Dragon covenant unless you notice that a particular chest hidden by an illusion wall is actually in front of another illusion wall.Always Check Behind the Chair: Useful items are often hidden inside or behind containers, furniture, and other such objects.Airborne Mook: The Mosquitoes in Blighttown, double as Goddamn Bats.Undead who have a steady supply of humanity. You aren't all that powerful compared to enemies, and you always need to be careful and on the defensive. Action Survivor: The player character is this compared to other action games.The Corrosive Urn item is filled with secretions harvested from giant corrosive ants, in which you can throw it at someone to inflict acid damage on their equipment.The fact that she lives in the Gutter implies that she used to be one of Lord Aldia's experiments until she outlived her usefulness. She can emit a blue acidic mist which corrodes weapons and armor, but cures poison. The Corrosive Ant Queen is a species of corrosive ants native to Jugo.They can emit an acidic cloud which corrodes weapons and armor. The Acid Horn Beetle residing in the Shrine of Amana is a subspecies of the Poison Horn Beetle.The user emits a cloud of acid that corrodes weapons and armor. The Acid Surge is a pyromancy spell foreign to the Great Swamp.Achievement Mockery: The achievement that nobody wants, but everyone gets: It's the 'This is Dark Souls' achievement you get for dying the first time in Dark Souls II.Absurdly Spacious Sewer: The Depths look a lot like this, though some parts of them also resemble catacombs.His Leo Ring states that it is rumored to have cleaved a boulder in two. Absurdly Sharp Blade: Ornstein's Dragonslayer Spear, apparently.Since actually reaching that level cap takes forever, most players intentionally limit themselves, at least as far as PvP is concerned. Typically speaking, one can reliably defeat the Final Boss at around level 100. Since each stat caps at 99, the maximum level in these games is around the mid-700s to low 800s (depending on the specific game). Absurdly High Level Cap: Each time a stat is raised by one point, a level goes up.Together, the so called 'Soulsborne' style of gameplay has inspired many imitations and seeped into the broader game design culture. See also Demon's Souls (a spiritual predecessor to the Souls trilogy), Bloodborne (a game with similar themes and gameplay but a very different setting), Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (a game with similar but altered gameplay and a Feudal Japan setting, but retains the style of the Souls games), and Elden Ring (a spiritual successor created in collaboration with George R. Dark Souls: Legends of the Flame (2016).Dark Souls: The Breath of Andolus (2016).By entering one of the games' various covenants, players gain benefits to co-op play, invasion, hunting invaders, and so forth. While online you can summon other players to help you, but you can also be invaded and killed by others. You can also leave messages on the ground warning of enemies, hazards and treasure (or to lure others into traps). Examining bloodstains while playing online will replay the last ten seconds of another player's life, which highlights potential hazards.

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