Quote Originally Posted by Quinter Wonderland View Post
Aye to both. Have you seen EpicNameBro's Lore videos. He's not too annoying a narrator, and he has a huge network of people helping him compile all this stuff. It's brilliant.

For me, Skyrim was one of the few games like Dark Souls that was just amazingly beautiful. However, unlike Dark Souls, I had to stop and make time for the scenery. There are always quests and quick travel getting in the way of atmosphere, whereas in Dark Souls the scenery is one of the main characters - hell, one of the most important main characters! The Ash Forest was well worth suffering through Blighttown for.
That is true. One of the strongest aspects of the environments in Dark Souls is that every area is relevant. Every prop is placed with utmost care, every treasure carefully balanced and every area has an ultimate, clearly recognizable goal. Just thinking about it makes me want to start my 9th or 10th character :0