Dark Souls

2011 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1166232
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Dark Souls

Summary

Dark Souls is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,082 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dark Souls received the Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of All Time[3].
  • Dark Souls's instance of is recorded as video game[4].
  • Dark Souls was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki[5].
  • Dark Souls's composer is recorded as Motoi Sakuraba[6].
  • Dark Souls was published by Namco Bandai Games America Inc.[7].
  • Dark Souls was published by FromSoftware[8].
  • Dark Souls's genre is action role-playing game[9].
  • Dark Souls's genre is adventure video game[10].
  • Dark Souls's genre is soulslike[11].
  • Dark Souls's genre is dark fantasy video game[12].
  • Dark Souls was followed by Dark Souls II[13].
  • Dark Souls's developer is recorded as FromSoftware[14].
  • Dark Souls's part of the series is recorded as Dark Souls[15].
  • Dark Souls's Commons category is recorded as Dark Souls[16].
  • Dark Souls's platform is recorded as Q48263[17].
  • Dark Souls's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3[18].
  • Dark Souls's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[19].
  • Dark Souls's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[20].
  • Dark Souls's platform is recorded as Q19610114[21].
  • Dark Souls's platform is recorded as Q13361286[22].
  • Dark Souls's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[23].
  • Dark Souls's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[24].
  • Dark Souls's language of work or name is recorded as English[25].
  • Dark Souls's language of work or name is recorded as French[26].
  • Dark Souls's language of work or name is recorded as German[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a6678586-a027-47fa-814a-500e9d17007b[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Namco Bandai Games America Inc.[7] and FromSoftware[8]. Dark Souls was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki[5].

Publication

Publication dates include September 22, 2011[30] and October 4, 2011[31]. Languages include English[25], French[26], German[27], Italian[32], Polish[33], and Russian[34]. Genres include action role-playing game[9], adventure video game[10], soulslike[11], and dark fantasy video game[12]. Dark Souls's part of the series is recorded as it[15]. Recorded distribution format include optical disc[35], digital distribution[36], and Blu-ray Disc[37].

Subject and Themes

Dark Souls's part of the series is recorded as it[15].

Reception

Dark Souls received the Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of All Time[3]. Reviews include 89/100[38], 85/100[39], 37/40[40], 88%[41], 85%[42], and 84/100[43].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dark Souls was followed by Dark Souls II[13].

Why It Matters

Dark Souls ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,082 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What awards did Dark Souls receive?

Honors received include Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of All Time[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [3] . Here are all the Golden Joystick Awards 2021 winners. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [39] . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [40] . up.com. Retrieved . up.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [41] . gamerankings.com. Retrieved . gamerankings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [42] . gamerankings.com. Retrieved . gamerankings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [43] . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [30] . Q612975. wikidata.org.
  39. [31] . Q612975. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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