What do you become at the end of Dark Souls?

If you believe the words of Kaathe, you will usher in the Age of Dark and let the First Flame fade. The Age of Dark will be ruled by humans born of the Dark Soul passed down by the Furtive Pygmy. Choosing this ending will make you the Dark Lord and supreme sovereign of Humanity.
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What happens at the end of Dark Souls?

At the end of Dark Souls' story, players may choose whether to reignite the First Flame and continue this era or allow the flame to fade and usher in the Age of Dark. No matter how players journey through the world of Dark Souls, they will always be faced with the same final boss fight: Gwyn, Lord of Cinder.
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What happens when you finish Dark Souls?

After "beating" Dark Souls, more specifically the final boss Gwyn, the credits will roll and you will be brought back to the beginning of a new game. This is known as NG+ (or New Game Plus), with the + at the end increasing with each playthrough.
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What is the end goal of Dark Souls?

Once the player acquires the four Lord Soul fragments and offers them to the Lordvessel, they travel to the Kiln of the First Flame to battle Gwyn. After Gwyn has been defeated, the player has the choice of linking the flame to preserve the Age of Fire or letting it die out to instigate the Age of Dark.
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What is the true ending of ds1?

As a disclaimer, there is no official "True Ending" in any of the Dark Souls games, as it is left mostly ambiguous intentionally like much of the rest of the game. Furthermore, the timeline of the Dark Souls games as well as how (or if) they are all actually are connected is unclear.
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Who is the end boss of Dark Souls?

Gwyn, The Lord of Cinder, is the final boss of Dark Souls. He is the father of Gwynevere (the woman who gives you the Lord Vessel) and Gwyndolin (the optional boss in Anor Londo). This final boss is located at the Kiln of the First Flame.
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What is the hardest Dark Souls ending?

1 The Usurpation Of Fire

This is it: the last possible ending, and the hardest one to achieve. If you spend the entire game as one of the Hollowed, go out of your way to be the worst kind of person, and also follow an arduous list of easily mistakable tasks, then you can replace the Soul of Cinder after you defeat him.
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How many endings does Dark Souls 1 have?

There are two; the normal ending and the “bad” ending. Link The Fire and Age Of Dark, respectively. The first one is just you playing the game normally; ring the bells,summon Frampt, get the Lordvessel and place it, collect the Lord Souls, put em in the Lordvessel, get to Gwyn, kill him, link the Fire.
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Is Dark Souls 1 2 and 3 connected?

The events in Dark Souls 2 could not have happened without all that happened in the first game. And even though there is not much impact on Dark Souls 3, there are many connections to it and the original Dark Souls.
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How old is Dark Souls 1?

Dark Souls is a dark fantasy action role-playing game series developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It began with the release of Dark Souls (2011) and has seen two sequels, Dark Souls II (2014) and Dark Souls III (2016).
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Do you get punished for dying in Dark Souls?

Souls are the only thing you lose on death, but even then you have a chance of getting them back. Being human is pretty much meaningless outside of NPC encounters too. If you happen to have a lot of souls on you, lucky that homeward bones are abundant and you can even buy rings of sacrifice late game.
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Can you beat Dark Souls?

You can beat it easily without a guide, but you will miss out on a lot unless you are diligent in exploration. Yeah, people blow the difficulty out of proportion.
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How many hours do you have in Dark Souls 1?

The first Dark Souls largely established the foundation that the following two games would go on to build from with an interlinked world, PvP invasions, and a world that managed to find beauty in desolation and despair. The game's 42 hours sees players exploring the map and defeating the required bosses.
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Is Dark Souls 3 the end?

As the final game in the Dark Souls trilogy, the endings to Dark Souls III serve as the finale to the entire adventure. As such, the game has four endings, more than any prior game in the series.
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What is the curse of the undead Dark Souls?

The Undead Curse was a consequence of Lord Gwyn artificially extending the Age of Fire, which prevented the Age of Dark from occurring, naturally. Gwyn's meddling caused the dead to awaken at bonfires, and to eventually become hollow. This is why the Dark Lord ending is known as the True Ending.
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Can you play Dark Souls after the ending?

After the credits

Regardless of the ending chosen, the player is warped to Majula, allowing them to finish any remaining business. The player may then begin the next New Game+ from the Far Fire.
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Which is harder Dark Souls 1 2 or 3?

If anything, DSIII is much harder, at least in the back half. The first game front-loads its difficulty, peaking with Ornstein & Smough at approximately the halfway point, and from there it's all downhill- none of the bosses in its latter half are anywhere near as challenging, at least once you figure out their tricks.
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Why is it called Dark Souls?

The "Dark Soul" is the Lord Soul of the Furtive Pygmies, one of the 4 Lords and the creator of Humanity. The story of Dark Souls revolve around humans and their perspective on everything. That should give you a brief explanation on why the game is called that.
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Should I play DS1 and 2 before 3?

Definitely play DS1 first, reasons being: - DS3 is a direct sequel to DS1 and you won't even understand the intro video if you've never played DS1. Of course, a lot of people simply don't care about the story, but it absolutely won't make sense without having played DS1 first.
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What is the hardest part of Dark Souls 1?

10 Hardest Dark Souls Areas, Ranked
  • 6 Irrithyl Dungeon Is Full Of Nightmarish Foes. ...
  • 5 Sen's Fortress Is A Deliberately Grueling Test. ...
  • 4 Iron Keep Has Hard Enemies And A Challenging Boss. ...
  • 3 Blighttown Has Everything Players Hate. ...
  • 2 Anor Londo Has Its Infamous Archers. ...
  • 1 The Ringed City Is One Final Challenge.
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Is there a max level in Dark Souls?

The max level is 709-713 depending on your class. At first, I didn't believe it was possible myself, but once I found out the amount of souls you get from high level PvP I realized I was wrong. A full clear of NG+7 only gives you a few million souls. But killing a single high level person gives you 800k+.
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How do you get the age of dark ending in ds1?

If you believe the words of Kaathe, you will usher in the Age of Dark and let the First Flame fade. The Age of Dark will be ruled by humans born of the Dark Soul passed down by the Furtive Pygmy. Choosing this ending will make you the Dark Lord and supreme sovereign of Humanity.
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Is Dark Souls or Elden Ring harder?

However, if you compare every boss in Dark Souls to every boss in Elden Ring, then Elden Ring's bosses are way harder. Easier to damage, by far, but generally harder to defend against. That's because of the strange, artificial delays on most of the enemy attacks.
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Who is the hardest boss in all of Dark Souls?

The PlayStation 5 exclusive, Demon's Souls, showcases some of the best aspects of a next-gen remake, but no game is perfect.
  • 7 Sanctuary Guardian. ...
  • 6 Four Kings. ...
  • 5 The Bed Of Chaos. ...
  • 4 Dragon Slayer Ornstein & Executioner Smough. ...
  • 3 Manus, Father Of The Abyss. ...
  • 2 Artorias The Abysswalker. ...
  • 1 Black Dragon Kalameet.
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Which is harder Dark Souls 1 or 3?

Areas - Dark Souls has barely any bonfires however I found running through the areas much harder as well. Probably because the roll in DS3 is much faster. However, in DS3 there are much more enemies in an area, probably to counter the insane amount of bonfires. Also, the run to the bosses are arguably much harder.
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