Hey everyone! This month we have our first ever 2-month game! After running various votes with the Patrons, we’re going to try out running Dark Souls over the next 2 months, with The Stanley Parable being the main focus of next month’s club as we work out way through the Dark Souls!
Dark Souls is an action RPG and spiritual sequel to Demon’s Souls (2009) in which the player embodies the Chosen Undead, who is tasked with fulfilling an ancient prophecy by ringing the Bells of Awakening in the dark fantasy setting of Lordran, an open world with intricate areas full of beasts, former humans gone hollow, and magical abominations whom the player must overcome in challenging and unforgiving combat.
The Stanley Parable is a first-person exploration game which ponders questions related to player agency, narrative pacing, escapism through gaming, objective-driven game design, authorial intent, and the conflict of interest between players and game creators.
