April 25, 2016 11:52 AM EDT
I wouldn't say the "Best", but its probably one of them.The lore is pretty good although its not presented well in game,but its really interesting.
The game is pretty much trail and error. Difficult? Probably. Especially when you treat is as a hack and slash.In my opinion, the reason why the souls games have an outstanding combat is because of its enemy AI. Some have different attack patterns, that if you underestimate can lead to your death. The boss designs are mostly unique aswell and paired up with amazing orchestral music.
Dark Souls and TES are way too different from each other. It's not a surprise people doesn't appreciate it. DarkSouls is much more combat and action oriented while most TES games are focused on roleplaying and immersion. So jumping from TES into Dark Souls would caught anyone off guard. Learning from your mistakes is part of dark souls, especially dying. and alot of it. lots of dying. and tears. People would find it frustrating. Its understandable, who wants to get frustrated while playing a game? why punish yourself? I play videogames to have fun dammit! Some people like the challenge thats why DarkSouls is one of the best games out there.
ps.Bethesda tried to develop a more action oriented game and neglecting what their fans really wanted. Look how it turned out(cough Fallout4 cough).