Artorias of the Abyss takes the player a hundred years into Dark Souls past, where they must save the land of Oolacile from destruction at the hands of Manus, Father of the Abyss. The pack received positive reviews from critics, who praised the boss battles and additional story and gameplay content.
Dark Souls is an action role-playing game in which the player controls a customized character whose appearance and skills are determined by the player. The game requires the player to explore areas and progress through them by fighting bosses at certain points. Artorias of the Abyss adds a new area, Oolacile, that can be accessed after obtaining the "Broken Pendant" item.
The area includes four bosses and other optional miniboss fights. It also introduces many new weapon and armor items that can then be used in the main game, as well as new shopkeepers and additional upgrade material for the player's weapons. A multiplayer arena was included that allows for more structured PvP and includes online leaderboards.
Plotedit
Artorias of the Abyss is set a hundred years before the events of Dark Souls. The player is taken back into the past by a primeval human known as Manus, Father of the Abyss, who was resurrected and tortured by the sorcerers of Oolacile a century prior, hoping to unlock his dark power. Manus' power went wild and created the Abyss, a dark void that threatens to swallow the entirety of Oolacile. Anor Londo sent Knight Artorias to slay Manus, but he was unable to withstand the dark onslaught due to his lack of Humanity and became possessed himself, only able to save his wolf companion, Sif.
The player, due to their Humanity, is better able to fight off the darkness, and must defeat the possessed Artorias. They must then descend through Oolacile Township and into the Chasm of the Abyss, where they take on Manus and rescue the land's ruler, Princess Dusk. An additional, optional fight involves defeating the black dragon Kalameet that is menacing Oolacile, with the assistance of Hawkeye Gough, a giant archer who was one of the Four Knights of Gwyn.
Developmentedit
According to director Hidetaka Miyazaki, Artorias of the Abyss was originally conceived during the development of Dark Souls, and was planned to be part of the main game but was scrapped early on,[citation needed] The character of Dusk of Oolacile was left in the game as a merchant. The concept was revisited following the game's release, as rescuing Dusk was made a pre-requisite to unlock access to it.
Artorias of the Abyss received generally positive reviews, according to review aggregatorMetacritic.[1]Eurogamer rated it 9/10, calling it a "tightly-wound adventure" in which boss fights were the high point, and saying the arena makes it easier to negotiate PvP, but criticizing the team and deathmatch multiplayer modes as hard to find enough players for.[3]Official Xbox Magazine rated it the same, saying that it is for "hardcore players only" and a "fantastic addition to an already great game", calling buying it a "no-brainer" for fans.[4]
Tom McShea of GameSpot stated that the DLC "respected the relationship between developers and players" by presenting a "bonus" that added to the game's depth rather than an "insidious strategy to pad the company's coffers".[5]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
^Morgan, Thomas (October 29, 2012). "Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss review". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^Morgan, Thomas (October 29, 2012). . Eurogamer. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
^. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
^Shea, Tom Mc (November 21, 2012). . GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
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Dark Souls Artorias of the Abyss is a downloadable content pack for the 2011 action role playing game Dark Souls Developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games it released as part of the Prepare to Die Edition version of the game for Windows in August 2012 The pack was later sold separately for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game two months later Dark Souls Artorias of the AbyssPromotional artwork featuring Knight ArtoriasDeveloper s FromSoftwarePublisher s Namco Bandai GamesDirector s Hidetaka MiyazakiProgrammer s Jun ItoComposer s Motoi SakurabaSeriesDark SoulsPlatform s PlayStation 3Xbox 360WindowsPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo SwitchReleaseAugust 24 2012Genre s Action role playing game Artorias of the Abyss takes the player a hundred years into Dark Souls past where they must save the land of Oolacile from destruction at the hands of Manus Father of the Abyss The pack received positive reviews from critics who praised the boss battles and additional story and gameplay content Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Development 4 Reception 5 ReferencesGameplay editSee also Gameplay of Dark Souls Dark Souls is an action role playing game in which the player controls a customized character whose appearance and skills are determined by the player The game requires the player to explore areas and progress through them by fighting bosses at certain points Artorias of the Abyss adds a new area Oolacile that can be accessed after obtaining the Broken Pendant item The area includes four bosses and other optional miniboss fights It also introduces many new weapon and armor items that can then be used in the main game as well as new shopkeepers and additional upgrade material for the player s weapons A multiplayer arena was included that allows for more structured PvP and includes online leaderboards Plot editArtorias of the Abyss is set a hundred years before the events of Dark Souls The player is taken back into the past by a primeval human known as Manus Father of the Abyss who was resurrected and tortured by the sorcerers of Oolacile a century prior hoping to unlock his dark power Manus power went wild and created the Abyss a dark void that threatens to swallow the entirety of Oolacile Anor Londo sent Knight Artorias to slay Manus but he was unable to withstand the dark onslaught due to his lack of Humanity and became possessed himself only able to save his wolf companion Sif The player due to their Humanity is better able to fight off the darkness and must defeat the possessed Artorias They must then descend through Oolacile Township and into the Chasm of the Abyss where they take on Manus and rescue the land s ruler Princess Dusk An additional optional fight involves defeating the black dragon Kalameet that is menacing Oolacile with the assistance of Hawkeye Gough a giant archer who was one of the Four Knights of Gwyn Development editAccording to director Hidetaka Miyazaki Artorias of the Abyss was originally conceived during the development of Dark Souls and was planned to be part of the main game but was scrapped early on citation needed The character of Dusk of Oolacile was left in the game as a merchant The concept was revisited following the game s release as rescuing Dusk was made a pre requisite to unlock access to it Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacriticX360 89 100 1 Review scorePublicationScoreEurogamer9 10 2 Artorias of the Abyss received generally positive reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic 1 Eurogamer rated it 9 10 calling it a tightly wound adventure in which boss fights were the high point and saying the arena makes it easier to negotiate PvP but criticizing the team and deathmatch multiplayer modes as hard to find enough players for 3 Official Xbox Magazine rated it the same saying that it is for hardcore players only and a fantastic addition to an already great game calling buying it a no brainer for fans 4 Tom McShea of GameSpot stated that the DLC respected the relationship between developers and players by presenting a bonus that added to the game s depth rather than an insidious strategy to pad the company s coffers 5 References edit a b Dark Souls Artorias of the Abyss for Xbox 360 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on July 29 2020 Retrieved September 19 2018 Morgan Thomas October 29 2012 Dark Souls Artorias of the Abyss review Eurogamer Retrieved May 28 2022 Morgan Thomas October 29 2012 Dark Souls Artorias of the Abyss review Eurogamer Archived from the original on August 13 2020 Retrieved February 23 2018 Official XBOX Magazine Dark Souls Artorias of the Abyss review November 13 2012 Archived from the original on November 13 2012 Retrieved February 23 2018 Shea Tom Mc November 21 2012 Dark Souls Artorias of the Abyss Respects You GameSpot Archived from the original on September 28 2020 Retrieved February 23 2018 Portals nbsp Video games nbsp Japan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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