One of the quickest ways to get yourself killed in Dark Souls is to charge recklessly ahead into new territory. Dark Souls helped me own my failures and, more importantly, use them to grow as an adult. It wasn't because I didn't commit myself to improving. When I was bad at my job, I thought it was because the job didn't fit me or I didn't have the resources to succeed. In real life, I'd often blame my failures on whatever circumstances I was facing rather than acknowledging them for what they were. In Dark Souls, failure isn't to be lamented, it's necessary for future success. Failing at the first boss readied me for the second. But I beat the second one - an objectively harder challenge - in far fewer tries. I struggled to beat the first boss of Dark Souls.
When you finally win, you're that much more prepared for the next challenge.Īfter you die, you come back to life at a bonfire. Throughout the game, the challenges are meant to push the limits of your skill and reward you for persevering. In most video games, if you struggle to beat the first boss, you have little hope of conquering the rest. Here's what Dark Souls helped me understand: 1) It's OK to fail To me, however, the game isn't vindictive so much as it is a strict instructor, one that recognizes lessons stick only when pupils teach themselves. Gamers appreciate Dark Souls for its difficulty, and it is certainly unforgiving. Still, Dark Souls served as a genuine catalyst for entering adulthood. Plenty of other influences - the usual stuff like the encouragement of family and friends and finding a boss willing to be patient with me - helped me pull my shit together. It's overstatement to say Dark Souls fixed my life. Then I found Dark Souls by From Software.
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