Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss
Artorias of the Abyss is additional content for the game Dark Souls. It was originally released for PC as part of the Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition, and later for consoles as the eponymous DLC. A console…
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss is an adventure developed by FromSoftware, released 24 August 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 5 hrs to finish.
What Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss is
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss is an adventure game developed by FromSoftware and released in 2012. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set centuries before the events of Dark Souls, this tale draws the player back into the distant past through the power of Manus, Father of the Abyss, a primeval human who was resurrected and tortured by the sorcerers of Oolacile in their reckless attempt to unlock his dark potential. His power spiraled out of control, giving rise to the Abyss, a spreading void of darkness that threatens to swallow the entire land of Oolacile. In desperation, the golden city of Anor Londo dispatched the renowned Knight Artorias to slay Manus and stem the tide, but even he was overwhelmed by the encroaching dark. Possessing the rare gift of Humanity, the player is better equipped to resist the Abyss, and must…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Dark Souls series
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss is the fourth of 25 entries we hold in the Dark Souls series. The next entry was Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss Edition in 2012. Its critic score of 90 is 5 points above the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is Dark Souls at 91.
How it was received
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 20 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 90, across 64 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 7 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss launched on 24 August 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and FTL: Faster Than Light. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, FTL: Faster Than Light.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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