PR5a: Carry Out Research and Develop Ideas for Written Material

My game will take heavy inspiration from Dark Souls due to the fact I believe the style of game and way the game is presented is unique and successful, To start my research I began by brushing up on my knowledge of the game by reading the overview/summary of the Souls series via these links.

Dark Souls Overview 



This video is a crash course of sorts on the world and setting of Dark Souls it helped me understand things I didnt know a provided further insight into the things I did know.

Dark Souls is a 3rd person action role playing game centered around surviving encounters with giant and terrifying monsters, Defeating said enemies makes your character more powerful and more able to take on even stronger beasts. The games story is very obscure and you have to scour almost every area to learn of the world the game is set in,  The few cutscenes in the game give little insight into why your character is doing the things they are doing. This style of story telling in a game helps players focus on gameplay and keeps their interest by teasing story to players here and there letting them discover as much or as little as they want by not forcing it upon players.

Having decided on a clear basis for my game I created a mind map to compile my ideas.