I do feel like the lack of a coherent purpose from the get go does somewhat sabotage the game’s attempts at storytelling, though. To the game’s credit, there is some genuinely interesting world building here at points, especially towards the end of the game, although in standard Dark Souls fashion, Dark Devotion isn’t exactly eager to tell you anything. At the start, you are sent into a temple filled with monsters for a hitherto unexplained reason, and the ultimate reason behind you being sent there only becomes clear (or perhaps more accurately, not quite as vague) as the game progresses. You play as a nameless knight, who is part of a band of templars dedicated to a god and ridding the world of infidels. On a surface level, Dark Devotion has an interesting setup. Does it happen to be the best way to spend your money if you’re looking for a fun game, however? That idea is one I’m a little less devoted to. My history books couldn’t quite confirm that last one, but just in case it happens to be true, Dark Devotion is probably the best way to experience what it would have been like.

Spending months away from home, sent to fight in wars that you may not have believed in, occasionally being tossed into a temple filled with eldritch monsters that want to eat you alive, being resurrected over and over only to be sent to your death again and again. The life of a medieval crusader was a difficult one. By Paul Broussard, posted on 18 November 2019 / 2,596 Views

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