Philosophical Analysis of Dark Souls

A thorough philosophical analysis of FromSoft’s Original Dark Souls, drawing on the field of existentialism. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:03:28 Existence Preceding Essence in the Undead Prophecy 0:10:58 The Indifference of Reality and Malevolence of Beings 0:17:38 Hollowing, Motivation, and Authenticity 0:26:07 Restriction, Freedom, and Goals 0:37:01 The Physicality of Divinity, Souls, and Life 0:43:03 Kindling Flames, Energy, and the End of the World 0:51:54 Entropy, Pyromancy, and Chaos 1:00:44 Darkness, the Abyss, and Existential Despair 1:16:34 Necessity, Contingency, and the Painted World 1:25:40 Conclusion The Gemsbok site: The article that became this video: Dark Souls on Steam: .’s sketch print shop: