Section I: Religion, Symbolism, and Semiotics in Art The viewer may also be referred to the as the “player” depending on the context of the discussion. I will also explain what effect the stylistic choices of the game have in terms of its narrative aspects and how this may affect the viewer. Here I will seek to analyse what techniques have been applied during the games design and what historical artworks have influenced the works aesthetic qualities and meaning. Instead of just being designed to please the average adolescent gamer, it is a game that throws the player into a world of decay and destruction, with only its visuals acting as a medium of communication from artist to audience. The Dark Souls series is set apart from other commercially produced video games through the idea that each design found within Dark Souls has a purpose and relevance towards the narrative of the game. The visual designs of the world and characters of Dark Souls, the application of the formal qualities of art to achieve certain emotions, atmospheres and its aesthetic drives the series forward in terms of its artistic integrity.

The series brings to light many philosophical issues such as the value of life, death, and nihilism

Miyazaki and designers from FromSoftware have gained a reputation among video game critics for linking to tell the story of their games in a minimalistic fashion, not through text or dialogue, but through the environments, and in specific the designs found within the game itself. The games heavily draw upon the aesthetics of western historical art movements. are a series of Japanese video games set within a medieval dark fantasy setting. The Dark Souls series by Hidetaka Miyazaki of FromSoftware, Inc.

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