Dark Souls: Beyond Death. Book 1. The Creation Story of Demons Souls, Dark Souls, Dark Souls II

Today, the Dark Souls saga is one of the most important in the gaming industry. It has launched an entire subgenre of soulslike, and its games are well known for their challenging gameplay and rich, mysterious universe.
This book will allow... you to peek behind the curtain of the creation of this cult franchise. Damien Mecheri and Sylvain Romieu describe the combat mechanics and unusual lore, discuss the characters and plots of the first three games: Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, and Dark Souls II. Gameplay, universe, music, themes, legacy — everything is examined down to the smallest details.
Discover how the Souls series was developed, how the gaming community perceived it, and how it became a classic and achieved such fantastic success!

“This book is, in its own way, a kind of Dark Souls of the world of books. It will not fully explain the vast phenomenon of Dark Souls, but it will suggest the direction to think, toss the first twigs for a fire. Everything essential for the beginning of the journey is here: what and how Dark Souls punishes players, what it speaks of, why it’s so convoluted, and most importantly — how Hidetaka Miyazaki came up with all this. This is the foundation; you need to know this.” —Denis Maiorov, editor of disgustingmen.com