Dark Souls : Beyond the Grave - Volume 2: Bloodborne & Dark Souls III

by Damien Mecheri

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”

Lovecraft

“I have to say–my goal isn’t to kill players. What I want them to feel is love.”

What Miyazaki seems to be telling us is that we’re capable of slaying our nightmares and overcoming our fears within the “dreamy” world of video games, so maybe we can also do so in real life, following the lessons learned in the game: patience, observation, analysis and learning from our mistakes.