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Before Dark Souls, FromSoftware’s Forgotten PS1 Horror Game Was a Haunting Exercise in Empathy

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Ryan Epps Polygon
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1996–2025
Latest · Elden Ring Nightreign
Top genres · rpg, adventure, fps
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Active · 2011–2018
Latest · Dark Souls III
Top genres · adventure, rpg
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