{"product_id":"9781032684017-on-soulsring-worlds","title":"On Soulsring Worlds","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNarrative Complexity, Digital Communities, and Interpretation in Dark Souls and Elden Ring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book-length study devoted to FromSoftware games, \u003ci\u003eOn Soulsring Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the Dark Souls series and Elden Ring are able to reconcile extreme difficulty in both gameplay and narrative with broad appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book-length study devoted to FromSoftware games, \u003cem\u003eOn Soulsring Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e explores how the \u003cem\u003eDark Souls\u003c\/em\u003e series and \u003cem\u003eElden Ring\u003c\/em\u003e are able to reconcile extreme difficulty in both gameplay and narrative with broad appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArguing that the games are strategically positioned in relation to contemporary audiences and designed to tap into the new forms of interpretation afforded by digital media, the author situates the games vis-à-vis a number of current debates, including the posthuman and the ethics of gameplay. The book delivers an object lesson on the value of narrative (and) complexity in digital play and in the interpretive practices it gives rise to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCross-fertilizing narrative theory, game studies, and nonhuman-oriented philosophy, this book will appeal to students and scholars of game studies, media studies, narratology, and video game ethnography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55798972744054,"sku":"9781032684017","price":28.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34956453.jpg?v=1750912015","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032684017-on-soulsring-worlds","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}