Q 01/05

The first Dark Souls is set in which decaying kingdom?

A) Lordran

B) Boletaria

C) Lothric

D) Drangleic

Answer · why

A) Lordran

The sequels move to Drangleic and Lothric; Boletaria is the kingdom of Demon's Souls.

Q 02/05

Who publishes the Dark Souls games outside Japan?

A) Sony Interactive

B) Bandai Namco

C) Activision

D) Square Enix

Answer · why

B) Bandai Namco

FromSoftware published the original in Japan itself; Sony's ownership of Demon's Souls is why Dark Souls had to be a 'spiritual successor' rather than...

Q 03/05

The 2011 game is a spiritual successor to which 2009 FromSoftware title, whose IP Sony owned?

A) Demon's Souls

B) Bloodborne

C) Armored Core

D) King's Field

Answer · why

A) Demon's Souls

FromSoftware wanted a direct sequel, but Sony owned the Demon's Souls IP, so a new world was built instead.

Q 04/05

Who freed the Chosen Undead from the Northern Undead Asylum at the start of Dark Souls?

A) Andre of Astora

B) Kingseeker Frampt

C) Solaire of Astora

D) Oscar of Astora

Answer · why

D) Oscar of Astora

Oscar drops the Estus Flask and dies moments later, but his armour is the Elite Knight set most players end up wearing.

Q 05/05

Ringing the two Bells of Awakening wakes which serpent, who sends you to Anor Londo?

A) Darkstalker Kaathe

B) Seath the Scaleless

C) Kingseeker Frampt

D) Gravelord Nito

Answer · why

C) Kingseeker Frampt

His rival serpent Kaathe wants the opposite outcome: let the flame die and begin the Age of Dark.