An Intro To The World Of Dark Souls Hitbox Porn

An Intro To The World Of Dark Souls Hitbox Porn

You do all sorts of dodging in a Dark Souls game, sometimes by the skin of your teeth. Perhaps a blade just barely passes over your head, saving you from an instant death. Dark Souls fans call these moments hitbox porn.

You might not notice hitbox porn when it happens; it becomes most apparent upon further review, as you realise how close an attack was.

The clip from above, for example, is taken from this video:

Video Credit: DamnNoHtml

All it takes is a quick search of YouTube to realise how prominent this is.

An Intro To The World Of Dark Souls Hitbox Porn

It’s a celebration of close calls while playing the Souls games, a combination of skill and luck. It’s also a testament to how well-designed the hit boxes are (usually) in Souls; players can do some extraordinary things!

Though the concept of hitbox porn has existed for years, my favourite example probably comes courtesy of Bloodborne. This is just… watch.

Video Credit: Lieza Satoma

And this one from the original Dark Souls straight up gives me chills:

An Intro To The World Of Dark Souls Hitbox Porn
Image Credit: CamoDeFlage

Image Credit: CamoDeFlage

Of course, it doesn’t always go correctly. You know, like this…

Video Credit: Symbicort

We gotta end on a good note, though.

Yeah, that’s the stuff.

Top Image Credit: DamnNoHTML


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