Dark Souls

A few days ago had Papa Lo and I going to the Dark Souls restaurant/bar. For those of you who are unaware, Dark Souls is a video game, and one I'm quite fond of at that. The game is notorious for being much more difficult than other video games of the same genre, which probably repels as many potential players as it draws closer. But many, such as myself, relish in the challenge. That aside, it's actually a really well-designed game.

Woo!

The restaurant itself does its best to evoke imagery of the haunting, yet eerily beautiful settings
from the game, and succeeds in some places. Right off the bat, people walking in are greeted by an unspeaking, suspicious, dark figure in mixed-and-matched bits of armor, wielding a large sword threateningly. Not as subtle a way to evoke the mood as the game, but hey, I guess that works.
 Of course, on top of being decked out in dark curtains, armory and weaponry, with branches from so
many dead trees sprouting out of the walls, the place also features a lot of advertisement for the game itself. Dark Souls II was released in March, so really, the whole place was a big promotion ploy to up sales. So, that being said, whatever wall space remained was filled with posters and banners for the game, alongside a giant television screen playing the trailers on repeat, while the game's soundtrack is played on the speakers.

Praise the Sun!

Upside of the place! The restaurant has event nights! I happened to reserve our spot on one such event night, where they allowed customers to try on armor. It was actually quite heavy. Since there weren't that many people lining up to try, I could've easily fucked around with the armor for quite a while. And I did for a bit, posing up and taking my merry time. That was actually fun!
When it comes to food, you pick from a special menu. All drinks are named after spells in the game, and food is named after characters or antagonists. Really, none of the items on the menu really look like anything from the game itself, with the one exception being the beer-based "Estus Flask." But that's just me being a dork. The menu itself is cool-looking.
 However, the items available were quite unique. I opted for kangaroo meat skewers, whereas Papa Lo went for the ostrich steak. Yeah, you read that right. We did hope to get a little more in terms of portion size for what we payed, but hey. It's not like either of us really know the standard pricing for that type of meat.
 The downside? Well I'd be remiss if I didn't tell you guys in advance that the service was really disappointing. So slow! And so difficult to call a waitress! Might it be that our waitress in particular just sucked? Maybe so, but who knows.

 This is usually the bit where I recommend people to go check out the restaurant or whatnot, but I'm afraid this boat's just about to leave dock. The Dark Souls restaurant is opened for a limited time only until the 4th of April, seeing as the game was released.
Yikes! Better go soon!