Giant Bomb Presents: Giant Bomb Users Really, Really Like Dark Souls

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Giant Bomb Presents: Giant Bomb Users Really, Really Like Dark Souls

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Feb 13, 2014

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I've already explained why I fell in love with Dark Souls, but part of the reason I started playing was because of Giant Bomb's users loving it so much. So I asked them why. Warning: This podcast begins with colorful language.

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Feb 13, 2014

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