Dark Souls Remastered

=== Setting ===
Dark Souls is set in Lordran, a decaying kingdom near the end of the Age of Fire. In the opening cutscene, the world is first described as an unchanging Age of Ancients inhabited by Everlasting Dragons. The First Flame then appears, bringing disparity: heat and cold, life and death, and light and dark. Several beings find powerful souls within the flame, including Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight; the Witch of Izalith; Gravelord Nito, the first of the dead; and the Furtive Pygmy, who finds the Dark Soul.
Gwyn, the Witch, Nito, and the scaleless dragon Seath overthrow the dragons, beginning the Age of Fire. As the First Flame fades, Gwyn sacrifices himself to preserve it. The game begins much later, when humans marked by the Darksign are cursed to resurrect after death and eventually lose their minds, becoming hollow.

Plot

The opening cutscene establishes the premise of the game. Everlasting Dragons once ruled over the world during the "Age of Ancients." A primordial fire known as the First Flame manifests in the world, establishing a distinction between life and death, and light and dark. A being known as Gwyn happens upon the First Flame and along with his allies use their new power to destroy the dragons and take control over the world, while the Furtive Pygmy is said to be forgotten, and thus begins the "Age of Fire." Over time, as the First Flame begins to fade while humans rise in power, Gwyn sacrifices himself to prolong the Age of Fire. The main story takes place towards the end of this second Age of Fire, at which point humanity is said to be afflicted with an undead curse related to a symbol on their bodies known as the Darksign. Those humans afflicted with the undead curse were perpetually resurrect after death until they eventually lose their minds, a process referred to as "hollowing."
The player character is a cursed undead, locked away in an undead asylum. After escaping the asylum, the player travels to Lordran to ring the Bells of Awakening. The bells awaken Kingseeker Frampt who tells the player to ascend to Anor Londo, the home of the Gods. After fighting through the nearly abandoned city, the player discovers the daughter of Gwyn, Gwynevere, who instructs the player to succeed Lord Gwyn and fulfill the prophecy. To accomplish this, the player must acquire the souls of Gwynn's primordial allies and return them to the flame in order to rekindle it. Optionally, the player may encounter Darkstalker Kaathe, who encourages the player not to link the fire but to let it die out and usher in the Age of Dark instead. After acquiring all the Lord Souls, the player travels to the Kiln of the First Flame to battle Gwyn, who had been reduced to a soulless husk. Once Gwyn has been defeated, the player has the choice of linking the flame to preserve the Age of Fire or letting it die out to instigate the Age of Dark.

Artorias of the Abyss

In the Artorias of the Abyss expansion, the player character is drawn into the past to the ruined land of Oolacile. There, they attempt to rescue Princess Dusk of Oolacile and investigate the fate of Knight Artorias, who had sought to confront the Abyss. The player character finds Artorias corrupted after being defeated by Manus, Father of the Abyss. After defeating Artorias and Manus, the player character rescues Dusk, while present-day legends continue to credit Artorias with stopping the Abyss.