As in Parallels, the game was running below my playability standards, but unlike in Parallels, I would occasionally see a glimpse of the coveted 30fps mark that I was searching for.
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If you have a more powerful Mac on your hands, Parallels may very well work for your Dark Souls excursion, but it didn't work out that way for me.Īt this point I considered it a bit of a personal challenge to get this game running on my lowly Mac mini, so we moved on to our last and final option.Īs in Parallels, the obnoxious install and update process eventually gave way to actual gameplay. This isn't necessarily the fault of Parallels, however, as Dark Souls on PC is notorious for being one of the most poorly optimized games in recent memory. No matter what settings I tweaked in Parallels, the game tops out at around 15 frames per second, which just isn't workable for a game that requires quick reflexes to avoid untimely deaths. On my decidedly modest test machine, the game is what I would consider to be unplayable, which is a huge bummer. On to the next option!Īfter a trying install and several Games For Windows LIVE sign-ins and sign-outs, the game boots up and runs. Games For Windows LIVE has huge issues connecting to the internet through CrossOver and the game outright crashes before you even get started. The problem here isn't so much with the game itself or CrossOver, but with the game's requirement of Games For Windows LIVE connectivity. Despite the game holding a seemingly incorrect Silver ranking on the official CrossOver compatibility list, you won't be able to get the game running on your Mac using this method. I kind of had a feeling that Dark Souls was going to be a problem with CrossOver, and I was right. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu.