How do you tell a story? Once upon a time there were two games, games of similar leanings that turned out entirely different - Dark Souls and Skyrim. This article was originally published in December 2011. On the eve of Dark Souls 2's PC release, here's Rich Stanton's take on the differing styles of storytelling at work in the original game and another great RPG of the year it came out, Skyrim. Every Sunday we dust off an article in our archive that you might have missed at the time or we think you'll enjoy again.