regardless X on an xbox style controller would be "use item" or switch between twohand on a Nintendo style controller. There is no common controllerscheme where it would be dodge.
Ah good ole' "You really care about this" as an attempt to discredit an opposing argument. Can't let them know we've run out of ideas to support our failing point of view!
There are TONS of games that use X as a dodge button. Just because the big game dev, fromsoft, use another button for roll, doesn't mean no game does. The joke isn't about what button you press, it's about getting someone to press literally any button that would mess them up in a normally safe situation.
These people are clearly incapable of separating the joke from reality. Who cares what button is being pressed. The joke is the same even if you put some hieroglyphics in place of it.
I think controller is only 'necessary' for souls games due to them not supporting keyboard and mouse well. I'd prefer to use keyboard for it, but all of the inputs and menu-ing is fucked up.
Tbh, its a testament to how good the games are, that they are enjoyable despite a huge lack of QoL across the board
It's okay that it's not from dark souls. The joke still works, some games use X to dodge, and some of them include multiplayer and narrow platforms with death below.
Dark souls isn't the only game with a dodge. In fact, in dark souls traditionally just pressing dodge will get you a back step, not a roll, so I'd argue that this isn't specifically a dark souls reference, just action RPGs in general.
Because the person who posted the comic said it's a direct reference to ds3 (not the comic artist, mind you, just the poster here) it must absolutely be ds3, and nothing else.