Dark Souls III

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  1. LordZ_
    May 12, 2016
    2
    Well i buy the game because all the Critic reviews says its a must have game and i was looking for a beautiful RPG game ... 2 hours later i ask and have STEAM refund ...
    Game is not adapted to PC (keybord and mouse) so all the commands are A RL ... -> game is in beta mode
    UI is ugly, create and custom a character is painful I dont fit any story in solo mode ... just get kill buy badass    Well i buy the game because all the Critic reviews says its a must have game and i was looking for a beautiful RPG game ... 2 hours later i ask and have STEAM refund ...
    Game is not adapted to PC (keybord and mouse) so all the commands are A RL ... -> game is in beta mode
    UI is ugly, create and custom a character is painful
    I dont fit any story in solo mode ... just get kill buy badass boss

    Refund Refund Refund    … Expand
  2. donMyrmi
    May 12, 2016
    2
    Guitar Hero. not a real RPG. everything is just awful. story, control, fun. one of the worst games I've played so far. and no - it's not hard. it's just dumb. no fun at all.
  3. servo
    May 15, 2016
    2
    This game was made out of Bloodborn , so they didn't have to spend much resources on a new game, you can see how stats/combat work similar to Bloodborn and not Dark Souls. This is just a cash grab and nothing else.
  4. Fiffo
    Aug 18, 2016
    2
    The game is a real time-waster. Even the daily quests in WoW are more fun than this! Running from the checkpoint to your dying place over and over again is what you will do mostly here. Checkpoints are usually far from one another and if you are cautious and prefer to take the shortest way, you can miss a lot of content. A lot of the fights in the game, including boss fights do not offerThe game is a real time-waster. Even the daily quests in WoW are more fun than this! Running from the checkpoint to your dying place over and over again is what you will do mostly here. Checkpoints are usually far from one another and if you are cautious and prefer to take the shortest way, you can miss a lot of content. A lot of the fights in the game, including boss fights do not offer anything different and there is very little room for tactics - mostly always it's "hit first and roll out, or take a hit and you won't make it to the next checkpoint". One of my worst spent money.… Expand
  5. evarr
    Nov 21, 2017
    2
    So, no poise, dead pvp.
    A lot of copy-past, even dark souls 2 was better.
    And lastly, no humanity, you can't do fair heal fights in dark souls 3.
    Dark Souls 1 so much better.
  6. HeyMarce
    Feb 3, 2020
    2
    You cant coop easly... Game not for eveyone. If you ve no hands, you cant play it.

    Its unfair
  7. Sky-Moondrift
    Dec 24, 2016
    1
    Yet another disgustingly shabby console port by FS.

    - Resolution capped at 1080p - Hideously bad textures (playstation 2 lvl bad) - Fugly 2D backdrops resembling that of a SNES game. - Forced mouse acceleration - Input prompts and UI are for XBOX not PC. - Extremely bad character models - Console UI - No UI scaling - Does in no way improve upon the first DS game both technically    Yet another disgustingly shabby console port by FS.

    - Resolution capped at 1080p
    - Hideously bad textures (playstation 2 lvl bad)
    - Fugly 2D backdrops resembling that of a SNES game.
    - Forced mouse acceleration
    - Input prompts and UI are for XBOX not PC.
    - Extremely bad character models
    - Console UI
    - No UI scaling
    - Does in no way improve upon the first DS game both technically or aesthetically.

    + I got a Refund

    The game itself could be good, I don't know, I spent my first hour trying to comprehend how terrible this port is and looking for ways to fix it.

    But don't let all that bother you, it hasn't in the past right? Just keep throwing your money on the ever growing fire that's ruining the potential greatness of this franchise and PC games in general.

    Why make a good game when you can spend no effort on insulting and blatantly lazy console ports that casuals (people with no standards or expectations) gobble up and worship anyway. This right here is the reason 95% of games these days are trash.

    Stick it up your A-hole From.

    Copy/Paste of my Steam review.    … Expand
  8. 1999
    Apr 18, 2016
    1
    This game is atrocious. I tried, I tried to like it. I just can't. This game is the equivalent of swallowing thumbtacks. Why anyone would want to waste their time on this buggy, lazy port is beyond me. The controls are atrocious. If I buy a PC game, I'm expecting good PC controls. If I want to use a controller, I'll buy it on a console. The graphics are, as usual for the Souls series, fromThis game is atrocious. I tried, I tried to like it. I just can't. This game is the equivalent of swallowing thumbtacks. Why anyone would want to waste their time on this buggy, lazy port is beyond me. The controls are atrocious. If I buy a PC game, I'm expecting good PC controls. If I want to use a controller, I'll buy it on a console. The graphics are, as usual for the Souls series, from the PS2 era. From Software just keep releasing the same game over and over again. Disgusting. I urge you not to waste your money on this game.… Expand
  9. SpawnCap
    Apr 14, 2016
    1
    Very simple. If you want to play all three Dark Souls games you don't have to purchase and play all three you just have to purchase the first one. ALL THREE DARK SOULS GAMES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. If any other developer put out the same game over and over they would be ridiculed for it I don't know why From Software gets praised for it. There are more changes between the Assassin'sVery simple. If you want to play all three Dark Souls games you don't have to purchase and play all three you just have to purchase the first one. ALL THREE DARK SOULS GAMES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. If any other developer put out the same game over and over they would be ridiculed for it I don't know why From Software gets praised for it. There are more changes between the Assassin's Creed games than there are between the Dark Souls games. Sadly the only two games that were good and that were something new and different are also the two titles that never were put out on the PC, Demon Souls and Bloodborne. Only two good "Souls" type games made by FROM.

    This isn't Dark Souls 3. The Dark Souls Series should have been called Dark Souls, Dark Souls 1.1 and this should have been titled Dark Souls 1.2.    … Expand
  10. WAnchor
    Apr 12, 2016
    1
    The worst PC release of all time. End of.

    If you thought Arkham Knight and Just Cause 3 had shaky launches and abysmal support; you haven;t seen nothing yet. The game is made purely for consoles, hence the game has NO keyboard bindings in the menu - it's all Xbox controller buttons which shows how lazy the developers were right off the bat as they can't even get the most simplest thing    The worst PC release of all time. End of.

    If you thought Arkham Knight and Just Cause 3 had shaky launches and abysmal support; you haven;t seen nothing yet. The game is made purely for consoles, hence the game has NO keyboard bindings in the menu - it's all Xbox controller buttons which shows how lazy the developers were right off the bat as they can't even get the most simplest thing right. 'Press any button' at the start screen requires you to actually click on the icon as no keys work also. Just embarrassing.

    The game itself runs appallingly on my system that exceeds the recommended specs. I get frame drops south of 10fps, the game frequently crashes and the amount of stuttering is a joke. In terms of gameplay from what I've played; it's worse than the first two games with an even more intolerable camera and wayward controls. The combat is sloppy and all the environments look the same. Whether you play 5 hours or 50; it's just the same over and over and when the game runs the way it does; it's not even worth the hassle.

    People like TotalBiscuit and companies like PC Gamer will continue to patronise users who don't have a $5,000 PC saying it's an amazing port and they experience no issues at all. For most mainstream users, this game is the pinnacle of why AAA PC gaming is dead and for everyone who splashes out on GTX 980 cards; the only games worth playing are indie titles. If you're going to get this game; get it on PS4 if you have one and if not; don't even bother.

    Worst game of 2016 so far.    … Expand
  11. FadingHope
    Apr 19, 2016
    1
    Stay away from this trash IF you like complex, deep, elaborate combat. From start to finish, this game boils down to mashing two buttons: hit and roll. That's what you gonna be doing. It's the most dull, repetitive, shallow game I've ever played. The only redeeming feature is the graphics and the atmosphere, but when a game that's all about fighting fails dismally when it comes to theStay away from this trash IF you like complex, deep, elaborate combat. From start to finish, this game boils down to mashing two buttons: hit and roll. That's what you gonna be doing. It's the most dull, repetitive, shallow game I've ever played. The only redeeming feature is the graphics and the atmosphere, but when a game that's all about fighting fails dismally when it comes to the combat system, there's no saving grace. Don't get misled by all those 10's disgorged by fanboys, they're only playing it to prove how amazingly pro and superior they are to 'casuals'. If you look at any gameplay, you will see within 10 seconds EVERYTHING that games has to offer - a roll and a hit. That's all there's to it. Some of the enemies are gonna be bigger, some of the weapons are gonna be more rusty. But in the end this 60 dollar 'masterpiece' can be summarised in three words: roll and hit. 1/10. For graphics.… Expand
  12. darksouls3hater
    Dec 24, 2017
    1
    I hated this game. Too difficult...I don't care. The Witcher 3 is good, this game is trash. Sorry I don't have a PhD in gaming. Graphics are amazing, environment is great, love the dark theme, but it is unplayable to an average (excel in first person shooters, but play the occasional RPG) player like myself. Just tone down the difficulty guys, some of us have girlfriends.
  13. whitebear
    Jul 23, 2018
    1
    For a long time I've been hearing about this dark soul game. so I finally decided to give it a try.
    what a garbage game.... you couldn't even port a game with PC keyboard?
    not to mention that there is no plot or any into to the game. you just start and some place and need to kill skeletons. the graphics are ugly, the gameplay is boring and lame. Don't understand the hype over this    For a long time I've been hearing about this dark soul game. so I finally decided to give it a try.
    what a garbage game.... you couldn't even port a game with PC keyboard?
    not to mention that there is no plot or any into to the game. you just start and some place and need to kill skeletons. the graphics are ugly, the gameplay is boring and lame.
    Don't understand the hype over this moronic game....
    I'm always for a challenge and usually play games on hardest or near hardest difficulty but this game doesn't suck because it hard but because it's boring.    … Expand
  14. ltravis005
    Nov 25, 2020
    1
    Beyond lazy port. Full listing of keyboard/mouse controls are not even provided. Tooltips can't be changed from controller to keyboard. This is basic stuff that could be implemented in less than one hour (i'm an indie game developer). But it wasn't because they did practically nothing to port it to PC. Can't give this more than 1. Developing on a portable platform is not enough. BasicBeyond lazy port. Full listing of keyboard/mouse controls are not even provided. Tooltips can't be changed from controller to keyboard. This is basic stuff that could be implemented in less than one hour (i'm an indie game developer). But it wasn't because they did practically nothing to port it to PC. Can't give this more than 1. Developing on a portable platform is not enough. Basic portability features such as how to play the game should not require going outside the game for basic control information. The game on PS4 is great. But they did it appears literally nothing for the PC version.… Expand
  15. kalikinalex
    May 17, 2021
    1
    Дырка соски 3 или как нам продают одну и ту же игру в 4 раз
    Знаете, игровая индустрия меняется:
    - появляются новые технологии, новые механики; - изменяется жанр в серии какой-нибудь игры, например postal был изометрическим шутером, а стал шутером от 1 лица с открытым миром, с черным юмором и т.д. Разработчики учитывают ошибки с прошлых частей серии, как было например с zombie army. НО    Дырка соски 3 или как нам продают одну и ту же игру в 4 раз
    Знаете, игровая индустрия меняется:
    - появляются новые технологии, новые механики;
    - изменяется жанр в серии какой-нибудь игры, например postal был изометрическим шутером, а стал шутером от 1 лица с открытым миром, с черным юмором и т.д. Разработчики учитывают ошибки с прошлых частей серии, как было например с zombie army.
    НО ВСЁ ЭТО НЕ ОТНОСИТСЯ К DARK SOULS™ III, а спросите почему?

    Всё тот же геймплей с минимум изменений. Враги всё также умирают статично, а когда падают, у них включается рэгдолл. Боссы и мобы всё также ударяют сквозь стены и столбы. Всё такое же лаганое пвп, когда ударяешь врага, слышится даже звук, что ты его ударил, но урон cyka не засчитался. Некоторые летающие твари также вылетают за карту и умирают там(хотя это маленький плюс). Всё те же подсказки с кнопками от xbox, а не от клавиатуры. В игре нет steam cloud судя по отзывам. Представляете в игре нет steam cloud, так и еще нет иконок кнопок для клавиатуры. А самое главное - эти узкоглазые твари-унтерменши продают этот вонючий кaл за 2000 РУБЛЕЙ!!!
    Из нового только то, что некоторые мобы дерутся друг с другом, у всех боссов появляется 2 стадия, а самое главное - кровь наконец-то остается на земле, а то в прошлых частях этого даже не было!!!
    Также хочется сказать про пвп и античит. Почему Я обычный игрок должен дополнительно устанавливать пользовательский античит, так как в игре уже есть античит, но хреновый. Почему я должен надеяться, что ко мне не зайдет конченный опущенный пидopac с читами и не наспамит мне с другом в инвентарь мечей Повелителей бурь +20, которые нельзя удалить. Почему в игре нельзя отключить пвп, чтобы нормально пройти с другом игру, без присоединяющихся к нам красных yeбkoв.

    Подведем итог:
    DARK SOULS™ III - игра в которой ничего кардинально не изменилось и ничего нового не добавилось.
    DARK SOULS™ III - это слитые 509 рублей в унитаз за делюкс версию.
    DARK SOULS™ III - это игра, с которой не нужно брать пример другим разработчикам.
    DARK SOULS™ III - это когда ты рад, что наконец-то удалил со своего ПК эту пapaшу.
    DARK SOULS™ III - это мусор, который не стоит вашего внимания.

    Спасибо за внимание, я думаю вы это учтете.    … Expand
  16. saplign
    May 15, 2023
    1
    This game is the worst thing ever created. It made me rage quit more than 10 times because of tryhard kids building the eiffel tower every time i shoot them, at least the developers finally added Construction Zero. The graphics are bad too, this cartoony look feels like shooting a poisoned dog for no reason, and they even ruined another games like God of War because of these ****This game is the worst thing ever created. It made me rage quit more than 10 times because of tryhard kids building the eiffel tower every time i shoot them, at least the developers finally added Construction Zero. The graphics are bad too, this cartoony look feels like shooting a poisoned dog for no reason, and they even ruined another games like God of War because of these **** crossovers. Overall this game is a piece of trash, i can't play one single match without 10 year olds crankin 90's.… Expand
  17. CrimsonFlush
    Sep 11, 2017
    0
    This game is unplayable on my PC, constant stuttering. I went through 100s of fixes that were suppose to fix, none of them work. I have a high end PC so it's Bandai Namco Games that refuses to fix their broken game, huge disappointment.
  18. serverny
    Apr 14, 2016
    0
    Game on PC just doesnt work, crashes up to 5 times in hour.
    Worst port i saw in ages, unexpected after great DS2 PC version.
    If you look at steam reviews you'll see that about 30% of PC players have same problems with crashes and/or extremely unstable framerates.
  19. EvilTerrorizer
    Apr 12, 2016
    0
    Unplayable on PC with mouse+keyboard... got refund. Graphics are nowhere close to screenshots and I'm playing on highest settings. So yeah great adverts, but you won't be stealing my money.
  20. Xelluse
    May 7, 2017
    0
    Will give 8/10 if not 3 things:
    1. P/NP Character models does not match to hit boxes
    2. Camera and commands live by their own life, you press one command, but character does different, strange and random version of Dream Mario 3. Input Delay, feels like was playing on 300ms server and not SP game In games like this that elements should be done very accurate, but absolutely ignored in    Will give 8/10 if not 3 things:
    1. P/NP Character models does not match to hit boxes
    2. Camera and commands live by their own life, you press one command, but character does different, strange and random version of Dream Mario
    3. Input Delay, feels like was playing on 300ms server and not SP game
    In games like this that elements should be done very accurate, but absolutely ignored in DS 3 (a little bit better than in DS 2, but anyway one of the worst I ever see in games).    … Expand
  21. Papaoso
    Apr 29, 2016
    0
    Played DS1, DS2, and now onto DS3. Hell, I even was an avid "Demon Souls" fan to back in the day. Sadly, this series has died with DS3. I once highly respected the Dark Souls franchise but after 100+ hours of Dark Souls 3, no longer. Not out of frustration, but out of disappointment.

    Simply put DS3 is far too linear for me to enjoy. If you miss a specific, concealed area you will be    Played DS1, DS2, and now onto DS3. Hell, I even was an avid "Demon Souls" fan to back in the day. Sadly, this series has died with DS3. I once highly respected the Dark Souls franchise but after 100+ hours of Dark Souls 3, no longer. Not out of frustration, but out of disappointment.

    Simply put DS3 is far too linear for me to enjoy. If you miss a specific, concealed area you will be lost and stuck for far too long. Progression isn't obvious and frustrating not because of difficulty (the game is still difficult) but more importantly the game map design is terrible.

    In DS1 there was this lovely sense over the map being very inter-connected. DS2 moved away from that to make a more dull and linear layout, but DS3 takes this to a new level. It's really pathetic how little innovation, if any, went into making the game. It's a true disappointment.

    For those who still love the game because yes, it is still very pretty and the mechanics are the same from DS1&2 the game layout is overwhelmingly disappointing.

    Having finished my first play-through I am sincerely tempted to ask for my money back due to the lack of ingenuity behind this game design. It is pathetic.

    I tend to hold games to very high standards, but it is a sincere shame to see a game like DS (once held as my benchmark for great gaming) to fall to such a level. The sheer linear design of DS3 progression is disdainful.

    Anyone who was a dark souls fan should actively stay away from DS3. I never even began to talk about how poor the optimization is behind the game. It is really sad how poor the game preforms.

    Please stay away and wait a few months until the game has a 30%+ sale and/or they improve the performance of the game. DS3, if anyone from their staff reads this, please be ashamed of what you released.

    I feel embarrassed to see a franchise fall so far from where it once stood. Lacking innovation, making a "cash cow" product of what was once a respectable series, and insulting any DS fan with a garbage linear-design for its map leaves me to say simply I'm done.

    Dark Souls, as of the Dark Souls 3 release, you are dead to me.    … Expand
  22. Cioby
    Apr 12, 2016
    0
    **** port again. Poor controls for a 2010 game. Tutorials in **** controller buttons. Thanks, I'll just open my **** options and check what keys you meant. Poor excuse of a game to feed fanboys and make money off them, for this millennium of gaming. You'd expect such sloppiness in 1999
  23. Bernkastel12
    May 12, 2016
    0
    Quite easily one of the worst games i have ever played and thats a shame since i expected more from it.Probably the worst thing in this game is its abysmal combat system,the enemies in this game came straight from Bloodborne with 35 hit combos and mach 45 speed. Which would be fine if the main character was faster just like Bloodborne but nope he moves,dodges, and attacks like a turtleQuite easily one of the worst games i have ever played and thats a shame since i expected more from it.Probably the worst thing in this game is its abysmal combat system,the enemies in this game came straight from Bloodborne with 35 hit combos and mach 45 speed. Which would be fine if the main character was faster just like Bloodborne but nope he moves,dodges, and attacks like a turtle with its legs chopped off.Poise is also nonexistent and the enemies do ridiculous amounts of damage even by the standards of the souls series no matter which armor you wear or how much vigor you have making tank builds impossible.Same with stamina which gets annihilated by the crazy combos of the enemies unless you have a greatshield (and even that wont help you sometimes) People hated how Dark souls 2 handled difficulty by spamming enemies even though Dark souls 3 does the same thing and even worse since fighting at least 2-3 enemies at the same time is the norm in early areas and 4-5 in later.Optimization is also bad with fps drops,stuttering,and crashes even on high end rigs.There are many more problems (like the unbalanced sorcery,faith builds,pvp) but overall this is a poor excuse of a souls game unlike the fantastic Dark souls 1 which handled difficulty way better,fortunately those things can be worked out with patches but the chance of From doing it is very low.… Expand
  24. ChikatiloZ
    Apr 15, 2016
    0
    -Plays with keyboard and mouse, gets popups on screen yellow Y, red B, green A, blue X, backflippers.
    -Has to go into the menu to find corresponding K+M key.
    -Can't rebind keys. -Finds out 1/3 of the games functions aren't accessible for PC gamers because there simply isn't a key to do some moves and there's no way to rebind keys. -Returns game Third game in the series, third time    -Plays with keyboard and mouse, gets popups on screen yellow Y, red B, green A, blue X, backflippers.
    -Has to go into the menu to find corresponding K+M key.
    -Can't rebind keys.
    -Finds out 1/3 of the games functions aren't accessible for PC gamers because there simply isn't a key to do some moves and there's no way to rebind keys.
    -Returns game

    Third game in the series, third time they troll pc gamers.    … Expand
  25. BillyKaneX
    Apr 19, 2016
    0
    Bad game. Full of connection errors. PVP invasions get to be annoying in all areas of the game. I do not recommend. The withcer 3 is so much better. Bad game. Full of connection errors. PVP invasions get to be annoying in all areas of the game. I do not recommend. The withcer 3 is so much better. Bad game. Full of connection errors. PVP invasions get to be annoying in all areas of theBad game. Full of connection errors. PVP invasions get to be annoying in all areas of the game. I do not recommend. The withcer 3 is so much better. Bad game. Full of connection errors. PVP invasions get to be annoying in all areas of the game. I do not recommend. The withcer 3 is so much better. Bad game. Full of connection errors. PVP invasions get to be annoying in all areas of the game. I do not recommend. The withcer 3 is so much better.… Expand
  26. golforoosh
    Mar 12, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Actully my brother plays this game and i m playing because of him. I play sekiro and i love the combat but dark souls is boring, slow , washed out envirenment and the worse is boss design. In the game there is a boss like a tree that you hv to smash its bolls ,it grabs me several times and i dont know how to evoid it it just grabs from nowhere without any signs. Another boss was kind a dog that you hv to go under it when you is under its belly you cant see ur self and gets hit from somwhere that i do not recognize it .if i was i tottaly desagree with the 8.9 point of rewivs for me sekiro feels Like a real fight but dark souls is hide and seek. Sorry for english .
    first i gave it 4 but now im totally changed my mind this game is far byond ****    … Expand
  27. aGriO
    Apr 13, 2016
    0
    I just cant understand how FROM SOFTWARE releases a game with that TONS OF CRASHES. It crashes when it wants. It could be for the bonfire lights or anyother thing. The point is that right now it's unplayable for me. So if you are going to buy it on PC, please reconsider it. Wait until they fix this SH*T.
  28. Zajcew
    Apr 12, 2016
    0
    The game keeps crashing non stop. It crashes on bonfires, outside of bonfires, it just crashes at random places. Had 5 crashes in less then 5 hours. Plenty of people with the same problem. Do not buy.
  29. Adijazz1706
    May 12, 2016
    0
    Too many bugs and useless stats. Poise is useless, Vitality is a dump stat, there is no reason to wear heavy armor, rolls cost very little stamina, estus chugging is instantaneous making it impossible to punish, straight swords are way better than anything else, str swords and rapiers have phantom range , Estoc Turtling is the best strat because of insta-stagger. It also relies too much onToo many bugs and useless stats. Poise is useless, Vitality is a dump stat, there is no reason to wear heavy armor, rolls cost very little stamina, estus chugging is instantaneous making it impossible to punish, straight swords are way better than anything else, str swords and rapiers have phantom range , Estoc Turtling is the best strat because of insta-stagger. It also relies too much on throwbacks to DS1, whole areas and many enemies are from DS1. There are also stupid gimmicky and mob bosses including one who has skeleton wheels as a mob. A disappointing game all in all.… Expand
  30. Rukh
    Apr 13, 2016
    0
    Currently this game is in a BUYER BEWARE state. You might get a great game, you may pay for nothing playable. Until they fix it, I can't recommend anyone buy it on PC.
  31. laczek7
    Apr 16, 2016
    0
    I like difficult games, I have no problem with learning the ways of the enemy and utilizing tactics to deafeat a boss. I actually really like that in games. That's what I thought Dark Souls are about. However the difficulty of this game is not about hard boss fights, godd AI etc. This game is so difficult because of glitches, invisible walls, unnatural moves, physically impossible movesI like difficult games, I have no problem with learning the ways of the enemy and utilizing tactics to deafeat a boss. I actually really like that in games. That's what I thought Dark Souls are about. However the difficulty of this game is not about hard boss fights, godd AI etc. This game is so difficult because of glitches, invisible walls, unnatural moves, physically impossible moves NPCs perform (and I'm not talking about big jumps). It even looks bad, like I was fighting a doll not a humanoid. Games should be difficult but because they are well made, not because they are bugged. You should be struggling to deafeat a boss, not the game itself. Getting angry while playing a good hard game is ironically a part of the fun. In Dark Souls all I feel is unpleasent frustration and disappointment. I honestly believed in those good reviews but now I'd like someone to explain to me what in the world he found good in this game. Aside from that, the game is really poorly optimalized. I almost meet recommended system requirements but far surpass the minimum, still the fps is low even on low details. I played WItcher 3 on high with better fps and the graphics there were much better on low than Dark Souls on high not to mention the open world. Shame on the creators to screw up so much making such an anticipated game.… Expand
  32. JamesFay
    May 3, 2016
    0
    Let me be frank, this is trash, no storytelling at all despite the nice and challenging combat system, many cheap death traps, poor designs, lots of reused stuff from previous game, lazy designs, amazing graphics, having no fun doing pve, having lots of fun on pvp. So yeah, the only good part of this game is graphics, and pvp.
  33. nomaddc
    May 5, 2016
    0
    Regulation 1.06 was announced to be released on April 28, and it was to fix some serious Online issues. But in reality it never arrived, but what's even worse - Bandai Namco didn't release any official statement on why Regulations didn't arrive and when they will, as well as there is complete silence on this subject on Dark Souls twitter or in steam news/announcements/community. It'sRegulation 1.06 was announced to be released on April 28, and it was to fix some serious Online issues. But in reality it never arrived, but what's even worse - Bandai Namco didn't release any official statement on why Regulations didn't arrive and when they will, as well as there is complete silence on this subject on Dark Souls twitter or in steam news/announcements/community. It's already May 6, and official Dark Souls channels are behaving like if nothing happened at all. Patch did arrive on consoles though, but not PC.

    That and the fact that game is still laggy on high-end rigs, drops frames, has gameplay issues (try look up "Poise Dark Souls 3" or "Darkmoon blades wait time PC") that need to be addressed, really ambiguous patch notes in past (instead of being precise on what was fixed or changed, they just roll with "graphics were adjusted" or "Long sword damage was tuned". And that's not touching biggest part - combat. Many unique weapons from previous games made it, but their movesets are now complete garbage, there are about 2 variation of moveset across whole weapon classes, many unique and cool movesets are gone, the final boss soul weapon is absolutely disappointing as it is pretty much a reskin of very basic weapon that can be obtained rather early in the game with minor change (weapon art, which is also extremely disappointing). Overall weapons are bland and boring, Twinblade weapon class is gone, some categories have only 3 weapons (while in previous games it was more, and weapons were more unique).

    Because of all this my score is 0/10. Once we get some official statement on Regulation 1.06 (and apology to Dark Souls community), Blue Sentinels and Darkmoon blades covenants fixed, and at least get rid of random fps drops on hi-end PCs - I will reconsider this score. Until then - here it is.    … Expand
  34. njakub94
    May 19, 2016
    0
    I want a refund! this game shouldn't be sold for PC!! Boring story, and really really bad control with mouse and keyboard, I have a PS4 if I wanted to play with a controller I would buy the PS4 version!!!!!!!!
  35. AssassinNima
    Jul 7, 2016
    0
    The Worst game I've ever played in my whole life. I bought it because of the good reviews. but the second I played it I hated it. The game doesn't show you your mission so you won't know what do do and where to go. the game is so hard from the start that you you have to play for hours to get through the first boss. the graphic is not so good. if you're looking an RPG game go and buy TheThe Worst game I've ever played in my whole life. I bought it because of the good reviews. but the second I played it I hated it. The game doesn't show you your mission so you won't know what do do and where to go. the game is so hard from the start that you you have to play for hours to get through the first boss. the graphic is not so good. if you're looking an RPG game go and buy The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt and don't waste your Time with this game because you won't know what your Mission is and What are you suppose to Do.… Expand
  36. Frokon
    Sep 15, 2016
    0
    DS3 is compared to the other Souls games by far the worst. The PVP mechanics are trash; using estus will not be punished; you can summon infinitely; And you have less estus than the invader

    If you look at the gameplay mechanics: they are also bad compared to the precursor: No poise; no variety in weapons or magic like in Dark Souls 2 So I would not recommend this game ist literally    DS3 is compared to the other Souls games by far the worst. The PVP mechanics are trash; using estus will not be punished; you can summon infinitely; And you have less estus than the invader

    If you look at the gameplay mechanics: they are also bad compared to the precursor: No poise; no variety in weapons or magic like in Dark Souls 2

    So I would not recommend this game ist literally trash when compared to Demon Souls/Dark Souls 1+2; If you want to play a good souls like game wait for NIOH!    … Expand
  37. AnzMore
    Mar 15, 2017
    0
    capolavoro from software indubbiamente il miliore della serie sotto tutti gli aspetti tranne per le armature non potenziabili purtroppo qualsiasi armatura metti i danni che prendi sembrano non cambiare quasi per il resto il gioco è un must have
  38. xrEngine512
    Mar 9, 2019
    0
    inadequate banning policy. PC contols are a joke. And ban message only shows up if you are playing on english, otherwise you'll have no idea why you can't join your friend. And I even have bought all DLCs for this crap
  39. Kadirov
    Jul 5, 2019
    0
    Game for arcadophiles and losers who try to substitute real life achievements with games. This "game" has no plot and has stupid repetitive gameplay
  40. Lizarino
    Oct 16, 2020
    0
    The worst console port I've ever seen

    - Clunky controls and combat. Controls on a keyboard don't even work half the time
    - Terrible graphics
    - Bad UI which is also broken, It shows you controller icons when using a keyboard and mouse, why? Lazy programming.
  41. tunahan43
    Oct 14, 2021
    0
    Ah be kardeşim en iyi dark souls oyunusun ama neden karışıksın neden zorsun neden zorluk ayarın yok.Ben oyunun başında bulduğum anahtarın kilitli kapısını nereden bulacağım oyunun sonlarında işe yaradığını.Madem bilgi vermiyorsun türkçe olsana.oda yok.madem o yok adam akıllı atlamayı zıplayı tek tuş yap birden fazla tuşa neden basıyorum ben .pcye çıkarıyorsun madem xbox tuşlarını göstermeAh be kardeşim en iyi dark souls oyunusun ama neden karışıksın neden zorsun neden zorluk ayarın yok.Ben oyunun başında bulduğum anahtarın kilitli kapısını nereden bulacağım oyunun sonlarında işe yaradığını.Madem bilgi vermiyorsun türkçe olsana.oda yok.madem o yok adam akıllı atlamayı zıplayı tek tuş yap birden fazla tuşa neden basıyorum ben .pcye çıkarıyorsun madem xbox tuşlarını gösterme
  42. saksoka
    May 20, 2021
    0
    Wtf is thos game about f*** this sh*t like what am i supposed to do against the dancer krkeksjej
  43. Adanali
    Apr 17, 2022
    0
    We want online bandaj namco you cant force to we buy elden ring you say 7 montu before try to fix online servers we want servers
  44. fgdsfdsf
    Jan 1, 2021
    0
    this game is a **** , fallout 76 is a better game , i buy this only for putting on fire the cd , and now im poor , this is yhe **** part of art and now this comment is going to be popular , this is game is the **** , suck my cock cheater!!!!
  45. Witcher468
    Mar 2, 2021
    0
    Я хотел перенести сохранения со своего старого компьютера на новый, и меня забанили, за такое предательство ставлю игре 0.
  46. Rondalh
    Sep 18, 2021
    0
    Completely pointless and boring boss simulator. Very obvious Resident Evil 4 rip-off in terms of cool, huge boss monsters, but it doesn't have fun atmosphere, story or good characters like RE4. Also it's pointlessly difficult to the point where you die over 70 times on one boss and you have to play same section of the game over and over again. This is not what i call fun.
  47. jueben
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    **** as game lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  48. TheBasicReviews
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    Story: No story/100
    Gameplay: Very bad/100
    Graphics: Mediocre at best/100 Music/Soundtrack: ?/100 Main Character(s): ?/100 Side Characters: 20/100 Regular Enemies: 0/100 Bosses/Boss fights: I have no idea, i died 86 times on first boss and gave up/100 World/Level Design: 0/100 Playability (Bugs and optimization after patches): 70/100 Would I Play It Again?: No, i rather give up    Story: No story/100
    Gameplay: Very bad/100
    Graphics: Mediocre at best/100
    Music/Soundtrack: ?/100
    Main Character(s): ?/100
    Side Characters: 20/100
    Regular Enemies: 0/100
    Bosses/Boss fights: I have no idea, i died 86 times on first boss and gave up/100
    World/Level Design: 0/100
    Playability (Bugs and optimization after patches): 70/100
    Would I Play It Again?: No, i rather give up gaming than play this game again
    Where Does It Rank In My Top 500 Video Games of All Time List?: Doesn't fit into Top 500

    Rating: 0/100    … Expand
  49. adangos
    Apr 5, 2022
    0
    MUITO foda, sensacional, firekeeper mais linda da série souls myiazaki genio vai se fuder midir
  50. SirFake
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate black People I hate black People I hate black People I hate black People I hate black People… Expand
  51. therealjoshy
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    worst game i have even seen in my life, who ever made this i wanna slap my big Balls across your face. Obviously you don't know how to make a game. BTW Elden Ring is Trash. Sorry ass Game.
  52. Grc0
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    Favorite game of all time. Incredibly consistent quality. 99% of all encounters in the world or when crossing the fog into a boss room feel absolutely amazing and well thought out. On top of that you have absolutely amazing build variety, replayability, combat, story, fashion and much more. Absolute must play for anyone that can bear the struggle
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#6 Best PC Game of 2016
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#14 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 56 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 56
  3. Negative: 0 out of 56
  1. Easy Allies
    Dec 1, 2016
    90
    Despite an inconsistent frame rate once again hindering the console versions, Dark Souls III is still an undeniable success. Before playing, we felt ready to say goodbye to the series, looking forward to whatever From Software gave us next. Yet after finishing, it's hard not wanting more. Few companies can craft a world so completely enthralling. Whether you've played every entry, started with Bloodborne, or are brand new, this is a game you should absolutely make time for.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jun 29, 2016
    85
    Everything about Dark Souls III is great, but it fails to push the series forward. Bloodborne and both previous Souls squash it in terms of ambition. DkS3 is like a compilation album by your favorite band – you enjoy listening to it because you love these songs despite having heard them so many times before, but there’s no room for even a tiniest surprise. [06/2016, p.34]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Jun 6, 2016
    82
    It seems that From Software has finally realized that bad game design decisions were a poor addition to an already uncompromising game, and fixed them, while keeping the same level of ruthlessness.
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