Dark Souls III

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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4553 Ratings

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  1. GAELO1RK
    Mar 15, 2022
    10
    Dark souls 3 is a masterpiece just by looking at its initial music you can tell, Dark souls 3 has something that bloodborne, or souls games do not have and it is its soundtrack, this soundtrack is so good that from my own experience I have shed some tears such as the soundtrack of the final boss, also his story is excellent I like to see how anor londo evolved from dark souls or how someDark souls 3 is a masterpiece just by looking at its initial music you can tell, Dark souls 3 has something that bloodborne, or souls games do not have and it is its soundtrack, this soundtrack is so good that from my own experience I have shed some tears such as the soundtrack of the final boss, also his story is excellent I like to see how anor londo evolved from dark souls or how some npc from previous games are dead or nods to his following works, his multiplayer is good it is very cool to be able play with friends, do pvp, or do pvp groups, in summary dark souls may be the best game from software… Expand
  2. Cinept
    Mar 7, 2022
    7
    7/10. The combat is fun and the enemy variety is quite good. Suffers from unfair difficulty spikes at times and forced linearity.
  3. StarkAgentos
    Mar 4, 2022
    3
    Поиграл всего 10 минут. Управление мне показывают геймпадное и приходится догадываться, какая это клавиша на клаве. Персонаж медлительный, долго реагирует. Первый же босс уже непроходимый.
  4. MateuszeQQ
    Feb 17, 2022
    9
    Eksploracja w dark souls 3 jest doskonała, bossy w większości trudne lecz zdarzyło się kilka, które zabiłem za pierwszym razem. Nie odpowiada mi trochę sposób w jaki przedstawiona jest tu fabuła, lecz to tylko moja subiektywna opinia i wiem, że jest wiele fanów takiego rozwiązania
  5. Du7Ra
    Feb 16, 2022
    10
    What can i say? You get the best gameplay that you can have nowadays, a amazing lore and bosses fights, one of the best levels design. And the community makes a lot of mods that are incredibles. It's a must play
  6. aryan_yeeterson
    Feb 14, 2022
    9
    I played this game from start to finish, maxed out most covenants, and I am on my way to the platinum trophy at 125hrs.
    There are faults in this game, some may say this is too close to ds1 to which I agree. Unlike ds2 this game doesn't have its own identity, and build variety ranges from one sword to another, as in sorceries and miracle are there to only benifit the melee build, but the    I played this game from start to finish, maxed out most covenants, and I am on my way to the platinum trophy at 125hrs.
    There are faults in this game, some may say this is too close to ds1 to which I agree. Unlike ds2 this game doesn't have its own identity, and build variety ranges from one sword to another, as in sorceries and miracle are there to only benifit the melee build, but the game more than makes up for it by the numerous incredible levels and bosses and it's incredible combat. Just like every other soulsborne game before it, it spoiled me. The feeling of defeating incredible bosses or going through tough areas to find yourself in a short cut back to the bonfire is just **** incredible, the feeling you get after such a task is so full filling, and the lore- the story that the world passively explains and makes you question the validity of linking the fire, to prolong a dying world. This truly makes sense as a closing for the souls series. No other game series to me will match this trilogy of games, I am truly spoiled by this game and this trilogy. Incredible DLCs, incredible game.    … Expand
  7. Nuke4Dust
    Feb 12, 2022
    9
    It’s not a 10 because the trophies 4 or 5 of them need a extrem farming and not skill , I have 91 porcent of throphies and
  8. namelessrequiem
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    10/10, this really feels like a true sequel to ds1, with everything that made ds1 great but now even better
  9. Yourfather2012
    Feb 5, 2022
    9
    Gid gut or git wors. ... ... .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . ..
  10. MetalRobot69
    Feb 4, 2022
    8
    Oh boy, that was the first Souls series game that I've played and I didn't believe it would change my whole gamer view. I never thought I was a player who liked so much difficulty before playing Dark Souls. I always played games on the normal difficulty or maybe in the 2nd higher but Dark Souls you don't have the choice which is a great thing.

    My first impressions of the game, I was    Oh boy, that was the first Souls series game that I've played and I didn't believe it would change my whole gamer view. I never thought I was a player who liked so much difficulty before playing Dark Souls. I always played games on the normal difficulty or maybe in the 2nd higher but Dark Souls you don't have the choice which is a great thing.

    My first impressions of the game, I was astonished at how good was the combat system. It is indeed a very simple combat system, you don't have many combat moves you can just light, heavy and plunge attack, dodge and defend and parry and use some magic. But the combat system is so polished and accurate you actually feel the weight of your weapon when it collides in the enemy shield and the moves are very precise so when you die you know the mistake was yours alone. The great variety of weapons offsets the lack of combat moves you can characters can do.

    The exploration and difficulty are both in the same boat. You can die for anything, enemies can come out from a door and kill you by surprise. Enemies on the roof can jump on you and attack you by surprise. You have to be 24/7 alert. And the interesting part is that when you die, you lose your Souls (that are used to level up your character) but if you return to where you died you can retrieve it. That mechanic is so interesting and when you die makes you play safe and strategically to do not lose your souls.

    The graphics of this game is beautiful (especially Boreal Valley) and each map is unique. Also, the way the game reveals shortcuts as you progress is a masterpiece.

    So, if the game is so good, why don't you give 10/10? The answer is, I don't like the way the story is told. It isn't for my taste. You play with a character with no story and everything is so philosophical and abstract. Unless you search videos on Youtube, there is a little story in this game and you only can theorize about it. And I am a very story, skewed player. I like games with memorable gameplay mechanics (like Dark Souls) but that also have memorable stories like RDR2, GOW, FC4, etc.    … Expand
  11. Amsheagar
    Feb 3, 2022
    10
    Dark souls 3 is fascinating game. The graphics is incredible. The fight system is still very good. The monsters and the bosses are iconic and cool. I recommend every souls-like fan. It is must play game.
  12. JoelArpal
    Dec 21, 2020
    10
    Mi Souls favorito hasta la fecha y el unico juego del que estiy intentando sacarme el platino.
  13. gitgudpog
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
    Get gud casuls lol

    All yall rating game lower than 5 are either dumb with 2 hundred years reaction time, or just too sweet to accept any challenge in your miserable life.
  14. 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
  15. WeterGhetto
    Jan 27, 2022
    8
    ДС3 - хорошая игра, но в ней много изъянов, из-за чего моя оценка 8/10.
    В игре мне понравилось:
    - Обновленный дизайн игры по сравнению с прошедшими частями - Офигенные побочные квесты (Сигварда, Леонхарда, Анри) - Возможность проходить игру разными классами: Воином, Лучником, Пиромантом, Магом, Клириком и др. - 3 прикольных босса: Лотрик, Безымянный король и Понтифик - Локация    ДС3 - хорошая игра, но в ней много изъянов, из-за чего моя оценка 8/10.
    В игре мне понравилось:
    - Обновленный дизайн игры по сравнению с прошедшими частями
    - Офигенные побочные квесты (Сигварда, Леонхарда, Анри)
    - Возможность проходить игру разными классами: Воином, Лучником, Пиромантом, Магом, Клириком и др.
    - 3 прикольных босса: Лотрик, Безымянный король и Понтифик
    - Локация Иритилл холодной долины и пару других

    Собственно минусы:
    1. PVP. Оно просто ужасно и убитое. Возможно в начале игры было прикольно порубить с другими игроками, но в 2022 это просто ппц. Остались либо задроты, либо при вторжении ты попадаешься на стак из 2-3 таких же задров, которые тебя за пару сек уработают. Магами играть вообще нет смысла, так как все заклинания доджатся перекатами, а как у вас кончится мана, то вам конец.
    2. Баги. Баги в побочных квестах, когда НПС не появляется. Баги когда метки для призыва НПЦ не появляются. Также в игре куча других багов, про которые я уже подзабыл.
    3. Платина. Чтобы ее получить нужно пройти через предыдущие 2 пункта + заниматься геморром по собиранию жестов, колец и другой шляпы. Не вздумайте проходить игру на платину, т.к. Вас будет тошнить и возвращаться в игру будет 0 желания. Странно, но в Бладборне получать платину было прикольно
    4. Душные локации. Опять насували духоты по типу подземелья Иритилла, Катакомбы Картуса, болот и других подобных локаций. Неужели нельзя было сделать не душные, а красивые интересные локации по типу Иритилла?!
    5. Огромные и легкий боссы. Каждый босс в игре размером в 10 раз больше основного героя. Если пройти игру 1 раз, то на последующие разы босы будут отлетать с 1-2 траев
    6. Дисбаланс в оружие. В игры очень много мусорного не юзабельного оружия
    Лично я считаю, что Бладборн - это пока лучшая игра Фромов, где все минусы перебиваются огромными плюсами. Бладборн - 10/10, ну а ДС3 - 7.5.    … Expand
  16. C4NAB1Sx
    Jan 27, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff… Expand
  17. stibba
    Jan 16, 2022
    7
    Great game, combat feels amazing and the world is beautiful. The game has amazing bosses and great replayability. I do wish the difficulty curve was a bit smother though, the second half of the game is easier than the first and the final boss is a joke. I also have a pet peeve in that the armor wheight limit system feels really limiting. The invading system is broken, sometimes severalGreat game, combat feels amazing and the world is beautiful. The game has amazing bosses and great replayability. I do wish the difficulty curve was a bit smother though, the second half of the game is easier than the first and the final boss is a joke. I also have a pet peeve in that the armor wheight limit system feels really limiting. The invading system is broken, sometimes several people invade at once and you have no chance, it is very frustrating as its not fair at all, very stupid.… Expand
  18. gotterpotter56
    Jan 9, 2022
    9
    Это часть Darksouls, взяла все лучшее (почти) из других частей. Для меня это игра остается лучшей игрой в серии. Хотя самой любимой является первая часть. Прошел вместе с DLC. Они тоже норм, как добавка к основной игре.
  19. david_al1000
    Jan 9, 2022
    10
    para empezar, tremendas cogidas me dio el juego, pero después de practica y practica lo pude pasar, vale cada maldito segundo, la sensación de matar un jefe después de 10 horas es de otro mundo, simplemente todo un conchasumadre
    100/10 y god
  20. proprosmert01
    Jan 7, 2022
    8
    A good game, quite a lot of content, it's interesting to explore locations quite interesting PVP
  21. Khinzer
    Jan 6, 2022
    10
    Really good DS title, the first FromSoft game that i played on release and i had a blast.
  22. AsalCristian
    Jan 4, 2022
    10
    En mi opinión es el mejor Souls hasta la fecha. La jugabilidad es absolutamente perfecta y las peleas contra bosses son las más memorables que he jugado. La única mínima pega que le tengo, es que las quests son muy aleatorias y puedes estropearlo por cualquier cosa que ni te esperes. Pero vaya, este juego es legendario.
  23. demogx
    Dec 10, 2021
    9
    Yes, indeed that is the 2. hardest game ı have ever played. And one of the best i have no negative thaughts in this game that is amazing!
  24. B00tador
    Dec 6, 2021
    9
    I get why people call it a greatest hits game, but is that a bad thing? It's much better than 2 for starters...
  25. 3LrFusion
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    This quickly became one of my favourite games to play ever. If you can get through the difficulty of the game, you'll most likely enjoy it.
  26. jueben
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    **** as game lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  27. Gekyll
    Nov 26, 2021
    5
    DS это тупое дрочево без сюжета и персонажей если 1 и 2 часть это просто кусок говна. то 3 хотя бы лучше в плане техгического состояния. а так это все то же дрочево со време demon souls ничего нового
  28. Vanduliii
    Nov 23, 2021
    10
    It's Amazing, The combat is similar to previous SoulBourne games, but It just seems perfected in this game. The Bosses, The Music, The Level-Design, it's all immaculate.

    If you haven't played Dark Souls 3, play it.
  29. Sepher
    Nov 20, 2021
    9
    Finally, a game that doesn't handhold and babysit you through the whole experience. We need more games with such difficultly. Or at least with such difficulty options! I like to play games to make myself challenged, and sadly Dark Souls is a rare example to be found in modern gaming. I did not pick it up for a while because it's not really my genre, but am I glad that I eventually got toFinally, a game that doesn't handhold and babysit you through the whole experience. We need more games with such difficultly. Or at least with such difficulty options! I like to play games to make myself challenged, and sadly Dark Souls is a rare example to be found in modern gaming. I did not pick it up for a while because it's not really my genre, but am I glad that I eventually got to it. Fantastic experience all around, with some faults that are not a deal breaker.

    Pros:
    -Difficulty level is just right, and the AI is quite good without making you feel like it is cheating
    -Graphics and atmosphere are top-notch
    -Story seems quite deep and interesting, although I'm not much into this kind of genre
    -Decent balance in the economy of items/drops, only occasionally felt like there was too much clutter/unneeded resources

    Cons:
    -Camera can go out of wack
    -AI cheats a bit in terms of it being able to swing through solid objects and walls, the kind of objects whereas a player's sword would fail to do the same (annoyingly getting the blocked animation)    … Expand
  30. Graydux5
    Nov 2, 2021
    10
    Meilleure action que j'ai jouée et meilleure de la série. Les niveaux sont incroyables et les boss aussi.
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#6 Best PC Game of 2016
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
14
#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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