Dark Souls III

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  1. Fuz
    May 9, 2016
    9
    Game is great. Has some really amazing maps, interesting enemies, great encounters and an amazing art direction.
    Too bad bosses are beautiful and interesting but you are forced to roll: you can't block even with 40 stamina or you'll basically get stunlocked, if you roll while blocking an attack you roll after the block ending up in the next swing (WHY?), and the camera is often TERRIBLE    Game is great. Has some really amazing maps, interesting enemies, great encounters and an amazing art direction.
    Too bad bosses are beautiful and interesting but you are forced to roll: you can't block even with 40 stamina or you'll basically get stunlocked, if you roll while blocking an attack you roll after the block ending up in the next swing (WHY?), and the camera is often TERRIBLE and will cost you many deaths (hello, King of Storms). For someone who always played a heavy warrior this whole business about shields and rolling is absolutely HORRIBLE. Terrible gameplay design on this. Why change something that worked so well?
    Slow weapons have been mistreated too, they don't do enough damage to compensate the speed and the way they leave you open to blows.
    In DS1 when I died I always thogth "I'm an idiot" or "I shouldn't do that" and never blamed the game because it was always fair, and this was fantastic and gave a great feeling of overcoming something, here's - thanks to that stupid design mechanics - doesn't really happen. Game is not as fair as DS1, at all.
    Also it's way more linear than DS1 and the maps aren't as beautifully connected as in that.
    A bit too much fanservice too. But nothing major.

    It's great, but DS1 is still the best DS.    … Expand
  2. Dunge
    Apr 25, 2016
    9
    As other souls game, amazing level design, amazing bosses, amazing amount of different enemies and general content.

    Unlike DS2/BB, I did not encounter any difficult section where I got stuck, everything get completed pretty easily (not sure if I got better or if the game is easier, but it does feel easier). Did not encounter any crash (unlike other reviews here, playing version 1.04)    As other souls game, amazing level design, amazing bosses, amazing amount of different enemies and general content.

    Unlike DS2/BB, I did not encounter any difficult section where I got stuck, everything get completed pretty easily (not sure if I got better or if the game is easier, but it does feel easier).

    Did not encounter any crash (unlike other reviews here, playing version 1.04)

    Only reason I don't rate a perfect 10 is because of the awful convoluted NPC questlines that are hard to get right even following a guide. What were they thinking designing those?    … Expand
  3. Majestic
    May 10, 2016
    9
    A really good finale to the series. It's got some of the most immersive and graphically impressive enviroments. The art design and sound are top notch. Enemy variety is well done, and the bosses are no longer all "dudes in armor". There is definitely more emphasis on learning the patterns of bosses this time around. If you're melee, it can sometimes be a bit frustrating to learn all of theA really good finale to the series. It's got some of the most immersive and graphically impressive enviroments. The art design and sound are top notch. Enemy variety is well done, and the bosses are no longer all "dudes in armor". There is definitely more emphasis on learning the patterns of bosses this time around. If you're melee, it can sometimes be a bit frustrating to learn all of the telegraphs and time the corresponding roll. But it's all the more satisfying to be honest, because it was far too easy in previous games to just deck out with mass poise and a greatshield and cheese every boss. Another annoyance is how they continued Dark Souls 2 way of handling NPC's. And how most of them require little convincing to join you and remain in firelink for the majority of the time. Playing the ATM machine for the player's convenience. That was definitely better in DS1, where NPC's left Firelink at some point.

    It does however require a beefy system to get it to stick to 60fps. And especially on the CPU side. You'll have no qualms with an overclocked i5 and a GTX 970 / 980. But you will have issues with AMD FX CPU's and Radeon Graphics cards. Since those cards have more CPU overhead in the drivers, compounding the issue.

    I will be playing this again and again. And to all the whiny **** giving it a 1-4 because they can't appreciate having to put effort into a game, git gud.

    I will give it 9/10, for fromsoftware not really ironing out the performance (though personally I was able to play it flawlessly), some slight overuse of emphasis on rolling and the handling of NPC's. They are minor complaints, hence I'm not detracting much more.    … Expand
  4. Zen-Zinxe
    Apr 26, 2016
    9
    Dark Souls 3 is without a doubt the pinnacle of the Dark Souls series. Dark Souls 3 removes a lot of the pointless extraneous stuff from 2, streamlines a lot of features and takes some inspiration from Bloodborne. The game feels like a combination of every game in the souls series.

    Weapons arts are a new thing in Dark Souls 3, each weapon including bows and shields have a weapon skill.    Dark Souls 3 is without a doubt the pinnacle of the Dark Souls series. Dark Souls 3 removes a lot of the pointless extraneous stuff from 2, streamlines a lot of features and takes some inspiration from Bloodborne. The game feels like a combination of every game in the souls series.

    Weapons arts are a new thing in Dark Souls 3, each weapon including bows and shields have a weapon skill. While the weapon movesets are more interesting because of this, it's not as in depth as bloodborne. A lot of weapons come as a dual wielded set, eliminating the need to not only find another weapon to dual wield but also not having to farm the supplies to upgrade a second weapon. Armor no longer needs to be upgraded, adaptability was removed and the stats are more like dark souls 1 again.

    There is a lot of fanservice in this game, lots of references to dark souls 1, the lore still is a jumbled mess that takes more work to put together than to play the game, but I expected as much.

    Honestly Dark Souls 3 doesn't feel like something new, it feels more like they took all the good stuff from their other games, and made a Dark Souls finale with it.

    It's a competent and near perfect rendition of Dark Souls, and after beating the game I gotta say I'm looking forward to seeing what else comes from FromSoftware because as much as I love Dark Souls, it is definitely time to hang it up and make something new.    … Expand
  5. jwilliambolt
    Apr 13, 2016
    9
    With all the backlash over PC port issues, its not hard not hard to conceive why many people have their grievances. I'm playing on PC: frame rate issues, button mapping frustration, crashing, bugs, menus streamlined for consoles and the game in itself being nearly intolerable for M&S; In my case all these issues become white washed from the the solid game play and familiar formula cappedWith all the backlash over PC port issues, its not hard not hard to conceive why many people have their grievances. I'm playing on PC: frame rate issues, button mapping frustration, crashing, bugs, menus streamlined for consoles and the game in itself being nearly intolerable for M&S; In my case all these issues become white washed from the the solid game play and familiar formula capped with some of the best graphics meets tone meets beautiful-ugliness in gaming. Even tho its all familiar after two previous souls games and blood borne, it still feels refreshingly satisfying during these times of mimicry and casual favoritism in game development. So a 9 to keep up the good work. I'm shy of the 10 mark as at only 4.5 hours in and just reaching the curse-rotted great-wood, Ive still yet to see the world inter connectivity of the original game, here's hoping it becomes more fleshed out at the game progresses.… Expand
  6. strangermoon
    Sep 27, 2019
    9
    only a few piece of art can consider death more than end this is one of them. games looks like contunes dark souls 1 and many chars armors even loctainos from first game. castle citadel design and dragon fights makes game better than second game. knight class begging knight armor seems decent and looks good even better look than cover cinder armor. never thought can beat assassins creedonly a few piece of art can consider death more than end this is one of them. games looks like contunes dark souls 1 and many chars armors even loctainos from first game. castle citadel design and dragon fights makes game better than second game. knight class begging knight armor seems decent and looks good even better look than cover cinder armor. never thought can beat assassins creed history and religion combine formule but dark souls add lonely knight pilgram formule wtih little berserk dark feelngs well. games not too insane hard like ds1 which is good too. there is no map like skyrim but level designes amazing you are feeling in a fairytail land you can see where you go or where you come and not a simple way complex. how skyrim feels like bob ross table dark souls 3 looks like Hieronymus Bosch table.… Expand
  7. ocinom
    May 9, 2016
    9
    This is a biased review cause I like From Software games. This is not a perfect game but they still delivered a great DS formula for the fans. That's about it
  8. Soujirop
    Aug 31, 2021
    9
    So when I was younger I tried DK1 and 2, and couldn't pass through stage 3 or so. It was way too frustrating for me. Now as an adult I tried DK3 and man, I'm so happy I've grown enough to give it chance! The amazin atmosphere, the superbly designed levels with their endless secrets, the most epic boss fights of any game I've played before, the infinite variety of builds, the non stopSo when I was younger I tried DK1 and 2, and couldn't pass through stage 3 or so. It was way too frustrating for me. Now as an adult I tried DK3 and man, I'm so happy I've grown enough to give it chance! The amazin atmosphere, the superbly designed levels with their endless secrets, the most epic boss fights of any game I've played before, the infinite variety of builds, the non stop tension of being at the verge of death like a survival horror, the joy while beating a level (or finding a campfire), the coop and pvp! Everything is just great.
    The game can be frustrating to new players, but mostly because they will approach the game with past games mindset that dying is somehow a sign that you are a clumsy player. No. If you haven't been living under a rock you should know that in this game you will die like a hundred times no matter how good of a gamer you think you are. So expect that!
    Now I will give it a 9 out of 10 because graphics could be better, sometimes gameplay can be a little clunky or glitchy and get you killed (which is not fun if this is like the 10th time you are trying to kill a boss), and personaly, I felt some areas near the end of the game were too long and so they felt tedious, considering they were no longer a novelty since you had already seen similar things in previous levels. Also the endings were a bit lackluster, even though it should be expected since the game never really elaborates too much on the story elements, but still after such a nightmare, a longer and more developed ending would have been fun.
    Btw tip to new players, keep those vit and vigor stats high or you'll be sorry..........
    That's all, I'm going to start the remastered now... Hype!    … Expand
  9. Klewer
    May 21, 2016
    9
    It really just continues from where the first two games left off. Everything is quite familiar and while for the most part that is fantastic and still makes this an absolutely brilliant game, the feeling of been here done that comes up from time to time. Still if you enjoyed the first two definitely play it.
  10. Nathonas
    Apr 13, 2016
    9
    Dark Souls 3 is another high quality Souls game with some minor flaws.

    The game is most impressive technically - the controls are very smooth and responsive - certainly the best out of the 3 Dark Souls games, and the graphics are a visible upgrade from DS2. The world looks gorgeous, expansive, and detailed, while still maintaining that dark, desolate Souls feeling. The gameplay is    Dark Souls 3 is another high quality Souls game with some minor flaws.

    The game is most impressive technically - the controls are very smooth and responsive - certainly the best out of the 3 Dark Souls games, and the graphics are a visible upgrade from DS2. The world looks gorgeous, expansive, and detailed, while still maintaining that dark, desolate Souls feeling.

    The gameplay is very fast-paced compared to DS/DS2, with attacks landing faster and monsters overwhelming you very quickly. Whether you'll like this or not depends on personal preference, but I enjoy the slower combat of DS/DS2.

    I'm also not a big fan of the travel system which is pretty much the same as Dark Souls 2, and makes the world feel more disconnected.

    Dark Souls is still the best in the series, but that's simply because any Souls game is such a unique experience that you can never reproduce it after playing it once.

    Overall though, DS3 successfully brings back the familiar core of the Souls gameplay and setting, while adding enough new things to keep it fresh.    … Expand
  11. Silentwalker
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    *Edit* They have since fixed there game and runs much better and doesn't constantly crash, now that it runs smoothly I can easily give it the score it deserves.

    I'm giving this game a 3 on the PC because of how broken it currently is. I've had crashes to desktop, hitching where the game will stutter for a second and will not get any controller inputs, controller input lag, invisible    *Edit* They have since fixed there game and runs much better and doesn't constantly crash, now that it runs smoothly I can easily give it the score it deserves.

    I'm giving this game a 3 on the PC because of how broken it currently is. I've had crashes to desktop, hitching where the game will stutter for a second and will not get any controller inputs, controller input lag, invisible walls that prevent you from moving and I've fallen though the world 3 times so far.

    If you want to buy it on the PC I'd suggest waiting till they fix these issues and Nvidia update there drivers.    … Expand
  12. Ixoziel
    Apr 12, 2016
    9
    I've heard a lot of complaints about technical issues, but I haven't encountered any myself (I'm running a Radeon card, though). The game runs very smoothly for the hardware I'm running it on, although the FPS does bog down in some areas.

    The game is certainly still difficult. There's plenty of challenging enemies to fight. The enemy designs are varied and interesting. The NPCs thus    I've heard a lot of complaints about technical issues, but I haven't encountered any myself (I'm running a Radeon card, though). The game runs very smoothly for the hardware I'm running it on, although the FPS does bog down in some areas.

    The game is certainly still difficult. There's plenty of challenging enemies to fight. The enemy designs are varied and interesting.

    The NPCs thus far are a giant improvement over the other games. They have more involved dialogue and many can perform a wide variety of services.

    The biggest thing I dislike is the hub nature of the game. You have to fast travel just to get to certain areas. It makes the game world feel very disconnected when you compare it to the first game, although it's possible that that will change.    … Expand
  13. p1menta
    Dec 25, 2022
    9
    i'm a huge from soft fan, and this right here is top tier to me, beautiful, great bosses, creative enemies.
  14. Rumblefish
    May 9, 2016
    9
    The final installment in the Souls series would be the best yet were it not for some technical issues. FromSoft have borrowed the best aspects of the three previous games and also Bloodborne to produce a "greatest hits" version of the game.

    The graphics, models and environments are more beautiful than ever. There have been many improvements to the gameplay too. Weapon scaling is    The final installment in the Souls series would be the best yet were it not for some technical issues. FromSoft have borrowed the best aspects of the three previous games and also Bloodborne to produce a "greatest hits" version of the game.

    The graphics, models and environments are more beautiful than ever. There have been many improvements to the gameplay too.

    Weapon scaling is more evenly spread and can be infused with different gems which will tailor them to your character build. For example, if your character has low stats use Raw to give the weapon a boost which avoids the player stats. If you are high in strength but have a high dexterity weapon, just infuse the weapon with Heavy and it will now use strength to scale instead of dexterity. Maybe you've rolled a Faith build and can't use conventional weapons, simply infuse with Blessed or Lightning to have the weapon scale from the Faith. This innovation really opens up the game's whole arsenal to all players.

    Magic, miracles and pyromancy have all been massivlely improved with two simple additions. Instead of the unwieldy method that was previously used where a spellcaster would need to equip a number of casts only for them to be impotent after this allotment is exhausted, DSIII features what is basically a mana pool, ie Focus. This is paired with a new type of estus flask which refills the Focus bar when swigged. Furthermore, you can choose at any time how to allocated your estus flasks between those that will refill HP and those that restore Focus. Great!

    Additionally, DSIII features weapons arts/skills which are essentially special moves which cost Focus. Every weapon, shield, talisman and catalyst benefit from a particular weapon art. These range from increasing poise, to spinning sword attacks, to spellpower boosts. All of the above adds to the viability of any and all playstyles, including a hybrid build. These are the best systems employed in a Souls game.

    Armour sets can no longer be upgraded but this is a sensible change. Again it encourages the use of various kit rather than having to stick with the one set you've sunk all of your materials into. Anyway, there are so many armour sets to choose from here, over 80 beautifully rendered outfits. It's impossible to get bored trying them all out. All of the best and fan favourite armours from DSI and II are here.

    The same can also be said for the rings, weapons and spells. If you have a favourite from the previous games then it'll be in DSIII and better than ever and you may even find a new favourite amongst the new additions.

    The bosses are inventive and memorable and brutally difficult, as you'd expect. The NPCs are full of character and offer oblique, unsettling dialogue in true souls-style. This all helps to build an intriguing and opaque storyline as you flounder through the lands of the strange but oddly familiar lands. Other notable features include new emotes, a revamped covenant system, improvements to online play.

    However, currently DSIII is let down by a few technical errors and oversights. I have died hundreds of times already but 80% of these deaths seems to come from one of two methods. Either the camera lock breaks and spins my character so my back is to the enemy (goodnight), or I am trapped between an enemy and a piece of scenery with no way of rolling away. Either type of death is frustrating and unnecessary and marrs the experience of the game. Also, poise is not active in the game to date, making a mockery of all those heavy armours you may have invested in. Lastly, the net code is pretty awful. I am regularly kicked out of the game because the server has lost its connection with Steam and online pvp is currently a joke as characters lage by over a second on the screen making any battle a flailing mess, both antagonists hitting only clean air as they swing for the enemy that is apparently stood next to them but isn't. Magic is also utterly useless in pvp as spells take an age to cast, can't be cancelled out of, and are easily dodged. Lastly, some of the hitboxes are all over the place. Fight a huge dog beast thing that or a Mimic and they are likely to pick you up and chomp you to death despite the fact you were nowhere near them at the time.

    These poor aspects of the game detract a little but overall Dark Souls 3 is an outstanding achievement and a wonderful blend of all the best aspects of this great series with some welcome refinements. A must buy. 9/10    … Expand
  15. Xevon
    Feb 16, 2018
    9
    Dark Souls II made a significant number of missteps which brought the experience to it's knees. Thankfully, Dark Souls III is a return to form. It looks, feels and plays just like the first game and avoids the second games problems such as shoddy enemy placement and sloppy hitboxes. Dark Souls III is every bit as good as the first and while it isn't my personal favorite in the series, it'sDark Souls II made a significant number of missteps which brought the experience to it's knees. Thankfully, Dark Souls III is a return to form. It looks, feels and plays just like the first game and avoids the second games problems such as shoddy enemy placement and sloppy hitboxes. Dark Souls III is every bit as good as the first and while it isn't my personal favorite in the series, it's certainly a wonderful continuation of the first games brilliance and comes wholeheartedly recommended to anybody who enjoyed Dark Souls.… Expand
  16. Andremax
    Sep 10, 2018
    9
    It's impressive seeing how Dark Souls game's franchise evolved and finished with a flourish. Beautiful and breathtaking as never, scenarios seeing by far to go along with your evolution in game are simply dazzling. Difficulty is a little bit attenuated, maybe for attract and introduce more public to Souls series, but still frustrating and challenging. As once said, recommendable playingIt's impressive seeing how Dark Souls game's franchise evolved and finished with a flourish. Beautiful and breathtaking as never, scenarios seeing by far to go along with your evolution in game are simply dazzling. Difficulty is a little bit attenuated, maybe for attract and introduce more public to Souls series, but still frustrating and challenging. As once said, recommendable playing this one in PC, as to admires landscapes as for playability, but with a gamepad.… Expand
  17. Gamer-critic
    Oct 30, 2016
    9
    So, basically, this game is amazing, it has awesome lore, deeper than ever, cool-designed bosses, tons of weapons, spells, armor sets, items and etc. Locations are beautiful and well designed too. But...
    This game will not amaze you as it was with previous games, there is no so much cool game play moments (mind, that combat system and game play itself is still great) that will blow your    So, basically, this game is amazing, it has awesome lore, deeper than ever, cool-designed bosses, tons of weapons, spells, armor sets, items and etc. Locations are beautiful and well designed too. But...
    This game will not amaze you as it was with previous games, there is no so much cool game play moments (mind, that combat system and game play itself is still great) that will blow your mind, as it was with previous games. Coop became better, glad From Soft took password system as in Bloodborne, PvP is almost the best of the whole game series. But after 10 hours of play through, you will admit, that Miyazaki, no matter how cool he is, tired from souls games, you can see it almost in every aspect of the game. As for me, I thank Hidetaka-san for exiting of Souls games development, he knows, when he should stop.    … Expand
  18. Mahdiar
    Oct 11, 2016
    9
    Gameplay : 9
    Graphics : 9
    Story : 7
    Sound : 8
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    Overall : 9
  19. Klotz
    Apr 13, 2016
    9
    Probably a great game.
    Will change my rating when the constant crashes are fixed.
    Really disappointing...
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  20. sgy0003
    Apr 18, 2016
    9
    The game is not for everyone. Anyone with faint of heart or looking for relaxing experience will have more grueling and painful times than the hardcore gamers. Hell, even the veterans of the series will die multiple times and get frustrated. However, if you want a game to truly drive you to the maximum and get the adrenaline going, then this is game for you. The game is difficult, butThe game is not for everyone. Anyone with faint of heart or looking for relaxing experience will have more grueling and painful times than the hardcore gamers. Hell, even the veterans of the series will die multiple times and get frustrated. However, if you want a game to truly drive you to the maximum and get the adrenaline going, then this is game for you. The game is difficult, but overcoming those bosses, obstacles, and horde of mobs is its own reward. You will feel amazed coming out victorious.

    Also, the game's story and lore are told through item description and npc dialogue. Every item has some sort of lores attached to it and every npc has something to say that makes up the story. If you favor more narrative storytelling, you may be lost on why you are doing these things in games.

    Lastly, if you are fan of the series or played and enjoyed any of the previous entries in the series, then this is definitely a must-buy. Whether DS3 is better or not as good as other games in the series depends on you    … Expand
  21. Vigilem
    May 30, 2016
    9
    Compared to the previous games, they've made areas easier but boss fights harder. With bosses having more multi-hit moves than before to compensate for the players being better than before. That said, there's a few gimmick fights that are no challenge at all when you figure it out. Not too fond of this change. I also don't like they've done away with the spell castings and implemented theCompared to the previous games, they've made areas easier but boss fights harder. With bosses having more multi-hit moves than before to compensate for the players being better than before. That said, there's a few gimmick fights that are no challenge at all when you figure it out. Not too fond of this change. I also don't like they've done away with the spell castings and implemented the FP system. So all in all I find the combat and difficulty is a little underwhelming.
    But just about everything else is brilliant. Its an excellent conclusion to the series. Plot, lore, characters, its all really good and culminates everything from Dark Souls 1 (very little reference to Dark Souls 2).    … Expand
  22. pongkrit03
    Jul 22, 2020
    9
    Dark Souls 3 is the most polished in franchises. It has abundant of weapons, stages and enemies. The mana system and weapon's skill are well added that give players more variety. Multiplayer should be the best. This game is also good for newcomers since the difficulty in stages set so well. Actually I have played this game in PS4 before, at that time I wasn't impressed much since IDark Souls 3 is the most polished in franchises. It has abundant of weapons, stages and enemies. The mana system and weapon's skill are well added that give players more variety. Multiplayer should be the best. This game is also good for newcomers since the difficulty in stages set so well. Actually I have played this game in PS4 before, at that time I wasn't impressed much since I compared it with Bloodborne but now again on PC 60 FPS with all dlcs I think this game are all-around well made and deserves very high score.

    Anyway, the game does locked at 60 FPS, which is a shame for high end PC users. NG+ does not offer something different as I have expected. Graphic in my opinion is just ok. I felt like the game was designed for console not PC. However, if you have joystick, it won't be a problem. Gameplay is pretty much like other DS so it could feel repetitive and tired sometimes if you have played other games already.    … Expand
  23. Hack
    Apr 16, 2016
    9
    I have just beaten the game after 30 hours and I loved it. It ran, looked, sounded and played beautifully on my PC. I'm running a 3570k @ 4.4GHz with a GTX 970, 8GB DDR3 and an SSD on Windows 10 and I maintained 60fps at 1080p/max settings 99% of the time, the only technical issue I had was autosave stutter which didn't hurt the game much overall, but it still definitely needs to be fixed.I have just beaten the game after 30 hours and I loved it. It ran, looked, sounded and played beautifully on my PC. I'm running a 3570k @ 4.4GHz with a GTX 970, 8GB DDR3 and an SSD on Windows 10 and I maintained 60fps at 1080p/max settings 99% of the time, the only technical issue I had was autosave stutter which didn't hurt the game much overall, but it still definitely needs to be fixed. I'd also like to mention I didn't crash a single time, which seems to be a common complaint.

    Overall I loved every minute of the game and I highly recommend it to any Souls fan, or anyone looking to jump into the series as it's well worth playing if you know what you're getting yourself in for. Long time fans of the series won't find the game massively difficult IMO, there were only a few bosses that really gave me trouble and I've only ever finished Bloodborne so I'm by no means an expert of the genre.    … Expand
  24. LolLimewire
    Sep 21, 2016
    9
    This is a true sequel to Dark Souls, with great visuals, great level design and unlike DS2 all boss fights fell epic. All that said, this game feels a downgrade PVPwise when you look at Dark Souls 2: no duel arena, unfair disadvantage for invaders, poise mechanic not implemented and estus being too powerfull.
  25. The_Emzee
    Sep 29, 2020
    9
    if you ask me... it is solid 9!

    Graphics, music, gameplay = top Quality

    It frustrated me a lot when I noticed that game is pretty short...:O

    Still worth playing and trying to get that Platinum Trophy on Play Station!
  26. JeyFK
    Apr 15, 2016
    9
    This is just a pure gold. Died 30 times in 1 hour. Dragons? yes we have dragons! zombies? YES WE HAVE ZOMBIES? YOU DIED on title screen? YES! Would buy again.
  27. Smilingcookie
    May 31, 2016
    9
    This game is really, really good and lives up to my expectations. Played it for 158 hours and just finished all achievements (3 playtroughs). I tried just about everything in there. It's great fun, with a lot of mystery and the typical humor.

    Like in it's predecessors the combat is very tense and tactical. It's paced up a little though and that's a good thing. When I start up Dark Souls    This game is really, really good and lives up to my expectations. Played it for 158 hours and just finished all achievements (3 playtroughs). I tried just about everything in there. It's great fun, with a lot of mystery and the typical humor.

    Like in it's predecessors the combat is very tense and tactical. It's paced up a little though and that's a good thing. When I start up Dark Souls II now, it feels unnaturally slow. Gameplay wise DS III improves the formula a lot. Visuals are very good and the art design is downright fantastic as always.

    Multiplayer is great, both cooperatively (praise the sun!) and player versus player.

    I like the environments a little bit less than in Dark Souls and Dark Souls II. The equipment, lore and gameplay however have improved much and make up for the environments. The game and it's bossfights (with a few notable exceptions) feel a little easier than earlier titles (which is not necessarily bad). The fight with the Nameless King is an amazing addition to the series and brilliant for multiplayer cooperation.

    Just like the other two, this is designed to be played with a 360 or XOne controller and the use of one is almost indispensable. All in all I'd rate it a 9,2/10.    … Expand
  28. Biggjake93
    Jun 9, 2016
    9
    The game was hard, vague, and caused me to yell at TV a few times and I wouldn't have any other way. While it's sad to hear this game will be the last Dark Souls however it's a very nice final act and probably the best way to end series.
  29. Derf3L
    May 13, 2016
    9
    Playing Dark Souls 3 has been a pleasant experience.
    Everything is improved compared to the previous DS games, the graphics are pretty cool and the areas are nice.
    Having finished all games in the series (except for Bloodborne), I found it smooth and enjoyable, with less annoying areas than the predecessors. The world design is pretty good, but seems a bit linear. There are    Playing Dark Souls 3 has been a pleasant experience.
    Everything is improved compared to the previous DS games, the graphics are pretty cool and the areas are nice.
    Having finished all games in the series (except for Bloodborne), I found it smooth and enjoyable, with less annoying areas than the predecessors.

    The world design is pretty good, but seems a bit linear. There are connections and shortcuts throughout the game, but the path is still one and you gotta follow it to progress through the game. The ability to teleport from each bonfire is also a proof of the linearity, since it would take ages to move from an area to the other, just by running.

    In the end, it feels like there isn't much difference from previous DS games, the core mechanics are the same, same atmosphere, lack of storyline/lore (mostly hidden in items descriptions).
    This makes me think: now that I finished it, will I remember any of this game in a few months time...? or will the only great memories from this series be always linked to DS1?    … Expand
  30. Bugalugs214
    Jun 1, 2016
    9
    The first Dark souls i stuck to and very glad i did.
    The meaty feel of the weapons, the exploration and side missions, the graphics and music really add up to something beutiful.
    Huge spikes of despair and euphoria when i managed to kill a hard boss are rarely captured in other games. Really looking forward to see what the developers have in store after this. Downpoints would be laggy    The first Dark souls i stuck to and very glad i did.
    The meaty feel of the weapons, the exploration and side missions, the graphics and music really add up to something beutiful.
    Huge spikes of despair and euphoria when i managed to kill a hard boss are rarely captured in other games.
    Really looking forward to see what the developers have in store after this.
    Downpoints would be laggy pvp and barely any guidance on where you should go next.
    Apart from those minor quibbles the game is brilliant.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#6 Best PC Game of 2016
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#14 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
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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