Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel

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  • Summary: Journey to the snowy world of Ariandel and encounter new areas, bosses, enemies, weapons, armor set, magic spells and more. Will you accept the challenge and embrace the darkness once more?

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Atomix
    Oct 25, 2016
    90
    Ashes of Ariandel is the first of two DLC for the great Dark Souls III. This expansion is more of the same, and that is pretty good news for all fans. Must have if you enjoyed the main game.
  2. Digital Chumps
    Oct 27, 2016
    80
    With Dark Souls' formidable reputation undisputed, other characteristics slip into transparency. Humor, long rumbling under the surface, receives a more stable focus in Ashes of Ariandel. Expectations are bent, defied, and destroyed in ways that are designed to simultaneously humiliate and impress series veterans. After five games and six pieces of downloadable content, it's hard to imagine a more suitable approach.
  3. 4P.de
    Oct 28, 2016
    75
    The enchanted scenery could have been bigger, the story longer than roughly five to seven hours, but nonetheless Ashes of Ariandel is a good expansion.
  4. Twinfinite
    Oct 26, 2016
    70
    Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel is possibly the weakest of all the Souls-Borne expansions, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad.
  5. God is a Geek
    Oct 31, 2016
    70
    The final boss fight is challenging and worth the DLC, while the PvP arena will keep fans busy for some time, but ultimately the world of Ariandel is bleakly beautiful if unsatisfying.
  6. CD-Action
    Jan 12, 2017
    65
    It saddens me to see the game that stole more of my time than I’m willing to admit turn into a self-parody. Ashes of Ariandel is like a covers playlist prepared by someone who has never heard the original recordings. Its only truly valuable moment is the wonderful last boss fight. [13/2016, p.48]
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  7. Push Square
    Oct 27, 2016
    50
    Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel misses the mark. It fails to fill a large, fresh environment with tangible reasons to stay there any longer than a few hours, and although the new weapons and gear are some of the best in the game, you'll want to play about with them somewhere other than The Painted World.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 33
  3. Negative: 5 out of 33
  1. Strelok_VSOP
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    Хорошее дополнение, очень понравилось.
    Очень жесткий основной босс, щекочет нервы и бросает серьезный вызов игроку!    Хорошее дополнение, очень понравилось.
    Очень жесткий основной босс, щекочет нервы и бросает серьезный вызов игроку!
  2. 666Game666
    Oct 5, 2019
    10
    More fun souls features, but admittedly a little too short. Regardless, it has great value.
  4. Darthtux
    Oct 25, 2016
    8
    This dark souls 3 dlc offered some really unique locations but everything at first glance feels small. There are many different alternateThis dark souls 3 dlc offered some really unique locations but everything at first glance feels small. There are many different alternate routes you could have easily missed and it definitely feels a bit more open than the base game.

    There are some cool new enemies and weapons but nothing can really top your current equipment if you have already finished the game.

    The bosses are good. Do not watch the trailers or any gameplays of it or it will kinda spoil the experience. There is one that really stands out than the other but both fights were entertaining. OST wise it's awesome, just what you expect from any DS OST!

    PVP feature is a cool side feature....

    As a DS fan from playing all the games, it's definitely disappointing if you compare it to the other dlcs.
    The scale of this dlc just feels "small" and compare to the other dlcs, it can't get the theme of it right.
    Even the crowns dlc from ds2 got the theme and scale right.
    I took it more as something from the base game than a actual expansion.

    Now triple A games now a days are just not doing too great with expansions except for like Witcher 3. I feel like it definitely meets what we call DLC in these years. I didn't expect too much from reading the reviews of other people but I think this DLC is good.

    As a souls fan I would give this more like a 7/10
    But if you just turn your brain off and let it be just a dlc then its more like 7.5
    I hope expansion 2 will deliver the single player experience we truly wanted.    … Expand
  5. Wweald
    Jun 24, 2019
    7
    Kind of a cool world, but kind of not. The story of the area is interesting but nothing amazing. None of the characters really stand out asKind of a cool world, but kind of not. The story of the area is interesting but nothing amazing. None of the characters really stand out as special to me. The final boss is a really cool but extremely frustrating encounter. The other boss is pretty lame, though the area you fight in is beautiful. The new weapons and stuff are pretty cool. Overall really meh for a Souls game.… Expand
  6. MadnessisRising
    Mar 13, 2019
    7
    I quiet enjoyed this DLC even it wasn't that interesting like the rest of DS3. But the bosses were totally disappointing. A wolf with a randomI quiet enjoyed this DLC even it wasn't that interesting like the rest of DS3. But the bosses were totally disappointing. A wolf with a random dude. And a girl with a scythe (so again a snow world in dark souls with a scythe-girl... i really don't understand the hype about this boss) to be honest father Ariandel was kinda cool but that's it.… Expand
  7. GamerJosh0137
    Jan 22, 2017
    6
    Ouch, this one hurt a little bit. I am totally willing to give FS the benefit of the doubt, but I am not sure what they were thinking whenOuch, this one hurt a little bit. I am totally willing to give FS the benefit of the doubt, but I am not sure what they were thinking when they released this. It just doesn't fit the quality standards Dark Souls fans are so familiar with. I did everything pretty fast, and I was even being super thorough. I never thought I would live to see the day I would give something from Dark Souls anything less than an 8, but again I am willing to give FS the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they are stretched thin right now. We do know (at least I am pretty sure we do) that they are working on a new IP, so I could see them being tight with resources right now. I can't say that Ashes ISN'T worth your time because it is. I just don't know if it is worth it's current price point.… Expand
  8. mykod95
    May 15, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ridiculously short and with a awful final boss. Not that it is impossibly hard but has 3 phases where if you die on the final one (and you will!) you’ll have to go through the 3 phases over and over again. Why? To artificially extend the time of the DLC since otherwise you would complete it in 20 minutes. Worst dlc from ever did. By far.… Expand

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