Dark Souls III

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  1. willerkiller
    Aug 9, 2016
    10
    From Software has done it again! Breathtaking visuals, brutal top-notch gameplay and the series staple mysterious but intriguing lore makes Dark Souls III a must-have for fans of dark fantasy. Along with those seeking a rewarding challenge that will test their mettle in intricate skill-based combat. This is the genre of Action RPG at its finest and in the years to follow numerousFrom Software has done it again! Breathtaking visuals, brutal top-notch gameplay and the series staple mysterious but intriguing lore makes Dark Souls III a must-have for fans of dark fantasy. Along with those seeking a rewarding challenge that will test their mettle in intricate skill-based combat. This is the genre of Action RPG at its finest and in the years to follow numerous developers shall be hoping to emulate what this masterfully crafted trilogy has managed to accomplish. Take a step into this forlorn, nihilistic and beautiful world. You will not be disappointed.… Expand
  2. adrenilinmatt
    Apr 12, 2016
    10
    Just started playing this last night, already clocked 9 hours, the graphics are stunning, combat is fluid and the music and voice acting IS PHENOMENAL. I love dark souls so much and if this truly is the final dark souls game, itll be a sad day for us all. But bittersweet, because we're sent off with a final stunning entry in this amazing series. Thank you FromSoftware.
  3. Jpwr39
    Apr 13, 2016
    6
    I'm a diehard Sun Bro and have been Praisin' for years. Since Demon Souls first came out actually. But why am I disappointed with this game? While some of the visual effects have been improved, the overall graphics have not. Lords of the Fallen and Bloodborne both look better. They definitely have not pushed any boundaries there.
    Next, the camera. I'm tired of fighting it. It's OP. During    I'm a diehard Sun Bro and have been Praisin' for years. Since Demon Souls first came out actually. But why am I disappointed with this game? While some of the visual effects have been improved, the overall graphics have not. Lords of the Fallen and Bloodborne both look better. They definitely have not pushed any boundaries there.
    Next, the camera. I'm tired of fighting it. It's OP. During the first boss battle there were multiple times where the target selected icon came off the boss randomly and the camera lost its bearings. At one point while standing on a scaffolding with a enemy beneath me I started to spin fast. The enemy below me was doing a spin to win attack and here is me above him spinning in place . WTF
    Lastly, the game doesn't feel new enough or different enough to me. Lots of the same weapons and shields from DS2, lots of the same Miracles from DS2. There is just too much of it that feels recycled from DS2 and Bloodborne. I told my wife about the game and how excited for it that I was and she asked yesterday "Did you get your new game?" I said "Yeah hun, I'm playing it right now". She said "Oh, it looks exactly like the other one you were playing." Pretty much.    … Expand
  4. leaveit
    Apr 13, 2016
    5
    It's the best game ever since the one that was released last week, until the next one that comes out next week.

    Netcode, controls, animation skeletons, bosses, AI opponents (somehow actually worse than Scholar), pretty much every item and spell and miracle, the nun-filled choir, you've seen it all before and I suspect you will be seeing it again. One notable difference is the    It's the best game ever since the one that was released last week, until the next one that comes out next week.

    Netcode, controls, animation skeletons, bosses, AI opponents (somehow actually worse than Scholar), pretty much every item and spell and miracle, the nun-filled choir, you've seen it all before and I suspect you will be seeing it again.

    One notable difference is the addition of focus points i.e. mana, a concept done to death in video games and which is yet another stat that the bosses have an endless supply of in a vain attempt to pad out the game's difficulty.

    You will run past enemies like never before; in the beginning there is an AI opponent that is harder than the boss that comes 3 minutes before him and which will have twice your hitpoints and do twice your damage while naked.

    As usual the bosses require you to summon or have incredible equipment or else be murdered when they accidentally slap you with their testicles, the former of which means you have to reverse hollowing (called "embered" colloquially, or "enkindled" due to new sparking shader that circumvents needing to produce a hollow-version-model of yourself) and thus engage in multiplay.

    Sadly, as has been the case since Dark Souls 1, the netcode is a horrible joke and it can take well over an hour to connect to a 10 minute co-op session, if you are so lucky; meanwhile you can be invaded by people that don't know what they're doing and will confusedly lag stab you until they fall off a cliff.

    An utterly mediocre entry in a mostly overrated series hallmarked by its imitation of NES Dragon's Lair difficulty - training you to repeat patterns over and over forever, retreading the same content about 10 times longer than you would need to otherwise. Because it has gathered a following, your more suggestible friends will probably act like it's some seminal work of video game design even though each one is basically Demon's Souls but worse (perhaps progressively so), which in turn was basically Severance: Blade of Darkness, Die by the Sword, or Rune but with more interesting multiplayer and more gameplay padding.

    If you've never played video games before or have been chided for being ignorant, gullible, or uncultured then go ahead and give it a go - the whirlwind of Carrollesque imagery, Zen-like narrative and game design, and feeling of having accomplished the task of memorizing every enemy's attack patterns is sure to impress. Otherwise, save your money.    … Expand
  5. HiradGorgoroth
    Apr 12, 2016
    10
    It's really early to say but this game is just amazing. The graphics look fantastic and the sound is just stunning. I really took 30 minutes to listen to its soundtracks. Overall, as I spent only 4 hours on this game, it still feels great ... totally worth it
  6. mattythoburn
    Apr 12, 2016
    10
    What an amazing game, 5 hours in, fought that first big boss, the map design is very reminiscent of dark souls 1 which makes me a happy man. Graphics are stunning, worth the framerate sacrifice on consoles by miles. I love this game. The framerate would take it down to a 9.7 for me, but since you can't do decimal points here, we're rounding up to that 10 happily.
  7. doug_quaid
    Apr 15, 2016
    4
    Ok, I realize the reviews here are a wall of 10's, but I have to put my honest opinion here. First off I'm coming directly from Bloodborne, which I beat four times/loved, and haven't played any of the previous Souls games, so I'm going to be biased - for anyone else coming straight from Bloodborne, beware!

    I just don't like the feel of the combat mechanics in Dark Souls 3. Bloodborne    Ok, I realize the reviews here are a wall of 10's, but I have to put my honest opinion here. First off I'm coming directly from Bloodborne, which I beat four times/loved, and haven't played any of the previous Souls games, so I'm going to be biased - for anyone else coming straight from Bloodborne, beware!

    I just don't like the feel of the combat mechanics in Dark Souls 3. Bloodborne was lightning fast, free-flowing, elegant, extremely responsive, almost Street Fighter level controls, combos and counters. Dark Souls feels like you're moving through molasses, fighting the controls (and camera) every step of the way. In Bloodborne with some finesse and dodging you can take on a room full of enemies, In Dark Souls you have to pull one at a time, even 2-3 guys is generally being cornered/death. Bloodborne encourages lightning-fast reaction times and pushing forward with aggression when you're wounded, Dark Souls rewards a slow, heavy armor, plodding, hiding behind a shield/turtling style.

    Lastly the art style - Bloodborne was an incredibly rich, detailed, nuanced, eerie, Lovecraftian nightmare, while Dark Souls seems to embrace this generic Lord of the Rings/Game of Thrones type fantasy environment with an undead vibe. Crumbling towers, dungeons, dragons, evil forest, swamps, check, check. I'm just not digging the art style, and it feels like a huge step backwards from Bloodborne quality and detail-wise.

    I gave up and returned the game after about 15 hours and 6-7 bosses. I just can't hack it, it's just not that fun. Every death in Bloodborne felt like it was teaching me patterns and making me improve - every death in this game feels annoying because you were fighting the controls instead of the boss.

    Sorry guys! I know I'm a dissenting opinion in a wall of perfect 10 reviews here and everyone seems to just love it, but I'm not just not feeling it. Here's to hoping Bloodborne 2 is being developed next!    … Expand
  8. SpawnCap
    Apr 14, 2016
    1
    Not worth all of the praise it receives. Any other game series would be ridiculed for putting out the same exact game over and over I don't see why this game isn't. It is the SAME EXACT game as all the other Souls games. Assassin's Creed games are more different from each other than the differences between the Souls games. Demon Souls and Bloodborne were the only titles that were newNot worth all of the praise it receives. Any other game series would be ridiculed for putting out the same exact game over and over I don't see why this game isn't. It is the SAME EXACT game as all the other Souls games. Assassin's Creed games are more different from each other than the differences between the Souls games. Demon Souls and Bloodborne were the only titles that were new and different. Go play Dark Souls if you want to play all three Dark Souls games because when you have played one you have essentially played all three.… Expand
  9. mwil236
    Jul 30, 2016
    10
    Granted, I am reviewing the game from the perspective of a Souls fan, but even non-Soulers are encouraged to take a crack at DS3. The best thing about it, probably, is that it is not Dark Souls 2. It hearkens back to Dark Souls but maintains series classics like impossible-to-follow "quests," the killing of several primary bosses to advance, poison swamp levels and brutal gameplay.Granted, I am reviewing the game from the perspective of a Souls fan, but even non-Soulers are encouraged to take a crack at DS3. The best thing about it, probably, is that it is not Dark Souls 2. It hearkens back to Dark Souls but maintains series classics like impossible-to-follow "quests," the killing of several primary bosses to advance, poison swamp levels and brutal gameplay. Potentially less difficult than Dark Souls but certainly harder and more satisfying than Dark Souls 2, it is the true heir apparent to the Dark Souls series. An excellent game, no questions asked.… Expand
  10. Niksen
    Jun 25, 2019
    8
    Dark Souls 3 has a stunning fighting mechanic that allows the player to have fun during the entire game. Fighting enemies, save and dodge attacks feel like a symphony. Unfortunately, the story is rarefied and the technical realization gives space for improvement.
  11. BarelyLewd
    Mar 14, 2019
    9
    A great way for From Software to end a trilogy, this game doe's not upset, it's just as good as the first which is saying something, I'm sad to see Dark Souls shelved for now, but I'm incredibly eager to see what From brings to the table next.
  12. kaltunakar2
    Dec 29, 2019
    10
    Unbelievable atmosphere weapons bosses and music..miyazaki is really genius...i cant believr this game rreleased 3 years ago
  13. WiseLich
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    This game is a drug. I just can't stop playing it over and over again. Send help.
  14. Saky
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    Is it really THAT good?
    No. It's even better. From atmosphere and soundtrack, to gameplay and everything in between is a pure work of art!
  15. DeusXCom
    Aug 13, 2016
    8
    From the perspective a of a Souls veteran who put thousands of hours into previous titles, I'm actually glad that this is supposed to be the last one. While it's still pretty good Souls material, it has it's moments and I really enjoyed my playthroughs, I must say, this has been my least favourite entry in the series.

    It lacks it's own unique flavor, most places you visit, you feel like    From the perspective a of a Souls veteran who put thousands of hours into previous titles, I'm actually glad that this is supposed to be the last one. While it's still pretty good Souls material, it has it's moments and I really enjoyed my playthroughs, I must say, this has been my least favourite entry in the series.

    It lacks it's own unique flavor, most places you visit, you feel like you've been there before, most NPC's you meet you feel like you've met before, most items and weapons are straight up copy-paste from previous games, it just feels like playing the same thing all over again, I appreciate the nostalgic tidbits here and there, but this went a little bit too far, whole experience felt too repetitive, like all previous Souls titles mixed together without creating it's own unique identity.

    It's still an amazing game that's worth playing through at least once, but the thing is, Demon Souls, Dark Souls and Bloodborne were true masterpieces, even Dark Souls 2 while it had some problems, I enjoyed it more, mainly for it's amazing multiplayer/pvp/covenants, which is another area where DS3 is seriously lacking. The fact that it's probably the most linear of all Souls games doesn't help either and severely hurts replayability.

    To end the review on a praising the sun note, world design is again top notch here, very complex especially in it's verticality, some areas such as Irithyll are just beautiful, gameplay is still fun, bosses that stand out this time for me were Abyss Watchers, Dancer or Nameless King. Some of the lore elements were very interesting, entire questline with Yuria and lord of hollows, mysteries around Londor or children of Gwynevere, very good stuff and it made me go back for some more digging, so as I said, still a great game and a suiting end to the franchise, but...

    I hope this was truly the last Souls title and I'm looking forward to see something really new from From Soft next time, because the talent is absolutely still there, they just need to focus on new ideas instead of rehashing the old ones. 8/10    … Expand
  16. Bndr
    Jun 26, 2016
    8
    Thes game is amazing and i have a great time but there is that thing they add cold softband wear the players gat banded from playing with normal people you can just play wthe people that softband like you .you will get softband for cachet or take items from hackers but i got softband many many time for no reason i just invid someone and then i got to my world and I just realized that imThes game is amazing and i have a great time but there is that thing they add cold softband wear the players gat banded from playing with normal people you can just play wthe people that softband like you .you will get softband for cachet or take items from hackers but i got softband many many time for no reason i just invid someone and then i got to my world and I just realized that im softband for no reason that why I gave it 8… Expand
  17. ocmasterrace
    Jul 8, 2016
    10
    This game feels so rewarding. Playing Dark Soul III is hard but so satisfying. The game reward you when you explore and discover new items and areas. It's fantastic style and soundtrack/sound effects will get you immerse the whole time you play. Its a truly good and hard game to finish. Understanding everything in this game is not easy, it makes you think about how deep is this game. IThis game feels so rewarding. Playing Dark Soul III is hard but so satisfying. The game reward you when you explore and discover new items and areas. It's fantastic style and soundtrack/sound effects will get you immerse the whole time you play. Its a truly good and hard game to finish. Understanding everything in this game is not easy, it makes you think about how deep is this game. I would buy again.… Expand
  18. aesthethicc
    Aug 9, 2016
    8
    After finishing the game, (around 38 hours; including all the boss fights) I have to say I enjoyed this game a lot. The characters and vague lore intrigue me and the design is impeccable. Classes are very different and appeal to every type of play-style. Combat is thankfully not hard due to high HP & DMG opponents, but because of their moves. This allows people to actually get better atAfter finishing the game, (around 38 hours; including all the boss fights) I have to say I enjoyed this game a lot. The characters and vague lore intrigue me and the design is impeccable. Classes are very different and appeal to every type of play-style. Combat is thankfully not hard due to high HP & DMG opponents, but because of their moves. This allows people to actually get better at the game, but without merely getting better "weapons and armor" (Ex. Destiny) Game was good length as well. Soundtrack was extremely well produced and adds a lot of intensity to boss fights. Only negative things I found was that a lot of the locations look the same (have the grey pallet) and can get boring. There are a few exceptions, but the majority are boring and dull, due to the same color pallet, which consists of mostly shades. Secondly, NG+ and on gets boring as there is nothing new added to the game except for higher stats on enemies and the same items, but 1+, 2+, 3+, etc.… Expand
  19. Random_Thoughts
    Jul 18, 2019
    9
    Amazing game but formsoft played it a little safe .. too similar to DS1 & removed some cool editions in DS2 like hexes & power stancing
  20. HugeyBear
    Feb 16, 2019
    10
    A game that gets better and better the more you play it. Breathtaking. Love making builds and being challenged in combat? Buy it. Also played all the DLCs. Brilliant.
  21. radd2000
    Jan 13, 2021
    10
    A masterpiece of brooding epic fantasy with incredible moments and depth that more than make up for any small bugs or such. Jaw dropping game, in so many ways, and a great entry point for souls.
  22. trendkill87
    Mar 10, 2017
    10
    Huge souls fan and this game in my opinion is perfect and I also honestly believe it's not as hard as some people say it is. It has a huge amount of variety of bosses enemies plus a ton of different builds to try. If I had to pick one criticism of the game it's that the first DLC isn't very long and I finished it in 3 hours, but the game is so good it's a forgivable flaw. The new DLC comesHuge souls fan and this game in my opinion is perfect and I also honestly believe it's not as hard as some people say it is. It has a huge amount of variety of bosses enemies plus a ton of different builds to try. If I had to pick one criticism of the game it's that the first DLC isn't very long and I finished it in 3 hours, but the game is so good it's a forgivable flaw. The new DLC comes out at the end if this month and it should hopefully be the end of one of the greatest game series out there.… Expand
  23. KingVilla1n
    May 3, 2019
    6
    Конечно, из-за возвращения Миядзаки, чувствуется и возвращение той самой мрачной атмосферы, за которую все и полюбили Dark Souls. После концептуального провала Dark Souls 2 от Юи Танимуры, Dark Souls 3 действительно выглядит внушительно и более талантливо. Однако, присмотревшись пристальней, уже можно заметить зияющую дыру творческого кризиса серии. Не просто так, после релиза игры,Конечно, из-за возвращения Миядзаки, чувствуется и возвращение той самой мрачной атмосферы, за которую все и полюбили Dark Souls. После концептуального провала Dark Souls 2 от Юи Танимуры, Dark Souls 3 действительно выглядит внушительно и более талантливо. Однако, присмотревшись пристальней, уже можно заметить зияющую дыру творческого кризиса серии. Не просто так, после релиза игры, Миядзаки стал заявлять во всех интервью, что с Dark Souls покончено и если Namco и потребует еще одно продолжение, то оно уже точно будет не от него.
    Фансервис, куча великолепного вырезанного контента (бой Оцейроса с применением младенца или появление первородных змеев Кааса и Фрамтпа), невнятные попытки высмеивания христианства в лоре (Dark Souls скатывающийся в социальную сатиру с жирными ангелами и узурпацией Анор Лондо Понтификом и попами), и многое другое обесценили Dark Souls 3 и сделали его неким фантомом, пустой вспышкой, которая ничего в себе не несет. И конечно никогда не встанет в ровень с Demon's Souls, Dark Souls и Bloodborne.    … Expand
  24. ViniciusBrito
    Mar 29, 2018
    10
    Dark Souls 3 complete and get to the end of the Souls saga story, and i have to say, how it is so similar do the first one, like do almost the exact same thing, but it's incredible how it doesn't feel repetitious at all. This happens because of the hole amount of variety that it give to us, in every aspect. If you enjoyed the first one, you will also with this.
    I loved how they like to    Dark Souls 3 complete and get to the end of the Souls saga story, and i have to say, how it is so similar do the first one, like do almost the exact same thing, but it's incredible how it doesn't feel repetitious at all. This happens because of the hole amount of variety that it give to us, in every aspect. If you enjoyed the first one, you will also with this.
    I loved how they like to tell the stories/lore here, they don't just thorw in your face for you to watch and listen, you need to go for it and put the pieces together. They did put a bunch of explanations about bosses, group of people and npc's stories in the description of their itens, like in armors or spells that when you gather you have a piece of the lore. They also did this with talking with npc's wich are pretty much all optional, so you really need to go after it if you want to understand.
    They did added phases and powers for various weapons, very much like bloodborne, they have different abillities that could be with lightining, sorcery and others, you can use those pressing L2 and gonna consume your blue bar, wich was another addiction, that maked sense, then you can't use thoose powers all the time and get to overpower. Another adding was the bosses different phases, when you get their life to the half, most of them does transform or start using different type of powers, that's great, because it gives to the battle more diversity and makes you change your move set.
    The places are all formidable, the universe building is fantastic, you can see that they did have fondness to do it, are all pretty different, one place to another, the enemies change, the places still all connected and you will always be finding shortcuts, is beautiful how they did it once again. there is one specific place that if you played the others, i swear that you gonna feel a nostalgia in a great way, how they did reconstructed the place but now destroyed, damn, when you see that coming is just fantastic, it's perfect.
    Another thing that we have in here, is that are a bunch of optional places with bosses to go, places that for you to go, is needed to pay attention in what you have and what the place say to you, kind like the doll in the first one.
    To not say that i didn't say one bad thing about the movie, they did removed the cut the tail, before you always caught some weapon doing this, in this one, for some reason, the took it off, and personally, i tough that was pretty cool.
    It was improved the online even more, now we have the possibility to put keys in our games, and then when the friend put the sign on the ground it will automatically show to the other person, and then you will be able to play, this is great. They did put one place that even after you kill the boss of the area you are still able to be invaded and summon people, for pvp, this is another great idea that they did had, because now you don't have to start a new journey, if you don't want to, to play pvp.
    The gameplay is pretty much just like the first one, not fast as bloodborne, but it works, you can get used to easily.
    The customization for faces and stuff like that still simple, but inside the world is fantastic, there is a numerous quantity of armours, and here, different than the others, it doesn't make a lot of difference once that you are using something, wich is great, because then when you go online, each person is different, is using some different armour, different than the first one when everybody used that giant stuff, in dark souls 3 you will use the one that is more stylish for you.
    So basically the game is insanely great, you will have fun, difficulty and will be entretained for a bunch of hours. But if you played the first one and for some reason disliked it, i don't think that you will enjoy this one. But if you did so, no question, just play it.    … Expand
  25. Suffering
    Dec 30, 2016
    10
    Dark souls veteran I've played every title of the soul series they're all masterpieces in gaming perfection definitely take some time for this hard style of gaming to grow on American gamers people need a lot of handholding these days if you need handholding this game is Not for you you might need to wiki some stuff look it up on Google learn how to play get good and all that if you giveDark souls veteran I've played every title of the soul series they're all masterpieces in gaming perfection definitely take some time for this hard style of gaming to grow on American gamers people need a lot of handholding these days if you need handholding this game is Not for you you might need to wiki some stuff look it up on Google learn how to play get good and all that if you give up too easily you're sorely missing out on some serious core professional gameplay yes the game has its flaws but you'd have to sink millions more dollars into these titles to polish them i've heard rumors of remasters coming out so let's pray for revamped gameplay and true remasters not just ports because these games rock my brother calls himself a hard-core gamer and he's never played a souls game don't mean to be critical but you're not a core gamer if you have never played a souls game , sinister invasions and co-op and epic boss battles that just don't exist in any other game , dark souls one was probably the best of the series with the co-op invasions and all the covenants you could join let's hope for a remaster… Expand
  26. Pmstz
    Jan 31, 2023
    9
    masterpiece

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  27. GamergodsFail
    Apr 20, 2016
    7
    Actually deserves a 7.5, and here's why...

    In its current form, Dark Souls III is a relatively buggy, generic and repetitious combination of all the Souls games that came before it, in all the right and wrong ways. To make it more disappointing, it does very little to bring anything new or innovative to the franchise. It is simply, and annually, more of the same. PROS: - Amazing    Actually deserves a 7.5, and here's why...

    In its current form, Dark Souls III is a relatively buggy, generic and repetitious combination of all the Souls games that came before it, in all the right and wrong ways. To make it more disappointing, it does very little to bring anything new or innovative to the franchise. It is simply, and annually, more of the same.

    PROS:

    - Amazing story/lore tied closely to the first Dark Souls game. When fans say this is "the sequel we deserve", they mostly mean it in this way.
    - The music. By far my personal favorite soundtrack in the series, and that includes Bloodborne.
    - The design of the world and the bosses are an improvement over DS2.
    - The option to return to the game after beating the story instead of automatically starting over. DS2 shared the same feature.
    - Introduction of "Ashen Flasks" for your Focus Points (magic)

    CONS:
    - It's very linear, even more than it was in DS2.
    - Glitches. Poor framerate in some spots are understandable, but since when does a Souls game have bugs?
    - Enemy AI is often broken, and their tracking of your movements are all over the place.
    - I can upgrade weapons and shields, but not armor?
    - Not as long or as deep as the other two Dark Souls games, it will take the average Souls vet no more than 40-45 hours to explore everything and beat every boss. In the other two it took around 60-70.

    Overall a little disappointed as a fan of the series, but it was still a decent game in general. Perhaps I will bring it up to an 8 after the updates fix all the bugs and any AI issues.    … Expand
  28. Sprill
    Jan 23, 2017
    10
    This game is amazing. If you've played any of the other souls games there's no way you couldn't love this one just as much. boss battles are not the hardest but still a fun challenge, the environments have never been better. I've made four different characters and liked playing each one more than the last. I highly recommend this game as its my GOTY for 2016.
  29. drlowdon
    Dec 4, 2016
    9
    After three games (five if you count the very similar Demons Souls and Bloodbourne) there is no doubt that this series is starting to feel a little over familiar but the exceptional combat, and superbly intricate design of the game world, ensure that Dark Souls remains a cut above the majority of other titles available on the PS4. Apparently this will be the last in the series and I lookAfter three games (five if you count the very similar Demons Souls and Bloodbourne) there is no doubt that this series is starting to feel a little over familiar but the exceptional combat, and superbly intricate design of the game world, ensure that Dark Souls remains a cut above the majority of other titles available on the PS4. Apparently this will be the last in the series and I look forward to seeing FromSoftware put their talents to use on something new.… Expand
  30. elvistrentin
    Jul 19, 2016
    10
    Just fantastic! Theres no other word to describe this amazing game. I played all the souls games before and i can tell u guyz, this one is really worth your time and money
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 69
  3. Negative: 0 out of 69
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jun 13, 2016
    90
    Dark Souls III rarely innovates, but it experiments within the Souls parameters to grotesque and glorious effect. Another Game of The Year contender, then. [June 2016, p.81]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    May 18, 2016
    90
    Dark Souls III is all-consuming, it’ll drive you up the wall, and the sense of accomplishment you’ll get when everything clicks and you go on to finish that final boss... well, it’s simply beyond compare [June 2016, p70]
  3. Games Master UK
    May 18, 2016
    95
    The best Dark Souls game to pick up right now, and a fitting finale for the series. [May 2016, p.58]
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