DARK SOULS™ III

hardly halfway through the game and its already the best soulsborne game Ive ever played

this game is absolutely phenomenal but $80 CDN is way too much for a 9-year-old game that takes around 30 hours for the maingame; especially during the steam summer sale. please put the games on sale or lower the prices, it's unfair to overcharge newcomers to this genre who paid $80 for ER, $40 for SOTE and another $50 for nightreign.

my very first fromsoftware game, i'm ashamed to admit i originally played it cause someone i liked did, but we grew apart and stopped talking. i have to thank her for it though cause i fell in love with the damn game. i started playing dark souls 3 on my own a little around the same time i started playing ultrakill, not to randomly insert an unrelated game here but the time i started playing both games was when i was learning to be more patient when it comes to learning, i never could bother sitting through a video analyzing boss attacks or cheese strats to make any encounter easier so i just sorta kept banging my head on a wall till i made it crack. i refused to play anything except for the most basic ass sword and shield with knight armor. i love the game for its challenge, and i love it for its atmosphere,. dark souls 3 seems to be a lot of everyone's starting point into the series and i think its pretty good for it, the game is a lot more linear in design compared to the older titles and the massive world that is elden ring, it can be a little overwhelming and make you feel lost at times, dark souls 3 to me doesnt really fall into that same issue, its as straightforward as it could be i think. the other games from fromsoft, especially dark souls 1 are in their own sort of bubbles, like they have their own way of approaching how the game should be and i think thats really charming rather than each game being the exact same but with more stuff. its a lot to talk about all the little things i love about it, especially since other reviews do a really good job at it. all my reviews are more of me rambling about my experiences with the games anyway. the game is amazing at conveying this feeling of perseverance overcoming literally any obstacle, and that rewarding feeling doesnt just come from beating a boss, but watching yourself grow in both your own person and your skills, that feeling you get seeing yourself dodge an attack you saw coming or handle a boss well on your first time without any preperation aside from everything you've learnt in the past is almost addicting. its an amazing game that part of an amazing series thats the reason why fromsoftware is such a strong name in the gaming space now.its almost life changing, just uh, maybe wait for a sale though.

不论你欲往何方，伊鲁席尔永在月傍；不论你身处何处，伊鲁席尔仍是故乡。 黑魂三我心里永远的白月光，六七年过去了，配乐和boss战的设计仍然是我心里的top 1。从初见到中间隔了很多年没有接着打，到去年重新捡起来再到今年终于白金真的拖了很久很久，今年终于也在亚诺尔隆德长阶上变成了无情的耳朵收割机，光荣成为暗月疯子！算是给这个游戏画上句号叻。打完二三周目终于不会在地下监牢和墓地迷路了，终于会在boss战里丝滑秒切武器和戒指了，甚至学会了一点速通路线。每次打完沙力万还是会在暗月坐堂的窗口眺望古龙顶，想象葛温德林悄悄地在这里怀念兄长，每次见到洋葱骑士都会忍不住心里默默和他一起念早就倒背如流的台词，打街舞队的时候还是忍不住把CG最后不死队的礼仪看完。黑魂三讲述的是一场双王子对传火命运的反抗的故事，最后的最后如果再选一次，我也会选择灭火。 黑魂三里喜欢的boss战数不胜数，米宝的动作模组和配乐打起来真的狠狠享受，和黑古达老师过招也是拳拳到肉的过瘾，盖尔爷爷大开大合的招式和多阶段持久战打下来很刺激，无名，双王子和薪王与葛温的命运交织全都藏在boss战的背景变奏里了。另外很值得提的是老贼一直以来都很厉害的女性boss设计，黑魂三里的舞娘还有修女的演出堪称惊艳，初见的时候一边瑟瑟发抖，一边傻傻愣住心里疯狂赞叹好美好诡异，冒着三秒被送回篝火的危险也不能错过每一帧截图的机会！ 总而言之，黑魂三YYDS。

My personal favorite Souls game, and where I got started, though if you're unfamiliar with the lore it can be a little confusing getting started, but that's fine. You know why? Because Souls games are all about having a steep learning curve. The insane difficulty is meant to challenge you. There is absolutely no hand-holding, no quest markers, nothing. You get a tutorial on how to do basic things then you get thrown into the frying pan. This game is not easy, Dark Souls became its own genre for a reason. You WILL die, hundreds of times. You will want to quit. You will be frustrated with the mechanics, and the combat, and you will feel like quitting. But you will feel the need to come back, to complete it, to finally beat that ONE annoying boss. And after 50, 100, or even 1000 failed attempts you will finally beat it, and the feeling of accomplishment will be like nothing you've ever experienced. Because you earned it, you took your time, you trained, you practiced your moves, and in the end you won. You can respawn an infinite number of times, the only way you can lose is if you give up. And that's the poetic beauty of Dark Souls. You decide when you lose. You decide how hard you're going to make it for yourself. Not with a regular difficulty slider, but through hard work, dedication, and summoning a bunch of Sunbros who are better fighters than you are to beat up the big mean hard bosses for you. 10/10

Contender for my favorite game of all time, have another 300 hours on console back from launch. The "Soulslike" genre wouldn't exist at the scale it does without this game, and outside of of that, it's one of the greatest Action RPGs of all time. I had originally dropped both DS1 and DS2 within a few hours of gameplay, before I got this game on a whim back in 2016, and the formula clicked with this one. 100% worth giving a shot even if you don't know if you like this kind of game. In my opinion, much less daunting for a new player than Elden Ring. [b] 10/10 [/b]

“Ashen One and the Fire Keeper – A Farewell Etched in Flame” If Elden Ring is a masterpiece of evolution, Dark Souls III is the final symphony of the legacy. This game was not just another Souls title — it was the closing chapter of a saga that defined an entire genre. From the haunting music of the Firelink Shrine to the melancholic skies of Lothric, every frame feels like poetry written in blood. Combat is brutal, precise, and deeply rewarding. Each boss fight pushes you to your limits, making your eventual victories feel earned, not given. Dark Souls III polished the formula of its predecessors while keeping the weight and brutality intact. The movement is faster, the visuals are stunning, and the level design is a love letter to fans. I came here as a fan. I left feeling like I’d walked through fire and come out… reforged. After playing this, no other challenge quite hits the same. And that says everything.

just git gud, stfu and enjoy the ride. with a pizza next to you and a cold one

PvE is fine, my only complain would be that most areas aren´t so interesting as in the previous two games and part of this is the fact that even tho most of them are good, especially for invasions, in general there isn´t many unique things that you can do in them or that make them different from each other and it just end up getting a bit repetitive, especially with the colour palette of this game. The PvP dissapointed me a lot since i always heard that this game had the best or second best pvp in the trilogy but once i tried it with different builds i realized that it is insanely boring and encourages passivity so much with the plus that most weapons/builds are not viable or straight up dogsh#$, that not taking it seriously and doing whatever as an invader/summon makes it kinda fun.

Bought without realizing the game doesn't support cloud saves. This means you can't continue your PC save on Steam Deck without manually transferring the file over yourself. Pretty insane to me that it doesn't support this feature - rarely see games from the past decade lacking this support.

Overall Dark Souls 3 is a great game. I just finished a co-op playthrough and my friend helped me get the hardest ending. I can't speak for the DLCs (he hates them, so I will have to do them alone later), but the base game is a lot of fun and is worth the price alone. This was actually my first time getting all the way through a Dark Souls game. I have a few complaints, but that's less about this game specifically and more about how Fromsoft does things in a lot of their games. I personally am not the biggest fan of the lack of seamless co-op, the PvP invasions, and the way they tend to approach storytelling. However, those are controversial things to say in the community (I don't care). Regardless of that it's worth it, and if you liked Elden Ring and haven't really tried their other games this would be a good one to jump into next.

very addicting. worst part of it is the farming for covenant items. 10/10 though it was worth it

Loved elden ring, liked all of what ive played very much, but the game constantly feezes, refuses to pick up my controller and is downright unplayable at times. I'm still going to beat it but its otherworldly levels of annoyance and up to double digit restarts trying to get one boss

Dark Souls III is a ton of fun and totally addictive. The combat’s way faster than in the first two games, love it.

what a journey the souls series is.. I only recently got into this series and it has been a ride! highly recommend, from the ups and downs of DS 1&2 and then to finish it off with the masterpiece that is DS3 hollllllly.

I wanted to wait until I 100% the game to make a review, so low and behold more than 2 and a half years later I finally decided to go for it. Dark Souls 3 is what I consider to be the best instance of the soulslike genre at its roots (of course, right). The horror element of the game is perfectly done in both the anxiety you've learned to have as you walk into countless narrow corridors and the frustration of failing time and time again. This is a game best played blindly, every instance of failure or getting lost in the world is a puzzle to figure out for yourself; which will either relieve you or have you remembering the hatred you have for the situation. Regardless, every part of this game is so incredibly memorable. From maybe finally beating a boss you feel is beneath you, getting grabbed by a disgusting looking enemy in the Irithyll Dungeon, finding an NPC throughout your playthrough as you continue their questline without even meaning to, or just recalling a very particular shortcut you found to create a pathway from a bonfire to the upcoming boss you're about to die to, I can't even try to think of a point in this game that isn't incredibly memorable. You may recognize I haven't even mentioned the combat, reason being I am actually pretty mixed on it. The bosses in Dark Souls 3 are absolutely incredible, I can't truly think of an actually BAD boss type in this entire game. I'd say even the bosses people would consider irrelevant are still designed perfectly as intended, to be irritating and to teach you to respect what you don't recognize you should respect or have been taught to disrespect, or is more of a cinematic moment rather than an actual fight. And that's just from what is considered BAD by the majority of the community, in terms of the best I don't think there is anyone who would deny that this game has some of if not the most amount of S tier bosses. From Champion Gundyr to Pontiff, Sister Friede to The Pygmy, I've only named half of some of the best fights to the entire genre. There is so much love and care put into every single swing, how the developers perfectly created a system that you can either play to their decided tune, or just entirely flip them on their head if you exploit their weaknesses, and as much as you may feel they don't, they DEFINITELY have those weaknesses to exploit. Besides the bosses now, this is where I am pretty mixed on. On one hand, as opposed to Elden Ring, which those who are reading this review likely have already played, straight swords and axes feel incredible in this game, they have their own identity and use as weapons that feel strong and not just as a longer dagger or an objectively worse hammer. On the other hand, the looping attack string of this game is incredibly cheesy. Dexterity scaling weapons like straight swords and katanas when one handed are made to be incredibly stamina efficient and absurdly effective when combined with again, the looping attack string. When you recognize the game's inner workings the game is incredibly trivial. Infusions combined with some of these weapons basically break the game, and you can realistically just get what is basically the second best weapon in the entire game in the first 20 minutes, perfect to infuse at each part of the game where you unlock the ability to infuse or a new coal to infuse different elements. It's bizarre to me because the game is almost serving you on a silver platter these tools to entirely cheese the game, making a majority of challenge in this game tantamount to a fart in the wind. If you recognize I'm not being entirely specific on HOW these infusions effect gameplay, that is on purpose because as much as I want to be honest I also dont want to ruin someone's first playthrough of the game through exploits. The setting of the Kingdom of Lothric is so incredibly masterful in its design, the enemies whether of The Deep or righteous in their own secretive ways are some of the best in the entirety of the soulslike genre, and the combat although incredibly exploitable, all culminates in an incredible game. I don't think its possible for anyone to not recommend Dark Souls 3 if they are truly someone who can recognize the craft behind making a project like this.

Yeah, everyone knows Dark Souls is meant to be very hard, but it also has many funny parkour jumping moments, and tons of cool gear and little secrets to find! If you like Diablo and Final Fantasy, or good RPG's in general, you need to give this game a try! All of the Dark Souls games are super fun to play with a friend! Watch hours of time melt away :) P.S. Learn to laugh when you die, and take a break from the game when you need one!

Dark Souls 3 is a masterpiece of challenging, rewarding gameplay! The atmosphere is hauntingly beautiful, with intricate world design and lore that pulls you in deep. Combat is tight, demanding skill and strategy, while the bosses are epic, heart-pounding tests of perseverance. Each victory feels earned, and the sense of accomplishment is unmatched. The multiplayer adds thrilling depth, from co-op to invasions. FromSoftware nailed it, DS3 is a must-play for anyone craving a true gaming adventure. Highly recommended!

Came here after Elden Ring got too easy and I lost interest. Thought I needed a real challenge. DS3 heard that and curb-stomped me in the tutorial. No Spirit Ashes, no horse, just pain. Bosses don’t wait, checkpoints are stingy, and every hallway is a trap. 10/10, suffering has never been so refined.

I don't ever want to see another silver knight again. 10/10 game, all trophies turned my soul dark

Super good if you are into dark fantasy RPGs and difficult games. One of the best game I've experienced.

Dark souls III is by no means creatively the best game, nor is It really the most fun to explore, but I genuinely love this game with all my heart regardless. The artistic direction of this game is masterful, the soundtrack and sound design even to this day I remember, and I'm really attached to this game because I played this game a whole lot when I was much younger. Originally I played on playstation 4 and I was a scrub child who took days to get past each boss, but with each victory I would start jumping around like a hooligan. I haven't changed my playstyle from this game ever since, knight with sword and shield while looking like a tired old man. I will never forget beating the soul of cinder when I was young, I never went hollow and don't you dare go hollow too.

Absolute masterpiece of a game, I loved every part of it. Achievement hunting was a hell of a grind, but getting that 100% was satisfying. The bosses are some of the best I've ever faced, and the DLCs were also amazing. I recommend new players to play Dark Souls 1 (and Dark Souls 2 if you're up for it) first to make the experience even better for this game. Long may the sun shine!

I can finally say that I've beaten a Dark Souls game. Even though I'm not a big fan of Dark souls games in general, I can't deny how satisfying it is to beat bosses. The game is one of the most frustrating and rewarding games that I have ever played. Really cool boss and enemy designs. Art direction is on point. Some good boss music. Most of the bosses are pretty good, others are either too easy or just annoying to fight against. I was a bit underwhelmed by the last boss after struggling with Nameless King. Dark Souls 3 is one of the games where I dreaded playing it at times, but now that it's gone I miss it.

i highly recommend if you love self abuse. You suck on first boss then you start getting good after you beat him, then the undead area teaches you are still a noob to abuse and pain. 10/10 would get hugged by weird fiery fat ladies any-day.

It is undeniably my favorite dark souls game. Played during the hype, Joined people, killed bosses, got invaded by people who were (usually) the same level or a little below. I mentioned this for DS2 if you miss the hype you miss the experience. I tried playing this in 2021 with a friend, and we proceeded to get steamrolled by an invader who could kill us by dodge rolling in an early area, This made for a miserable experience because of a sad lad with nothing better to do and the embodiment of the 2nd critical flaw with Dark Souls in general. A flaw which was corrected and one of the reason Elden Ring, is a masterpiece.

Easy Game. You just need to walk, attack, dodge, back stab, and repeat. Sounds easy, right? 😊 Just play and your life will change. 💀

Honestly, I would love to play this game again, from scratch, without any of the knowledge I have now.

Better than 2 but still not really as good as DS1 or Demon's Souls. A great adventure for the first time and very fun when the game's design isn't just having an enemy multihit you to death instantly for not dodge rolling constantly. Like you can tell they were fully into the "We make hard games" thing rather than just making a game that 's challenging but still open to different gameplay styles. You kind of have to swear fealty to the rollspam and parrying at times. It does however have a lot of cool items you can use in conjunction to make different solutions to bosses, which was my favorite part of the game. Overall I like how it feels and the level design is interesting, but I am not a fan of how the enemies are designed combatwise compared to the earlier titles. Too many multihits, just put all that power in one attack and stop being annoying.

The peak of the Souls Trilogy. The dlcs are short but have some of the best boss fights in the game. Great ending to the Souls series

There isn't a more Dark Souls way to end it's franchise by representing it the same way of what The End of The Age of Fire does: Mangled remnants from every age and every land (or games) in one place - all destroyed, broken, tired of existing... A perfect ending to the franchise. And my favorite game ever, probably. It's a shame that Nightreign removes the rest of these beloved characters in sake of hype. Perhaps the Age of Fire will never end. "Every age is tainted by the greed of man", after all.

For a game made a decade ago, it still holds up gameplay wise and displays challenging but fun puzzles that lead to either a fun boss or good reward. Fk Farron Keep and Irithyll Dungeon. Worst areas in the game.

This game is challenging but fun. a bit draggy at times when not fighting bosses, but still quite an experience. Idk about "best souls game" though

One of the best games ive ever played! Amazing bosses (Except demon prince) and great soundtracks! Glad I played this

Best DS game compared to the othera, hands-down. I do still prefer the interconnectedness of DS1, but DS3 is everything you're looking for in a DS game and more.

This game is dripping with aesthetic and presents one of the most beautiful worlds in gaming. Dark Souls 3 is so peak that it hurts. Great combat, epic map design, and haunting music. Dark Souls at its finest. Thank you father Miyazaki. You are among the goats.

each and every one of the bosses is fun. I find that in many games there are 2 to 3 bosses that are just bad, so when I win, there is no satisfaction, just happiness that I don't need to fight it anymore. In ds3, none of the bosses have ever made me want to quit, just excited to start the next attempt. This is the only souls game where I can fight bosses severely under-leveled, and still have fun fighting them for hours.

As someone whos first souls game was elden ring. This game makes me appericiate Elden Ring even more for one simple mechanic.... stakes of marikas. I miss them everytime I boot up this game, same goes for bloodborne.

I played elden ring bloodborne and ds1 so why not ds3. And wow this game blew me away from graphics to bosses, the bosses are insanely good. i finished the main game and dlc and these bosses are 20x harder than ds1. the boss quality is better and while i love ds1, this game is just on another level of amazing. however i dont think it trumps elden ring simpily due to the fact that elden ring has better quality and quantity but this game might be above bloodborne

Main game feels okay. The DLC's carry the fun. I suggest getting the dlc bundle together with the game.

Incredible game, and an unbelievable amount of content. In my opinion play Dark souls 1 first if your have not played these type of games before :).

A great combination of the best of DS1 and the best of DS2. Both DLCs are awesome and even after all these years there is still some online PVP tomfoolery if you like that kind of thing.

killed all bosses in the game, wanted to break my monitor, my desk, my wall. 10/10 absolute perfection.

🔥 This wasn’t a game. It was a controlled demolition of my soul. 💀 🎮 My first Souls game. 🛑 My last Souls game. 👹 Bosses don’t fight you — they host your funeral. 🏰 Level design? Anxiety turned into architecture. 🧗‍♂️ Fell off more cliffs than enemies ever killed me. 🎮 My controller developed PTSD. 🗺️ Maps designed by a drunk god. ⚠️ Every hallway? A setup. 🎁 Every chest? A mimic. 🥲 Every victory? A fluke. 🧑‍🌾 Got invaded by a guy in rags named “Ligma.” 🕺 He moonwalked through my firebombs and sent me to the shadow realm with a broken sword. 👺 Got invaded by another dude named “69DebtCollector420” who parried my soul mid-animation. 🙏 He bowed before, after, and during my death. 🩰 Pontiff? Demon ballet instructor. ⚡ Nameless King? Pulled up riding a lightning chicken on a floating cloud like angry Jesus Goku. 🔥 Soul of Cinder? Basically me, if I had actual talent and a sponsorship from Satan. 🏆 100% achieved. Platinum unlocked. 🎭 Fun isn’t the word. ⚔️ This was war. 🕳️ Dark Souls III doesn’t end. You just stop playing. 🧩 Git gud or uninstall in shame. ⭐ 10/10

Please for the love of god new players play Dark souls: REMASTERED FIRST and you'll understand why this is such a good ending.

Amazing game, amazing dlc, amazing everything.

I actually like this game more than elden ring. Excellent game with masterful level design and seamless pvp.

It's an amazing game, insanely well made finale for the trilogy. there is literally only ONE negative about this game, and it's farming covenant tokens. Sucks major donkey for those who grinds out 100% completion on games, myself included. EVERYTHING else about this game is 10/10, including the DLC's.

very good game. probably the most fun souls like and easiest to start you're journey into the souls games

It may or may not've taken me 3-4 attempts at playing it throughout the years to see it but, its really fun if you give it a proper go :)