>10th anniversary in exactly one weekHow does it stand the test of time?
>>736408641I love it. It's my least favorite of the original trilogy.
>>736408641Perfected the formula so hard they decided to avoid it entirely.
>>736408641Pretty poorly.As an action adventure game its BB with less features, people say the boss fights are good but its horribly outshined by ER's boss fights in both the technical aspect as well as pure spectacle. Comparing it to the other Dark Souls games DS3 completely jumped the shark, it greatly disappointed the people looking for a dungeon crawler RPG experience.All in all its the first game in the Fromsoftware catalogue I can recommend you skip
>>736408926>All in all its the first game in the Fromsoftware catalogue I can recommend you skipIn the FromSoftware catalogue? You mean their entire catalogue this is the first you can skip? Really?
>>736408641This game has like 10 poison swamps but nobody on the dev team thought to put a Rusted Iron Ring in the game. 6/10 for poor design aone.
>>736408957Its painfully derivative, if I want mechanics Id rather play Bloodborne if I want the fantastic boss fights Id rather play Elden Ring. If I want to role play as a ninja or an archer for example, the older Dark Souls game do a better job at giving me that experience or even Elden Ring just for the sheer variety of options.
>>736408641Was the first game I got as soon as I was able to afford a ps4. Replayed it last year on PC, and really enjoyed, it also felt pretty good soloing the whole game and dlc with little to non issues.
>>736409217GOD3 has the best PvP.
It's okay. Better than DS2 but that's such a low bar. Not much to talk about, From turned sour post-DS1 so I've no interest in their games since.
>>736408641My first souls game that I actually beat, then I went backwards because DS3 made the other 2 feel so easy in comparison I know ds1 is still the best but I've got a soft spot for 3, and it does have the best controls it feels so smooth, overall I think it aged nicely it still has better and more memorable boss fights than elden ring the only boss in ER that tops anything in DS3 is messmer imo
>>736408641Last good pvp game
>>736408957Fromcultists genuinely/unironically think the company started with DeS and also never made anything else inbetween their rollslops.
>>736408641Best dueling and fight clubs in the series
>>736408641It's the best Souls games, eventually eclipsed by Sekiro and ER in very different ways but still good.
>>736408641Gale was in this one, right? So it's good.
>>736408641I replay 2 once in awhileI forgot 3 existed after finishing itElden Ring was good tho
>>736408641every time I've tried to replay it, I get bored after beating Vordt and Dancer
Linear and shallow.
The best game in the trilogy for me, I replay it every year
>>736410794No one cares about your jank uncslop from 1996
>>736408641Objectively, it's the best Souls game. Tightest gameplay and game mechanics. Best animations. Most technical bosses, most content with the DLCs.Subjectively, it's not very good. Atmosphere, levels and characters all feel phoned in. And it just lacks its own identity and novelty. It's not pure dogshit like Dark Souls 2 but also not a gaming milestone like Demon's and Dark 1. It's just okay/10.
>>736408641I have never played a souls game but my only memory of III was a friend in high school threatening to kill me if I spoiled anything for him like I did with Fallout 4. Good times.
>>736408827This. Amazing game but still worse than 2 and 1 due to being rollspam short sword linear line slop. Still better than most games.>10 year anniversarythis is horrifying to me for so many reasons
>>736408641It's kinda like beta elden ring but with terrible spells and no poise
>>736408641Over the years I started to appreciate DS2 more than 3, even though it's mostly because DS2 feels more unique than DS3 in retrospect. Quality wise 3 is still better than 2.
>>736408641It's an "okay" action game but it does not have a strong identity of its own. Pvp scene can still be fun.
>>736408641It's slowly rising to the top of my dark souls tierlist1 is too slow and half-finished2 is boring and has terrible lore3 aatleast is decent all around, music, bosses npcs, etc..
>>736408641Why would you ever ask an opinion of some virgin losers?
>>736415696>everyone here is a virgin loser except ME>that's why I keep posting on the virgin loser websiteNice self-own lmao.
>>736408641Best Souls gameSubjectively I might sometimes prefer 1 if I want some cozier vibes, but mechanically speaking 3 blows 1 and 2 away (2 is dogshit)
>game filled with poison swamps that slow you down to a crawlyou have to be brain damaged to enjoy this piece of shitwithout mods
>>736415837filtered
DS3 has some of the best individual dungeons in the entire franchise and the most practical online system in the entire series that perfectly stood the test of time since it is still populated enough to find constant random activity unlike ER and BB.
>>736408641Best of the trilogy and is not closeThe only bad thing about it is the linear progression but it has the most solid gameplay, no bullshit bosses, pretty decent level design, best OST imo.Combat Arts are kinda useless though unlike in ER which some are downtight broken but here it swings too much into being aurafarm moves.Story is good and the DLCs are perfect endgame content.The covenants actually serve a purpose and have cool rewards.I wish ER copied more things from DS3 desu like the covenant system or the hub area actually being used for questlines.
>>736408641I tried to reappreciate it, nope. It's a poor action game with a Souls skin, roll, roll and win, nonexistent level design. The only thing I like about it is the atmosphere, everything being gray and dull is cool, moments like reaching the Untended Graves are cool too, and the NG+ scaling, bitch enemies no longer taking ages to kill is great.
>>736415837Are you adhd? Just use caressing tears and walk through like a paladin
>>736408641i remember downloading it from the japanese xbox store in order to play it a week or two before release date. got all achievements before it was even offically out here. It was ok. I replay 1 and 2 all the time but haven't touched 3 since I finished it.
>>736416978kino moment, I remember
>>736408641Quite well despite /v/'s endless seething meltdown
>>736408641Still my favourite of the trilogy
>>736408641Definitely the worst in the 'series'. The lack of poise makes it utterly miserable to replayThat said, playing with the "Poise enabled mod" makes it pretty decent.
>>736408641I am currently playing through the Souls series. I already finished DeS, DS1 and DS2. I am currently stuck at Pontiff. I don't know why he is so much harder than everything else. I want to use a two-handed sword, but that means I can only dodge and not parry.
>>736408641Still the best.
>>736409217>>736408926>heh, my concern trolling is so subtle and cleverDilate.
>>736415696No one’s making you stay here.
>>736408957Well I'd say you could definitely skip ninebreaker
what the fucki still remember playing this like it was only a few years agomediocre pve but best pvp though
>>736418259>mediocre pve but best pvp thoughthis
>>736415975Ywnbaw
>>736408641Its linear and boring
>>736408641worst game in the trilogy
>>736408641was the first taste of the modern braindead infinite rollspam no thought anime protag-tier souls and therefore a terrible omen.
>>736415837I'll never understand this take.>Consumed King's GardenMore like a pool than a swamp. Doesn't slow you down. Optional.>Profaned CapitalSame as above.>Dreg HeapDLC, small section, doesn't slow you down.>Farron KeepOnly some segments slow you down and those are mostly used to direct the player along the intended route. You're also bound to have something with Quickstep by then.None of the other pools cause poison. A few small spots in Road of Sacrifices slow you down but it's no worse than climbing a ladder. This complaint is just overblown and parroted for no reason.
>>736418259i appreciate the blood build-up on the armor because after winning 5+ pvp duels in a row the entire front of your char would be covered in it like a tarantino flick
>>736408641Some of the best level design, combat and bosses in the seriesI might still prefer 1 by a little bit but 3's pretty closeAlso I prefer how weapon arts were handled in this game compared to how Elden Ring handles them
As shit as the pvp was ganking with infinite seed of giants was pretty funny at least
Keep on rolling, baby
>>736408926Dark souls 3 still worth a play if you went through everything and you are still itching for more but yeah I agree mostly.The real problem with 3 is it's lack of replayability, there really aren't any different playstyles available from collosals to daggers you are still r1 and rolling 5x.
>>736409117>nobody on the dev team thought to put a Rusted Iron Ring in the game. They did , they renamed it "bloodhound step"
>>736420752Hello ChatGPT.
>>736408641getting the black knight sword and pooping on people in the catacombs and smoldering lake with its WA was the tightest PvP experience in the entire series for me even though it boiled down to “measure distance then R1 twice to dab on these retards”
>>736408641too linear
>talk to someone who says DS3 is their favorite souls game.>find out DS3 was their first souls game.e v e r y t i m e
first off congrats on the big 1 0 dark souls 3! Man/mannete it feels like yesterday i first played it, one thing i really liked about this game now lets see... where to begin really? If i HAD to choose it'd be the tremendous balance, nothing feels too incredibly up or down there aren't many highs and lows perchance. Considering everything... to answer your question, i believe it does stand the "test of time" for lack of a better term you know what you'll get here and thats a good time
>>736408926>its horribly outshined by ER's boss fights>in the technical aspectfuck no. not a chance. you can argue rolling is too powerful but the bosses themselves are perfectly designed for the way the game is>as well as pure spectaclesure. but this is the real reason some prefer ER's bosses, not because they're better designed, not a fucking chance.
It's too derivative to be anything special. It's a competent, okay game, but nothing more.
