8 Years Later, Dark Souls 3 Is A TOTALLY DIFFERENT Masterpiece

GamingBolt
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Published 2024-06-14
When anyone thinks of a Souls-like, FromSoftware's Dark Souls series comes to mind. When the recommendations come pouring in, it's often Dark Souls 3 that comes to mind (though the first game should immediately be next). Over eight years since its launch, the finale still holds up, even in this post-Elden Ring world.

Maybe it's the fact that it celebrates everything about the franchise till that point, paying homage to famous characters, locations and bosses. Perhaps the fluid combat and movement, alongside the addition of Arts for weapons and shields, continue to draw players in. It could also be a well-designed, well-paced, excellent Souls-like, not to mention some of the best-designed bosses in gaming history.

Whatever the reason, Dark Souls 3 continues to appeal to generations of players, and thanks to an active mod community, fans will never run out of ways to die.
All Comments (21)
  • @Podcir
    Dark Souls 3 was my first ever Dark Souls game. It may sound trivial but it has literally changed my life. Not by it's story but by everything else. Music, visuals and art style, game design, level of challange and overall design of the difficulty. It literally changed the way I view video games but also life in general. The have been so many cases where I just refused to give up, be it in other games or in real life and I wasn't like that until I've beaten Dark Souls 3 for the first time. A character shaping experience.
  • @douchenozzle77
    I fought Nameless King last night on NG+2 and had a fabulous time. This game is infinitely replayable.
  • @zalito657
    I got platinum on PS4 when the game released... and recently I downloaded it on my ps5, 60 fps now! totally different game masterpiece
  • @PIMPSTA951
    One of the best game journeys i took in a game. Never wanted to end cemented the love for Souls games for me could even say an obsession. Just wowed by the art style, world, bosses, challenge and pretty much everything it brought to the table
  • @neda9438
    What a masterpiece. I must have replayed this game 10 times all the way through it and loved it every time. Same with bloodborne they just feel timeless to me. I loved Elden ring but something about linear way ds3 was just epic.
  • @reckless7473
    Finished the Elden Ring dlc and started this a few days ago as it's my first game of the Dark Souls series and loving it so far.
  • @Tokyoprism
    It’s kind of a shame we never got what feels like a true sequel to DS1. DS2 & 3 kinda feel as much a sequel to it as Elden Ring does. It’s nice that there’s each entry has such a unique feel to each other but also a shame they never captured that vibe of dark souls again
  • @Lumario23
    Just beat this game after 7 years since I beat it Definitely an awesome game to go through after beating the Elden Ring DLC It was definitely easier than I remember but I just think I’ve gotten better as a souls player over time Definitely a masterpiece of a game
  • @OnlyGamingClips
    I only have 2 bosses to beat in the DLC, Gael and Midir, gonna finish it after I finish Metroid Prime on my Switch, I bought it recently for my vacation and have been addicted to that lately.
  • @user-oi5kt1gb7y
    I love Elden Ring and won't stop playing it anytime soon. But I'll never forget my memories from DS3, the PVP was the best in the series.
  • @forresthunter1483
    I was literally just contemplating playing this game again after just finishing my third playthrough of DS1 last night. I guess GamingBolt has supplied me with my answer.
  • @tztok-fatfuk802
    I still run a playthrough everynow and then throughout the years. Literally just finished a run last week again lol. Seeing people online Co-oping and running invasions really makes me happy
  • @corneliussmiff2773
    Dark Souls 3 is my first souls game and I loved it instantly. But, I bounced off it hard and could not overcome it at all. I went off to play Elden Ring, came back and totally steamrolled it. Goodness me this is a great fucking game! It is upsetting how much hate this entry gets from the (yes those) gatekeeping idiots. Overall it is the tightest entry in the series with no BS enemies, no BS areas really and the bosses range from decent to incredible.
  • @CrzYbaDmutha2245
    I completed the game 4 times and took on the dlc. I killed slave knight gael and sister freid alone and it was the greatest feeling. Then I switched protons in my settings and it deleted my save entirely. 😭
  • @plague223
    The thing that makes Dark souls 3 my favorite is the replay value. The bosses are incredible, the visuals, and the combat is smooth. The dlc's make the game 10x better. It also has my favorite lore, sure its not the most complex but there are intresting pieces like gael's story. Overall one of my favorite games of all time.
  • @darkangel5403
    Hoping people were still playing this! Hope to see you all on the path to embers
  • @rodm209
    Loved the twin princes fight, i lose purposely to repay it over and over. Unlike elden ring i cant recall a boss fight i look forward to but the openess makes up for it plus pvp colesium is a blast
  • @mandrews6282
    Would love to get a resolution bump finally for this and DS2 on console. And of course Bloodborne, but that’s it’s own topic entirely. Lol.