D A R K S O U L S I I I

[TomGuycott]

I have many things to say about the game, but I'm at work and I don't have enough time. I'm immensely thrilled with the game, and I'll just go through the highlights:

-With so many new people online, it gives an average player like me chances to feel like a god. I took on a three man gank squad and a blue sentinel and won.

-The pacing feels awesome. I only just got to one of the bosses mentioned in the intro movie the other day, and I keep progressing and thinking I'm approaching the next one, but it ends up being another boss entirely, and there are sooo many great ones. I love the boss soul rewards as well.

-Fantastic references to Dark Souls 1 and 2, and even sprinklings of Demons' Souls and Bloodborne if you know where to look.

-Character side quests that matter. I'll talk about the rewards I have been getting when I have more time, though.

-Weapon Artes are really interesting, and they have been coming into play for me a lot, even as a magic oriented character (I'm currently a "spellsword" style character where I use weapons like katanas and halberds while having a good magic lineup).

-The concept of the FP bar is fantastic. Previously you get multiples of a spell and could go on and on based on that, but now it is based on how your character is built, which is far more appropriate and makes for interesting matchups.


I'll go into more spoilery details within tags later. I want to gush about some of the stuff I've seen and side quests I've botched.


I also just found out that some friends got it and we may coop tonight. I'm super excited.