Dark Souls III (2016)
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One
4.43 from 4580 ratings · #42 top rated on Grouvee
10684 members have it in their collection · 650 playing now · 2961 backlogged · 1760 wish listed
How long? Main story 33h · with extras 55h · 100% 150h (from 136 logged playthroughs)
Dark Souls III is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Released in March 2016, it is the fourth entry in the Souls series and the final instalment in the Dark Souls trilogy. Set in the decaying kingdom of Lothric, players take on the role of the "Ashen One," an undead warrior tasked with …
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Dark Souls III is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Released in March 2016, it is the fourth entry in the Souls series and the final instalment in the Dark Souls trilogy. Set in the decaying kingdom of Lothric, players take on the role of the "Ashen One," an undead warrior tasked with rekindling the First Flame to prevent the world from falling into darkness.
The game features challenging combat, intricate level design, and a deep, lore-rich narrative.
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Details
- Developers
- FromSoftware
- Publishers
- Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware
- Genres
- Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Franchises
- Dark Souls
- Series
- Dark Souls
- Event
- Xbox E3 2015 Media Briefing
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Mar 24, 2016 (Japan) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Apr 11, 2016 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Apr 12, 2016 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Apr 12, 2016 (Europe) PlayStation 4
- Apr 12, 2016 (North_America) PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Also available on
- Dark Souls III: Day One Edition (2016) · PC, PS4, Windows Mixed Reality, XONE
- Dark Souls III: Collector's Edition (2016) · PS4, XONE
- Dark Souls III: Apocalypse Edition (2016) · PS4, XONE
Related
Bundled in
- Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition (Apr 2017) · PC, PS4, XONE
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt + Dark Souls III (Oct 2018) · PS4, XONE
Expansions
- Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel (Oct 2016) · PC, PS4, XONE
- Dark Souls III: The Ringed City (Mar 2017) · PC, PS4, XONE
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Rating distribution
5 stars
2671
4 stars
1399
3 stars
370
2 stars
103
1 star
37
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status BMO Oct 26, 2016
This one is for @Torgo if he is around:
Status GwyndolinGaming Oct 24, 2016
Going through my third playthrough of the game, as well as at the same time running a completely co-op oriented build with a friend, and decided after beating the old demon king to go down and kill Dancer. I actually did it, following it up by defeating The Consumed King. I'm about to go for Champion, who I personally find …
Read moreGoing through my third playthrough of the game, as well as at the same time running a completely co-op oriented build with a friend, and decided after beating the old demon king to go down and kill Dancer. I actually did it, following it up by defeating The Consumed King. I'm about to go for Champion, who I personally find to be one of the hardest bosses in the game only bested by Nameless, and I'm very pleased with my self. Doing this entirely for fun, but being roughly level 56 and going through an near end game recommended level feels super great.
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Status Torgo Aug 21, 2016
I did it! I finally managed to beat Dark Souls 3 with my Level 1 character!! In other words, completed a "no-levelling run" (Soul Level 1, all bosses). Very proud my magnificent achievement. The whole experience wasn't too difficult. Hardest bosses were Soul of Cinder, Lothric the Younger Prince and Nameless King. Soul of Cinder in particular took a couple …
I did it! I finally managed to beat Dark Souls 3 with my Level 1 character!! In other words, completed a "no-levelling run" (Soul Level 1, all bosses). Very proud my magnificent achievement. The whole experience wasn't too difficult. Hardest bosses were Soul of Cinder, Lothric the Younger Prince and Nameless King. Soul of Cinder in particular took a couple hours (maybe 70 or 80 attempts), I made the killing blow with my trusty crossbow, no estus left, HP bar very low (see pic). It was intense.
I have a much greater appreciation for this game now; you really see the nuances of game mechanics when anything can kill you with one hit. I feel like this is the way it was designed to be played. Playing like this, you really have to think carefully about every bit of gear that you use, every consumable and every button you press on the controller. Instead of haphazardly bumbling through the game, you've got to be careful, precise, it's like brain surgery.
Now, time to beat Bloodborne without levelling. The lowest you can do is a Blood Level 4 character. I'm concerned about attempting this, the DLC areas will be horrific.
Status Torgo Aug 18, 2016
Leaked Dark Souls 3 DLC Concept Art Shows Enemies, Environments
Wow, this is very cool. It looks like From Software are going down the Lovecraft path again, as they did for the The Old Hunters DLC. From this concept art, I'm going to guess that the Dark Souls 3 DLC content will be superior to the base game, just like …
Leaked Dark Souls 3 DLC Concept Art Shows Enemies, Environments
Wow, this is very cool. It looks like From Software are going down the Lovecraft path again, as they did for the The Old Hunters DLC. From this concept art, I'm going to guess that the Dark Souls 3 DLC content will be superior to the base game, just like it was with Bloodborne. Exciting stuff. I expect that this DLC will be related to "The Deep" which is mentioned frequently in the lore and speculated by some of the community.
Status Torgo Jul 26, 2016
Dark Souls 3 DLC
The Dark Souls 3 DLC is supposedly arriving in September, though no date is confirmed. One article says that it might be released as early as August, but I think it's just clickbait. One thing is for certain: I'm really excited about it, for two reasons. Firstly, one could argue that the DLC content from Dark …
Dark Souls 3 DLC
The Dark Souls 3 DLC is supposedly arriving in September, though no date is confirmed. One article says that it might be released as early as August, but I think it's just clickbait. One thing is for certain: I'm really excited about it, for two reasons. Firstly, one could argue that the DLC content from Dark Souls 1 and Bloodborne is superior to the base game. At least in terms of boss fights, that is certainly the case. From Software are also known to make their DLC content especially challenging and harrowing. This is true for all of their recent four games, so I'm looking forward to a new challenge. Another thing to look forward to is the possibility of Lovecraft-themed DLC, as hinted throughout much of the DS3 lore.
My hypothesis is that the DLC will be based around the flying pilgrim seahorse things (near Dragonslayer Armour) and the black corrupted blobby snake things (near Oceiros' garden). Also, in DS3 we have seen many things referenced and revisited,Miyazaki has stated that the Bloodborne idea was based upon Oolacile and the DS1 DLC. That makes me think that Miyasaki still has a lot of material surrounding those themes and wishes to explore further. I'm hoping that the DLC explores darker, more surreal territory, much like the DLC content from Bloodborne and DS1.
I found this Youtuber has similar theories to my own, and he also directly references some of the related lore:
Status khawkins3443 May 13, 2016
Finally beat Nameless King....and with that all the bosses are finished.