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 May 9, 2016
Status Torgo May 8, 2016
Status BMO May 4, 2016
Status Torgo Apr 21, 2016
The most surprising thing about Dark Souls 3 is the scale of it. It's hard to estimate, plus I haven't beaten it yet, but I would say that the game world is at least twice the size of Dark Souls or Bloodborne, including their DLCs. Possible three times as large.
They've created this gigantic, detailed world. It's like a Swiss …
The most surprising thing about Dark Souls 3 is the scale of it. It's hard to estimate, plus I haven't beaten it yet, but I would say that the game world is at least twice the size of Dark Souls or Bloodborne, including their DLCs. Possible three times as large.
They've created this gigantic, detailed world. It's like a Swiss cheese, filled with countless shortcuts, interconnections and branching paths. No loading screens or warping. And the world is totally consistent. From most areas you can climb to a vantage point and recognise all the distant structures and landmarks, often these things are so distant that they're practically on the horizon line.
For example, near the very beginning of the game you come to this vantage point (pic below). At that time I thought this was just eye candy, but all of these structures are consistent and can be visited and explored, including the forests, bridges, distant towers. And the stuff seen from here is only about 20% of the game world. You could almost call it an 'open-world' game, though it's more like a spaghetti bowl of interconnected strands and paths.
Status Torgo Apr 18, 2016
In spending a little time playing Dark Souls 3 online I've noticed a concerning trend. More than half of the other players I've encountered are doing one of two things (or both). Either they're playing the game with 3 or 4 other people and thus overwhelming all the enemies/bosses. Or they use mods/cheats so that the enemies don't fight back …
Read moreIn spending a little time playing Dark Souls 3 online I've noticed a concerning trend. More than half of the other players I've encountered are doing one of two things (or both). Either they're playing the game with 3 or 4 other people and thus overwhelming all the enemies/bosses. Or they use mods/cheats so that the enemies don't fight back or so that they're invulnerable. The former category I can understand: some people like to play games with friends so, though it makes the game much easier, who am I to judge, let people play the way they want. But the huge amount of players using cheats to progress, I don't know how I feel about that. Should I be enraged, or should I just be content that they're enjoying the game in their own way? Personally I don't think the game would be enjoyable on any level if the enemies just stand there and don't fight back..
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Status Torgo Apr 18, 2016
http://au.ign.com/articles/2016/03/23/dark-souls-3-is-the-hardest-dark-souls-yet
Great spoiler-free preview/review piece. I totally agree with the reviewer, she describes it perfectly.
