There are many factors to be considered when discussing quality of games. It can be measured by lore, narrative, combat, gameplay, level design, consistency and so on. Considering this is a Fromsoftware game, it is phenomenal even with all its flaws, and I absolutely love this game.
This game wraps up the story of the Dark Souls trilogy for good in order for the production team to be able to work with new projects. And it does in such a fantastic way, especially in the dlcs. It has an intriguing lore, amazing characters and questlines and obvious references to Dark Souls 1, which some might consider to be a flaw, but I personally enjoyed it a lot, as it contains many nostalgic moments and gives a fantastic representation of a dead and broken world. A shadow of what it was before, and the clear Dark Souls 1 references only enhance this aspect.
Dark Souls 3 is responsible for having the best gameplay from all the three games of the trilogy, being a perfect mix between Dark Souls and Bloodborne. It is simply so fun, although it leaves a little bit to be desired with the removal of power stance and the very underwhelming weapon art system.
Mainly, the bosses of this game are what makes it perfect. There are such incredible fights packed with a lot of character and spectacular combat, mainly in the dlcs. Bosses like Midir, Gale, Nameless King, Pontyff Suhlivan, Friede, Twin Princes, Demon Princes, Soul of Cinder, are all among my favorite bosses in the entire series. It is clearly the best aspect of this game.
It is also worth mentioning that the dlcs are both phenomenal, both in areas and bosses. I can see the argument for Ashes of Ariandel being too expensive, but it is already included in this complete edition so it doesnt bother me in this case.
The only major problem in this game for me is the areas. I don't have a problem with the linearity itself, just with the linearity of each level. The beginning of this game is pretty bland, and most areas are just not as intriguing or fun to explore in comparison to the other games.
Overall this is an absolute masterpiece, and if you enjoy the Souls series, this is a must play game.
This game wraps up the story of the Dark Souls trilogy for good in order for the production team to be able to work with new projects. And it does in such a fantastic way, especially in the dlcs. It has an intriguing lore, amazing characters and questlines and obvious references to Dark Souls 1, which some might consider to be a flaw, but I personally enjoyed it a lot, as it contains many nostalgic moments and gives a fantastic representation of a dead and broken world. A shadow of what it was before, and the clear Dark Souls 1 references only enhance this aspect.
Dark Souls 3 is responsible for having the best gameplay from all the three games of the trilogy, being a perfect mix between Dark Souls and Bloodborne. It is simply so fun, although it leaves a little bit to be desired with the removal of power stance and the very underwhelming weapon art system.
Mainly, the bosses of this game are what makes it perfect. There are such incredible fights packed with a lot of character and spectacular combat, mainly in the dlcs. Bosses like Midir, Gale, Nameless King, Pontyff Suhlivan, Friede, Twin Princes, Demon Princes, Soul of Cinder, are all among my favorite bosses in the entire series. It is clearly the best aspect of this game.
It is also worth mentioning that the dlcs are both phenomenal, both in areas and bosses. I can see the argument for Ashes of Ariandel being too expensive, but it is already included in this complete edition so it doesnt bother me in this case.
The only major problem in this game for me is the areas. I don't have a problem with the linearity itself, just with the linearity of each level. The beginning of this game is pretty bland, and most areas are just not as intriguing or fun to explore in comparison to the other games.
Overall this is an absolute masterpiece, and if you enjoy the Souls series, this is a must play game.
