3 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 74.4 hrs on record (11.7 hrs at review time)
Posted: 3 May, 2016 @ 6:14pm
Updated: 6 May, 2016 @ 2:09pm

You're not allowed to criticise a Dark Souls title in fear of being called a noob, but I'll do it anyway. The camera is awful, all non-xbox controllers are blocked and emulators are getting people banned, mouse & keyboard controls are typical of a console port, the loading screens are typical of a console port and the checkpoint system is questionable at the very least. There also isn't a tutorial and the tooltips could just as well not be there, you'll either be learning from the wiki or not playing it properly.
This game has the exact same problem as Hitman: Absolution, and people bashed the living bejeezus out of that title. Why are the players quiet now? They don't want to be called a noob because Dark Souls is hard, boo hoo. Anyway:

If you get DS3, it will be for one of four things. The fabled difficulty level, the depth of the combat system, PVP or the memes.
I really like the difficulty, especially with how easy games have become nowadays, but only to an extent, why? Unfortunately, the difficulty is part artificial. It is achieved through checkpoint famine. Reaching a boss from a checkpoint usually takes a few minutes not counting the loading screen every single time. I would have much preferred, I'm going to say it, tougher and smarter enemies, than maliciously placed checkpoints and loading screens befitting of a console. Dark Souls 3 itself really isn't as difficult as I thought it would be for the reasons you'd expect. I'm sure you'd get a similar result from God of War on very hard if you removed all the save points.
The combat system is brilliant, and there's really not that much to say about it. You can play the game any way you want. Melee, ranged, magic, heavy weapons, quick weapons, stealthy weapons... but most importantly - meme weapons. You are bound to get a chuckle out of this game once the creative people start showing up, even if they do take your souls.

Overall, Dark Souls 3 is a solid title, but it has serious flaws (many of them non-gameplay such as the camera & lock on controls, by far the worst aspect of this title). If you've played the genre before then I don't have to convince you. If you're new to the series, well, I hope you like difficult games.

And if you're in it for the memes... you will not be disappointed.
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2 Comments
King Arthur 2 Jun, 2016 @ 2:38pm 
even though i 'loved' the game i completely agree with the things said here
Phil khajeets 4 May, 2016 @ 2:52am 
Thats exactly the reason Why I didn't buy this shit I resisted against the braindead media that advertised this shit 24/7