It's over Dark souls 3 is officially a bust. Pay your respects.
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/reviews/dark-souls-3-review-819362
>>333095446
>8/10
What went wrong?thats not a bad score
>>333095446
I'll wait for matthewmatosis to put out a video. He was right about DaS2.
>cons: poor frame rate
console scrub
>>333096159
a good score is between 9.5 and 10
>>333096235
https://twitter.com/Matthewmatosis/status/711894272816111617
>I appreciate that some of you are eager for my opinion on it but I'm not going to be buying DaS3 until the full edition comes out.
>>333095446
>gadgets360
Literally who?
>>333096235
>Caring about what other people have to say about a video game
Just play the game and come to a conclusion yourself. Why do you need someone to spoonfeed you opinions?
He gave bloodborne a 9 and framerate issues were his biggest con in dark souls 3
interesting.
>>333096235
Matthewmatosis gets too much respect just because he happens to be eloquent when all other game commentators are not. However I agree he's right on DS2.
>poor framerate
hahahahaha consoles
>>333096356
So I guess Bloodborne is shit too senpaiília, that site gave it a nine.
Both reviews are poor though, all the cons are based upon nitpicks
>>333095446
dat first comment
>Well this poor review has made it nice and easy for us real gamers to put this site on the block list
>thanks for showing your fakeness by giving this brilliant game a low review
Is there a more pathetic fanbase than soulfags?
>Very bad idea to post a review before authorized. Never mind are you going to upset the gaming community, you are likely to get slapped with a suit or cease/desist, oh and I guarantee you will lose early review access for any company that sees this. Bad move to try and get web traffic/views by releasing early before the big dogs review. Bye random website and good riddance.
>And this is what happens when critics review games that don't include the day one patch. A patch that Namco has been advertising as "very important and crucial."
>It's no surprise this is the only game review website that has reviewed this game and everyone else is holding back.
>Someone mentioned the block list? Yeah, this site has made it there.
Damn some salty fanboys. Since when is 8 a bad score? This is why we can't have nice things. The poor soul had to review it on the xbone. I feel sorry for him.
Ndtv is a far left indian news channel and this is its tech columnist.
t.indian
>>333096872
I guess you could they used the game as a window
>>333096495
Though I support your opinion, some don't have the money to be spending callously and want to be sure that when they spend 60 dollars, they get a quality product that will match the price-point (or better)
The guy who wrote this review gave The Division a 9/10.
He obviously has shit taste.
>lower score than Bloodborne
WE FUCKING DID IT BROS
WE WON AGAIN
SONY
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>>333096764
no
the best part about those comments
is that the game is not even out yet
>>333097062
You're buying electronic toys. Who the fuck cares. Buy the ones that look fun and don't buy the ones that don't.
>>333096839
I've seen a full playthrough of the game, courtesy of an American living in Japan, and he didn't experience any problems until he was booted offline for internet issues.
The game is reported to be having problem with offline mode. Some think it's because it is constantly pinging, trying to get back online
>>333097165
He also gave Firewatch a 10/10
http://www.gamekult.com/jeux/test-dark-souls-iii-SU3050477169t.html
9/10
That's it lads time to pack it in. What a utter failure.
>>333095446
>erratic camera
>it's the exact same camera as DaS, which was entirely up to your own control
Literally fucking what?
dark souls is fucking shit, only burgers play that garbage tier anti-fun nonsense.
Gamekult gave it a 9/10, from a guy who is a huge fan of the series.
Also noteworthy in that they've never given a soulsborne game a 9/10 before.
>>333097385
Even from that POV, you would check reviews to see if said product breaks quickly or lacks features that are advertised. Not to mention the fact that video games are larger and, for lack of a better term, deeper products, with full design teams, musicians, voice actors, and, in some cases, community managers for the large communities that they draw.
>>333095446
Actually read the review, this guy clearly hasnt played a souls game before.
Plus random ass literal who magazine breaking review embargo for cheap hits.
>>333097584
>Gamekult
>>333097409
the pc version? i thought no one could stream that past a certain point.
>>333097550
>http://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/reviews/dark-souls-3-review-819362
I only had issues in one single boss fight, can't really understand what they mean
>>333097307
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
http://monotonecritic.com/2016/03/28/dark-souls-iii-review/
We did it souls bros we won!
ITT: elitist virgins who have zero tolerance for other peoples opinions respecting some literal-whos opinion.
Tell me again /v/, why do you care what some journalist has to say about games? You probably have considerably more knowledge and experience of games than they do.
>>333097550
probably didn't turn off auto wall recovery/auto lock/auto whatever
>>333097810
Yes, it was on his personal PC.
He lives in Japan and went to a local store and bought a copy. Since it wasn't english, and therefore filtered through From's pre-release dissemination to western streamers, he had full rights to stream it in its entirety and has gone so far as to stream a full NG+ playthrough also.
>>333097979
>You probably have considerably more knowledge and experience of games than they do.
You give neo/v/ too much credit.
>>333096495
I watch it, after I bought the game, just to see how people can enjoy the same game in different ways
>>333096159
IDUNNO
>>333098103
Id argue /v/ gives journalists too much credit. They are below even neo /v/.
>co-op is an intricate and complicated piece of shit
Dropped.
>>333098406
That's probably just an attempt to fill the landscape. Not cut content, just their way of trying to make another "vista" for players to ogle at
>>333098406
From left to right, Archdragon Peak, Farron's Keep, Boreal Valley and Anor Londo.
>>333096159
>3 clone covenants
>Shit underwhelming bosses. Very easy to beat.
>Shit connectivity, the most linear Souls game yet
>Warping from the start
>No tail cuts
>Armor can't be upgraded
>Pyromancy, miracles and magic are the most scarce of any souls game
>Shit story with no twists
>Cut content
>Blatant fanservice that adds nothing to the game
>Copy pasted shit from DaS 1 and Bloodborne
>Shittest dragon form yet
>>333095446
>8/10 because nu-male Mike doesn't like to read big scary menus
What is old school RPG number crunching? Not even, Souls simplifies everything to equipment crunching and everything else is automated. The fuck.
I just want to know if DS3 had any cute girls.
I'd honestly give it a 7 /10
>>333098627
>intricate and complicated
You use an item that places a sign down and, by way of the sign, you can be summoned.
More than one or two steps and everyone goes up in arms and loses all common sense
>>333097948
>Fast-paced combat
This alone makes me want to check it out, one of the reasons I could never get into Souls was because of how slow it was.
>>333098768
>Shit connectivity, the most linear Souls game yet
>No tail cuts
Only ones that are valid as criticism.
You know they're baiting when one of the complaints is the dragon form, wich lets you summon stands now, btw
>>333095446
Of course dark souls 3 is bad, birth dark souls 1 and 2 were garbage.
Demons and bloodborne only two good souls games
>>333099079
epic false flag pckek
>>333098876
>you will never fertilize her eggs
F
>>333096362
Smart man. No wonder he's respected on /v/.
>>333098089
hmm hopefully there's another patch on day one. some preview copies were already having issues with random crashes.
>>333099079
Demon's is objectvely the worst of the bunch. DaS is the best.
>>333098768
>Most linear souls game yet
>Armor can't be upgraded
>Cut content
>Pyromancy, miracles and magic are the most scarce of any souls game
>Blatant fanservice that adds nothing to the game
All of these are objectively untrue
>>333096356
So Gone Home is better than DaS3?
>>333099047
>You know they're baiting when one of the complaints is the dragon form
After bloodborne's transformations it's a valid complaint.
>no new moveset
>shit, simple visuals
>only a few item-based special moves, which are all useless again
>>333098971
Two steps too many, just give me a fucking lobby instead of retarded expendable items.
>>333099262
>Armor can't be upgraded
>Most linear souls game yet
Those are true desu
I don't give a shit about reviews. If you can't look at a game and immediately tell if it's gonna be good or bad, you've got serious fucking brain problems.
Here's your fucking review: "It's another Souls game. If you like those you'll like this. It's better that Dark Souls 2."
>>333096235
>>333096616
Matthew said DaS2 was the best game released that year, he also said he genuinely enjoyed the game.
I like how /v/ is just too dumb to understand basic criticism.
>>333099262
>Most linear souls game yet
>not true
Have you seen the map flowchart? It's even more linear than fucking bloodborne. And armour upgrades are out.
>>333099297
You seem to forget both of those transformations only came after 8 months after release, and only one of them was actually good.
Also the power stones are pretty useful in PvE
>>333095446
I don't understand why you guys care about score. Dark Souls wasn't exactly showered with 10s and GOTYs when it came out.
>>333099316
All I'm saying is that it is not overly complicated. It's just an attempt (successful IMO) to create something different
>>333097948
>most-difficult
Christ I'll prepare my anus now because Bloodborne really kicked my dick in
>>333099297
>shit, simple visuals
FUCK YOU, I can look like a goat demon now. Pretty spoopy.
>>333099418
I also enjoyed DaS2 but looking back, and going back to it, I can see how garbage it is compared to DkS1.
>>333099435
Can you upload/link it? I'm curious.
>>333099212
>>333098089
He's lying. The PC version isn't out in Japan until April 12th.
>>333098406
That looks like Boletaria.
Did they rip the design from DeS?
>>333099369
Have you seen any of the gameplay beyond the 1/3 that western streamers are allowed? Because it is far from linear.
>>333099262
>Blatant fanservice that adds nothing to the game
>Armor can't be upgraded
>Most linear souls game yet
All true, sadly.
>>333096839
>People actually thought fps problems were limited to PS4
kek
>>333098768
THis desu
3 is an unfinished mess right now. It needs patches and DLC bad.
>>333096276
this
/thread
enjoy your objectively inferior version, sonyggers
PC master race reporting in.
>>333099250
>demon's worst
Enough of your lies, Patches.
>>333096235
>I can't wait for him to release a video way after every other critic so he can take all their points and present it as if he matters, while nitpicking the entire time.
He is a cancer to the industry and the series.
>>333099910
>>Blatant fanservice
Examples?
soulscucks in full damage control.
Sad thing is it was always going to be shit no matter what because its a souls game
>>333100028
Anor Londo
>>333099923
They are. Enjoy your 720p and frame rate drops, sonypony.
>>333099923
This. It's a FROM trademark.
Dark Souls 3 is an unfinished mess.
You can see where they ripped a chunk of the game to sell it as DLC.
So glad torrents exist
>>333096362
>Translation I'm going to wait 3 months after the game is out so I can steal other peoples point of views and release a video that appeals to a mass market like every video I make
Reviews without a tight timeline or original thought are as useless as the people who need reviews to make a purchase.
>>333099841
Nah, they ripped it from Harry Potter. Fucking castles.
>>333097948
>all those 10s
Totally not a rabid fanboy review.
>>333097948
>Most difficult game in the soulsborne series
>the good
even steam reviews are more valuable than these pro reviewers and they are shit too
>>333100030
Interesting, that's a little disappointing though I suppose I'll need to see how it is executed before I can properly judge. Either way, thanks for posting it:much appreciated.
>>333097062
Maybe tune into one of the million avenues that are available that would allow you to both see the game in motion and see what the game has to offer? Reviews are an incredibly biased situation regardless of how they are presented. Formulate your own opinions, not someone elses.
>>333100028
>Siegmeyer of Catarina YET AGAIN with the same armor
>Andre of Astora
>Brass Set, Artorias Set, Solaire Set, Ornstein Set, Havel and Havel's set
>>333100096
Makes sense within the context of the story.
>>333100124
>It's an unfinished mess
Why do you say that?
>>333100279
>forgetting the biggest fanservice of all
>>333099838
Not lying. Source is RetroGaijin's twitch
>>333100346
>welcome back to worst area
>>333095446
>it's over
>pay your respects
No shit? This is the last soulsbourne game theyre gonna make for a while anyway.
>>333100028
Final boss is Solaire in Giantdads weidling a grumbling Siegmeyer as a weapon.
>>333100030
For comparison if you would post and example of DS1 or DS2 progression
>>333100279
>Siegmeyer
It's not Siegmeyer.
>Andre of Astora
True
>armor sets
>sequel can't have things from the previous game
>watch Shrek 2
>it has characters from the previous movie
fucking disgusting fanservice
>>333100509
actually the final boss is gwyn
>>333100279
If it's based in the same area why are you so bent out of shape that there are still similar/same things there?
>>333099486
Well its hard to excuse this when they have had 3 other games that feature transformation and how fans have wanted it to be more significant than it has been. Dragon form has been half-assed in every souls game and people have always cried out for something more substantial. This game shouldn't get a pass because they actually delivered in BB dlc.
>>333100459
>worst area
>>333100346
I dont mind Anal Rodeo in the context of the game if it takes place in Lordran.
I like the fact that you can finally go down and that it has changed.
In fact I think DaS 3 fucked up big time with the fanservice because many characters were unnecessary and more DaS locations needed ot be there.
For example Old Izalith needed a view of the DaS itzalith map underneath, like the one on this game had windows on those upped buildings you could see near ceaseless discharge.
Another example is the Kiln of the First flame. I feel like it should have been a modified DaS map of the Kiln, not that shitty half assed thing we got where you fight the Soul of Cinder.
I also dont mind old armors returning, but for fuck's sake, FROM, at least age them like a lot of time has passed.
>>333100603
Actually it's both Gwyn and the Chosen Undead
>>333100459
>worst area
>anor londo
>not Sen or Izalith
>Game runs at a constant 30 fps on PS4
>Muh framerate
What did they expect?
>never really that interested in Souls games
>see this
wew lad
>>333100603
Actually, the final boss is an amalgamation of all of the previous player characters that kindled the first flame in the past
>>333100720
How did you not like Sen's Funhouse?
>>333100720
>hating Sens
>>333100572
It's fucking Siegmeyer with another name.
He also repeats the same fucking lines over and over again, and has the same personality and you save his ass like you saved Siegmeyer's
They didnt even bother to update his armor to fit these more recent times.
>>333100279
Nothing wrong with bringing back old armors, more stuff to customize with.
>>333100329
Not the dude who you are replying too but Kaathe is mentioned by name, yet makes no appearance at all, along with those screenshots that leaked a while ago that showed the world on fire.
Its a from game, no way in hell there isn't cut-content they are going to repackage into dlc. Snakes are gonna show up and the world is really going to get fucked up.
>Borrowing from Dark Souls 2, you can only upgrade your stats here and nowhere else.
HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU FUCK THIS UP
IT WORKED IN DES BECAUSE OF ITS HUB WORLD STRUCTURE
IT DIDN'T WORK IN DAS2 BECAUSE THE OPEN WORLD MEANT BREAKING FLOW TO FUCK OFF SOMEWHERE ELSE AND LEVEL UP BEFORE CONTINUING WITH THE GAME
HOW DO YOU MAKE THE SAME FUCKING MISTAKE TWICE
>>333100707
>>333100772
with gwyn's visuals, moveset and even his theme. Bravo miyazaki, making us wait 5 years to play the same boss again
>>333100798
>liking Sens
>>333100736
>that flawless dodge out of the spear
>that perfect hitbox
>pc cuck race once again ruining the souls series
THEY CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS
>>333100736
Ok, buying it.
>>333100736
Wait a minute this looks like it was torn straight from bloodborne
>>333096495
Because it's a full price game plus season pass not an indie bundle
>>333100697
If they aged the armours, a lot of fans would be displeased that their cosplays of the characters would be nasty
>>333100603
>final boss is literally a hybrid of gywn and the chosen undead doing a bunch of meme builds while le sad gywn theme plays just to hammer it right the fuck in
LOOK
IT'S YOU
IT'S THE PLAYER
DON'T YOU RECOGNISE THOSE BUILDS?
AND REMEMBER HOW SAD GYWNS FIGHT WAS?
WE KNOW WHAT THE PLAYERS LIKE HAHA!
>>333100864
In the second phase only, it's so well executed that's he's my favorite final boss in the series.
>>333099316
>lobby
What the fuck? So instead of having something that's seamless and integrated to your single player experience in the world, you should exit out your game and go through menus?
>>333100854
You could teleport in Dark Souls 2 so it hardly mattered.
>>333096159
IT'S NOT FUCKING PERFECT AND EVERY GAME HAS TO BE UTTERLY FLAWLESS.
>>333100783
Pic related.
>>333100854
In my oppinion, lack of warp travel, bonfire leveling and humanity should have been brought back.
This unkindled shit and these embers are stupid as fuck and also look like shit.
It's FROM being original where they didnt need to be, instead of focusing on solid maps and mechanics they focused on this unnecessary shit
>>333100736
>>333100909
Anyone with a functioning brain will have the decency to wait for a fully patched with added content GOTY/ Prepare to die edtion.
>Cons
>Poor frame rate
>Erratic camera
>Unintuitive menus
Either a troll site or retarded. None of those things qualify, especially for PC master race
>>333097948
>fast-paced combat straight from bBoodbonre
thank fuck i cant even play DS2 after playing Bloodborne for so long
>>333100949
so we get to fight a glorified NPC and the final boss we already fought? Couldn't they come up with anything original to end the series?
>>333100864
Thats the second phase. Even then, the music is fused with another track and the boss has additional moves
>>333100697
>Andre shows up for no reason, is handwaved away
>Aldritch somehow ate the 2 holders of lord souls and gwyndolin despite the CU cannonically killing 2 of them and somehow he can just dream of pricilla to get yet another fanservice attack
>He's placed in the ultimate fanservice location of Anor londo in O&S room
Aldritch is pretty much everything wrong with the fanservice in DS3, and its a shame because he's probably the coolest new lore figure in DS3.
>>333101065
Now that is just stupid. The DLC isn't discounted and you don't even know what it containts or if it will be on sale.
>>333100936
Well they still havent added a plume to Ornstein so what gives?
It would make the game richer if they showed care in aging and modifying the old armors instead of shoving them there for fanservice.
Any mod could easily de-age them with a skin
>>333100736
>Can't duel wield pontiffs swords to be a jedi
shit game
>>333098876
It hastheir corpses
>>333101081
I can't even play DaS2 after going back to DaS, that shit had awful gameplay mechanics, but i spent countless hours on it due the amount of content.
>>333100949
I honestly don't get the mass hatred /v/ has for references back to the previous games. It's a sequel, thus it makers sense.
It's like seeing the seocnd harry potter movie and being like:
"FUCKING HERMIONE IS IN IT AGAIN. FUCKING GINGER BITCH AHHHH!"
>>333097948
>originality 10
"Cons:
Poor frame rate
Erratic camera
Unintuitive menus"
These are not real complaints. He probably left that camera reset option on too.
>>333100983
>single player experience
Who the fuck is talking about that? i want to make the complete campaign with a friend, is that hard to comprehend?
>>333101251
Close enough.
>>333101251
MOTHERFUCKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER SPOIL THAT SHIT
So DS and DS 3 share a universe. Is DS 2 part of it?
>>333099487
Because BB was showered with 10s and GOTYs and that's all that matters to Sonyggers.
>>333101301
>BLOODBORNE is less linear than DaS3
Can't make this shit up. How can they fuck it up so badly again?
>the reviewer dropped the score for having "unintuitive menus" and a "poor framerate"
Well good thing I'm getting it on PC and won't have those issues!
>>333101301
This makes it look like bloodborne has 3x times the areas it actually has by listing single rooms right alongside actual levels, not really a fair comparison
>>333101203
That is a good point, and i personally kinda dislike the fact that they keep fucking up the plume
>>333095446
>Cons
>Poor frame rate
>Erratic camera
>Unintuitive menus
One of these isn't present in the PC version, and the other two have been part of the series since Demon's Souls.
>>333101320
I understand your point but coming off Bloodborne its disappointing to see a lack of creativity from them. I realize its a sequel so there will be references but some of them aren't done tastefully(all of Aldritch) and some are done pretty well(Final boss).
From does make themselves easy targets though with how they traditionally rehash content, when its done as frequently as it is in DS3 its low hanging fruit is all I'm saying.
>>333101251
Fuck you.
>>333100904
>perfect hitbox
>>333100949
Joke's on you, that's exactly what I wanted.
>>333101596
delete this
we don't want a totally original world and lore
shameless rehashing for the 3rd game is good. DELETE THIS POST NOW SONYGGER
>>333101532
What is the issue, are you telling me you didn't go to undead burg right after firelink shrine? Then to the gaping dragon > the shitter > Queelag > sens > anal rodeo and so on?
>>333101145
Aldrich is in fact the boss I hate the most.
The shittest "original" design of any boss yet (that is not a clone)
The concept of a massive black goo was so cool, and instead we got a shitty turd with hair and Gwyndolin with a staff with Nito's sword at the tip.
Oh, and the shitty clipping goo textures on the floor.
Sooo many cool concepts wasted
>You can't move fast on the goo
>You're constantly swarmed by goo enemies
>Aldrich has an actual head and shape, and can travel through the goo to any place in the room, and can drop on you
>Aldrich has acid attacks that break your equipment
>Gwyndolin casts magic but is on Aldich's side, like half swallowed instead of being his fucking head.
>Nito is not part of Aldrich
> The whole area before the boss room is filled with black filth, also dripping from the cathedral's windows to hint the player about his presence.
Aldrich was the owner of the massive tomb on the Cathedral of the Deep where you fight the deacons, for fucks sake. You're expecting a massive and impressive boss, not that pile of shit.
>>333101471
There is clearly a spoiler you crybaby. Your own fault for clicking on the thumbnail.
>>333101392
No, and it's possible.
>>333101472
DS2 is most likely the land over the seas where some old gods like gwynevere fucked off.
It has some stuff from ds1 and most descriptions tell those items come from a land afar
>>333101661
thats just lag, its not the games fault
>>333101320
And I would like that if it was just a throwback and not the entire game.
Rehashed areas shouldn't make up this much of the game.
>>333101320
It's more like if Hermione was killed then brought back in the last book which takes place thousands of years later and she served as fuck-all more than a callback to how much better the older books were.
>>333101471
>>333101616
>cares about the story and lore in souls games
Absolutely pathetic
>>333101056
The humanity system is the shittiest thing ever. Fuck you for liking it.
>>333101251
Wait, is that Quelaag from Dark Souls?M-my queen...
>>333100736
jesus the only thing that tells it is ds3 and not bloodborne is the hud
not bad though
>>333101772
excluding asylum demon (tutorial boss) there's about 10 possible first bosses in DaS1. That's a great thing for replay value.
In DaS3 you can choose to do Vordt first and nothing else. Plus most levels have only 1 entrance and 1 exit instead of the connected web DaS has for half the map
>>333101251
Literally chalice dungeons 2.0 with the occasional Dark Souls I fanservice reference.
That place looks nothing like Izalith
>>333101946
Yeah i spent lot of hours, reading item descriptions and looking carefully at landscapes, paintings, armor designs. Enjoying a game its absolutely pathetic.
>>333095446
>Unintuitive menus
Is this actually one of the negative take-away points?
Holy literal shit.
>>333102013
I know, but i always took the same route in DaS so this doesn't bother me
>>333101532
You're pretty retarded, man. It's more interconnected, but it's no less linear. You don't even know what linearity means in the context of videogames.
>>333101596
I can agree that sometimes throwing in references back to the games can be a bit much, in fact i am mostly against throwing in anor londo.
I just see people taking a reference that is completely viable and spazzing like they took priscilla and made her the firekeeper at firelink
>>333101772
>not ringing bottom bell first
Bloodbornes shoes were just too big to fill. I wasn't really expecting it to be as good, but it's alright. I'm sure it's decent enough and we'll still always have BB.
>>333100736
Is that Bloodborne?
>>333102013
Well fuck even dark souls 2 had more different routes than that
>>333101787
>>You can't move fast on the goo
>>You're constantly swarmed by goo enemies
>>Aldrich has an actual head and shape, and can travel through the goo to any place in the room, and can drop on you
>>Aldrich has acid attacks that break your equipment
Sounds like an atrocious boss fight. I'd take Gwyndolin being rehashed over that trash you're spouting. Glad you're not a game designer.
>>333101251
>From literally destroying shitty waifu bait
BASED
>>333102013
Demon's Souls forced Phalynx first, and that worked in its favor.
Granted, immediately after you were abke to tackle 5 different areas of your choosing in any order.
>>333101918
Only 1 or 2 areas are blatantly rehashed areas
>>333101867
Thanks. Demon souls is separate though, right?
>>333101320
It's more like seeing the third movie and its about the fucking stone again you retard
>>333100826
>you save his ass like you saved Siegmeyer's
literally que
wrong
>>333102335
Dark souls 3 just feels like the game from had to make out of order from bamco.
I bet they made a contract with them for a certain amount of games + dlc.
Just like sega had a deal with nintendo so they had to shit out like 4 sonic games before sonic was free to go on other platforms again.
>>333102013
>In DaS3 you can choose to do Vordt first and nothing else.
Confirmed for not having played the game. You can go fight Dancer right off the bat and kill the princes as your fourth boss.
>>333101802
>no spoiler image
>plain as day text
Not really his fault.
Personally, I blame the publishers for the non-worldwide release.
T-REX ARM WAIFU
>>333101301
over half the areas here are literally one room big
>>333102629
And if they created a fully reasonable and good story around the stone coming back or being stolen again
>>333102697
You need to kill vordt to do that, and good luck taking on endgame areas at that level.
That's literally the only sequence break in the game, by the way
The guy on the cover art is the final boss.
>>333101787
blaming game for you sucking
git good
>>333102571
Yeah. It kind of has to be because of trademarks and such.
>>333102549
>in any order.
Not exactly, especially in the beginning, if you went to half of them your enemy would have wiped the floor with you.
>>333102013
in bloodborne there are 2 possible first bosses at the beginning and one is entirely optional
>>333102750
Karla is the only one anon.
>>333099668
Strange, Bloodborne is the only Souls game I've beaten, I didn't beat Demons souls nor Dark Souls 1 + 2.
>>333102938
your point? DaS 3 is even more linear than that.
>>333102750
She looks nice.
>>333095446
My problem with this game as a souls player is most of the bosses are kinda shit. A lot of them revolve around gimmicks.
Iudex Gundyr:Starter boss
Vordt:Starter boss with slow as shit swings
Curse rotted greatwood: minimal damage areas but slow attacks
Crystal sages:Become a normal enemy later
Deacons:Add fight that will only be a problem for non-clear weapons
Abyss watchers:Cool looking but easy to kill,good add boss for once
Wolnir:Gimmick as fuck, mist might kill people
Old demon: only his fire ring is dangerous
Pontif:actually dangerous, pretty cool looking, good boss
Aldritch:lots of missles, could challenge some people, meme-boss
Yhorm:gimmick as fuck
Ancient wyvern:king of gimmicks
Nameless king: bad camera for dragon, disappointing when on foot, slow swings wide opening
Dragonslayer armor:people are going to shit themselves when the dragons kill them
L&L:classic kill me or I full heal, nothing personal teleports, actually dangerous
Oceiros:not-steath I should be in bloodborne flailing
Champion gundyr:coolguy with sick stomps but still classic wide open please hit me
Final boss:fanmade wank that is actually done well
Only a few of them are iconic and only the latter half are worth a damn difficulty wise the rest rely on a gimmick
>>333096159
>>333096356
In /v/ 8/10 is only a good score when it's a Nintendo game
>>333101301
>all those blocked paths
>>333096362
He's probably going to buy/pirate it, he just won't make a video :)
>>333102630
>Yhorm actually has a human face
>>333103059
>those initial days of streaming when everyone was busting a nut over Nameless King and saying he was the best/hardest fight in the series
>>333098406
That is not cut content, anonThat is DLC content
>>333102898
For some classes it was best to start with some of those areas. 4 was really the only one that started hard. 5 was rough, but doable for mages.
>>333103059
>A lot of them revolve around gimmicks.
You mean like DaS1 bosses?
>>333097550
full control means jack shit when 90% of the bosses take up the entire screen making it go apeshit
>>333103196
DS2 CONFIRMED NONCANON
>>333095446
8/10
oh wait, if it's not a perfect 10 then it's shit right?
>>333103059
My only dispute is the easy to kill part of the Abyss Watchers. I watched a streamer and Abyss Watchers are the only boss he had problems with. Even pontiff was easier for him
>>333103205
Soul of Cinder = L&L > Dragon Armour > Nameless King = Pontiff > Abysswatchers > All the other meme bosses
The Crestfallen warrior and Tarkus are harder than most bosses
>>333095446
Shut the fuck up faggot
>>333103368
Firelink Shrine giant.
>>333098406
>those two villages are literally copy pasted
>>333098406
DELETE THIS INMEDIATELY
>>333096356
What is a great game then?
>>333103270
Exactly like that, I expect more out of the third game in a series. All of their games have this as a problem but there are only around 3 bosses in DS3 that mean a shit right now. DLC might change that like it did for DS2 though.
>>333103425
Abyss watchers give you a helper to kill the first dude and the final watchers only dangerous trait is the flame hitboxes, he still has wide openings and you can backstab the fuck for crying out loud. Pontiff when his clone is out is actually a threat.
>>333103270
Yhorm is actually probably the most gimmicky main boss of any game.
>>333103606
>I didn't play DeS
PCshitter fuck off. You have no valid opinion on the franchise.
>>333103059
>tfw Nameless King turned out to be a jobber
He's so fucking easy to avoid. I blame the retarded amount of invincibility frames you have on roll. I mean I hated Dark Souls 2's shitty roll and adaptability in general, but you seriously feel invincible while mashing circle in ds3. I think there's even more invincibility than ds1's dwgr roll
>>333103601
With Pontiff you can quite literally R1 spam and kill the clone and cause crazy damage to him while he summons it
>>333103724
Fuck that filthy darkwraith
>>333095446
>framerate
Non-issue for PC.
>camera and menus
Non-issue in general.
>>333103606
I'd say that's the one hit kill giant drake
>>333101251
we couldn't save her man. we couldn't fucking save her.
>>333103196
Isn't that just a mask like the Mirror Knight had?
>>333103796
Thats why I said when he gets it out, if you don't kill it you are fighting two of them and the one teleports behind the real one after attacking while the main one covers him with swings.
His gimmick is the least offensive out of all of them because it allows you a chance to deal with it or get fucked. A well designed boss. Most of the bosses in 3 have their gimmick tied to when the fight starts.
>>333103606
I'd argue that Bed of Chaos is more gimmicky as a main boss. At least, you can fight Yhorm head on if you want. You just have to hit his arms and head enough to provoke a BB riposte for 4k damage.
>>333103796
>R1 spam
Straight sword player detected. Trying to R1 spam Pontiff with a weapon that isn't fast and high damage and that costs literally no stamina to swing will get you killed.
With weapons that take actual skill you have to wittle the clone down over time, as opposed to using a straight sword and beating your R1 button like it slept with your wife.
>>333101682
What the fuck did he do to that burg!?
Dark Souls 3 bosses look like fucking shit.
Also what's up with the purple + orange ? It's supposed to be blue
>>333103708
>tfw you see a valid comment
>tfw you get so butthurt about it you have to spew hate without providing yourself a base to stand upon
>tfw you don't know that said person also owns every single playstation console
>>333103708
Not him but he's even gimmickier than DeS bosses, and he's clearly heavily based on two of them.
At least Storm King gave you the fucking option of using a bow and naturally enticed you to use the storm ruler by making him fly out of melee range rather than simply making him borderline invincible to everything bar 1 weapon.
>>333103896
>Main boss
>>333101056
I didn't mind warping being available from the start, and I'll demonstrate why with a scenario: You run out of a poison healing item in Valley of Defilement/Blighttown.
VoD: There are enemies which drop royal lotus, but if that's not an option for whatever reason then you can leave, buy some, and come back.
Blighttown: Eat shit.
>>333095446
The review says the game is great but not perfect, which makes total sense. What the fuck is the problem?
>>333103574
1-2/10
>>333096362
Everybody should be doing this
Why the fuck does he look like the random knights outside of the boss room
Where are his famous eyes?
Why is this massive lame plain looking faggot so important lore-wise if he looks like ass?
>>333104228
Then Bed of Chaos or DragonGod.
If you dont bring Memeward of Fagtarina to the fight it's not all that gimmicky, you have to time the charge of the sword
>>333104107
But he's right, implying Yhorm is the the most gimmicky boss implies you've never touched DeS, which was the source of Yhorm's gimmick in the first place.
Yhorm is the most offensive boss in the game, as they've already done that exact bossfight already. I was disgusted when I picked up the Stormruler and realized what was happening. I thought they may have been doing something original and that I had to use some kind of stage hazard to gimp Yhorm to fight him on equal terms, but nope, just a literal 1:1 rehash of a boss in the first game.
0-4 one last ds1 playthrough
5-9 one last ds2 playthrough
>>333104480
Not really. You hit, charge. Simple. While he's stunned he gives you enough time to charge it AND retreat
>>333104234
Blighttown was really easy to escape from, though.
And there were plenty of nearby vendors if you unlocked shortcuts.but I kind of agree with you
>>333102750
Yorshka is such an ugly name. Way to ruin a character and a potential waifu
>>333104368
that's literally fume knight seriously
>one hand has small weapon the other has big oversized fire weapon
>>333104368
Why are you complaining so much about something so inane?
>>333104684
Well that's literally one of the best bosses of the game, so you can imagine the overall quality of DaS 3.
Better than 2 ONLY.
>>333104503
I think he's more gimmicky for the exact reason that its a rehash as well as the gimmick. There's no possible way to pick up storm ruler and NOT realize the connection to DeS
>>333104684
Miyazaki saw that people liked Fume and said "I will do it betteru"
And then he fucked up by putting a clone in there.
Since when does /v/ care about reviews from game "journalist"?
>>333104871
When it serves the purpose of shitposting.
>>333104776
Because that's fucking lazy and almost all bosses look like ass
>This turd is a Lord of Cinder
>This rehashed copy-paste boss is supposedly the most cruel and terrifying character of the new lore
>>333100949
>bunch of meme builds
You mean the classes you start out with?
>>333095446
dark souls has always been a broken piece of shit, its just console shitters lap it up and pc mustard race believes its "the best game ever" because its made by some shit jap company.
>>333104985
Too much of Dark Souls 3 was "Dude guys do you remember DaS1? I MADE THAT GAME!!!!"
Even 2 had more original content.
>>333104985
What the fuck is wrong with his arms?
>>333105093
DaS 2 is to the prequels what DaS 3 is to The Force Awakens
>>333098768
>Armor cant be upgraded
What the fuck? This shit again?
Seriously fuck fashion souls I want to get POWERFUL ARMOR TO NEGATE DAMAGE NOT DRESS UP LIKE SOME SISSY FAGGOT FROM /fa/
>>333104984
This. Since /v/ desperately needs to make every game out to be the biggest blunder of all time and most of them haven't played it yet, reviews are all they have.
>>333105129
ORIGINAL CONTENT DO NOT STEAL
>>333104985
Pontiff is the most cruel and terrifying character of the new lore, not Aldritch.
>>333105213
Fairly accurate, except DS2's dlc is pretty great and Allone, OIK, Fume and the dragon are among the best fights out of all of them.BB has the best bosses overall, DS3's dlc bosses better be the best fucking shit ever
>>333105232
They got tired of having to balance armor, so they decided it would be much easier to just give all armors relatively low defense so they wouldn't matter, then make it so that all your defense comes from you leveling up.
Go back to Lothric at level 100 and let the enemies hit you and you'll take almost no damage, regardless of what you're wearing.
>>333100736
When I looked at that webm I though "Wait why does Bloodborne look shittier now? "
Then I realised.
>>333104985
>>333105357
Yeah, I get it now. You can't accept that DaS3 is more of a sequel to DaS1 than DaS2 ever was, so you call things that a proper sequel should have ''callbacks and fanservice''.
Hey guys, remember this?
>>333105437
the DLC is shit. Same knight spammed multiple times in every room across all 3 DLCs
At what time does Steam typically load new games onto their servers?
If I where to pre-purchase the game now would it install it and simply unlock the content once it was officially released?
I asked a streamer what he thought of ds 3 and he said it was a masterpiece so im still hyped.
>>333105597
But that is actually wrong, anon
Not in the game either
>>333098406
At first I thought what we were complaining here were the copy pasted castles
>>333105537
>Boss is made up of bosses we killed in the first game
>Its been thousands of cycles since then
>Somehow this boss was able to eat the bosses from the first cycle
Yeah, sure, proper sequel and totally not fanservice.
>>333105565
He's still in the game, they just changed his arena and honestly made his fight much better than just encountering him in "Generic boss room #23"
>>333105748
This is cut content or content that was cut to be sold as DLC.
>>333105721
I'm right and you know it. Enemy placements were somehow even worse than the base game.
>>333105537
A callback would be to see Gwyndolin half eaten or digested in a cutscene or appearing dismembered throughout Aldrich's body
Fanservice is making a boss that is Gwyndolin with a black skirt and a turd for legs
>>333105870
What about this?
>>333106086
Tutorial boss. And that room is used for a lategame optional boss
>>333105787
>>Its been thousands of cycles since then
As implied by the false not-proper sequel. Not fanservice then.
GUYS
I'M GOING WITH A BOW BUILD AND NO ONE CAN STOP ME
>>333106149
And is this DLC too?
>>333095446
>them cons
>that nobody reviewer
ok bro
>>333105949
This, Aldritch's fight wasn't against him, it was just Miyazaki's attempt at a different version of Gwyndolin's fight.
Yhorm was a DeS boss.
Abyss Watchers were Artorias #2
Aldritch as Gwyndolin
Lothric and Lothian were actually original.
Shameful fucking pandering thorughout the game.
>>333106086
Both that boss and the area he's in are in the game, he is moved somewhere else though, and a different fight takes place there.
>>333106260
1st area with different lighting.
>>333105787
It's been five cycles senpai.
Six if the PC is actually another Lord awakened by the bell
>>333096839
>no day one patch
>>333106165
seeing as you can shoot 3 arrows at once now I think it might be viable
>>333100030
This chart lies though, did none of you fuckers who make these play the game?
>>333106260
No, that's the High Wall with different lighting. It actually DOES go through a lighting change later in the game, though it's different than that.
>>333106165
You can only carry 99 arrows of one type at a time, better play conservatively.
>>333106440
How is it wrong?
>mfw playing it
>mfw enjoying it
>mfw /v/ is mad but I'm just too busy having fun
How much did the DLC/expansions improve Dark Souls 1 and 2?
>>333095446
>Poor frame rate
>Erratic camera
>Unintuitive menus
Is this a joke? FPS? Consoles have FPS drops in literally every game, just play it on a PC if you don't like FPS drops. Camera? Just like any other souls game, well actually just like any other RPG with a lock on. MENUS? Like the fuck? Just fucking kill yourself.
>>333095446
>cons
Poor frame rate
Erratic camera
Unintuitive menus
won't literally all of that be fixed with a new iteration of dsfix though
>>333106636
A lot, not just for the added new content, but also for the fixes.
Lore-wise it expanded a lot on both games, and sort of fixed Dark Souls 2, even if it was irrelevant in the end because 3 outright ignores it.
>>333101301
>those soul level recommendations
Is this from Reddit? I beat the wetnurse at SL55 with no problems at all.
>>333106636
People swear that it made DS2 better, At least but I haven't played it.
>>333096616
What makes you think that the guy who posted that wasn't Matthew himself?
>>333095446
I don't really care about review scores since I'm just going to buy it anyway.
I'll form my own opinion of it after I beat it.
>>333100132
>useless to people who need reviews
Who cares if it's useless to idiots.
If you swallow every drop of precum out of the industry's cock, you're barely a gamer at all. Only a child can't wait.
>>333106901
People who bring him up unprovoked are indeed Matt, that fucker starts threads about his videos, shitposts for half an hour then "suddenly" shows up to reply to himself.
IT'S OFFICIAL , MIYAZAKI IS THE NEW KOJIMA
>>333106357
>five cycles
source?
>>333099923
at least we can have it fixed #pcmr
>>333106954
>Not letting people you don't know decide your opinions for you
Fuck off
>>333106414
Is that a specific bow's weapon art or a base mechanic to all bows?
>>333106486
Cant I carry 99x2 ? or is that arrows + bolts?
Also how well do ranged weapons scale? Are they dex based or STR/DEX hybrids?
And finally, are arrows prohibitively expensive for contant use?
Bloodtinge builds in BB were amazing because I loved to mix ranged and melee attacks. I'm sure it won't be as fun in DaS3 because dex weapons are more boring than blootinge melee weps, but hey.
>>333105870
The fight against the big skeleton guy sucked ass, smack his obvious gimmick weak spots and stay out of that blue fog that can take you from full health to dead in 2 seconds.
>>333107086
Five Lords of Cinder.
>>333107172
Oh yeah for sure, but at least the encounter was relatively interesting. Imagine how much worse it would have been if his shit fight took place in a giant bland square room.
>>333107185
So is one of them the MC from dark souls 2 or what? Does a cycle still happen if the guy decides to not relink the flame?
NeoGAF is taking the news well
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1201252
>>333107185
The Bearer of the Curse doesn't figure in those 5 Lords of Cinder.
If the Lords of Cinder are awoken in DaS 3, how come Gwyn is not in the game?
Isnt he the first Lord of Cinder?
>Soulsfags will defend this
>>333107309
The canon ending for DaS II is the DLC one I think, where the player fucks off and neither ends the age nor links the fire.
Vendrick didnt link the fire, and Yhorm, probably the Giant Lord's descendant, made peace with the humans and linked the fire soon enough.
Yhorm is the one who linked the fire around DaS2's age.
>>333107352
Gwyn was too busy being incorporated into the Soul of Cinder, the being that the All Star Fire-Linkers fused together to form.
The Lords you met in the game weren't good enough to be in the Fire Robot.
>>333103606
Literally untrue since BoC exists.
>>333107285
Well you trade a giant bland room to a bland hill and everything is black so it's not much better.
On a side note the amount of fights that are puzzles or gimmicks or whatever was disappointing. That fucking dragon in Arch Dragon Peak is the worst.
Can you level up on bonfires or not
>>333107617
There's a theory running around that states the Lords of Cinder didnt actually link the fire, but rather did what you can do on the second ending: kill the firekeeper and offer the flame yourself.
>>333107683
Yes, a lot of people who've played the game already (Including me) consider the bosses to be the weakest part of the game, there are definitely a few good ones, but they're all backloaded.
>>333107352
gwyn is the final boss
>>333107352
Cos he was killed at the end of das1.
>>333107826
Pretty much this, I've been playing through it on weekends with a friend of mine, got up to Lothric and bro, outside of the last few the bosses in general are pretty ass.
Music is good for all of them, other than that though.
is it better to play with a controller or kb+m?
>>333107851
Not really, lore wise the Soul of Cinder is the manifestation of the souls of all the previous lords.
If you want to fit Dark Souls I with a little headcanon, Soul of Cinder can be the Chosen Undead.
>>333107870
So were all the Lords of Cinder of DaS 3, what were resurrected from their graves with the bell of awakening.
Gwyn should have been in this game
>>333107753
That's fucking stupid, you want to know why they weren't apart of the Soul of Cinder? Because they wouldn't have fit the part.
SoC is comprised of small, humanoid beings with fast movesets and human weaponry. It is a solitary being that exists in the Kiln alone.
So:
Yhorm was too big
Aldritch didn't fit the part
Ludleth was a FUCKIGN manlet
Abyss Watchers were only tough because they traveled in packs, like wolves.
Literally not one of them were fit to be in the SoC. It has nothing to do with whether or not they linked the fire, they simply didn't fit the bosses archetype.
>>333106537
You don't have to kill any Lords to get to the Grand Archive.
>>333107684
Pls respond
I've never understood why you guys hate puzzle bosses. There's only typically like ~2 at the most that can be considered this and I think it's a nice change of pace. Always liked Dragon God.
>>333108271
I refuse to spoonfeed your retarded ass when it's already been answered in the thread.
Will you buy it if it has Denuvo?
>>333107160
a-anyone?
>>333108429
>Cool as fuck boss that's built up to be significant
>Rather than matching yourself against them in honest combat you press a button and kill them
>Liked how Dragon god was implemented
I'll never forget my reaction to Dragon god, after beating vanguard I see this giant terrible looking Dragon, spend hours thinking about the actual fight I'm going to have and have it end up being a fight where I dont' even really deal with him, I just press a button a few times on balistas.
Pic fucking related, his fight should have been so much more.
DS3 has more than just 2-3, most if not all bosses have gimmicks this time around.
>>333108507
Fuck off /a/
>>333108848
Keep crying.
>>333108737
>after beating vanguard I see this giant terrible looking Dragon
>>333104994
No, the end boss is a ninja-flipping spear-poking GC/WOG/CSS-spamming faggot who heals during your duel and CEs his health back to full when you kick his ass
>>333108429
>Puzzle bosses
No people don't like shit fights with stupid fucking gimmicks
Yhorm the "Can only hit me with one weapon, and only that weapon's weapon art" The Giant.
Ancient "Stage hazard" Wyvern.
High Lord "Please don't break my bling when I slowly rest my arm next to you" Wolnir.
Deacons of the holy shit there's so many us am I playing Dark Souls 2 right now?
There's more than fucking 2, and aside from these stupid gimmick bosses, half the ones left are total shit.
The twin princes boss fight is one of the most fun in the series and there is nothing you can do about it.
>>333108906
meant terrifying, I'm tired. Cut me some slack homie.
>>333108737
I liked Dragon God.
Then again, there were a few other dragons to make up for one that was trapped.
>>333109024
you fight dragon god after flamelurker
>>333109078
>confirmed for never beating Vanguard in the tutorial
>>333108970
>Yhorm the "Can only hit me with one weapon, and only that weapon's weapon art" The Giant.
>>333109149
>Using a name
What the fuck? Did you get lost? Because Reddit is two blocks down.
>>333105787
>Aldritch devours the remnants of the Old Lords of Lordran(Gravelord Greatsword, Nito's Cloak etc)
>We've already seen that the Lords souls can be re-incarnated as other being like how Meato had Neto's soul in DaS2
>When the Lord's Souls returned to Lordran to be reincarnated for the current cycle they returned to their abandoned vestiges only to be unkowingly incorporated into Aldritch
>Aldritch gains their powers upon devouring their souls
It's really not that hard to explain when you just take the reincarnation of the Lord's Souls from DaS2 into account.
Plus like >>333106357 said it's only been a few cycles.
This could(emphasis on COULD) also explain why we're not collecting Lord's Souls this time like we were in DaS1 & 2. Since anyone that could beat a beast that consumed Lord's Souls and a God should be allowed to reach the Kiln anyway. Plus, no one would want to go after the Lord's Souls if they knew Pontiff Sullivan would feed that person to Aldritch.
I can't explain that Storm Ruler/Yhorm thing though. That just seems like fanservice but I don't mind some fanservice in a sequel. Seems fine overall.
>>333109078
good shitpost
>>333109239
Nope.
>>333109239
Jesus H Christ, why so rude? I just came here to have a discussion about a game I happen to like, God
>>333108970
Shit tier:
>Wolnir
>Deacons
>Yhorm
>Wyvern
>Old Demon King
>Crystal Sage
Mediocre tier
>Iudex Gundyr
>Tree
>Aldrich
>Abysswatchers
>Oceiros
Good tier
>Pontiff
>Dancer
>Nameless King
>Dragon Armour
>Champion Gundyr
Great Tier
>Lothric and Lorian
>Soul of Cinder
>>333109239
FUCK YOU
>>333109483
>>333109487
>>333109516
NO FUCK YOU NAMEFAG MAN
>Unintuitive anus
WHAT
Listen you fuck, when it comes to soulsborne I'm in the top 1% of the playerbase. I've been gitting gud every week since Demon souls was in fucking beta. But of course some novice like you think that you actually have an understanding because of the fact you killed Fume Knight or Orphan of Kos solo. Yeah keep dreaming. Miyazaki could easily come out and say that having the release occur a fucking month earlier in Japan, limits exposure to the western audience, and that as a true believer in casuls he feels that the gaijins should be given the best chance to hear the information necessary for them making it to the credits. And that he doesn't know why Bandai Namco doesn't want to make the time to reach a large international audience to inform them about what they want to do for the community. And why they would purposely create an embargo that forces the gaijin to make a choice between watching the final game of the series played by shitty youtube personalities, and staying uninformed for 10 more days about the only cure for their puppy's cancer?
Yeah, I guess Soulsborne shouldn't be commented on by people who have no fucking idea what they are talking about.
>>333109613
>Fuck you
Donte?
>>333109239
Have we got a problem here?
>>333109704
I'LL SHOW YOU WHO'S BOSS OF THIS BOARD
JUST TAKE OFF THAT UHHH JABRONI OUTFIT
>>333108640
>will you still BUY this thing that prevents PIRATING
Why would it matter?
>>333109434
If the response to how Aldritch got Gwyndolyn,Nito and the witch is speculative hand-waving that's not good enough, especially after DS2 proves that their souls take different forms entirely depending on the cycle.
why is it so hard to accept that its a panderboss?
>>333109613
>f*g
no reason to be offensive to homosexuals, thank you very much. And I happen to be a girl.
>>333107160
A couple of bows have the triple shot. There's a strength bow but it doesn't do triple so DEX/quality is probably the best way to go.
>>333109837
A girl? On the 'chon?!?
'Tis but impossible!
>>333109434
>anywhere from 2-5 cycles later
>somehow the bosses he ate look the exact same despite their other appearances being drastically different than their original forms
Sure sure
>>333109804
I don't know if you've noticed this over the years, but software designed to prevent piracy typically only harms the paying consumer
>>333109837
Show tits bitch
Pose as Gwynevere
>>333095446
Why would anybody who goes to this board give any number of shits about video game reviews?
>>333109898
Triple shot is ass anyway
It doesn't shoot three shots in succession, it fires them simultaneously in a spread pattern, and with arrows being so limited this time around, its pretty much worthless
>>333109963
I've noticed buying games and playing them. I've also noticed piracyfags getting all uppity about the immorality of being forced to pay for things. I dunno, man. If Denuvo continues to cause as much asspain as it does, I'm all in.
Oh yeah, 8/10 alright.
>>333109958
Gods dont age and I fear Aldrich just ate Gwyndolin.
This is because it is said in the game that Aldrich just moved to Anal Rodeo, and in fact his tomb is that giant sarcophagus where you fight the deacons.
Also, you find the brass set on the firekeeper's corpse in the hallway leading to Gwyn's tomb, which means she died defending Gwyndolin from him or whomever kidnapped him.
The lore states the Pontiff jailed Gwyndolin in the O&S room for Aldrich to devour him
Gwyndolin still existed until recently before Dark Souls 3, he just had no power
>>333110008
>doesn't remember the hilarious shitshow that was GamerGate
>>333110260
Gwyndolin can make sense but the other two don't in the fucking slightest.
>>333109807
It's clearly a panderboss. I'm just trying to make it make sense so at least it's not a nonsense panderboss.
I'll take pandering if it makes sense.
>>333110203
Cons:
-Unnecessary fanservice that hurts the flow of the story
-Maps are poorly connected, making the game very linear
-Recycled content from past games, which leads to a massive lack of originality
>>333100826
It's actually patches.
Whoops spoilers guess you shouldn't assume.
>>333110384
What is a carrion eater? Not like the CU fucked with the bodies.
>>333110384
Yeah Nito is retarde as fuck.
Aldrich didnt eat Priscilla though. It's only stated that he had visions, just because Gwyndolin probaly had to do in hiding her in the Painted world.
Priscilla is probably trapped forever since the cathedral with the painting doesnt exist anymore.
But then we get the recicled priscilla, Yorshka.
I wonder what Miyazaki has to say about that.
>>333110413
>Recycled content from past games
I was pretty appalled when I got to Cold Anor Londo and realized it was literally just Anor Londo ripped right out of Dark Souls. It was like Miyazaki was screeching "Do you remember Dark Souls?" into my hear the whole time I played that area.
>>333110497
Just for a while.
It's fucking Siegmeyer all over again.
>>333101251
DELETE THIS. NOW. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>333110081
Sorry, meant rapid fire. But, yeah, DEX is probably better used on Katanas then bows. Hopefully, they'll let you carry more arrows in an balance patch later but I don't have much hope for that.
>>333110365
I also remember >8.8
That doesn't mean I understand it.
>>333110502
>The rationalization is that their bodies were unfucked with for hundreds of years so he can eat them
>This is the best explanation
Its retarded, simple as that. Its a boss that combined bosses from the first game, in the first games favorite local, in the first games most iconic room. 100% pandering, and its done in an extremely sloppy manner.
>>333096839
get a better pc you SJW cuck.
>>333109898
>>333110081
Is there any bow with very good scaling, like the Evelyn which had S in bloodtinge?
Any other interesting bow weapon arts, now that triple shot seems shitty?
>with arrows being so limited this time around, its pretty much worthless
I'd still like to know the limit, is it 99 or 99x2?
>>333110724
>Sorry, meant rapid fire.
ok that seems more useful. Doesn't the thief class starting bow have that?
>DEX is probably better used on Katanas then bows
Why is that?
>>333110590
>I wonder what miyazaki had to say
Probably little, people that think he actually directed this are delusional as fuck. They PR talked him as the director after the massive backlash of DS2 not being directed by him, no way he could fully direct BB still have time for this AND still have a part in whatever they have been working on since BB came out.
>>333102750
why are her arms so tiny?
>>333110592
I understand not liking the constant reuse of armors and stuff, but I'll never understand the Anor Londo complaint. If the games are set in the same general area, why the fuck wouldn't an area show back up again?
>>333096356
Shut the literal fuck up.
>>333097948
>Originality 10
If you ignore all the rehashing, sure.
>>333110946
I could understand that because Dark Souls 3 seems like it was made by someone that had no idea about Dark Souls but studied the lore intensively as to not to fuck up (like they did last time)
There are many good fuckups still, and the maps do have a reminiscence of Dark Souls 2, with wide, empty, pointless rooms
>>333095446
Welp time to abandon /v/ I know the game's gonna be good and I don't wanna be spoiled. Hope I never come back!
>>333097948
Gameplay 9
Graphics 7
Sound 9
Originality 5
Length 5
>>333110989
My problem with Anor londo showing up is how none of the areas from the first game show up in the same form as Anor does. Ash lake is a smouldering mess of fire, the forest is a full on swamp now, yet Anor londo has entire sections of it that are still fine, yet the other half of it is just flat out gone and Illythill is there instead and Illythil is miles lower than the other half of lordran.
>>333108970
>No people don't like shit fights with stupid fucking gimmicks
What are you doing playing the Souls series, then?
>>333110989
Because it's supposed to have been literal ages since Lordran existed. So long that it's not even called Lordran anymore. So why WOULD the capital of a long, LONG forgotten empire still exist? Especially through, presumably, six different curses.
>>333111236
Anor Londo is back
Gwyndolin is back but dead
The Firstborn allied himself with the dragons
Queelan and Quelana are dead
The firekeeper is evil
Kaathe is back
>>333110867
>Why is that?
The arrow limit is just annoying and I'm pretty sure it's just 99. Other than that you can do whatever you want. Almost, any build is fun in pve.
Actually, now that I think about hypermode is back in like it was in DeS so you could do a hypermode bow build and probably have fun just sniping bitches. Probably not viable for pvp but would be neat in pve.
>>333111261
>My problem with Anor londo showing up is how none of the areas from the first game show up in the same form as Anor does. Ash lake is a smouldering mess of fire, the forest is a full on swamp now, yet Anor londo has entire sections of it that are still fine, yet the other half of it is just flat out gone and Illythill is there instead and Illythil is miles lower than the other half of lordran.
That's because DaS3 isn't in the same area as DaS1. It's more like behind Anor Londo or on its side, like behind where the Crystal Caves were.
>>333108112
but he is
even the final theme has a nod to his theme
>>333111261
Ash lake is not the smouldering lake.
The smouldering lake is inside a cave probably above Lost Izalith.
Not even Old Izalith goes as deep.
The map doesnt match that of Dark Souls I. Lothric is located more or less where the Dukes Archives should have been, and the Undead Burg and everything downwards is gone.
>>333110989
It could be completely remodeled or destoyed. It could be a different section of Anor Londo, that place was huge after all.
There's no excuse, this is pure lazyness
It's also clear that they ripped off BB's yharnam villagers as the base model for a lot of enemies, BB's dogs are also present, and so are entire sections of chalice dungeons and Forbidden Woods assets
>>333111457
Yet anor londo stands tall while the rest of Lordran around it flat out doesn't exist. Its pretty god damn silly that so much of the architecture is completely the same yet none of the surroundings are.
>Mfw the path leading up to Cathedral of the Deep.
FUCK, I wish that part was a little longer, I love nice little serene forest paths like that.
>>333111468
You havent played have you?
He's the fucking incarnation of all the souls of the Lords of Cinder, like it or not
>New game announced.
>Mild discussion and trolling
>HAHA GUTS ITS ONLY X HOURS LONG
>/v/ explodes
>HERES THE REVIEWS BOYS!
>No matter if its good or bad, its used for trolling.
>Game launches
>MAAAN THE LAST GAME WAS SO MUCH BETTER
It's not just Souls. I'm beginning to see this pattern at every new release. How long has this cycle been going on and how do I stop i?
is DaS 3 miyazaki's way of saying "sorry I didnt make 2"?
cause it seems like a sequel to DaS 1.
>>333097948
>yfw all the bosses are artorias, manus, orphan of kos, ludwig tier in terms of difficulty
MY DICK IS READY
>>333111635
I am pissed at the fact that they managed to shut that guy's YouTube channel down.
Very pissed
>>333111584
Its a lake with a shitload of arch-trees,not sure what else they could have been going for with how low Izalith was and how close it was to Ash lake.
>>333111728
You have to find three crowns.
>>333103243
it's fucking both
>Cons:
Poor framerate
Erratic camera
Unintuitive menus
So basically a 9/10 for people who aren't complete retards?
>>333111390
doing gods work, anon
>>333111709
so he is also gwyn, no?
it's gwyn, the chosen undead, and all the other people linking the flame before them.
>>333111643
>Yet anor londo stands tall while the rest of Lordran around it flat out doesn't exist.
Lordran was down a fucking wall you needed to be on top of to even see it from Anor Londo.
>>333111728
It is inevitable. There is only one way to stop it.
>>333111850
They really aren't, Only a few of them at the end are difficult at all.
>>333111865
Tiny arch trees. Inside a cave.
Ash Lake was supposedly what lies beneath the earth, and real archtrees are much bigger.
>>333111261
>>333111643
The Boreal Valley is just Dark Souls' take on the greek underworld.
Why is it so difficult to imagine Anor Londo being preserved there?
>>333111850
>yfw all the bosses are DLC tier in difficulty in the base game
See how retarded you look?
>>333111856
wow what happened? I havent been following
who? why?
>>333111850
kek
Like, three of them at best, the rest are Dark Souls 2 tier.
>>333111939
Dark Souls follows the Zelda cycle.
I wonder what hidden stuff is left
there has to be some stuff that even japanese streamers havent figured out yet.
>>333111390
>The firekeeper is evil
wat
>>333111924
Yet none of that wall exists anymore nor the dukes archives, nor anything from the half that you initially come in on in DS1. An entire large stretch of architecture is non-existent yet the core of AL is pristine.
>>333111985
>>333112071
>expecting DLC quality bosses from the base game
I bet you think Taurus Demon and Moonlight Butterfly compares to those bosses?
Does DaS3 have a retarded namefilter like DaS2 or can I actually give myself decent names without being punished for no reason?
>>333112189
Not that anon, but the only thing I can think of is the fact that Gwyndolin has been around since DaS1 and clearly resides in Anor Londo. Maybe he just didn't want to live in a fucking hole so he made sure the part of AL his lived in specifically was up-kept.
>>333112065
Penor cut was a channel of some dude that taught indian kids and was a master of memes.
He wrote funny shit on the board like "hitler did nothing wrong" or "Ayy lmao" and the kids would spell it.
He also did some specials with "Uncle Punjabi" that seemed like a stoned as fuck native that would make songs and rythms with memes, like "Fuck this gay earth"
Funny as fuck
Some feminists managed to shut his channel down for being offensive or some shit.
>>333112287
>Not expecting high quality from the base game
So you're admitting the series is shit then?
>>333111390
The Firekeeper is pure!
Pure!
>>333112406
I'm glad I didnt buy it because that's what I'm seeing.
Dark Souls is only good in the special editions with all the DLCs and extra content, years after release.
>>333111728
>How long has this cycle been going on and how do I stop i?
You don't, this has been happening since the dawn of humanity with anything that could be like and will continue until the death of the last human
>>333112472
Irina is pure, the vanilla firekeeper is a Darkwraith
>>333112136
Probably not but there's definitely some weird shit going on that nobody can really explain.
>>333112406
I'm saying you shouldn't be expecting OMGSODIFFICULTIMPOSSIBRU bosses from the base game because every other games has been like that. It's called A DIFFICULTY CURVE. If you want to fuck up that difficulty curve for the sake of, well, difficulty, you're just one of those fucking PREPARE TO DIE XD memers and you should stop playing this series.
>>333096362
This is what I do with most big games nowadays.
Who the fuck is gadgets360? like literally who?
>>333103359
They really should zoom the camera out during massive boss fights.
>>333112660
>This post
>>333112659
What weird shit?
There's nothing "shady" about the Fire Keeper. What the hell are you talking about?
>>333112640
How is she a Darkwraith?
>>333095446
>Dark souls 3 is officially a bust
On the Xbone.
Literally everyone expected this.
>>333095446
>Furthermore, menu and inventory management seems as cutting edge as it was in previous instalments
I can't respect a review with glaring spelling mistakes
>>333112659
These are my points
>She puts on a crown that has an Abyss inside. She's always seeing through the Abyss
>She has white hair and black robes, just like Yuria
>The crown she wears is reminiscent to Yuria's helm, you could say they come from the same place
>She's sketchy in regards to fire. She's afraid that flames will appear in the dark, not that the fire will fade
>She's willing to keep your secret if you want to usurp the flame
>She raises suspicion on Ludleth.
>If you summon her, she TAKES the flame and lets it extinguish in her hands
>Touch the darkness inside me...
>>333095446
>Unintuitive menus
That just seems kind of nit picky.
>>333100030
>tfw looking at my old map for the jp version of das1
fun times
>>333106486
They better patch that shit so you can carry 999 of arrows and 99 knives, I want my Irvine and Judeau builds.
>>333113002
>Touch the darkness inside me...
That's not the only thing I want to touch, mind you
>>333112660
>It's called A DIFFICULTY CURVE
BB's first mandatory boss says otherwise
>>333113002
To add to this, you can make Irina of Carim the firekeeper , and when you do, Eygon kills himself.
This is because he has failed in his duty. He was not protecting Irina, he was taking her hostage. He just couldnt hurt her, that's why he killed himself after his failure.
If Dark Souls 1 was a ruse for you to link the fire, Dark Souls 3 is a ruse for you to let it die.
There's an overwhelming number of Darkwraiths in the game and at Firelink, and people who manipulate darkness.
My guess is the Firekeeper is willingly or unwillingly working for Yuria and Kaathe.
admit it
you are happy this is linked to dark souls 1 and not 2
it's what everyone wanted.
although, 2 isnt bad but I didnt like it as much as 1.
>>333112660
I have to agree with this post.
>>333113276
Gascoigne was crazy fucking hard until you learn to get really good at parrying, which is the main point of the game. Many bosses expect you to be very good at parrying.
Not saying it's a good thing, but he's batshit insane difficult to help you improve.
>>333113276
First bosses were tough. Middle to end bosses were easy garbage. They fucked up the difficulty curve. The beginning was good and the end was disappointing trash. Only Gehrman and Ebrietas were more inline. The only thing saving it were the visuals.
>>333112916
>>333113002
Just wait for vaatifaggot to make a video about this once he plagiarizes me
>>333112660
Someone didn't get gud
>>333112774
The firekeepers are all Rei clones and there's an exact copy of firelink shine in the game except everyone is dead but the handmaiden and the firekeeper's corpse has eyes. Firekeepers aren't supposed to have eyes because they see horrible shit or something. You can give the Firekeeper those eyes and it plays sad music or some shit and she wants to die or something
>>333113403
nope.
skipped DaS2
So I've only played good games on new universes
DeS
DaS
BB
Having a new setting and ideas is always better than sequels.
>>333113615
What the fuck was that.
>>333113403
I wanted it to be connected to Armoured Core
>>333113583
You give her the eyes, she claims she can see the world without flame then and being a firekeeper it terrifys her.. You then can betray the purpose of your quest to snuff the flame out. Music changes to signify this.
>>333113583
1) Who the fuck is Rei?
2) Anastacia of Astora had eyes
3) So did the firekeeper in Anor Londo
4) The dark-Firelink Shrine is not any different from the light one
5) It's clearly bait for the Dark/Abyss DLC
6) There's theories going around that the dark Firelink is the true Firelinke, and the one you see is a mere illusion created to get you to kill all the Lords of Cinder and bring the end of the Age of Fire.
>>333113569
Mate, I can destroy Fume Knight NG+7 on command, but that doesn't mean I should think every boss must be Fume Knight NG+7 for me to think the next Souls game would be ''harder'', because I would be comparing the difficulty with my experience rather than my LACK of experience. I have the lucidity to understand the reason the early bosses of DaS1 were hard to most people was because they didn't know how to play Souls games in general and they didn't understand the mechanics and the approach you should take with these games. It wouldn't be fair to ask for something like Orphan of Kos in the DaS3 base game or else ''the game is easier'' because it was a DLC boss made for experienced players, not for beginners to the series.
>>333101251
FFFUFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Why do I clicked on this?!!??? Fuck youuuuuuu!!!!
>8/10 means the game is shit
Nice meme
>>333095446
Can I pirate it yet?
>>333113521
And no one will ever know.
>>333114016
In about 2 hours you should be able to.
>>333113859
>who the fuck is Rei
nigga
I'm waiting for the Polygon review.
I'm predicting 7/10 racist, misogynist, and highly problematic.
>>333111390
Does kaathe actually appear or is it just yuria?
>>333096356
>a good score is between 9.5 and 10
Literally "I only read IGN reviews" the post.
>>333113002
underrated
>>333114413
DLC, he's only mentioned by name.
>>333114306
>implying I'm a degenerate weaboo
nigga
>>333114541
9.5-10 on IGN is average
>>333099727
>spoopy
Fuck off, redditor.
Any chance Witch Beatrice might appear in the DLC?
>>333100030
You can get to lothric castle really early, but only if you can beat the dancer, who is quite strong
>>333114396
>5/10
>no STRONG FEMALE bosses
>>333114616
Maybe you should post your retarded theories on reddit then, you fucking mongoloid.
>>333114750
>getting this triggered
lol
back to your cont/a/inment board
>>333114735
But that wouldn't even be right going by their logic
>>333114887
I'll insert.
It won't be a pun though.
>>333114887
>distracting the player with a butt
miyazaki you devil
Fucking cod games get 9's and 10's on IGN.
This joke pretty much tells itself and people still support IGN. I'd go to gametrailers but games have been so bad this last month they just stopped reviewing them.
>>333114887
If that's not highly problematic then idk what is.
>>333109963
I don't recall the last time a DRM has hindered my games. Not once. It just makes piracy fags all butt hurt and it's hilarious to watch them squirm.
>>333114623
No, IGN is more like : 7-8 is average, 8-9 is above average, 9.5-10 is God's Gift to man.
>>333099735
Mechanically it does so many things better it's not funny.
>>333097948
>Graphics 10
>Originality 10
Something about this review seems a bit biased to me.
>>333109506
Are these all the bosses of the game or just the main quest ones?
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