Dark Souls III... 6 Years Later

I always loved Dark Souls 3; I found some pockets of lore to be superb, the gameplay was slick, the vistas were awesome and as you say it has the best boss fights. Twin Princes still lives in my head rent free and always will.

Dark souls 3 might be my favorite game of all time. It was my first go at a souls game and the feeling of nostalgia and love I have for it isn’t matched by anything

600+ hours for Elden Ring 1500+ hours for DS3 The build diversity in Elden Ring is amazing. The bosses in DS3 are my favorite.

The Cathedral of the Deep is a fantastic bit of level design, how it all loops back to the same bonfire is very much in the spirit of that classic Miyazaki style. The only thing I hate about it... the enemy types and enemy placements there, which essentially turns the initial run of it into an unnecessary gauntlet rush. Otherwise, that areas design is rock solid.

I loved elden ring, my first playthrough lasted 130 hours, it’s was amazing. But it’s the first Fromsoftware game I havnt immediately started a new game+. What I did immediately do was play dark souls 3 again.

Came back to this game after elden ringand I have done 3 playthroughs immediately, the game is so addicting especially the bosses

One thing I like about DS3 is that you truly do become better in the game. In other games the level upgrades and better weapons truly do carry you through late game. With DS3, after NG+++ I played a SL1 playthrough and was surprised how much easier it was than my first playthrough, because I improved.

DS3 was my first souls game and even I felt the weight of the final boss and his accompanying song truly a masterpiece

I've played 500 hours of Elden Ring so far, and with careful consideration I can say, in my opinion, Dark Souls 3 is still better.

My issue with Elden Ring is the pacing. DS3 is my favorite game of all time and huge part of that is its replay value. I can easily go through the entire game in less than a fifth of the time it takes me to complete ER. This allows me to make many more builds to experiment with in PvP. A great balanced experience that everyone must try. I’m still waiting for that Dark Souls 3 2!

I totally agree about the twin prince’s fight, that fight felt so incredible, the atmosphere, the music, the fight all incredible, and I’ll never forget my first time playing through, the phase change cut scene, when Lothric whispers in his brothers ear “raise if you would, for that is our curse” holy goosebumps

One thing to keep in mind, whilst the progression is semi-linear (I compare it to Resident Evil games, in which you hit a lock door, go back to the fork in the road, head the opposite direction, and get the key for said door) the levels in in of themselves are all but linear. They have verticality, branching paths, loop-around shortcuts and all that good shit people expect from Dark Souls level design.

DS3 was my first playing introduction to a souls game. I played it co-op with my friend who I wasn't too close with at the time. After playing and beating the game w him I loved the game. Some of the best memories I've ever made. After beating the nameless king and all the DLC bosses we marathoned all the souls games. This game is a masterpiece and will remain with me forever. Just like every other souls game. Im glad I made the choice to play it.

My favorite Souls game regardless of its issues. Each game in the series has issues. Dark Souls for example has a seemingly rushed second half. Part 3 has the best bosses in my opinion and also feels the most polished. All that being said, it’s the only one that I haven’t Platinum’d yet… someday.

The feeling of defeating a boss for the first time in DSIII is something no other game can recreate.

Still my favorite game from FS. Absolutely beautiful, so Damn fun and had the most replayability to me.

Thank you for finally making a retrospective on DS3 Thrust! I know that many SoulsBorne fans criticise it due to being similar to DS1...But this game honestly means so much to me and is still my favorite FromSoftware game (excluding Sekiro). The OST, faster gameplay, builds, lore, loot varriety, level design, characters, THE FREAKING BOSSES?! I feel like From haven't toped themselfs ever since DS3 came out - Gael, Midir, Nameless, Twin Princess, Champion Gundyr, Abyss Watchers, Sister Friede, Dancer etc. The bosses are the perfect combination of top tier design, OST, and lore. Glad you're enjoyed it so much❤️

DS3 Characters and questlines were top tier. Hawkwoods redemption from being a crestfallen coward, Grierats yearning for adventure and meaning and Siegward's promise to yhorm just to name a few. Elden Ring didn't really have this level of questline and character quality, except for Diallos and Alexander who were great.

I really hope that FromSoft does not abandon the more linear approach of DS and Bloodborne. The fact that they were not open world was really refreshing to me. I’m not hating on elden ring, I just can’t dedicate the time required to play such a massive game.

I’ve beat ds3 probably close to 100 times by now, I’m level 600 something on my main, beat it with no armor and only a katana, a dagger only run, and I could still play it right now and have a blast, idk what they did to make it so fun but it’s got me locked down