Dark Souls III is a game of valleys and peaks, down through dungeons and up over castle walls. It's a plummet into places we shouldn't be--an escape from places we don't belong. But of course, we fight our way through the darkness, and find our way out.

Expert level design; Thrilling combat; Creative; challenging bosses; Beautiful setting with ample secrets

Redundant late-game bosses and areas; Inconsistent camera and lock-on

The latest Souls adventure actually takes a little while to click. For a while it feels as though you're playing a FromSoft game; a Souls game, and it's all fine and good, almost like putting on a pai

Incredible world building; Combat is still the best; Rewarding like few other games; The best co-op implementation so far

Frame-rate issues are persistent on console; Some bosses feel unfair; Way too many mimic-chests; Invasion latency is currently poor

Another year has come to pass, and yet another Souls game is coming out. It's a time when we're torn between emotions. On the one hand the franchise has been amazing, and we're always eager to get our hands on the next title, but on the other hand there is a lot of pressure to review a game that's...

Dark Souls III : From Software, do they really need an introduction?! The developers of the excellent Kings Field series on the PS1 (Think Arx Fatalis -type of game, first-person-console RPG), not forgetting their Armoured Core series of games and a little known game outside of Japan, during 2009,...

The PS4 version of Dark Souls III was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. This review will undoubtedly spoil many aspects of Dark Souls 3 (and 1, 2 and Bloodborne now that I mention it).

Before we begin, let's talk spoilers. Souls game players exist upon a spectrum between two types of gamer - explorers and tourists. Certainly these archetypes exist in all facets of gaming - witness the mad geniuses who to this day plumb the depths of what is possible in Super Mario - but they are...

As with any game in the Souls series, you should expect to die a lot. The game's manual says as much. But if you ever expect to get through a Souls game, you have to learn from each death. Progressing in Dark Souls III really comes down to memorization.

Challenging but rewarding; Wonderful atmosphere and lore; Improved combat mechanics..

...marred by a difficult camera; Slow grinding is a necessity; Hilariously stupid AI

The disc i got does not support the dlc included in season pass i recently purchased on PSN.... For understanding the issue search "ashes of ariandel waiting to install"

The Dark Souls series has come a long way from a relative unknown to one of the biggest franchises in gaming today. With that rise to stardom has come a ma

Massive open world to explore; Gorgeous art design and lighting; Classic Dark Souls gameplay; A true challenge

Not all the different from previous games; Performance issues; Terrible targeting system

A wonderful (almost) conclusion to the series. Gameplay inspired by Bloodborne, incredibly rich lore and the distilled summary of the series. A fitting end on a high note, before the feeling of recycled designs and ideas set in.