A far cry from the stark impression my recent replay of Dark Souls left on me, the third entry in this series promises to bring the themes of its predecessors to a close but fails to deliver on so many of these setups that I am honestly left wondering whether or not this is possibly the worst game in the entire soulsborne series. Additionally, input-reading bosses, combo heavy enemy attacks, and lightning-fast enemy stamina recovery are not inherently bad additions, but this combat system is essentially the same as the very first game in the series, which knew to pull itself back from all the "epic" action-y stuff in service of a more laidback and immersive experiential design.


Also, very disappointed in learning that Anri of Astora’s gender is programmed to be the opposite of the player’s :(