The best boss fights of any FromSoft game (and possibly any game period).
Sekiro may have the better combat, Elden Ring may have better controls, and Bloodborne may be my favorite overall, but just going based off the bosses themselves, I think DS3 is the best. Every boss has lore significance, a wonderfully-creative design, at least two phases, and supports a dizzyingly-high standard of quality.
I honestly found even the worst bosses of DS3 to be perfectly serviceable. Ancient Wyvern and Deacons of the Deep were nothing special, but I'd take them over Bed of Chaos, or at least a third of the DS2 bosses any day. Besides, even if they were truly awful, sitting through them to experience the ecstasy of the Abyss Watchers, the Pontiff, the Twin Princes, Nameless King, or the Soul of Cinder would be more than worth it.
These bosses were S-tier before the DLC even came out and added at least four more of the trilogy's best encounters. Dark Souls 3 is truly a boss among bosses.
I'll admit I'm not as passionate about most other aspects of the game: it does have some of the weaker level design among FromSoft games in my opinion, most of the story and characters feel familiar if you've plaid DS1, and while I still think it looks and controls the best of any game in the trilogy, I still have issues with it in that regard.
In summary: I don't always like the parts of this game that aren't boss fights, but the parts that are boss fights, I like a lot, and boss fights are usually my favorite part of a game. So, are my reasons for listing this as my favorite game in the trilogy shallow? Maybe, I'm still going to do it.
Sekiro may have the better combat, Elden Ring may have better controls, and Bloodborne may be my favorite overall, but just going based off the bosses themselves, I think DS3 is the best. Every boss has lore significance, a wonderfully-creative design, at least two phases, and supports a dizzyingly-high standard of quality.
I honestly found even the worst bosses of DS3 to be perfectly serviceable. Ancient Wyvern and Deacons of the Deep were nothing special, but I'd take them over Bed of Chaos, or at least a third of the DS2 bosses any day. Besides, even if they were truly awful, sitting through them to experience the ecstasy of the Abyss Watchers, the Pontiff, the Twin Princes, Nameless King, or the Soul of Cinder would be more than worth it.
These bosses were S-tier before the DLC even came out and added at least four more of the trilogy's best encounters. Dark Souls 3 is truly a boss among bosses.
I'll admit I'm not as passionate about most other aspects of the game: it does have some of the weaker level design among FromSoft games in my opinion, most of the story and characters feel familiar if you've plaid DS1, and while I still think it looks and controls the best of any game in the trilogy, I still have issues with it in that regard.
In summary: I don't always like the parts of this game that aren't boss fights, but the parts that are boss fights, I like a lot, and boss fights are usually my favorite part of a game. So, are my reasons for listing this as my favorite game in the trilogy shallow? Maybe, I'm still going to do it.