My first Fromsoftware game, I bounced off hard my first time, taking many tries to beat Iudex Gundyr, and gave up on the game before ever finding Vordt. In my defense, I was on m&kb, which didn't help any. Eventually I watched the DeModcracy's speedrun guide and decided to give the game a second chance. Armed with a build from the speedrun guide, map knowledge from the Polygon guide, and a controller (thank god), I was determined to beat it this time. The learning curve was still rough, but I didn't get completely stuck until the Abyss Watchers, and even then I eventually got gud enough to beat them. From there, the game went pretty smoothly until Sister Friede, where I got stuck for a full day. What an incredible experience. The Ringed City DLC was tough, but I was fine until I met Midir. I got seriously stuck again and eventually gave up and fought Gael first. Slave Knight Gael was my favorite boss in the whole game. He only took a few tries to beat, but it was definitely hard and felt truly climactic. Having a three phase boss with only one healthbar is incredible, and I hope to see it again in Shadow of the Erdtree. I did eventually go back and grind Midir until I beat him, which took hours, but I grew to appreciate him as the godlike adversary a great dragon should be. When I finally fought Soul of Cinder, I was probably a bit overlevelled and beat him first try, but it was a satisfying fight. Even after playing most of the other Fromsoft games, DS3 stands as one of the best.