The Dancer of the Boreal Valley made me want to launch my Series X out the window. The fight wasn’t even that bad, I just kept getting her to a splinter of health and she’d whip out moves I’d never seen before. Loved it.

This was actually the first Souls game I tried, but, as is often the case with things wholly unfamiliar, I just couldn’t get into it at first. Got to the big tree boss in the undead settlement and shelved it. So say what you will about my personal game of the year Elden Ring, but it broke down the door to the franchise for me.

My only issue with Dark Souls III is that most of the areas felt kinda same-y. The game even repeats some content close to the end, and has a major DS1 throwback area, but I thought they made it all work. Like with Elden Ring, it’s not even close to enough to really detract from the overall experience.

So, Dark Souls III aka Spooky Cathedral Souls wasn’t as sprawling or varied as Elden Ring or as thoughtfully intertwined as the first Dark Souls, but it’s still unbelievably high in quality and an easy recommendation for anybody who likes this type of game. It also runs particularly well after the 60fps update.

Reviewed on Nov 23, 2022


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