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The story of Dark Souls III

As fires fade and the world falls into ruin, journey into a universe filled with more colossal enemies and environments. Players will be immersed into a world of epic atmosphere and darkness through faster gameplay and amplified combat intensity. Fans and newcomers alike will get lost in the game hallmark rewarding gameplay and immersive graphics.

Now only embers remain… Prepare yourself once more and Embrace The Darkness!

• Developer - FromSoftware, Inc.
• Genre - Action role-playing
• Director - Hidetaka Miyazaki
• Release Date -
  
  March 24th 2016 -
  
  April 12th 2016
• Platform - PC, PS4, Xbox One
• Rating - CERO: D / ESRB: M / PEGI: 16
• Price - ~55 EUR or 60 USD
• Collector's Editions -
  Apocalypse "Day 1" Edition - ~60 USD
  Collector's Edition - ~130 USD
  Prestige Edition - ~600 USD. | *CLICK* to see an unboxing video of this insanely expensive edition.

If you're visiting this |OT|, chances are that you've bought the Japanese version of the game. This version is fully in Japanese, which might come as a problem for most importers. For this reason, a subredit community called DarkSouls3JPN has been created and will greatly help you with the translation of the game. Other mediums of help should be available in this very thread, along with other various sites such as IGN and Gamespot.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkSouls3JPN/

Stat Explanation

- This is the player's current Level. It will increase when leveling any stat.

- Strength controls the player's Attack for weapons that scale with Strength and adds fire resistance.

- Dexterity controls the player's Attack Power for weapons that scale with Dexterity, increases casting speed for most spells and reduces damage from falling.

- Vigor determines the amount of health or hit-points that your character has

- Intelligence is required to cast certain sorceries and pyromancies. On top of this, the stat also also increases your Magic Defense.

- Attunement determines the number of attunement slots or amount of spells you can carry at the same time. It also determines your Focus Points (mana).

- Endurance controls the player's Stamina.

- Faith is required to cast miracles and pyromancies. Also boosts Dark Defense.

- Vitality determines your character's equipment load and poison resistance. Also increases physical defense.

- Luck is back from Demon's Souls and it's better than ever; increasing the chance of getting rare (or greater) loot from the enemies. On top of that, it also increases your Bleed, Poison and Curse resistances.

Movement and Camera Control
Left stick: Move character
Right stick: Move camera
R3 button: Lock on/camera reset

Touch pad button
(Left) Open Gesture Menu
(Right) Open Start Menu

Options button
Open Start Menu

Right-Hand Actions
R1 button Attack with right-hand weapon
R2 button Strong attack with right-hand

Left-hand Actions
L1 button: Guard (when shield equipped)
L2 button: Use battle skill
Use magic (when sorcerer's staff or talisman equipped)

Using Battle Skills

The newest addition to Dark Souls III is the ability to use unique battle skills that significantly changes the dynamic of the combat. These are called battle skills which consume the mana of your character. To do the following technique, you need to:

⃝ Equip the weapon of choice in your right hand to dual-hand mode (△ or Y-button)
⃝ Whilst wielding a weapon with two hands, press the L2 or LT-button to activate the battle skill

Dedicated Servers

Just like Scholar of the First Sin, Dark Souls III will support up to six players in online multiplayer, but this time around there will be dedicated servers instead of peer-to-peer connections. For the end user that basically means that connections will be smoother and there should be fewer issues joining games (Prime Games).

Enraged Bosses

It comes of as no surprise when bosses in previous Souls games transition from one phase to another - gaining a wide variety of different move sets. In Dark Souls III, they want the unpredictability and shake-up in routine to every boss. Some bosses might even have multiple phases and some bosses will force the player to engage in different environments.

to FromSoftware for creating one of the most thrilling gaming experiences
to Souls-GAF for further encouraging my enthusiasm towards this series
to my wonderful girlfriend, who has been supporting and helping me with this thread
to darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com for providing tons of valuable information
to primagames.com and polygon.com for some articles that gave me facts regarding some specific gameplay related things

 

[Bringer Of Bacon]

Yay OT2 I like this game so far.

Si what's the best way to play knighr? Just roll a ton?

 

[ManeKast]

Praise the sun!

 

[KZXcellent]

THE RIDE NEVER ENDS.

 

[The Flash]

If only I could be so gloriously incandescent

 

[Big Brett]

Welcome, OT2! Just beat it today, missing it dearly

 

[Baliis]

Perfect timing, just finished the game, but need to go finish a couple optional areas still.

The last two bosses were just fantastic (

Spoiler

twin princes

and

Spoiler

soul of cinder

). Great atmosphere in both fights.

 

[Cmerrill]

OT should have been:

"Unable to summon phantom" or "Does not open from this side"

 

[MrOogieBoogie]

My man.

What's the best upgrade path for the Broadsword?

I've had it sitting at +3 for 20 hours now and it's still my favorite weapon. I'm thinking it could use an upgrade, however.

 

[robotrock]

Game is kicking my ass

 

[LowParry]

Good times. Man I don't know how people with little patience can play this game. Died in the same area over 10 times already. Never give up.

 

[dmr87]

OT2, I'm proud GAF.

 

[Manoko]

I wish my computer could play this game.
I can play DS1 and DS2 without any problem...

 

[Gvitor]

My man.

What's the best upgrade path for the Broadsword?

I've had it sitting at +3 for 20 hours now and it's still my favorite weapon. I'm thinking it could use an upgrade, however.

I'm using the broadsword as well. I infused it with raw though, and I kind of regret it. Didn't change it back because I was thinking of switching to another weapon soon, just not sure which one.

 

[Incendiary]

My man.

What's the best upgrade path for the Broadsword?

I've had it sitting at +3 for 20 hours now and it's still my favorite weapon. I'm thinking it could use an upgrade, however.

I'm doing a mostly STR build and have it as a Heavy +4 right now and it's doing me quite well. Thinking about switching to another weapon though just to try out different movesets.

 

[shwimpy]

What's the best upgrade path for the Broadsword?

I've had it sitting at +3 for 20 hours now and it's still my favorite weapon. I'm thinking it could use an upgrade, however.

I made it a heavy broadsword (+10), dumped a bunch of points into STR and had very little difficulty beating the game.

 

[Shahadan]

My experience has been great tonight! Crash, crash, cheap death, unable to summon x 34, waiting and waiting and waiting for summon signs to appear if they want to, got invaded by a buggy/laggy guy impossible to hit, crash, hey I've killed a boss.

Fun 3 hours.

 

[PFD]

First thread moved so fast! Title is convenient, as I just finished my first playghrough

 

[Aurongel]

So has anyone actually cleared the basement with the two

Spoiler

dragon salamanders in lower Anor Londo yet?

That shit seems actually impossible without a partner.

 

[Herbs]

praise the sun

 

[sobaka770]

OT2, Hell Yeah!

Spoiler

I meant Praise the Sun, don't kill me

 

[TheFlow]

So has anyone actually cleared the basement with the two

Spoiler

dragon salamanders in lower Anor Londo yet?

That shit seems actually impossible without a partner.

Cleared by myself. Grab a bow.

 

[Big Brett]

So has anyone actually cleared the basement with the two

Spoiler

dragon salamanders in lower Anor Londo yet?

That shit seems actually impossible without a partner.

Oh shit, I forgot about that.

 

[Dahbomb]

So has anyone actually cleared the basement with the two

Spoiler

dragon salamanders in lower Anor Londo yet?

That shit seems actually impossible without a partner.

I did, you lure one in with a bow and kill them one by one.

Spoiler

You get a really nice ring from killing them. There's also a Covenant there and a Bonfire.

 

[Zeliard]

So has anyone actually cleared the basement with the two

Spoiler

dragon salamanders in lower Anor Londo yet?

That shit seems actually impossible without a partner.

You can split them up. If you fire an arrow near the bottom of the ladder, only one of them should aggro. Also, like a lot of enemies who aren't armored, they're very vulnerable to bleed (and probably fire too, but I used a bleeding weapon).

 

[UmbraeCruxis]

So has anyone actually cleared the basement with the two

Spoiler

dragon salamanders in lower Anor Londo yet?

That shit seems actually impossible without a partner.

I saw that and noped right out of there. Anything good down there?

 

[SplitYourInfinities]

I have been playing for 12 hours straight.

Please send help.

 

[burgerdog]

What level were you guys when you beat A

Spoiler

ldrich

? I'm 45 and beyond that boss now. Not sure if I want to go any higher than that, I might do 50 just to top that off.

 

[BraXzy]

My GPU will be here soon and I can begin!!! First page hype.

 

[burgerdog]

So has anyone actually cleared the basement with the two

Spoiler

dragon salamanders in lower Anor Londo yet?

That shit seems actually impossible without a partner.

Killed one on first attempt, got invaded while trying to kill the other and died. Second time down there I killed the remaining enemy.

 

[LurkerPrime]

So did the patch offer any performance improvements, or anything beyond the patch notes? I'm trying it now and am curious.

 

[E92 M3]

hypuuuu

 

[UmbraeCruxis]

What level were you guys when you beat A

Spoiler

ldrich

? I'm 45 and beyond that boss now. Not sure if I want to go any higher than that, I might do 50 just to top that off.

lol, I was 65, but I've been sunbroing a lot.

 

[Gvitor]

Is there any way to redistribute stats in this game?

 

[Stratosphere]

So did the patch offer any performance improvements, or anything beyond the patch notes? I'm trying it now and am curious.

.

 

[Zafir]

What level were you guys when you beat A

Spoiler

ldrich

? I'm 45 and beyond that boss now. Not sure if I want to go any higher than that, I might do 50 just to top that off.

I was like 60 I think.

But I've been sunbroing bosses after I've killed them solo. Enjoy the co-op too much.

 

[Shahadan]

So did the patch offer any performance improvements, or anything beyond the patch notes? I'm trying it now and am curious.

Zero difference for me at least. Still crashing, stuttering when autosaving, buggy as shit co-op, etc.

 

[Soulflarz]

here we go again

 

[SplitYourInfinities]

I need some tips to beat certain NPC.

Spoilers for the last quarter of the game.

Spoiler

Havel.

 

[Ferrio]

Is there any way to redistribute stats in this game?

Spoiler

A certain convenant will allow you to

 

[UmbraeCruxis]

Is there any way to redistribute stats in this game?

Spoiler

I know there is a way to redistribute stats up to 5 times in a run by giving the leader of the rosaria's covenant a pale tongue.

 

[Draft]

Is it normal for players I invade to have two buddies in their game? I tried 3 times to invade and each ended up fighting a gang of dudes.

 

[AmethystEnd]

Oh shit, we moved already. Cool. Not quite as fast as Bloodborne, but to be expected since so many people played the game a month ago.

 

[psychotron]

Any idea why I can't infuse my dark sword with heavy?

 

[mulac]

Spoiler

Road of Sacrifices (near the giant crabs)

...I'm wandering around just minding my business when I got invaded by

Spoiler

Watchdogs of Farron: Fenrir.

Purple, seemingly phase shifting around - IMPOSSIBLE to kill.

Anyone else experienced this guy? Who is he? Human? NPC? Covenant?
Also i'm Hollowed x2 at the moment which I thought meant no invasions??

 

[UmbraeCruxis]

Is it normal for players I invade to have two buddies in their game? I tried 3 times to invade and each ended up fighting a gang of dudes.

People you invade are already embered. Not too hard to believe they have people summoned as embered is a pre req for that.

 

[Golden Slumbers]

I'm hearing people say that slower weapons might not be the best later in the game. I'm doing a Str build so I'm not focusing much on Dex, but what are some of the faster Str weapons in the game? I'm using the Claymore right now and I have it at +6. I like it but I'm looking for a more interesting weapon.

I also have another question about infusion. Since I'm only concerned with strength scaling for my character I'm planning on using Heavy infusion on my Claymore. Does it matter when I do this or can I do it at any time? I don't want to infuse it too early in the upgrade path and learn that I missed out on its true potential.

Thanks!

 

[Sarcasm]

Why am I having such a hard time with trash mobs lol. Interest level is declining due to this. Bosses I've fought are easier.

 

[The Xtortionist]

I'm hearing people say that slower weapons might not be the best later in the game. I'm doing a Str build so I'm not focusing much on Dex, but what are some of the faster Str weapons in the game? I'm using the Claymore right now and I have it at +6. I like it but I'm looking for a more interesting weapon.

I also have another question about infusion. Since I'm only concerned with strength scaling for my character I'm planning on using Heavy infusion on my Claymore. Does it matter when I do this or can I do it at any time? I don't want to infuse it too early in the upgrade path and learn that I missed out on its true potential.

Thanks!

Heavy-infused Dark Sword seems to be a popular choice.

 

[Slammin_Hammon]

Spoiler

Road of Sacrifices (near the giant crabs)

...I'm wandering around just minding my business when I got invaded by

Spoiler

Watchdogs of Farron: Fenrir.

Purple, seemingly phase shifting around - IMPOSSIBLE to kill.

Anyone else experienced this guy? Who is he? Human? NPC? Covenant?

I think that's a player. I got invaded by an npc there but it was obvious it was an npc.