d00d3n
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I liked the art in the DS3 area more, personally. Eleum Loyce during the snow storm was all white and grey, with low visibility and maze-like geometry. I
rithyll
the black knight room accessible from the sewer
Dark Souls III Review Thread
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I liked the art in the DS3 area more, personally. Eleum Loyce during the snow storm was all white and grey, with low visibility and maze-like geometry. I
In which way : world design/level connectivity, atmosphere, combat???
Basketball
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DS3=DS1 .... Demons > DS2 .....BB
lack of build variety/weapons ... linear first few hours really hurt BB
In probably the first 2-3 hours of DS3 you find more weapons/spells then the entirety of bloodborne.
generic_username
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That's okay. Is it better than DS2? Also how does the level design and enemy design, atmosphere etccc compare?
AzureFlame
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Best Souls game are with the lowest rating on Metacitric!
This is exactly why I think it's better.
Take a look at the Quantum Break review thread if you want something like that. Unless we get a bunch of reviews claiming how much better Dark Souls 2 is, this thread will never reach those lows.
d00d3n
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I think it can, but DS3 obviously had much better quality control. You won't see Black Gulch levels of uninspired level design in DS3, that is fore sure.
Nice. What else did they review?
DoubleTake
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The day From Software figures out how to make a game with steady framerate, Levels as sprawling as Dark Souls 3, and a world as interconnected as DS1 we'll have one of the greatest games of all time.
The gameplay will be there and Miyazaki will kill it on the lore/story as usual. They just have a few more things to tighten up.
The gameplay will be there and Miyazaki will kill it on the lore/story as usual. They just have a few more things to tighten up.
Soodanim
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I just came to make sure it isn't somehow a flop, and it's not.
Having just finished Eleum Loyce for the first time recently, I'll be interested to see which I prefer. Anything is better than the optional area of that though, jesus that was annoying. I'm glad I looked that up abandoned it.
I can't wait. I'm about 95% blind, all I've seen is a few early location shots and a small gameplay demo.
Having just finished Eleum Loyce for the first time recently, I'll be interested to see which I prefer. Anything is better than the optional area of that though, jesus that was annoying. I'm glad I looked that up abandoned it.
I can't wait. I'm about 95% blind, all I've seen is a few early location shots and a small gameplay demo.
ManUnkindH
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I surely miss my gametrailers reviews...
Polygon 7, WTF?
Polygon 7, WTF?
Everything you mentioned other than combat for me personally.
combat is still slower in this game and some people will still like BB's combat better.
Having played it through a few times now, Dark Souls 3 has nothing on Shulva and Brume Tower.
But Dark Souls 3, like d00d3n said, is way more consistent in quality. That's its strength.
Already Torn
Banned
That was a surprising moment apparently
Coming from a failed attempt at getting into DS, "too many bonfires" sound great.
So Bloodborne was bad? Framepacing aside, the game performed really good.
Some people really want to shitpost whenever they can.
Sword Of Doom
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I honestly couldn't care less about the interconnected world. Beautifully crafted individual areas are what's important for me
Shulva is the best singular area/level/whatever they have ever put out. Latria 3-1, Brume Tower, Research Hall, and Sen's Fortress come close, but Shulva is absolutely wonderful.
Polygon specifically mention exploration which doesn't have much to do with looping and interconnectedness, as they list them seperatly:
Complicated
Banned
The consistency statements are very encouraging. Darks Souls had so many lows with its highs. Part of the reason I liked DS2 so much was that it improved on the area design throughout the game as a whole, and if DS3 continues that I'll be ecstatic. Hoping the environmental variety is still there as well. I sorely missed it in Bloodborne.
If you're referring to Polygon's, they're not saying that, they're saying that exploration in 3 is a lot worse than the rest of the Souls games, being largely linear. At least in 2 you did have way more than two open paths for exploration most of the time. It makes sense and it's a bit worrying frankly :/
Already Torn
Banned
Level design is about the same I'd say. There are less connections between separate areas though I think, but it feels like a real place unlike DS2. I doubt any game will beat Bloodborne in atmosphere any time soon.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
Critical reception reminds me of Fallout 4. Lower across the board, with a lot of fatigue built-in in the reviews. Many unscored reviews out there like Videogamer, read pretty middling. When the scores are updated that MC score is going down. I wonder if DSIII will also share the same fate as FO4 on a non-critic level.
Catching a LOT of flack on forums I mean. FO4 was one hell of a disappointment.
Catching a LOT of flack on forums I mean. FO4 was one hell of a disappointment.
DoubleTake
Member
And thats fine! But those areas looping back on one another in interesting ways would only add to the experience.
Worse points
-Combat despite being faster than other souls games is still slower than BB.
-New weapon arts aren't useful and neither is the mana bar for them. Feels tacked on.
-Boss variety isn't good. This will be the part most will talk about after the honeymoon period is over. So many bosses using flaming swords, roll roll rinse and repeat.
-Atmosphere, no area in the game has a persistent level of dread like in the later areas of BB after killing Amelia.
Same points
-Linearity, there are a few hidden areas but for the most part the next area is always a door/elevator away.
-Level design, some areas look amazing others not so much. Could have used more environmental traps like BB.
Better points
-Build variety
I mean, you could at least pick a bad area from Dark Souls 2
I always liked Shrine of Amana (and thought the nerf was unncessary)
d00d3n
Member
That area at least makes you feel alive with its painstaking torturous difficulty!
ElephantShell
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F0rneus
Tears in the rain
I love Amana. Beautiful place. Shaded Woods is....alright. It's got a great boss and fantastic gear.
AntiFacebook
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The exclusive games bias is real!
d00d3n
Member
Yep, that is the big leagues of awful DS2 level design (disclaimer: a game that I played for 200 hours and loved).
I see. Thanks! Long Live Bloodborne!