Lothric = Lordran, eons later. Anor Londo wasn’t just randomly dropped into a different kingdom, it hasn’t moved but the landscape around it has evolved over vast lengths of time. There are distinct unmistakeable clues dropped throughout certain other DS3 areas to tie them to Lordran. Smouldering Lake = Demon Ruins / Lost Izalith. Farron Keep = Darkroot Garden = Oolacile.
Thats a crazy simplistic way of looking at it. By your logic, Lothric is also Boletaria because ds3 directly references demon’s souls with items and lore
Lothric is described in the into as a place "where the transitory lands of the lords of cinder converge". Lothric is an amalgamation of the lands of the lords of cinder of the past, so of course Anor Londo was going to be there, as it was the home of the first Lord of Cinder.
Already listened on patreon but it's nice to have the video version. I loved your particular analysis of what the game was saying id never really heard anyone go down that route before but it makes perfect sense, made me love DS3 more than I already did, marvellous work as always!
Not to be crude but eeh where have you been man? This analysis (Miyazaki tired of DS making that an ingame theme etc) has been around since the game first released. Many many game critics have gone down that route.
I appreciate the rambling about the meta narrative of ending dark souls as a series. It’s always been one of my favorite things about DS3. The finality of the game and it’s universe is absolutely poetic. It really cements dark souls as, one of, if not my favorite trilogy of games. You have the genre defining Dark Souls, the experimental DS2, and the refined and reflective DS3. They all scratch different itches and I love it.
If you haven't watched Jacob Geller's video called "Dark Souls 3 is Thinking of Ending Things", I think you would find it really interesting based on your reading of the thematic elements for DS3 and how it references itself in an almost cynical way, but equally in a reminiscing way too...
Dark Souls 3 was my first souls game, I was stuck on those Abyss Watchers for ages, I played it, enjoyed it, moved on and never interacted with it again. So to learn that there is this immense amount of depth to it is really fascinating. I love the idea of it being an ode to the souls franchise but also a heartfelt goodbye and message of intent to move on to new things. Regardless of how it plays, even though it is a great game gameplaywise, as a piece of art it's something quite spectacular especially when compared to franchises nowadays that get milked dry. To have the confidence to acknowledge your success and then have the artistic integrity to move past it and try something different, you can't help but respect that. Great video!
"how did a get this OP? i dont know" well, you were using the most OP weapon in this game, its the bread and butter for speedruns, its funny to see such power from a initial weapon and even if you start with other classes you can still get early in faron keep
Another thing to really like about Lucatiel's armor being in DS3 is the fact that she is mentioned in the item description, meaning that the Bearer of the Curse made sure that everyone remembered her name. It's enough to make a grown man cry. Also just out of curiosity, what was your reaction to hearing Gwyn's theme in the second phase of the Soul of Cinder?
Perfectly said about the whole clinging on to something you love even though you should probably learn to let go and move on. In this day and age where movies, games, tv shows and sometimes even music are so referential to themselves to the point that they’re just products screaming out loud “wow you love this thing don’t you? Wasn’t that time great?”, it’s nice to see Miyazaki embracing what made and makes him such a great artist but that also that the great art he made didn’t come from out of nowhere and that part of being an artist is delving into new depths with that newfound knowledge of yourself. No we don’t need a Bloodborne 2, an Inception 2, a Toy Story 5 (holy fking shit bro), Stranger Things never needed more seasons in my humble opinion and it’s fine to not care about the mcu anymore after Endgame. Art is art. Extensions can be great for sure but it can’t be the gateway to new ideas.
Just discovered your channel from your ds2 video which I just watched and that I had in my watch later for weeks, since I very much dislike ds2 and needed something to listen to at work. Ds3 however is my favorite so I was wondering the whole time what you must think about it, especially when you were saying you haven’t played it yet and brought up the ds1 callbacks that are in ds2. So I checked your channel, looking to find the ds3 video. And to my surprise, here it is! Uploaded only 7 hours ago! What are the odds
So far in the whole Souls Games Journey you’ve been experiencing has been Fun to Listen too. Curious if you’ll cover the Likes of Demon Souls (Original or Remake), Bloodborne, Sekiro, & Elden Ring. Although Sekiro is probably the Hardest FromSoftware Games due to the Mechanics heavy focusing on Parrying.
@@Comicbroe405 I’ve heard that there’s usually cheap tricks people do in Souls Games. On Elden Ring you can just Spam the Same Attack Patterns and then Dodge. Meanwhile Sekiro you pretty much have to use your Instincts such as Parry, Shinobi Tool Uses, Elemental Attacks, & Etc.
Killer game, killer analysis as always. Sekiro up next!? My favorite game of all time. It’d be cool to see the process of “getting gud” with Sekiro all over again, especially if you have not played it before. You’ll see yourself go from novice to pro, the true beauty of Sekiro. Persistence, and perseverance is key. Hesitation is defeat.
Sekiros combat system might be the best combat of any game ever. I’ve never died in any way to it that I thought was bullshit + whereas with most games once you’ve mastered the combat the game becomes so easy it’s boring with sekiro the game is actually more fun when you’ve mastered the combat.
I've seen like million videos on this game, but you just get straight to the point and get what this game's trying to tell🔥 There really isn't a game like this that dares to both criticize and cherish its own existence.
0:01 random lore theory I think shira is dusk in the future.we know people from oolacike made it to ringed city. Shira can mean white princess. I think the white trees are places of interest she was around like by Elizabeth, a transposing kiln, Priscilla’s doll, and outside of midirs altar not to mention you have to become a humanity to get in and that’s from dusks era and city. It says she respects the Pygmy remnants on her weapon I think it’s manus. Overall she’d be familiar with time travel and makes sense why she would pity midir as it’s not the first dragon she’s seen eat the abyss. Extra tinfoil hat theory I think gwyndolin is seathes son and was betrothed to dusk thats why his statues are in oolacile and how shira/dusk is both god and child of the duke
DS3 is just such a tight, well crafted experience. I feel like even the lows are really not very low. The highs are some of the highest in the series. It’s not perfect, but even the worst highs parts of the this game don’t reach the lows of the other ones. I’d say it’s window of quality is from like 6-10 whereas I’d say elden ring is 3-10, ds1 2-9, and ds2 is 1-9. It’s got the lowest variation in quality of experiemce
The theme of DkS as a whole needing to fade and end... That might very likely be the case, since Miyazaki doesnt like sequels. Its very likely that Bandai Namco demanded direct Dark Souls sequels from From. Id bet they probably would have eagerly started work on Sekiro and Elden Ring sooner if Dark Souls 3 didnt have to exist But they definitely did do DkS 3 justice and with love
Definitely my favorite souls game after playing DS1 & DS2 back in the day. When this game came out it was the perfect conclusion to this beloved series and as a package this trilogy of games is the best work FromSoftware has put together. Sure Elden Ring is good and Bloodborne is great too but nothing comes close to this IMO
It was always in plain sight what the message of this game was. Dragging the old lords back to do something theu dont want to do anymore. Its time to move on, and let go.
I really appreciate that you "got it" on your first playthrough as many don't & "getting it" is what makes DS3 my favorite of the Souls series. DS3 is a video game about making video games.
What’s your take on elden ring? I’ve seen a lot of… bad takes in recent months but you seem like a pretty levelheaded content creator. U gonna make a video on it?
When I first played it, something didn't click for me, but I think that's because I didn't really understand these games properly, because I felt the same way about all of them. Now they've clicked, thanks to Bloodborne, I'm planning to eventually revisit Elden Ring and make a video in this style on that one too. I think I'll have my criticisms, I generally end up preferring linear games these days, but I think I'll finally understand Elden Ring, or at least understand what it is that everyone loves so much anyway.
@@LazerzZ understandable. Just a tip for when you play it: don’t play it like it’s dark souls 3, experiment with jumping and weapon arts, it adds so much depth
@@LazerzZI feel like it's fun but defenetly the least replayabe because the "exploration" is kind of required to be a good level. You can get super op in the open world especially with spirit ashes. This caused most of the bosses to feel overtuned
I loved this video you made and it brought me context as Ive not yet beaten gale or friede yet. The context being of the world which is to reborn from darkness. I know it's not right to ask the question but I insist that it must be asked by someone. Can we see the world from which all souls and fires are lost? That the word cloaked in shadow brings about the game, dark souls 4. That's what I wish to see.
In all fairness eldenring could literally be ds4 but I feel that's more of prequel to the from soft story line than a sequel to any of the previous games.
Just 100% all achievements in DS1 and DS3, Both on NG+5. While DS1‘s interconnected lvl design is outstandingly well put together, the Late Game really let me down. DS3 doesnt have that weakness, all, or at least most levels and bosses Feel in between good and masterpiece Level imo.
I love how you got into what this game had to say. That whole "you can't keep linking the fire, over and over again. You are keeping alive something that should have died a long time ago" meta narrative is SO freaking powerful.
It's the same for all 3 DS games but DS2 did it best, you don't even decide if you link the flame or not, it's all up to your character when you sit on the throne of want but walking away means you are gonna continue Aldia's and Vedrick's work of breaking the curse of undead
@AlesMicik I meant metatexually, aka, "you don't really want to keep playing DS games over and over, and we don't want to make them over and over. At some point it has to end."
best video I've ever watched. The vast majority of people who played ds3 misunderstood what this game meant, disregarding it as pandering or fan service. Dark souls 3 is so misunderstood by so many souls fans when really it is the best ending to a trilogy ever on a symbolic level at least. They all need to watch this video.
DS3 is better than DS, end of discussion. If Dark Souls' 2nd half was on par with the everything up to and including Anor Londo, that would tip the scales the other way.
I love these deep analytical looks at the story of the game. It makes me stop and think about all these characters I rarely interact with. As a simple Purple all I see are friends to be made.
I have to say that I really apricate your view on the themes. DS3 was my first souls game so my experience was opposite. I only got the references while playing DS1 and 2 later on. I felt all of these notes and themes very strongly even without all of the meta knowledge of the series or Miyazaki. It allowed me to vent out my own frustrations in life and was a turning point for me as a person bc it gave me a real sense of achievement which I hadn't felt in awhile. It really shows how strongly the themes of disparity and stagnation shine through the game. It also added more weight to my playthrough of DS1. Really enjoyed your perspective!
I can never escape the thought that Gael lived and foguht from Gwyn wars all the way to the end of the world. That perseverance and dedication that's what we are, Chosen Undead, Curse Bearers, Ashen Ones and all the others. Beautiful game, you should try demo of the mod Archthrones.
Hard disagree, the game makes sense, and the reasons things happen are in game as well. Anor Londo wasn't "plopped down" and the fact is that saying the lore doesnt matter is equal to telling us that the insane level of environmental storytelling doesn't matter, and also that the very reason many of us like the game doesn't matter, or wasnt a consideration. You're wrong, thats fine.
Dark Souls this, Dark Souls that when most of the core came from Demon's Souls. UA-cam analysis. Let go of Dark Souls lol and then make the exact same game in Elden Ring. Right Developers
Hot take... I absolutely despise Dark souls 3... Not from a story standpoint, or level design, just from the gameplay perspective, I despise it so much, that no matter how many times I try playing it, I just drop it... I think it's incredibly unfair and stupid design, to MAKE YOU ONLY be able to beat it by playing aggressive and getting a dual wield or two-handed weapon to do ANY damage at all, also armor is absolutely freaking useless, blocks 0 damage no mater which one I use... 90% of the whole weapon and armor roster in DS3 is useless, you just happened to use the dual swords that are actually good by default... You also don't get NEARLY enough upgrade materials or general resources to test out different builds, or if you feel like something isn't working, there is just no way to change your playstyle, because you don't have the resources to do that, it's actually impossible, and I hate games that limit you as a player like this
so im sure everyone else is saying this but slave knight gael is the final boss the dlc isnt like a side tangent or quest its a major part of the plot and the same thing with the dark souls 2 dlc the dark souls 2 dlc is literally the best part of that game and without playing it the story is incomplete the world is incomplete its so funny how we are condidtioned to think that dlc doesnt ever have anything to do with the main story for video games now a days but lets remember mass effect 2 the shadow broker is kinda a big deal in the overall story of that series ur ds2 review and even opinion is incomplete
I honestly disagree a lot about the bosses being all that mechanically rich. Oftentimes you'd just rollspam waiting for openings to attacks. Gets honestly quite boring after a while to me.
@@unfortunatecircumstances8870 Well if you're gonna tell me that the bosses are mechanically rich, then you better explain how because rolling and then attacking is not at all mechanically rich.
@@ZimSan Really not that hard to understand. Bosses have varied movesets and dodge windows, and each boss primarily tests something different about the player. It's not all "rollspam and attack," that just says more about you than anything. For your argument to hold any weight, you'd have to say that Abyss Watchers, Elder and Younger Princes, Twin Demons, Midian, and Gael are mechanically similar. This isn't like Mario where you stomp on a Goomba and that's always the solution. Not only do the enemies offer depth, but how you build your character offers another layer of depth on how to approach any given boss encounter.
Same! I just beat nameless king for first time. And about to beat SK Gael, but I need to buy PWoA dlc Still need to play Bloodborne, most of sekiro, and demons souls. I might skip ds2, unless people think it's a must play game, if enough people say so I'll play it
You’re “thought” on games are nothing but philosophical messes. I’ve been watching you for a while now and besides a few good critiques, your rambling amount to something that could be said in a couple sentences. You’re like the drunk guy at the bar telling the same story but in different words with each paragraph.
The idea of being over powered doesn't hold up. If you are just playing the game normal and aren't grinding excessive lvls or having items given to you thru trade or cheat engine then you're not over powered, lol. I had someone say that to me when I killed Lord Soul Cinder and then I pulled up my stats and I was lvl 94 (most ppl complete their 1st play thru base game at lvl 100). Furthermore DS3 isn't Elden Ring. You can't build some broken build that just cheeses the game w/o using some sort of cheat like trade or cheat engine. I think this is why I prefer the older games over ER bc you actually have to work for your progression where in ER everything except bosses is just a loot pinata which I got bored w/ fast. Ideally I'd like a game w/ the progress difficulty of DS3/BB and boss difficulty of ER.
The ringed city is still the best souls dlc hands down, wrapped up the whole story of the dark souls trilogy with a perfect ending. Shadow of the Erdtrees ending pales in comparison to this.
Endings… I completely agree, the whole dlc? No chance, shadow of the Erdtree is bigger then ds3 full game, filled with great weapons bosses and content, ringed city is amazing, but the sheer scale and quality of shadow of the Erdtree is rivaled only with blood and wine
Shadow of the Erdtree is like a very solid 8.5-9/10 for me. A couple bs parts here and there (but that goes for all of From Software in my opinion. Not all of it is “hard but fair”. Some small parts are just genuinely bs you can’t do anything about) + traversing the shadowrealm can be a bit tricky imo although that can also be a bit of a flaw of myself because I’m the blindest person ever when playing all of these games. Amazing boss fights and an astonishingly beautiful world for the rest with some cool new enemies and weapons
Bro you were using the sellsword twin blades And you didn't know how you got overpowered? Lol everybody knows that those are some of the most broken overpowered weapons and DS3 come on bro stop with the fake humility LOL
You got me, I'm actually a life long Dark Souls fan and knew this, and now I'm lying on the internet in front of other dark souls fans thinking they wont notice
Lothric = Lordran, eons later. Anor Londo wasn’t just randomly dropped into a different kingdom, it hasn’t moved but the landscape around it has evolved over vast lengths of time. There are distinct unmistakeable clues dropped throughout certain other DS3 areas to tie them to Lordran. Smouldering Lake = Demon Ruins / Lost Izalith. Farron Keep = Darkroot Garden = Oolacile.
The only problem with that, is that the Sun Princess (Gwynevere) leaves Lordran for Lothric and marries Ocieros.
Thats a crazy simplistic way of looking at it. By your logic, Lothric is also Boletaria because ds3 directly references demon’s souls with items and lore
No ...certain areas are literally the same according to the actual lore ..like the places he referenced
@@jeffb-calso it might not be related but dark souls 3 has the exact same item pick up sound as demon souls
Lothric is described in the into as a place "where the transitory lands of the lords of cinder converge". Lothric is an amalgamation of the lands of the lords of cinder of the past, so of course Anor Londo was going to be there, as it was the home of the first Lord of Cinder.
Already listened on patreon but it's nice to have the video version. I loved your particular analysis of what the game was saying id never really heard anyone go down that route before but it makes perfect sense, made me love DS3 more than I already did, marvellous work as always!
Thank you so much ex Disney CEO, Michael Eisner
Not to be crude but eeh where have you been man? This analysis (Miyazaki tired of DS making that an ingame theme etc) has been around since the game first released. Many many game critics have gone down that route.
I appreciate the rambling about the meta narrative of ending dark souls as a series. It’s always been one of my favorite things about DS3. The finality of the game and it’s universe is absolutely poetic. It really cements dark souls as, one of, if not my favorite trilogy of games. You have the genre defining Dark Souls, the experimental DS2, and the refined and reflective DS3. They all scratch different itches and I love it.
If you haven't watched Jacob Geller's video called "Dark Souls 3 is Thinking of Ending Things", I think you would find it really interesting based on your reading of the thematic elements for DS3 and how it references itself in an almost cynical way, but equally in a reminiscing way too...
My god thank you that’s one of my favorite videos of all time
Dark Souls 3 was my first souls game, I was stuck on those Abyss Watchers for ages, I played it, enjoyed it, moved on and never interacted with it again. So to learn that there is this immense amount of depth to it is really fascinating. I love the idea of it being an ode to the souls franchise but also a heartfelt goodbye and message of intent to move on to new things. Regardless of how it plays, even though it is a great game gameplaywise, as a piece of art it's something quite spectacular especially when compared to franchises nowadays that get milked dry. To have the confidence to acknowledge your success and then have the artistic integrity to move past it and try something different, you can't help but respect that. Great video!
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DS3 you can do the DLC after beating the Final Boss. Which is what i did because Gael is supposed to be the true Final Boss of the Souls series.
It’s so beautiful that the final dark souls boss (Slave Knight Gael) is also the best one
@@thijmen5295hes ok bit top easy for my taste, midir was better for me
"how did a get this OP? i dont know"
well, you were using the most OP weapon in this game, its the bread and butter for speedruns, its funny to see such power from a initial weapon and even if you start with other classes you can still get early in faron keep
Another thing to really like about Lucatiel's armor being in DS3 is the fact that she is mentioned in the item description, meaning that the Bearer of the Curse made sure that everyone remembered her name.
It's enough to make a grown man cry.
Also just out of curiosity, what was your reaction to hearing Gwyn's theme in the second phase of the Soul of Cinder?
I got into FS games through Elden Ring, definitely wanna check this trilogy out.
Absolutely, they're such a ride
Absolutely do
ER was my first rodeo as well. Now ive played through their catalogue of soulsbornekiro games for the past 2 years and nothing else.
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Time to get waxed again! I've been looking forward to this since you beat the game
Perfectly said about the whole clinging on to something you love even though you should probably learn to let go and move on. In this day and age where movies, games, tv shows and sometimes even music are so referential to themselves to the point that they’re just products screaming out loud “wow you love this thing don’t you? Wasn’t that time great?”, it’s nice to see Miyazaki embracing what made and makes him such a great artist but that also that the great art he made didn’t come from out of nowhere and that part of being an artist is delving into new depths with that newfound knowledge of yourself. No we don’t need a Bloodborne 2, an Inception 2, a Toy Story 5 (holy fking shit bro), Stranger Things never needed more seasons in my humble opinion and it’s fine to not care about the mcu anymore after Endgame. Art is art. Extensions can be great for sure but it can’t be the gateway to new ideas.
The two best moments for me in Dark Souls: The first time you go to Anor Londo, and the last time you go to Anor Londo
Just discovered your channel from your ds2 video which I just watched and that I had in my watch later for weeks, since I very much dislike ds2 and needed something to listen to at work. Ds3 however is my favorite so I was wondering the whole time what you must think about it, especially when you were saying you haven’t played it yet and brought up the ds1 callbacks that are in ds2. So I checked your channel, looking to find the ds3 video. And to my surprise, here it is! Uploaded only 7 hours ago! What are the odds
So far in the whole Souls Games Journey you’ve been experiencing has been Fun to Listen too.
Curious if you’ll cover the Likes of Demon Souls (Original or Remake), Bloodborne, Sekiro, & Elden Ring. Although Sekiro is probably the Hardest FromSoftware Games due to the Mechanics heavy focusing on Parrying.
Idk why but I found Sekiro quite easier than smtg like Elden Ring. I loved the parrying.
@@Comicbroe405 I’ve heard that there’s usually cheap tricks people do in Souls Games. On Elden Ring you can just Spam the Same Attack Patterns and then Dodge.
Meanwhile Sekiro you pretty much have to use your Instincts such as Parry, Shinobi Tool Uses, Elemental Attacks, & Etc.
@@UMvsC3DPFWPW That's true.
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Killer game, killer analysis as always. Sekiro up next!? My favorite game of all time. It’d be cool to see the process of “getting gud” with Sekiro all over again, especially if you have not played it before. You’ll see yourself go from novice to pro, the true beauty of Sekiro. Persistence, and perseverance is key. Hesitation is defeat.
Much love Lazerzz!!
Sekiros combat system might be the best combat of any game ever. I’ve never died in any way to it that I thought was bullshit + whereas with most games once you’ve mastered the combat the game becomes so easy it’s boring with sekiro the game is actually more fun when you’ve mastered the combat.
@@thijmen5295 exactly, just when you think you’re a beast, someone is there to humble you lol… And it repeats all the way until the end.
Sekiro lol. It's a basic action game, nothing more.
@@jarlwhiterun7478 you must’ve hesitated lol
I've seen like million videos on this game, but you just get straight to the point and get what this game's trying to tell🔥
There really isn't a game like this that dares to both criticize and cherish its own existence.
0:01 random lore theory I think shira is dusk in the future.we know people from oolacike made it to ringed city. Shira can mean white princess. I think the white trees are places of interest she was around like by Elizabeth, a transposing kiln, Priscilla’s doll, and outside of midirs altar not to mention you have to become a humanity to get in and that’s from dusks era and city. It says she respects the Pygmy remnants on her weapon I think it’s manus. Overall she’d be familiar with time travel and makes sense why she would pity midir as it’s not the first dragon she’s seen eat the abyss. Extra tinfoil hat theory I think gwyndolin is seathes son and was betrothed to dusk thats why his statues are in oolacile and how shira/dusk is both god and child of the duke
Fantastic breakdown as always 👊🏿 🫡🔥
I highly recommend trying lies of P, its absolutely fantastic
The reason you were overpowered was because of the sharp twin blades. They’re the best weapon in the game. Also really fun to use
Starting you out with the best weapons in the game is a pretty crazy thing to do icl
DS3 is just such a tight, well crafted experience. I feel like even the lows are really not very low. The highs are some of the highest in the series. It’s not perfect, but even the worst highs parts of the this game don’t reach the lows of the other ones. I’d say it’s window of quality is from like 6-10 whereas I’d say elden ring is 3-10, ds1 2-9, and ds2 is 1-9. It’s got the lowest variation in quality of experiemce
the DLC is the true ending for the entire series
2:12 The Sellsword "Win"-blades strike again
10:50 when I got to Anor Londo, it clicked for me too.
The theme of DkS as a whole needing to fade and end... That might very likely be the case, since Miyazaki doesnt like sequels. Its very likely that Bandai Namco demanded direct Dark Souls sequels from From.
Id bet they probably would have eagerly started work on Sekiro and Elden Ring sooner if Dark Souls 3 didnt have to exist
But they definitely did do DkS 3 justice and with love
Sellsword twinblades are generally considered to be a really op weapon
I just started doing a dex/int playthrough with a magic infused whip. Its not going well and im having a blast
you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain
quite excited to see what you think of sekiro
I’m trying to process why its still to this day 720p on xbox series x 🤯
Good old Sellsword Twinblades and Grass Crest Shield.
Definitely my favorite souls game after playing DS1 & DS2 back in the day. When this game came out it was the perfect conclusion to this beloved series and as a package this trilogy of games is the best work FromSoftware has put together. Sure Elden Ring is good and Bloodborne is great too but nothing comes close to this IMO
It was always in plain sight what the message of this game was. Dragging the old lords back to do something theu dont want to do anymore. Its time to move on, and let go.
I really appreciate that you "got it" on your first playthrough as many don't & "getting it" is what makes DS3 my favorite of the Souls series. DS3 is a video game about making video games.
What’s your take on elden ring? I’ve seen a lot of… bad takes in recent months but you seem like a pretty levelheaded content creator.
U gonna make a video on it?
When I first played it, something didn't click for me, but I think that's because I didn't really understand these games properly, because I felt the same way about all of them. Now they've clicked, thanks to Bloodborne, I'm planning to eventually revisit Elden Ring and make a video in this style on that one too. I think I'll have my criticisms, I generally end up preferring linear games these days, but I think I'll finally understand Elden Ring, or at least understand what it is that everyone loves so much anyway.
@@LazerzZ understandable. Just a tip for when you play it: don’t play it like it’s dark souls 3, experiment with jumping and weapon arts, it adds so much depth
Yea people don't utaliz the jumping and poise mechanics and then claim mele isnt viable😭🙏@@Stanzbey69
@@LazerzZI feel like it's fun but defenetly the least replayabe because the "exploration" is kind of required to be a good level. You can get super op in the open world especially with spirit ashes. This caused most of the bosses to feel overtuned
I loved this video you made and it brought me context as Ive not yet beaten gale or friede yet. The context being of the world which is to reborn from darkness. I know it's not right to ask the question but I insist that it must be asked by someone. Can we see the world from which all souls and fires are lost? That the word cloaked in shadow brings about the game, dark souls 4. That's what I wish to see.
In all fairness eldenring could literally be ds4 but I feel that's more of prequel to the from soft story line than a sequel to any of the previous games.
Irithyll is actually partially modeled in dark souls 1, you just cant visit it.
Just 100% all achievements in DS1 and DS3, Both on NG+5. While DS1‘s interconnected lvl design is outstandingly well put together, the Late Game really let me down. DS3 doesnt have that weakness, all, or at least most levels and bosses Feel in between good and masterpiece Level imo.
I love how you got into what this game had to say. That whole "you can't keep linking the fire, over and over again. You are keeping alive something that should have died a long time ago" meta narrative is SO freaking powerful.
It's the same for all 3 DS games but DS2 did it best, you don't even decide if you link the flame or not, it's all up to your character when you sit on the throne of want but walking away means you are gonna continue Aldia's and Vedrick's work of breaking the curse of undead
@AlesMicik I meant metatexually, aka, "you don't really want to keep playing DS games over and over, and we don't want to make them over and over. At some point it has to end."
best video I've ever watched. The vast majority of people who played ds3 misunderstood what this game meant, disregarding it as pandering or fan service. Dark souls 3 is so misunderstood by so many souls fans when really it is the best ending to a trilogy ever on a symbolic level at least. They all need to watch this video.
DS3 is better than DS, end of discussion. If Dark Souls' 2nd half was on par with the everything up to and including Anor Londo, that would tip the scales the other way.
I love these deep analytical looks at the story of the game. It makes me stop and think about all these characters I rarely interact with.
As a simple Purple all I see are friends to be made.
I have to say that I really apricate your view on the themes. DS3 was my first souls game so my experience was opposite. I only got the references while playing DS1 and 2 later on. I felt all of these notes and themes very strongly even without all of the meta knowledge of the series or Miyazaki. It allowed me to vent out my own frustrations in life and was a turning point for me as a person bc it gave me a real sense of achievement which I hadn't felt in awhile. It really shows how strongly the themes of disparity and stagnation shine through the game. It also added more weight to my playthrough of DS1. Really enjoyed your perspective!
hey that's my favorite dark soul
ayyyy bro you used my favorite starting class.
I ran a murakumo tho (as is my personal tradition)
ayyyy bro you're talking about the metatextual themes that make ds3 my favorite dark soul hell yea
together with Bloodborne the best two games Fromsoft ever had done, at least for me of course.
Dark Souls 3 is: Dark Souls: The Game
Dark Souls 3 my love
Back to back Dark Souls videos?
Prithee be careful, neither of us wants to see you go hollow!
I also believe that ds3 will stay the only game with two DLCs. So it can be the only one to sell a season pass.😅😅
best game
Sellsword noob blades DEX USER SPOTTED
Dark souls 3 has the best bosses by far. Better than Elden ring or sekiro even.
I can never escape the thought that Gael lived and foguht from Gwyn wars all the way to the end of the world. That perseverance and dedication that's what we are, Chosen Undead, Curse Bearers, Ashen Ones and all the others. Beautiful game, you should try demo of the mod Archthrones.
Hard disagree, the game makes sense, and the reasons things happen are in game as well. Anor Londo wasn't "plopped down" and the fact is that saying the lore doesnt matter is equal to telling us that the insane level of environmental storytelling doesn't matter, and also that the very reason many of us like the game doesn't matter, or wasnt a consideration. You're wrong, thats fine.
It's open to interpretation my man
How does it feel to actually play a really good game instead of Ubisoft game
Dark Souls this, Dark Souls that when most of the core came from Demon's Souls.
UA-cam analysis.
Let go of Dark Souls lol and then make the exact same game in Elden Ring.
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Hot take... I absolutely despise Dark souls 3... Not from a story standpoint, or level design, just from the gameplay perspective, I despise it so much, that no matter how many times I try playing it, I just drop it... I think it's incredibly unfair and stupid design, to MAKE YOU ONLY be able to beat it by playing aggressive and getting a dual wield or two-handed weapon to do ANY damage at all, also armor is absolutely freaking useless, blocks 0 damage no mater which one I use... 90% of the whole weapon and armor roster in DS3 is useless, you just happened to use the dual swords that are actually good by default... You also don't get NEARLY enough upgrade materials or general resources to test out different builds, or if you feel like something isn't working, there is just no way to change your playstyle, because you don't have the resources to do that, it's actually impossible, and I hate games that limit you as a player like this
so im sure everyone else is saying this but slave knight gael is the final boss the dlc isnt like a side tangent or quest its a major part of the plot and the same thing with the dark souls 2 dlc the dark souls 2 dlc is literally the best part of that game and without playing it the story is incomplete the world is incomplete its so funny how we are condidtioned to think that dlc doesnt ever have anything to do with the main story for video games now a days but lets remember mass effect 2 the shadow broker is kinda a big deal in the overall story of that series ur ds2 review and even opinion is incomplete
Bro, punctuation exists.
@@angbald so does the word brother if u want to be grammatical
Dark souls 3 is better then sekiro and bloodborne just because of the dlc bosses.
I honestly disagree a lot about the bosses being all that mechanically rich. Oftentimes you'd just rollspam waiting for openings to attacks. Gets honestly quite boring after a while to me.
You could boil down most games like that to make them sound mechanically shallow.
@@unfortunatecircumstances8870 Well if you're gonna tell me that the bosses are mechanically rich, then you better explain how because rolling and then attacking is not at all mechanically rich.
@@ZimSan Really not that hard to understand. Bosses have varied movesets and dodge windows, and each boss primarily tests something different about the player. It's not all "rollspam and attack," that just says more about you than anything.
For your argument to hold any weight, you'd have to say that Abyss Watchers, Elder and Younger Princes, Twin Demons, Midian, and Gael are mechanically similar. This isn't like Mario where you stomp on a Goomba and that's always the solution. Not only do the enemies offer depth, but how you build your character offers another layer of depth on how to approach any given boss encounter.
@@unfortunatecircumstances8870and your thoughts in Elden Ring bosses?
After elden ring, a much more mechanically deep game, the bosses feel quite primitive in ds3 to be honest.
Same! I just beat nameless king for first time. And about to beat SK Gael, but I need to buy PWoA dlc
Still need to play Bloodborne, most of sekiro, and demons souls. I might skip ds2, unless people think it's a must play game, if enough people say so I'll play it
Sellsword twinblabes also know, as the main menu easy mode for how strong it is
You’re “thought” on games are nothing but philosophical messes. I’ve been watching you for a while now and besides a few good critiques, your rambling amount to something that could be said in a couple sentences. You’re like the drunk guy at the bar telling the same story but in different words with each paragraph.
This is like 80% of souls “essay videos” 😭
The idea of being over powered doesn't hold up. If you are just playing the game normal and aren't grinding excessive lvls or having items given to you thru trade or cheat engine then you're not over powered, lol. I had someone say that to me when I killed Lord Soul Cinder and then I pulled up my stats and I was lvl 94 (most ppl complete their 1st play thru base game at lvl 100).
Furthermore DS3 isn't Elden Ring. You can't build some broken build that just cheeses the game w/o using some sort of cheat like trade or cheat engine. I think this is why I prefer the older games over ER bc you actually have to work for your progression where in ER everything except bosses is just a loot pinata which I got bored w/ fast. Ideally I'd like a game w/ the progress difficulty of DS3/BB and boss difficulty of ER.
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The ringed city is still the best souls dlc hands down, wrapped up the whole story of the dark souls trilogy with a perfect ending.
Shadow of the Erdtrees ending pales in comparison to this.
Endings… I completely agree, the whole dlc? No chance, shadow of the Erdtree is bigger then ds3 full game, filled with great weapons bosses and content, ringed city is amazing, but the sheer scale and quality of shadow of the Erdtree is rivaled only with blood and wine
Shadow of the Erdtree is like a very solid 8.5-9/10 for me. A couple bs parts here and there (but that goes for all of From Software in my opinion. Not all of it is “hard but fair”. Some small parts are just genuinely bs you can’t do anything about) + traversing the shadowrealm can be a bit tricky imo although that can also be a bit of a flaw of myself because I’m the blindest person ever when playing all of these games. Amazing boss fights and an astonishingly beautiful world for the rest with some cool new enemies and weapons
Dude this channel is cooked 🤦what happened
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70 views in 5 mins bro fell off…jk love your videos man
Bro you were using the sellsword twin blades And you didn't know how you got overpowered? Lol everybody knows that those are some of the most broken overpowered weapons and DS3 come on bro stop with the fake humility LOL
You got me, I'm actually a life long Dark Souls fan and knew this, and now I'm lying on the internet in front of other dark souls fans thinking they wont notice
@@LazerzZ 😆
@@LazerzZ and well if you're saying you were being sarcastic on your video it sure didn't come across that way, just sayin