We took the Pyromancer route – a class which is pretty handy with an axe, but can also throw fireballs. You can choose from a large number of classes, depending on whether you favour swordplay and shield-defence, archery, magic and so on. So you're undead, seeking to track down the slumbering Lords of Cinder in order to regain your humanity. But it preserves all of Dark Souls' trademark attributes. Initially, Dark Souls III evokes memories of From Software's allegedly less uncompromising Bloodborne, as it shares the latter's near-monochrome colour palette and takes place in similar-looking settings. Is it worth all the pain? For fans and those who seek the most daunting of challenges, the answer is an overwhelming yes. But the pay-off is that any small triumphs you manage to pull off will be so hard-won that they feel like mighty victories.

At times, you will curse the impulse which propels you back into its fetid world, as you struggle to advance even a couple of hundred metres. So maybe, just maybe, this is the only accessible title in the series.Īs anyone who has played a Dark Souls game would expect, Dark Souls III is huge, gothic, creepy, studded with bosses which, when you first encounter them, seem impossibly daunting, yet irresistibly addictive. Say hello to frequent profanity spilling from your mouth as a result of playing Dark Souls III.Īlthough while you wouldn't exactly say that the third instalment of Dark Souls shows signs of mellowing – the word 'mellow' is complete anathema to the franchise – it is, at least in its early stages, ever so slightly more forgiving than its predecessors. (Pocket-lint) - Masochists rejoice: From Software's legendarily uncompromising dark gothic RPG is back and its mission, as ever, is to make all other games seem laughably easy.

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