Recording summary · September 2023
DO NOT BUY Dark Souls 3
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Overview
Daniel purchased Dark Souls 3 on a 50% Steam sale after beating Elden Ring three times, but judged it to be bland, uninspired, and inferior in gameplay, freedom of exploration, and visual design.
Dark Souls 3 received a 6.2 out of 10 score and a recommendation against buying it over Elden Ring due to perceived sluggish controls, input delays, frustrating runbacks, repetitive FromSoftware formulas, and desaturated visuals.
Themes
Comparison of gameplay mechanics, visual design, and open-world freedom between Dark Souls 3 and Elden Ring.
Repetitive formulas and shared mechanics across FromSoftware titles, such as bonfires, soul collection, leveling, and boss fight mechanics.
Criticism of Dark Souls 3 controls, input delays, and long runbacks to boss fights past respawned enemies.
An in-game or external voice addressing the unkindled one regarding tending the bonfire.
Developments
Daniel completed Elden Ring three times, including NG+ and NG++.
Daniel purchased Dark Souls 3 during a 50% Steam sale.
Daniel fought an early boss in a narrow linear path that required multiple attempts to defeat.