Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition - PlayStation 4

My 18 year old son HAD to have this game, so I got it. It was about $35 cheaper on Amazon than ANYWHERE else. He is enjoying this game VERY much. I've watched him play, and the graphics look simply amazing. I'm an old school gamer, I grew up playing on the NES, fighting Bowser in the castle to save the princess - so the video graphics nowadays just blow me away. The graphics on this game are far better than a lot of other I've seen recently. My son is a serious gamer and he gave this game a 10/10, that's all I can say. But for the price, even if you ended up not caring for it, I don't eee how anyone could be really disappointed. I just don't see that happening. The game looks pretty fun, really. Go ahead and give it a try!

Brutally hard, but I enjoyed it a good deal, and it's extremely good.

This is a 5/5, its in the top tier and the best any game can hope is to be as good as this.The series trademark challenge is intact, with a return to form after DS2 failed to deliver on many of the finer points of what made DS1 famously 'hard but fair'.The controls and combat are great, a perfect balance between the weight of DS1 and the tightness of Bloodborne. The bosses are likewise a great balance between what made those games good.The story does a good job of ending the series, closong the book on a lot of plotlines and filling in holes left by the first game. The NPCs are well-written and performed, and their side plots give the game a good amount of replayability (as does the class system, with classes being different enough to give a second playthrough some freshness but still being similar enough that players will benefit from skill built up the first time around).Finally, the setting and graphics are superb for the budget and technology. Graphically nothing here is cutting-edge, but the creative design still leads to some breathtaking moments, with massive gothic structures and striking frozen vistas creating a fitting atmosphere for the dark, Berserk-inspired character designs. The backstory, hidden just below the surface per the series' blueprint, is just as intriguing as the process of piecing it together.Dark Souls 3 is a worthy conclusion to the series, I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone who likes challenging action games and dark fantasy settings.This edition includes the two DLC, which wer criticized at release for some of the publishers' decisions - specifically, splitting what was clearly one cohesive DLC into two full-priced releases - but contains excellent content. Some of the series best (and hardest) bosses are in the Painted World and the Ringed City, so while the base game provides a full experience and you wont feel like something is 'missing' if you play that, this is definitely the 'definitive' version of the game.

This is a good investment for new players, collectors, and for people that want to be able to play this game years from now without hassle. Your old save file will work if you have the original btw.This game has top of the line graphics, popular multiplayer, and incredible player vs enemy. This game is not considered easy by some people. I personally thought that bloodborne was less difficult for melee combat because you can dodge faster in bloodborne. Spell casters at a certain point in Dark souls 3 have an advantage in players vs enemy. Spells make Dark souls 3 pretty simple for some players. The PvP community is popular at all levels but levels 80 to 160 seem optimal.The bosses and areas have a lot of replay value. New game plus offers a boost to the enemies up until around NG+7. The online multiplayer can be fun when helping others get further into the game. The spells are pretty cool looking, and especially the new DLC spells. The DLC weapons and their weapon arts are fun to use and effective as well. This makes the game fun again for experienced players. You have a decent amount of bosses and content with the new DLC. There are new PVP arenas for people interested in player vs player.The new bosses are aesthetically pleasing and the music is beautifully done. Expect multiple boss phases as usual, and possibly a higher difficulty. The DLC bosses weapons are pretty fun, but the weapons dropped from npcs and found are even better in some cases. The armor sets look awesome.Most weapons are good in PVP. Range and strategy is important. Players that are difficult to beat like to poke and run. Players enjoy trading attacks, and experimenting. Backstabs and riposte are frequently used by some players with fast internet.Praise the sun and prithee be careful.

Amazing game, but the American cover art is so ugly.