My First Dark Souls

My First Dark Souls

Posted by on Apr 17, 2016 in Commentary, featured, PS4 |

Dark Souls III is my first serious foray into the Dark Souls series. I did not play past the intro levels of the first two games because I knew they were serious commitments, something I learned from my experience with Demon’s Souls. Now, don’t get me wrong. I enjoyed that game immensely, but I also learned that they were demanding games, requiring my full focus and attention in order to get the most out of them. I wasn’t willing to give both at the time I tried playing them so I stayed away. This is the same reason why I did not play The Old Hunters expansion for Bloodbone until months later.

So, back to Dark Souls III. Coming from Bloodborne, it took a while before I got used to blocking again. Bloodborne’s emphasis on faster gameplay had players using guns in lieu of shields, you see, so blocking attacks was something I had to re-learn. And while I wish I could say that it’s been smooth sailing after that re-learning process, things have been far from it. I’ve died multiple times, which isn’t unexpected, but I’ve been avoiding fights more often than I’m willing to admit. I feel like I’m either missing something from the combat system or I’m simply ass at this game. But I haven’t given up yet. That counts for something, right?

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