But, alas, in a game that puts such and emphasis on bosses, just one boss fight can drag the game down quickly.

Every build, from a swift person who wears rags and jumps around with a dagger, to a fat tank that takes very little damage from anything, but dishes out a giant amount, is viable, although some might be better suited other situations. The sheer number of weapons also never fails to astound me, as even in very specific groups such as Great-Hammers, there are still plenty of weapons there. It shows in the enemies, some of which are incredibly fast, requiring you to dodge, parry and fat-roll to even stand a chance. I love that they incorporated some of the speed from Bloodborne into the game, although not as much. Secrets are also littered all throughout the depressing world that Dark Souls III takes place in, some rewarding you with unique weapons, others with terrifying beasts that are true pains to defeat, and even entire levels ripe with enemies and unique bosses are held as secrets. The bosses all have fast, but predictable move-sets, and the true art of the game is recognising this and using an enemy's weakness to your advantage. For this game is difficult, punishing and unrelenting for all the right reasons. But just writing this game off as hard would be doing the genius work a massive disservice. From the get-go this game tells you that it's going to be fair to you, but also make you want to destroy everything you can in a ten metre radius. Well, if there was a best first impression award to any game, I wouldn't even need to think about which game deserved it.

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