Dark Souls III is a downloadable game developed by the Japanese FromSoftware studio. The title belongs to the genre of action RPG games played from the third-person perspective (the view from behind the hero’s back). The game world is that of dark fantasy.
Dark Souls III was released on March 24, 2016, in Japan and on April 12, 2016, worldwide. It is available on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows platforms. During the work on the game, the well-known producers such as Hidetaka Miyazaki and Isamu Okano were in charge. Dark Souls III takes the player to the dark land, where danger is everywhere. The game includes many locations, which will allow you to gradually reveal the main story.
How to Download Dark Souls III
Dark Souls III can be downloaded from the Steam platform. To start the download, click on the Download button at the end of the review.
The Gameplay
During the game you should perform such activities as reading descriptions of objects, talking with the encountered characters and using the guides prepared by other players. Without them sometimes, you will be stuck forever.
At the beginning of the game, you must first create your own character from scratch. You can choose from twelve classes of characters which you can develop during the game according to your preferences. After creating a character which suits you best, you begin your exploration. One by one, you visit new locations where you fight various duels. For such encounters, such attributes as patience, calmness and cold analysis are your best friends. On your route, you can meet several dozen different enemies (including bosses). In this installment of the game, a martial technique called “weapon arts” was introduced, which allows you to obtain a weapon with a new form of attack.
You can get new equipment during the game. Its parameters can be improved in a similar manner to leveling your character. During the game, you can also find interesting items (over two hundred of them), which are characterized by different properties (eg healing).
The Hardware Requirements
In the Windows version, the game needs the following hardware configuration:
Minimal requirements
- Intel Core i5-2500 3.3 GHz / AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz,
- 8 GB RAM,
- 1 GB GeForce GTX 750 / Radeon HD 6870 graphics card or better,
- 20 GB HDD,
Recommended requirements
- Intel Core i7-2600 3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz,
- 8 GB RAM,
- graphics card 4 GB RAM GeForce GTX 970 or better,
- 20 GB HDD
The Summary of Our Dark Souls III Review
DS III users especially appreciate the look and feel and the design of the created world. The game only at the beginning tells you how to move or play, but later the player has to deal with the world he has to painfully learn. That is why the title is considered hardcore. In Dark Souls game you die often. The game requires logical thinking.
The first game in the series was called Demon’s Souls and was released in 2009 as an exclusive for PlayStation 3. As the spiritual successor of this game Dark Souls was released in 2011. This time it was available for many consoles and for Windows. The game has been a success, which resulted in the appearance of Dark Souls II in 2014 and Dark Souls III in 2016. For the year 2018, the Dark Souls Remastered has been planned.