Recent reviews by CoolBeans72

Probably the best rpg I've ever played. The UI sucks ass and the graphics are absolute trash, but the story, characters, and thematic experience is top notch. The game delves into the philosophy of the star wars universe, which is super niche but incredibly refreshing for the right audience. Ultimately, it's one of the few games that's actually left me with any sort of lasting emotional impact. Don't let the poor gameplay and ui turn you off; the early game is super boring, but, if you struggle through, you'll be left with an incredible experience.

This game is easily the best game of 2016. It is a great ending to the souls series. Dark Souls 3 is my first souls game. From what I've heard it is the hardest. After 4 playthroughs, I think I have played enough of the game to give a good review. ( I have not yet played any of the DLC). I am going to be revealing minor spoilers so be wary. Lets start with a list of the features I liked and disliked.

+Difficulty Level
This is the first game that I have ever played that really challenged me. My first playthrough was basically an abusive relationship. The game would hit me, I would cry about it and quit, but eventually came back to it after an hour. The first few areas had me thinking, "This isn't so bad". Then came the Abyss Watchers my favorite boss in the game. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that was a hard fight for me. And that is my favorite thing about this game. The fact that is excrutiatingly difficult.

+Music
I am a sucker for instrumental music, and this game extremly delivered. Walking into my first Gundyr fight, when the music kicked in, it was a moment that I would remember for a long time. When I was fighting the Abyss Watchers, and they combined together to put up one last fight, the violin solo made me feel pity for the curse of the Watchers. The music is really amazing in this game.

+/- Level Design
The level design for this game is really unique, and it really does not hold your hand. It is highly possible for you to miss entire areas of the game, and exploration is key. I do not know how I feel about this. I like the style the game is going for, but it sometimes is annoying to miss an item. The side quest are somewhat hidden, and it is best to double back on an area to make sure you did not miss something. On my first playthrough of the game, I missed a lot of the items, and ended up looking up some of the locations. Having to do that took some fun out of the game, and it was annoying. The world it self is highly detailed and looks amazing. The locations do make the game world seem a little small though.

+/- Story
It is possible to play through this game and not know anything about the story, other than you have to keep a fire from going out. It is sad that the game does not tell you more, because the story for the game is really intresting. Most of the story is hidden in item descriptions, and vague npc dialouge. I would suggest looking up a video explaining the lore for the game if you plan on playing it, though be wary of spoilers.

+/- Enemies and Bosses
The games Enemies and Bosses are pretty unique. Each area has a specific set of enemies that the player has to learn to defeat. They are designed well. The Bosses are really awesome. In the begining cutscence, the Lord of Cinder are displayed as these unique and badass super people who you have to kill. Almost all of their fights are challenging (ahem Yhorm) and are entertaining. I wish there was a feature that allowed you to fight the bosses again individually, but the closest thing we get is a new game plus system. I played a playthrough of new game plus on my strength build, and it was a joke. Having end game gear against enemies who are slightly buffed makes the game downright easy. It may just be easier with a strength build, but I would stay away from it.

+/- Weapon and Estus System
The game changed the system which Estus flask and weapon upgrading works. For Estus, you find shards which can grant you additional flask, and undead bone shards, which make your Estus heal more health. I really like this system. Your Estus flask sort of "level" with you. I like the weapon upgrading system. I like how there is different types of titanite for boos weapons and normal weapons, and also how you have to devote a titanite slab to get a weapon to +10, which there are only 8 of in the game. My only gripe with the weapons are the weapon arts. I think they are a cool way to make every weapon feel unique, but some weapons have seriously underpowered weapon arts.

Meh -The Invasion system
The pvp in this game is okay. I personally found that it was an annoyance to be invaded while clearing areas that are hard enough without another player making things more difficult. Though it was really entertaining to be right at the bonfire and then a deadly duo including Aberdolf Lincler ruins your day. I do like the summon system. I used it to help other players defeat bosses that I really liked to play against and that they might be having a hard time with.

I have really enjoyed this game, and I feel that it has ended the series in the best way it could. It gave intresting enemies and bosses, beautiful levels, an intriguing but somewhat hidden story, and a good weapon and estus sytstem. I would highly reccommend getting this game, as it will be well worth your $60.

I would get it for $30-$40 because it does not have enough content to justify the $60. Other than that this game is amazingly beautiful and it plays really well. The g-force system seems a bid random but does its job OK.

This game is such a dissapointment. I was really looking forward to playing it, but it is practically UNPLAYABLE. I have a 970 and an i7-4770k cpu. They both have been fine with running games from medium to high setttings. This game is practically unplayable at those. Why am I getting 30fps drops? I feel like i'm playing a freaking console. And the story is so much better than the first one to. I just wish they would fix this. Maybe with a patch or something? I just wish they build the game for pc and ported it to consoles. At this point I might return it.

Don't listen to the bad reviews about the bad port. As long as you have the drivers and a little patience, you will really enjoy the game. The game itself is super immersive and the story is excellent. The music is something else. It practically makes the game. I would highly reccomend purchasing it.