Darksouls 3/10 · 7:19pm Apr 25th, 2016
Why are the servers shit? Why is the netcode bad? Where did all the polish and shine of dark souls 2 go? Even in vanilla DS2, the online and pvp were great. I would know, I bought the PS3 Collectors edition. I was there. I played the beta. What happened From? Note to those who wish to play Dark souls 3: Dark souls 2 is better. balls were dropped, online play either just sucks or makes the game trivial and the main game is summed up in about seven words: Door does not open from this side. Good maps? go to Bloodborne. good atmosphere? go to Demon's souls. Good pvp? Go to DS2. Great story? Go to DS1. shitty magic, terrible online play, and half a forgettable game that is arguably prettier than the last From Soft game? Go directly to Dark souls 3. 70 hours in and I'm debating just dropping the game and going back to bloodborne or even ds 2 until we get the DLC and a shit ton of patches.
Another thing. What even happened in the early game of dark souls 3? like... there was a boss. and another boss... and another boss... then there was the watchers. those fuckers were cool, fun, and difficult. then there was a boss... then there was a boss... I think there were about a handful of bosses I remember from the game. And this is about my third time through.
Even with my grievances, I can't just shit on the game the whole time. It is pretty. very pretty. Save for when that glitch happens where blinding light just kinda hides some figure. Buuut, I've pointed out enough flaws. Weapon arts were a good idea. and some of them are actually worth something.
But literally some. Fists are just... disappointing. So much for my favorite weapon in the game. don't worry, I'll still believe that an ESTOC can poke at me for 5/600 damage with a buff on, but my fists will power through with their... 150... or less... per two hits... Oh, who am I kidding. Big weapons are the only thing worth your time save for katanas and curved swords. Rapiers are still broken, but you know? You could counter that back in DS2. But they removed everything that made DS2 good and tried to fill the void with weapon arts, and It's just not enough. If they had made DS3 using DS2 as a base, retaining the mechanics, netcode, and specifically designated PVP areas, I would probably be sucking this game's dick harder than everyone who hated DS2 did for DS1 after it came out.
For the moment, I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and let time pass before I give my final judgement. There are two planned expansions, and hopefully they'll fix what ever problem in their netcode is ruining console and PC player's online experience. If I can reliably connect for more than tewnty minutes at a time, I'll be happy.
One more week before finals, and then summer begins! The story is going to pick back up, our duelests will face their biggest challenge yet, and finally, the first arc will be done. High chances say I'll write a Souls borne inspired fic next if I don't immediately get into the next arc, so be on the look out in the comming weeks for that.
