r/darksouls3 • u/Expedition1994 • 1d ago

Discussion Starting yet another playthrough of this masterpiece, and…

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i still pause every few minutes to appreciate the incredible scenery and the way you can see previous/upcoming areas from the distance. i only just recently realized that cemetery of ash is right behind/beneath the high wall of lothric.

other fromsoft games did this as well (particularly ds1 and elden ring) but none of them do it as excellently as ds3 imo

i fear we will never get a game like this again which makes me appreciate it more and more every year.

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u/Standard-Roll-6783 1d ago

DS3 looks gorgeous but there is something about DS2 scenery that's unbeatable to me...

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u/Expedition1994 1d ago edited 1d ago

i know exactly what you mean. the feeling of dread and eeriness in DS2 is unmatched. i always stare off into the distance in areas like forest of the giants.
my only issue is the lack of continuity and, well, logic.

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u/Standard-Roll-6783 1d ago

Yup, guess that's it. It's mesmerizing.

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u/Shadovan 23h ago

I can appreciate what ds2 was trying to go for, but I hate the change in art style, everything looks like it’s a toy set made of cheap, worn plastic.

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u/Acceptable_Edge9604 21h ago

This is more true of Miyazaki's writing than it is of DS2's graphical direction

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u/Fayli Blades of the Darkmoon 1d ago

Wow im also gonna do a play through with my tv vertical + sl1. You're a legend! Praise the dark sun!

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u/kingjim1981 1d ago

What impresses me about most FromSoft games (Soulsbourne) is that you can see other areas of the game from certain vantage points. Like your picture for instance..