Dark Souls 3 is lurking around a nearby corner, and the new trailer seems to paint an appropriately bleak scenario for the closing chapter.
Bandai Namco released what may be one of the final trailers for the third, and presumably final, title in the sacrificial lamb factory (a.k.a. Dark Souls) series. New areas, gameplay, enemies, and a few bosses are on display in the two minute trailer, all of which look to have been dipped in a bit of Bloodborne art style, especially when compared to the relatively light – for this series – Dark Souls 2. A melancholy song plays slowly over the action while the warning of an internal darkness emerging from those that stay the course raises a few lore-implicated questions.
Dark Souls 3 will be From Software’s third massive action RPG – not counting the Scholar of the First Sin redux or four helpings of DLC between – in the past three years. This gluttony of new titles to digest hasn’t seemed to wane the interest in the formula that, while undergoing some fairly substantial changes between Bloodborne and the Souls series, has maintained its core since From’s flagship Demon Souls. The holy trinity in gaming – sales, fans, and critics – have all mostly praised everything the company has done over that three year stretch, even if some were down on the first round of Dark Souls 2.
You can bet your bottom dollar we’ll have a review for Dark Souls 3 around when it comes out on April 12 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Anyone that wants a little catch-up on the principle factors that should make some kind of appearance in this dark ending can head here. Everyone else, prepare to die by watching the Dark Souls 3 trailer above.
