DARK SOULS III HYPE: 1 PREVIOUS GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

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TO SIMILAR GAME PLAY ELEMENTS TO BE SPOILERS

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As you're probably aware, having found this blog to begin with; Dark Souls III is coming out, and you're most likely excited about it, loaded with questions; and why shouldn't you be? It's been announced by Hidetaki Miyazaki to be the last of its kind. However, Miyazaki has been known to have said similar things about Dark Souls II. Shockingly, after FromSoftware Inc. made boatloads of dollars off a game with a Metacritic score of 91%, they mysteriously changed their mind about a sequel. Who could have possibly guessed? Regardless, unless you can read Japanese, you're going to have to wait the two weeks for the English release of the infamously difficult JRPG/WRPG hybrid's third installment.

However, perhaps you don't have the patience to simply wait, and you want to figure out what you can do to prepare for your the waves of impending failure and death that you, and many other players are going to face on April 11th. Well, there is one, or even several ways.

Demon's Souls & Bloodborne, both Bandai Namco Entertainment Products. I would recommend playing the first over the second to prepare for Dark Souls III, as Bloodborne has many core mechanics exclusive to its title.

If you happen to own a PlayStation 4, and are looking for the PS4 release of Dark Souls III, consider yourself in luck, Dark Souls III will be borrowing most heavily from mechanics of the previous PlayStation exclusives, Demon's Souls and Bloodborne. Without spoiling which mechanics, are implemented, reading any community wiki articles on the core game play mechanics of Demon's Souls will give you a good rundown of how Dark Souls III may differ from its predecessors, so you aren't left high and dry, wondering how to actually play the game.

If you're currently browsing your computer, quickly finding yourself remembering that you happen to own neither of these consoles, you still happen to be in luck. You'll still be able to buy Dark Souls III on PC, as shown below. However, it's important to note, that by buying a copy of Dark Souls II or Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, will actually net you an 8% discount on Dark Souls III. This could be your chance to get into, or return to the souls series on PC; where unpopular opinion holds is the platform where both the Souls-Wiki and the YouTube community are strongest. If this is where you want to get started in your Souls Experience, there's a few repeating themes that I'll be touching on in later posts, this week. So keep posted, and make sure to follow @SoulsHype on Twitter for future updates.

Dark Souls III: Discount on Steam for Dark Souls II owners!