Dark Souls III... 7 Years Later

Dark Souls III... 7 Years Later
Dark Souls 3 turned 7 years old earlier this year. It is hard to believe that the game has been out for a little over 7 years now. I figured it was time to replay the full game including the DLCs. Even after the hundreds of hours I have put into Elden Ring, I am glad to say that Dark Souls 3 is still as good as ever.
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[@Bananaman559]

Can't believe they copied elden ring, miyazaki should sue tbh

[@preppyhowy]

fr

[@yoshihasascended]

uhm actually elden ring is a knock off of elden ring 2 that was released one day before the INCIDENT.. if you were a true carnished than you would no...🤦‍♂

[@MarginalSC]

They don’t have the right, O they don’t have the right

[@Nylolon]

ong bro

[@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929]

No no, Elden Ring has a jump button, so they're clearly opposites.

[@churrommo9585]

It’s cool to see you trying out these indie elden ring-like games. This one looks pretty good.

[@yaronakrayis7291]

The developers should consider making more games, I bet they'd get quite the following

[@jonissues1914]

Dark Souls 3 is the best Ring-like game out there.

[@earn6890]

​@@jonissues1914ring-like LMAOOOOOO 😭😭

[@tarnishedsouls7976]

​@@jonissues1914Brooo 😂😂😂

[@bazplayzyt6207]

​@@jonissues1914stop

[@smallestgoober9399]

The game being so short gives it the best replay ability. I never understood that being a downside.

[@Vash141]

Definitely helps with creating builds on console. Meanwhile in Elden Ring, you spend up to 2 hours getting pots and flask upgrades alone.

[@LtCdrXander]

Yeah, the huge amount of time it takes to beat Elden Ring (unless you're insanely good) discouraged me from doing anything beyond NG+ because it takes a while to get through everything. Unique challenge runs, the Randomizer and other mods such as Convergence are the only things that keep me playing ER. A shorter game like DS3 I feel like I could pop in every day, run it, then immediately do it again because it's so good. I don't mean any disrespect to ER either because it is my personal favorite, but the replay value is not as good unless you have mods or come up with a challenge run that fits your skill set. A cool run I'm doing currently is Elden Ring but I'm only allowed to be in Caelid, and the main objective is to beat every Caelid boss and then Radahn, whilst never leaving Caelid except to get Melina, the crafting kit and the Physick Flask at the start. Pretty fun but also difficult to start as a level 1 Wretch and survive exclusively in Caelid... Anyways I agree that DS3's shorter length overall gives it more replay value, and I'd rather have a short game jampacked with awesome content than a long, drawn out game with not much to do. Luckily Elden Ring has plenty to do, but it's harder to stay invested in going through all the tiers of NG+ when each run is already pretty long, at least for someone like me who's decent but not speedrunner level good. Sorry for writing a whole dang essay; my comment is longer than Miyazaki's lore-heavy excuses for adding in more poison swamps to his games

[@leithaziz2716]

I can vouch for this. I've replayed DS3 more than any other Fromsoft game, and it's been a blast. This game and Sekiro excel at pacing.

[@ibragimowbekhan0987]

WAIT WTF? Its exactly the opposite DS3 is so long that its boring ahh

[@cactusmann5542]

I like it the way it is, DS1...well, the catacombs and anor londo weren't fun. DS2 just outright sucks balls.

[@crystaleater2581]

Can’t believe Ezra miller broke out of prison just to help people who got lost after gundyr. What a nice person.

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

Snorted out a web at this comment, cheers

[@methanoI]

Maybe he was misunderstood.

[@Gattaii]

ds3 bosses, ost and overall atmosphere are unbeatable

[@squiggles9612]

Besides Pontiff, Nameless King and Friede all the bosses are pushovers

[@trash6985]

⁠​⁠@@squiggles9612most of them have super enjoyable mechanics/patterns tho like abyss watchers, champion gundyr and dancer which is the main thing that makes them easier (cuz it becomes a dance or a rhythm game)

[@squiggles9612]

@@trash6985 I dunno I beat all those bosses 1st try R1 spamming with a broadsword 💀

[@VileMr.Grinch]

​@@squiggles9612 ER bosses aren't really better, get two heavy weapons and just jump attack spam, easy boss kill

[@squiggles9612]

@@VileMr.Grinch jump attack spam isn't even the best strategy lol, it's much more efficient to 2 hand a big weapon and go for charged R2s to poise break, and you can easily land charged R2s by strafing moves with bad tracking

[@Roporeijo]

Thanks so much for the tutorial on where to go after gundyr. I beat him after 20 hours of playing and thought the game ended but who would have thought that the door next to the door opens

[@andr3ss___]

😂😂

[@samueldavis5895]

😂😂😂😂

[@handemorebattlelands4009]

I hope u wasnt serious

[@Kevvv890k]

@@handemorebattlelands4009he is serious, trust me

[@Shaclinga]

Skum is amazing. The jokes, the music he plays in the background, the interaction with the viewers. Following along since the first elden ring gun vid was the best choice I’ve made on here ❤

[@Skumnut]

thanks for watching and sticking around

[@junkolover9518]

Even though he's VERY similar to one certain Charlie, i don't feel like it's a soulless uninspired parody or something, it's fun to watch and listen.

[@Mahoraga009]

@@Skumnutgood job on your hitless run! 😂

[@Darkeater_Midir]

@@Skumnut can you pay my hospital bills remember what you did to me

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

​@@junkolover9518The thing is Charlie doesn't do much. His live streams or gaming isn't building up to anything but some out of touch takes and kinda funny jokes

[@bigboylardax]

that tutorial bit at the beginning was amazing, keep up the good work.

[@Skumnut]

like for more dark souls tips and tricks

[@pbabiesinspace6112]

​@@SkumnutJust the tip.

[@undeadnerd1174]

oh ill be doing tricks alright@@pbabiesinspace6112

[@richardwilkins1283]

I actually understand the getting lost after Gundyr, I let one of my friends play and only answered yes or no questions and he could not for the life of him figure out he had to put the coiled sword in the bonfire. Once he did, he spent another 5-10 minutes before he actually sat down at the bonfire.

[@Generalmacka]

I explored a bit, chatted with the ashen one, found the black smith, and then the fire keeper told me to put the sword in.

[@SonekR]

Am I the friend

[@handemorebattlelands4009]

jesus

[@Hilipinapixili]

I'm playing the game for the first time right now myself, and I DID spend a non-trivial amount of time trying to find the way to progress from Firelink before realizing I just had to fast travel. :P

[@MustyHam]

seeing pontiff sulyvahn just hate watching in the chat killed me "get him vordt" 😭😭

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

Sad to know that the lady who made most every OST in many games has left fromsoft. She'll still do a few songs but she's independent now.

[@LtCdrXander]

Yeah it's sad but I hope she'll continue making bangers in whatever projects she does. The other composers are also really good too so hopefully they'll all be able to collectively carry the torch. Yuka Kitamura is a legend, so I wish her all the best in future endeavors.

[@vicocloutier9607]

What ? She left ? Why ?

[@leithaziz2716]

@@vicocloutier9607 Yuka Kitamura expressed wanting to work as a Freelancer. Might be in order to get more pay compared to working strictly for Fromsoft. For an example, Motoi Sakuraba, who composed the DS1 Soundtrack as well as some from DS3 (Vordt and Nameless King), also works as a Freelancer with Fromsoft. Wether Yuka will come back to work with Fromsoft is unknown at the moment.

[@vicocloutier9607]

@@leithaziz2716 hmm thanks for the infos !

[@LtCdrXander]

@@vicocloutier9607 she wanted to move on to become an independent composer and pursue her own ventures. She is doing contracts to work on projects, so she may still be involved in video game music, but just not officially.

[@TJ_SSB]

Gael is just such an amazing fight, i enjoyed it so so much in my first playthrough. The music the scenery and the moveset with the cape and skulls!

[@DXTL_]

This game has the best feet ngl

[@Skumnut]

💀💀💀

[@Harpthe1st]

I daresay ds2 has better feet Maybe

[@unapcgamer9042]

search demons souls maiden in black

[@JayPeeh455]

U clearly havent meet king Vendrick from DS2

[@SimplCup]

u def forgor morgott...

[@Zaney_]

i can't believe its been 7 years. what a horrible realization of the passage of time.

[@KirThalosRavencrest]

8 now. Almost a decade old game :^)

[@tazerwave8745]

This and Bloodborne were amazing birthday presents on the 24th, woke up a year older and with a new game to be addicted to.

[@abdellahboutakhrad1820]

Actually Bloodborne is so good that it made me into souls game

[@ModestKrab]

DS3 was my first souls game. It will always be my favorite one. The story was beautiful

[@Jarvis_2077]

Best Soulslike don’t @ me

[@tkn0.]

@Jarvis_2077

[@Jarvis_2077]

@@tkn0. I’m going to GET you

[@verhext0072]

What

[@Skumnut]

agreed tbh

[@MrStolboy]

fck no, not even close

[@Goyimknowsitall]

I will parry every negative comment you throw on DS3

[@ceebailz]

you say as if he didnt glaze it like a krispy kreme the whole video

[@lorandmolnar1937]

My favorite part was when The dark soul said "Its dark souling Time" trully emotional moment

[@noodlelynoodle.]

Then it dark souled all over the place

[@hammy9906]

skum never fails to make me swing my feet and blush while whistling and watching his videos

[@Spl0nk]

Your comment with the Mutahar pfp just kills me 😂

[@kolewright8679]

This lords of the fallen fan game actually looked pretty good, might have to give it a try

[@jdrok5026]

Eh it's fun but not amazing.

[@thelastpersononearth9765]

Name a game who's main theme goes harder than DS3 theme.

[@kirk05]

My first souls game was Elden ring, which I have thousands of hours in. My second souls game was Dark Souls 3 and I can confidently say DS3 is the greatest game ever made.

[@Skumnut]

dark souls 3 truly is one of the games of all time

[@kirk05]

@@Skumnut Indubitably.

[@are3287]

Based

[@merfozzsla]

Ds3 was my third one and I think it's a tie between Elden Ring and ds3, both just got me addicted like no other game could

[@Flynt010]

Genuinely my favourite content creator of the past year, your personality and humor is just perfect for the madness you have to endure every day. Can't wait to see what type of run is next.

[@electrosfere]

Skum i dont know if you've ever heard of it, but theres this really similar game to dark souls 3 called dark souls 2. Its actually one of my favourite games of all time you should try it, its kind of a hidden gem

[@GoongLaus]

Dark souls 2 is the dookie of the souls series bro, trust me

[@thulsa_doom]

​@@GoongLausthat's what the other sheep say.

[@Ron_Jambo_]

​@@thulsa_doomNo, anyone with a brain who played the game can see how awful it is in EVERY ways.

[@thulsa_doom]

@@Ron_Jambo_ sheep.

[@yaboibigsmoke2733]

@@Ron_Jambo_only people that think it’s terrible in every way haven’t actually played and only watched some douchey British guy review it in bad faith lmao

[@joesephspeaks6557]

I really like ds3. It was my second FROMSOFT game after ER and has been my favorite FROMSOFT game since.

[@julioagiri3354]

people tend to despise "old" games, as if they were bad, some of then never touched a old console or even a ps2, and want to talk about games, *sigh*

[@froqwo4851]

0:10 Soulslike?

[@samueljung2165]

X. The soul O

[@JerdMcLean]

Bro came here for the same reason. This man just called DS3 a soulslike. We've reached peak normies invading our community.

[@beast33G]

This guy has been playing these games for years wdym normies​@@JerdMcLean

[@Patryk-id9vs]

skumnut you always fail to make my day 😘😘

[@Skumnut]

oopsies

[@martk647]

Time wasted that you will never get back.

[@yuru8505]

12:10 literally one of the reasons I got into dark souls, my friend showed me on discord that the dogs tp behind you 😂😂

[@tenwholebees]

I know it's been 7 years and all, but there's something about seeing the fight club outside of Pontiff's room that weighs heavy on my heart. Hundreds of hours of my life spent in that area, meeting great people, having a lot of fun. RIP Dark Souls 3 Fight Clubs. And don't tell me about the DLC PvP thing they added. It's not the same.

[@doomertube7050]

I wish ER had a few of the amazing duo fights we see in DS3, you can tell they know how to design them better than Godskin duo, the wolf and hunter in the DLC was so fun and memorable

[@oxbowspice9454]

Skum always knows how to fill me with joy

[@NavajoNinja]

Dark Souls 3 was my 1st Souls game. Replayed it 4 times when i 1st bought it. Never had a game killed me so often. Every time, it was a skill issue, not the game bendin the rules to kill u. ❤

[@bullghani]

I loved watching the live streams of this, you killed it and this is 1 of my favorite of their titles.

[@BulldogFromHell]

4:26 That is the most violent backhand in Soulsborne history.

[@kindahungry8505]

Bro told him to "sit the fuck down"

[@Existential_Robot]

I used to play all these games with broken/lowest possible damage weapons for the fun of it. Thinking about doing it again.

[@humphreyhackerson1182]

My friend got me in Souls games on New Year’s Eve 2023 and it’s now March and I’ve 100% Elden ring , beat both ds1 and ds3 and I can definitely say Ds3 was my favourite because the boss fights just felt genuinely perfect , I beat Gael with 1/4 my health and no flasks left and heart pumping, hands shaking I don’t think I’ll ever get a better feeling than that

[@TheLad196]

They even gave Jerren a banger ass bossfight it's crazy what indie devs can do

[@DSPs_Incident]

Bloodborne, Dark Souls III, Elden Ring The holy trinity

[@inciaradible7144]

DSIII OST is absolutely amazing, and it's got some crazy bosses. What I think is lacking is the fact the game is very linear and the fact that the combat really is just dodge R1; you can do other stuff, but it is just optimal. Elden Ring really improved upon DSIII's combat in that regard; R1 spam is still viable, but it's optimal to use charge attacks, jump attacks, and ashes of war, which just makes the game more varied. Still, I really do like how DSIII's combat plays, even if it is a little monotone.

[@QuindariousGooch631]

Plus It's got the worst areas in the series There's not a single ds3 area that is s tier even the ringed city was bad with that giant black swamp

[@leithaziz2716]

@@QuindariousGooch631 Since Dark Souls 2 and the 2nd half of Dark Souls 1 exist, I have to disagree. Some areas can be boring, but they don't reach the frustration I experienced with Tomb of Giants, Lost Izalith or all the boss runs in DS2.

[@leithaziz2716]

While R1 spam can be strong, I don't feel like Elden Ring's solution was a graceful one. Enemies and bosses are agressive in a manner that deters the player from approaching at all and playing extremely defensive. And personally speaking, I find that really boring. Greatswords in DS3 are a lot of fun because bosses allow for a lot of agressive play with even the slower weapons without instantly getting punished the way many of the later bosses in ER do. I think this is moreso a sign of the combat system showing its limitations. Bloodborne and Sekiro found new ways to challenge the player by majorly shaking up the player's abillities, and being able to create new bosses and enemies that can match the player's abillities.

[@QuindariousGooch631]

@@leithaziz2716 i mean evey single ds3 area is mid at least the other games had good areas

[@leithaziz2716]

@@QuindariousGooch631 I thought you had a point to make, but now it comes off as a tantrum. Some people don't enjoy a mix of high highs and low lows, and prefer consistency. I love that about Sekiro, and DS3 is no exception.

[@akaGloe]

watching any souls game content brings me so much joy and comfort idk why

[@papaemeritus8721]

Love the videos mate! Can we please get some ds 3 challenge runs now? :)

[@anthonymateo4068]

Fr

[@madmanpecos]

he said on stream he plans on doing broken sword and a fist only run

[@Soygome]

Midir is prob the coolest boss, and I killed him in three attempts on my first playthrough cause of the wolf knights greatsword

[@MatTheMetalHead]

Skum you inspired me to play the fromsoft games that i got the platinum trophy on sekiro and bought bloodborne.

[@carterbohren8253]

Dark hand can’t be upgraded but infinitely scales off of a certain stat

[@antiwolfer8691]

best dark souls game imo

[@Talha10]

I played dark souls 3 after elden ring and it was still awesome. I can say dark souls 3 would be my favourite game if i played it when it first released.

[@igormaciolek2780]

Fuck, that Gael fight is still so good. This game is my fav

[@jaybutton3004]

56:54 the finishing parry move made it even better

[@x27club]

lore from 3 is top tier. no questions left unanswered

[@loomingmoon4682]

I disagree, I think it's convoluted as hell

[@zapstir3244]

10:27 and it's moments like this that remind me why I love this channel

[@wampXs]

LMAO why am I in the thumbnail 🤔🤔🤔

[@boah1899]

9:32 was that a jojos reference 🤯🤯

[@EchoedRiven]

“You see that, that’s the best scythe they’ve ever made” -42:22 You’re a real one for that

[@cr4n135]

Just finished Dark souls 3 after the Elden ring dlc. Can confirm one of the greatest games of all time.

[@fphmssss3883]

dont know if its nostalgia but i like playing dark souls 3 much more than elden ring

[@Adrian8-q1m]

same here ,it s not nostalgia , the game it s a masterpiece

[@the_jingo]

I just realized Radahn and Miquella is literally Lothric and Lorian lmao

[@malakaiwalker8034]

Do I get a foot job at Applebees now?

[@memetard__1215]

Dark souls 3 will forever be the goated souls game

[@koshey245]

to this day, midir is the only fight in any video game ive played where it feels like youre actually fighting a dragon. The changeups between grounded melee combat/ranged spacing attacks, flying strafes, and the fire grab are incredible

[@charlestonobryant807]

Play Dragon’s Dogma, has the best dragon fights

[@koshey245]

@@charlestonobryant807 dragon this dogma on your chin lmao

[@Oni1Tap]

@@charlestonobryant807 fights? theres only one thats good and its nothing crazy just flying healthbar

[@charlestonobryant807]

@@Oni1Tap you fight multiple dragons in the post game and dlc

[@jdrok5026]

​@@Oni1Tapdark arisen does implement more styles of wyrm

[@joshuadarling7439]

The best souls content that exists, sans iron pineapple. Keep up the good work skum

[@periwinkle6676]

This gameplay reminds me how much weapon arts sucked ass in DS3, vast majority of them were balanced around pvp making them useless in pve. R1 spam being generally superior to using weapon arts (and heavy attacks).

[@Exeternal_Beyonder_Of_Doomsday]

Good their balanced

[@thulsa_doom]

​@@Exeternal_Beyonder_Of_Doomsday the game's primarily focus should be PvE, imo. Most of Weapon Arts do suck - and From Software made the horrible mistake of removing power stance from the game (as well as screwing up the poise system, which was perfect in DS2).

[@Exeternal_Beyonder_Of_Doomsday]

@thulsa_doom well they did that for PVE and it made PVP unbalanced especially since some of the weapons honestly feel unbalanced where Dark Souls 3 doesn't do where Dark Souls 3 has stuff actually balanced especially the weapons Dark Souls 3 while not the best on PVP it does balance it where it scales you and the player Dark Souls 2 one ups that by actually scaling to level

[@Ash_Hoonter]

skum, ever since you started your videos i always fucking loved them i was pretty much an early subscriber. and now your videos are even better, continue with the top tier content and fuck twitch

[@HY-is5cy]

If you want to do challenge runs on this game your next run should be sl1. It really help you learn the bosses in the best and most fun way and it will make you alot more ready for harder challenge runs

[@gheorghemironica444]

i discovered dak souls one month ago and feel my life complete

[@crummycarp6662]

Good

[@bassk1000o]

i like dark souls 3 style more than elden ring

[@ed61730]

"Hey Miyazaki can we get that move in elden ring" just wait for the dlc.....

[@Blocyboi]

This is just an elaborate excuse to play through this masterpiece of a game again and I know it

[@adubseven]

Welcome to the Strength build

[@boomstories]

It's interesting how it's 1/3 of the size of er (probably much less), but it has around the same amount of unique bosses, and 70% of all it's content

[@sss-vi9dw]

real shi and ds3 personally is much better elden ring is made i feel for newer gen

[@WA-ow1fr]

Dark Souls 3 has the best vibe for me.

[@matjakobs8612]

DS3 is the better game.

[@le1660]

Honestly is.

[@Downsquad]

Both are incredible

[@RealityDuality]

Elden ring while overall better lacks some things like level design, music and overall feeling but Elden ring is just better is most other ways

[@LockPick-g2b]

Eldenring is better

[@danielduff2288]

100%, I’m playing ds3 over Elden ring right now

[@RomanStan]

Bro, same feeling on Midir, I just replayed the game a year ago, and I beat him with the paired ultra great swords from that one ringed city knight, only at +4, and beat him first attempt. Elden Ring does that do you I guess

[@NoNstoPNero]

nah the attacks are really telegraphed but this fight is the most cinematic fight ive ever played and really feel like what most stories must feel like when describing a knight fighting a dragon and its so badass dodging each swing he throws at you is so satisfying

[@justrandomstuff6828]

Whats this? Actually readable bosses that don't predict our every move? I miss Godskin Duo and Fire Giant already...😢

[@Skumnut]

where are the rocks

[@danielburnett7208]

Just finished up watching the near 9 hour VOD. Perfect timing

[@Youconix]

Bro😂 0:10 it ain’t a Souls LIKE/TYPE game. It literally IS a Souls game🤣🤣

[@Yeshua_is-Cool]

Yeah this guy's nuts

[@makia3]

@@Yeshua_is-Coolyea he does nut

[@Magyargyerek2222]

It still is in the SoulsBORNE (AKA developed by FromSoftware) category. SoulsLIKEs are games that are not developed by FromSoftware, but use similar mechanics. It usually gets confused. But the point is that the guy didn't say anything stupid.

[@leonardofontes7007]

ds1 and 3 are the goats. Ds1 is still so cryptic to me, the atmophere is just unmatched by anything

[@rareben395]

ELDEN RING IS NOTHING COMPARED TO DARK SOULS 3

[@tootootooootelly679]

ds3 solos elden ring

[@lotrfan4237]

Nah ER is much better

[@shanedillis153]

Ds3 was my first souls and I have the most hrs in it I love it. Might not be the best game they’ve made but it might be my favorite

[@luna8152]

ds3 > elden ring

[@iamahandsomefella]

Literally bowed to everyone even my enemies after beating the game... It's just that good!

[@kamperk6232]

Dark souls 3 and I share the same birthday, so that means it should be a fun and memorable experience

[@ironic4910]

I played elden ring 4 times Now I'm back on ds3 idk what it is I just love this game more than all the others I do miss the guard counter it's an underrated addition

[@zwingler]

Just noticed after all these years. That chair looks insanely comfy.

[@himthejim4106]

Was my first souls like, and I’ll never forget it.

[@xen5558]

4:25 funnily enough, i also got lost after gundyr and gave up 💀 somehow the only way to a new location being a teleport didnt make sense to me.

[@AlexHyena1]

watching this reminded me what good boss design was

[@sebb7162]

This was my first Fromsoft game a few years ago and I was also lost after Gundyr. I had no idea I could teleport to High Wall Lothric

[@carterbohren8253]

Nameless was not that bad after about three runs you can learn his moveset and win pretty easily

[@adoctor-0]

plin plin plon and thus an masterpiece ended 😔

[@Not.Reese777]

Skumnut bout to go missing after exposing the agents of the matrix during the pontiff fight

[@toddc7450]

By far the best gaming chair I’ve ever seen.

[@FayN_]

after trying darksoul 3 and finishing it yeah, i like it better than elden ring. the boss fight definetely better and i like the overall vibe of the game

[@garretnichols736]

this will ever be one of my favorite games

[@CurvyKirby2.-]

He jokes about his button falling off his controller, I had a controller with both bumpers broken and hanging off, most interesting ds3 of my life

[@gimmeklik1632]

plin plin plon , true poetry

[@jacobtridef48]

Ngl Skum’s fight against Abyss Watchers was hella clean. I still see plenty of people get hit like crazy there

[@Anakin_SkywaIker]

id say my favourite 2 tracks are both from ds1 and its firelink shrine and gwyn's theme firelink is so calming and comforting and gwyn is simultaneously climactic and rather underwhelming as this is an ancient being well out of his prime