Top 10 Best Dark Souls 3 Areas

[@tonybaker1268]

To me, any of the complaints for any of these levels appear to be from speedrunners and people who skip through areas. I for one love exploring all the areas in DS3 slowly.

[@chavaz06]

I take my time exploring the areas, looting, fighting every enemy as best as my skills and estus allow me, and i agree with most of the ranking. My first souls game was Bloodborne and it set a pretty high standard, and Dark souls 3 is pretty lacking in this department. From enemy variety to level design it feels very underwhelming, my biggest example is Anor londo (i haven't played ds1 so nostalgia aint a factor) and i felt disapointed at how short it is and the enemies in it...

[@plugshirt1684]

chavaz06 I find bloodborne to be the 3rd best soulsborne game personally. Dark souls 1 has the best areas and dark souls 3 has the best bosses. Bloodborne has some great areas and bosses but a lot of bad ones too. Also anor londo is worse if you play ds1 because it’s only half of the area.

[@randomguy6679]

Plug Shirt Dark Souls 1 has the best areas? Are we just gonna ignore the Lord Souls segment of the game and the fact that every DLC area is just a reskin of a main game area?

[@randomguy6679]

Plug Shirt the only areas I don’t like in Bloodborne are Byrgenwerth, Nightmare of Mensis, and the Chalice Dungeons. And I’d take those ANY DAY over Lost Izalith, Demon Ruins, Tomb of the Giants, New Londo Ruins, and The Depths

[@plugshirt1684]

randomguy6679 demon ruins and lost izalith are the only areas I actually don’t like. Even with areas like tomb of giants and new londo ruins they felt unique and different from every other area. Bloodborne has really good areas but a lot of them feel the same for me and the chalice dungeons take a long time to complete and have different sections and dungeons also so it’s not really fair to count it as one area.

[@CantTreadOnMe]

I really wish I could delete all the souls games from my memory to experience it again for first time.

[@j6yxx123]

im starting dark souls 1 soon so wish me luck

[@AlwaysAfkVEVO]

I have a list of games to replay when I get Alzheimer's

[@CantTreadOnMe]

@@j6yxx123 Enjoy! I bought a ps3 last year just so I coild play the only Souls game I didn't play which was Demons Souls. Totally worth it for that first time experience. But now I have multiple playthroughs in ever game including Bloodborne. Unfortunately I know every knook and cranny so it will never be fresh for me again. Could only hope for a new instalment which is very unlikely.

[@CantTreadOnMe]

@@AlwaysAfkVEVO 😂😂

[@aX0n777]

That's how you know a great game from a good one, you probably have a list if games that you wish you could forget just to experience them again

[@TheLordAizen]

Watching this makes me feel like I'm the only one who enjoyed any of these areas

[@rat7703]

Some of them suck but there's awesome ones as well

[@musashi.miyamoyo]

You’re not alone. This was a beautiful game!

[@lethirrdpenguin631]

Idk man I think dark souls 3 has the best areas in dark souls

[@nik774]

@@lethirrdpenguin631 me too I feel like too many people hate the areas dark souls 2 and 3.

[@rowanlindamood4936]

You’re not alone lmao

[@ahmz1404]

It seems like every challenging enemy or area is labeled as "annoying" in this video.

[@rogen8094]

It's because he's a speed runner. Speed runners only see levels as annoying junctions to bosses. Not their fault; it's just that they've blitzed through each area hundreds of times. For those of us who like to take our time and only have done a few playthroughs (by comparison), the game is a whole different experience.

[@justanotherblackwhitemicke7817]

@@rogen8094 I get it, but gets really annoying him bitching of every single enemy

[@rogen8094]

@@justanotherblackwhitemicke7817 Agreed. That is more than fair! It would be nice to see a more objective ranking from someone who hasn't the attitude of jaded ennui that we see from "professionals".

[@ozanmrcan]

No, for example knights are more challenging than these fucking little assassins but its obvious which one is more annoying

[@bat353]

Because of how they are hard. They are hard in an annoying way instead of a satisfying way

[@TheIceLurker]

>Top 10 areas >The entire video is bad to neutral comments about the areas N-Nani?

[@crabdragon243]

TheIceLurker Exactly my thoughts

[@PigeonLord21]

Honestly I (and apparently many others) find the areas in DS3 to be kinda crap in general. I can't think of a single one I particularly love. DS2 is pretty bad for it too, but the original game seemed to have so many more that were super enjoyable and memorable while not having as many stinkers.

[@Awairaz]

@@PigeonLord21 Not really the second half of Ds1 have many stinkers as well (Lost Izalith, Tomb of the Giants) and apparently DeMod doesn't like Dark Souls 3 that much which is why he complained so much on this list, I feel like Ds3 areas are better in terms of level design but Ds1 for world design

[@TheBobville]

weeb

[@gamerhatch9072]

@@TheBobville there is nothing wrong with being a weeb

[@AlfonsoSRT]

I feel like this is how Anor Londo, and other fan servicy things in 3 would've gone: - If it's small and they only featured a bit of familiarity, like with Anor Londo, people complain that the area is lame because it's just the throne room and nothing else, they would've liked more. - Had they featured more areas of Anor Londo from the first game, people would complain that they went too far with the fan service and they didn't want to visit the exact same place again.

[@thesnatcher3616]

People don't know what they want. People have no idea what they want. Hard boss? Guess its B.S. How do I prove that it's B.S? Carbon copy arguments baby! I haven't heard a single good reason why the bed of chaos is a bad boss. How is it RNG? How is it unfair? Why is it frustrating? How does it not do in-game mechanics correctly? What sets it apart from other gimmick bosses like Tower Knight, Wolnir, and Greatwood? The opinions are so polarizing in the souls community that I'm not sure if the fanbase even likes playing the games.

[@stillsameguy2836]

@@thesnatcher3616 I think a lot of the hate for Bed of Chaos probably comes from players having to deal with Lost Izalith immediately prior to it. The area being capped off with a lackluster boss fight, regardless of why, is bound to leave a bad taste. The boss is more of a set piece than a fight which also may be where a lot of frustration comes from. For example, I, personally, didn't enjoy Wyvern that much as a fight because it didn't feel like a boss so much as an environmental hazard.

[@thesnatcher3616]

@@stillsameguy2836 Yeah that makes sense. In fact, I can see why people might not like Dark souls 1's latter half as a whole. Lost Izalith was so awful that was the only thing I remembered after beating it. If I didn't play the DLC afterward, I might not have had a positive opinion of Dark Souls.

[@slugy1236]

@@thesnatcher3616 yeah I feel like most of the time when there's an awful area the boss afterwards is quite hated. Obviously there are a few exceptions like the abyss watchers but apart from them all of the lowest ranked areas of this list house widely hated bosses (or just average ones).

[@rhysofsneezingdragon1758]

Tbh, I wouldn't have minded an entire retread of anor Londo. I loved it in DS1, and seeing it without the sentinels, seigmeyer, or solaire and coated in filth and deacons would've been such an interesting experience that I wouldn't have forgotten anytime soon

[@yhormthejollygiant4327]

I don’t know if it’s just me but this feels kind of negative for a top 10 best areas.

[@jonahvandermel]

He's never really been a fan of these videos in the first place. And he doesn't like to through the areas very much anymore, they serve as more of a means to an end to get to the boss for him now

[@normanmoser5765]

demod is usually pretty negative of any area regardless of the place in a list. but thats usually becuase of the amount of times he speedruns this game, so he tends not to care to much for areas

[@Joker-nh6dd]

Hes ran through them about 200 times by now

[@coolcat_tom6360]

I feel like it has to do with the areas of this game. Most of them are just not that fun, aside from maybe Anor Londo and the Ringed City

[@schmittybacall1655]

Not gonna lie bro, he’s probably done with this game now that weeb game is out

[@mahan4079]

I don’t want to judge you or anyone but I think a lot of the problems you mention for these areas are specifically related to speedrunning. I’m pretty sure Fromsoftware didn’t design the game for speedrunning and maybe having more patience or using a shield (one of the most important mechanics in Dark souls) when you’re fighting tough enemies or “ganks” could make them more enjoyable.

[@pessimisticpianist582]

And related to Noobiness ( just kidding )

[@road13house]

Shields are for scrubs

[@Bohemondvilhaduan]

Demodcracy is always talking about the levels purely from a speedrunning poimt of view. Really annoying.

[@blurgalsklech2929]

Ah that makes sense. I was going to say that I didn't find any area, outside of certain Ringed City sections, to be gangky for example.

[@whatintheactualkentuckyfri6603]

Shields are boring and in my opinion just make the game harder

[@TheUnknownPrime]

In Anor Londo, after knowing Andre was still kicking, I was genuinely sad when I found the huddled corpse of the Giant Blacksmith

[@TudorP147]

"Irithyll has spectacular interconnectivity that is unrivaled." Cathedral of the Deep?

[@jaimetudela5887]

It surprises me how low it is in the ranking

[@MarkHogan994]

Irithyll doesn't even have that much interconnectivity at all. Undead Settlement, Painted World, and Cathedral of the Deep all have way more interconnected level design.

[@rhysofsneezingdragon1758]

I think there's two shortcuts in irrithyl. The one in the middle that leads back to the first bonfire. And one by pontiff that leads back to the church Not exactly interconnected

[@vineethadurthi9748]

I was sure cathedral of the deep would be on this list. It deserves to.

[@jpeg204]

Cathedral of the Deep is at least top 5 areas for me, the layout is just so well done, especially with all the shortcuts leading back to the single campfire, idk this ranking is just weird to me it’s like he’s ranking them based on how easy they are to get through for speed running instead of how well designed they are, it’s whatever though

[@LordRegal94]

Per Painted World - it's not my absolute favorite area in the game, but I actually appreciate the map as a whole for two reasons: 1. It's paced well, in a way that a lot of areas aren't. You start with a lot of snow, slowly start to find ruins, then find the massive bridge reminiscent of the original Painted World and a chapel. You back out, walk along some cliffs, and boom, large village as a midpoint. Then after that climax, you back off to snowy hills again, mimicking the start of the DLC, then to the chapel's underbelly which is more rotten than the village was to reveal the true corruption within the painting. Then you go to the boss and wrap it up. Very nicely paced in a way that not a lot of areas aren't (although the enemy spam in places can be an issue). 2. It's reminiscent of watching a painter paint. When they start, it's all the background, no details. In this case, snow. Then they start adding some details but may write over them, the crumbling towers. Then the centerpiece in broad strokes, followed by refining the details around the centerpiece, then back to the centerpiece for the detail work. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it's how I've always interpreted it.

[@anstorner]

For me i hate it when i have to come here for the Millwood Axe and the Quake hammer since i love those weapons, and sister friede to go to the Ringed City earlier. But everything is filled to the brim with ganks it gives me Ptds memories of DS2 Scholar ganks.

[@Rocdan100]

God, I love Dark Souls more than most things in my life, but I really dont get the mentality of soul's fans sometimes. A lot of these complaints seem to boil down to "enemies hard", he dislikes the archives because of the Boreal Outrider Knight. Saying its aggressive, its challenging and the slow makes it hard. Yet fans LOOOOVEEEE hard bosses? Like dafuq? Literally, the same shit is said about some bosses in the highest praise! If you were to say you dont like a boss because its hard the entire community will desperately claw to their keyboards screeching with rage to type "Git Gud". So why, when everyone complains about enemies being hard is this now the game's fault? I dont get it.

[@hexusdaboss5410]

ikr

[@joezanzoni3261]

I think you're ignoring the enemy labels too much, boss's are meant to be hard that's why they are called bosses. When the entire area is overly difficult for absolutely no reason then it's an unnecessarily annoying design. Your normal enemy and boss should never be comparable so when there's an area full of very annoying and hard enemies its bad design. A hard boss makes sense because it is a boss meant to be a challenge. Getting to the boss shouldn't exactly be easy but there's a limit to how hard it should be.

[@thewretch4081]

@@joezanzoni3261 outrider knight Is a mini boss

[@mattmcmadden1933]

Because when you die to a boss, you don't want to spend a half hour just to get back to him. The Iron Keep in DS2 was the least fun I've had playing Dark Souls. Having to get through all those greatbow knights and ironclad soldiers to reach the Smelter Demon was just the worst.

[@bloodspiller0666]

Rocdan100 Totally agree man, some complains are about the stuff that make dark souls dark souls

[@Omnipotentmonkey]

Demodcracy drinking game: drink everytime he complains about 'gank enemies' which in Demod terms is 'any time when you're fighting more than one enemy at any given time.' warning: this drinking game is highly lethal.

[@syopliger7038]

Also he speed runs everything killing no enemies so of course you’re gonna get ganked, awful list

[@dezopenguin9649]

Honestly, I think that any area ranking boils down to a player's preferred approach to the game and how well that area caters to it (so these community polls basically work out to an exercise in seeing how many people play the game like you do). DMod likes to speedrun areas, but more significantly is a very aggressive player overall and an area that rewards slow, measured advances, drawing enemies out one-by-one, using ranged options,etc., while punishing charging-in aggression is almost guaranteed to be not fun (which in retrospect explains a lot about what he's posted about Dark Souls 2 on this channel in the past, because _Scholar of the First Sin_ and its alleged gankiness are basically an entire game's worth of tactical combat encounters designed to punch aggression and speed in the face). Whereas I'm almost the exact opposite, so places like Irithyll Dungeon are no problem for me while ones like Archdragon Peak and the Ringed City, despite their amazing visuals and level layouts just aren't particularly fun for me to play. It's all completely subjective and dependent on what you find fun about Soulsborne gameplay... ...except Farron Keep. That place just sucks.

[@gerritdeman6410]

Well said!

[@christopherdunn8767]

I... mostly agree. Irithyll Dungeon would be a lot more tolerable if the jailers didn't border on punishment for exploration - the unavoidable damage is a bit much. Carthus is also a lot more enjoyable with a more methodical play style, but it's still a far cry from a top level. Cathedral's actually a hell of a lot of fun for me (shame about the boss - fun fight, but felt like a middle finger for expecting Aldrich there like the game built up to). ...and Archdragon Peak can take its bullshit enemies and placement and go die in a dumpster fire.

[@stillsameguy2836]

I wouldn't exactly call *kite enemies out of a room so I don't get shredded by 5 recycled bosses at once* "tactical combat encounters"

[@higglyjuff]

I am obviously of a rare breed, but Farron Keep is one of my favourite areas in the entire game.

[@sirfijoe450]

This entire list was disappointing tbh. Seems to have a heavy speed runner bias. Areas should be judged by how fun they are the first time through, not by how easy it is to run through.

[@jakey477]

Well imo ds3 has the worst areas overall in the series. They all kind of make it seem like the most viable strat is just rushing through the areas to go to the amazing bosses of the game.

[@thesnatcher3616]

@@jakey477 I like Dark Souls 3 areas. Farron Keep was pretty cool. Carthus was a nice challenge, and Irthyll is just beautiful.

[@jpeg204]

@@jakey477 that doesn’t matter, he shouldn’t be judging the areas based on things like how easy it is to get through them, that’s not the point of the areas, he should judge it on things like layout, enemies, and aesthetic, like how you would judge an area based on first play through, not based on running through them hundreds of times because you’re a speed runner, it’s just weird and biased

[@jakey477]

@@jpeg204 yea that kinda is what I said, layout includes enemies and the placement of them.

[@classymuffin4589]

@@jpeg204 On my first playthrough I didn't like any of the areas except the Kiln, as a returning veteran to the series from Ds1 and Ds2 I found all of the areas to be comparatively bland especially in comparison to Ds1 and they were massively overshadowed by the respective bosses in every single area. In my opinion, pretty much all of the areas in Ds3 are just shit roads to bosses, even in my first playthrough I had no motivation to explore many areas because they just didn't seem all that interesting and I knew that even if I missed a few important/key items I'd be fine to take on the boss anyways (which is a slight bias to being experienced in the series).

[@bigbonesicle]

I really like the moment when you get taken away from the dark, painful Irithyll dungeon and ascend to the bright, aesthetically beautiful archdragon peak.

[@unusualsalmon]

Wait how can you criticize Anor Londo for being fan service and for "just being a run to the boss" but then praise the Kiln for the exact same things?

[@fenixchief7]

Because kiln is heavy fucking metal. Also they cut all the fun parts out of anor londo. There were no fun parts in og kiln (but it was still metal) so they improved it in pretty much everyone's opinion.

[@Barnesofthenorth]

I actually love the bridge before lothric as it feels like the last loyal soldiers giving their lives to protecting their prince

[@Roxterna]

Dark Souls 3 was great. I'm super happy to see that Ringed City got #1. Nearly everything about it was awesome

[@Roxterna]

I respect that. It was a great area as well

[@Ayahuasca98]

Ds3 was so much fun! Glad you made this.

[@hobosorcerer]

*is

[@Ayahuasca98]

I finished the game 3 times

[@pablohierro9894]

haha cute, I finished the game 114 times i'm a fucking jobless looser

[@Laevaryl]

Pablo Hierro right in the feels my dude

[@chadlad5646]

Cory In The Pussy am I in the pussy?

[@apache3694]

thank you demodcracy, your videos always make me happy and i really appreciate all the work and research you put into them

[@theDeModcracy]

Thank you, I do the best I can and I'm happy to make great content for you. Cheers!

[@apache3694]

Senpai noticed me!

[@cheesypizzajokes]

Agreed

[@creativedegree]

yes this is how i feel too :)

[@triforcewill]

@Marcus Lustri in your opinion

[@ltsalte9200]

You should have said something about the giant blacksmith.... R.I.P shiny strong boy

[@septon4087]

Forge he can't, dead he is

[@rhysofsneezingdragon1758]

I legit paused for a moment when I saw his corpse there. It just made me sad

[@phobeaus4804]

I'm sad that I didn't play Ds1 first it would have made me sad to see the giant blacksmith

[@yunggott1260]

While I really enjoyed the list, a lot of the rankings are really questionable to me, the voters seem to rank visuals over actually good level design, fair enogh. But Anor Londo and Kiln of the First Flame being so high at the top while being nothing more than small walks with a nice background is really weird, especially when Cathedral of the Deep and Undead Settlement arent even in the Top 10 while having some of the best level structure, they both may be large and have some bad enemies, I simply much prefer them over most areas.

[@Paladinjon11]

I personally agree. But then being an old school gamer I find story and gameplay more important than visuals. For instance I HATE Irithyl of the Boreal Valley. It looks nice, and the level design is very well done, but the enemies are better suited to Bloodborne. (47 chained attacks in a row with no pause AND frostbite? F*** U Miyazaki!) On the other hand I don't understand the hate for The Road of Sacrifices, I liked that level, it leaves you with several progress options. As to the crabs, if you don't like them, don't fight them til later! They are very easily avoidable.

[@Hug0Pro]

@@Paladinjon11 casul

[@carlitosmenem2122]

I almost agree. To me undead settlement is such a chore, I mean it amazed me how big it is at first but when replaying it I find it way too long and the loot or enemies aren't that interesting, not to mention the boss who is complete ass. The lack of interesting enemies makes the area a borefest to go through in subsequent playthtoughs and the aesthetic of the place reminds me of early ps3/xbox 360 games which looked all gray because colors were too advanced for developers

[@Hug0Pro]

@@carlitosmenem2122u guys just don't know how to make builds for early and mid game

[@carlitosmenem2122]

@@Hug0Pro my problem isn't that I find those areas difficult, it's the total opposite. They are so easy yet large that they become super bland, especially in ng+

[@grfrjiglstan]

I think my favorite areas are ones that feel like a complete place, that you progress through at a satisfying pace. The Cathedral of the Deep is a perfect example. You start out approaching via the Road of Sacrifices, then arrive at the outskirts with the Cleansing Chapel, you run through the adjacent graveyard, clamber around on the outside, enter the cathedral at the second level, work your way down to the ground floor, then make it up to the heart of the cathedral for the boss fight, and finally a sprint across the rafters to get to the Patches questline. It was irritating on my first playthrough, but at the end of it all, it really feels like I _conquered_ that cathedral. If only the boss didn't suck, it'd be a perfect package.

[@AndrewAnstrom]

I agree with everything you said, except for the boss sucking... I've always enjoyed deacons of the deep for some reason.

[@fenixchief7]

@@AndrewAnstrom because it makes you feel like a badass to carve through 30 dudes?

[@fenixchief7]

@Doronius Mortonicus_ A Redeemer of the Traitors sifs got a lot more going for her than deacons. Sifs not hard but she kicks the shit out of deacons. And she is hard of you go there after or before bell gargoyles. Deacons is basically prowling magus. Prowling magus had better lore, deacons was the better fight.

[@user-xp9jo2rv3q]

Spence wasn’t sif a boy

[@fenixchief7]

@@user-xp9jo2rv3q I dunno actually and I dont recall the soul item or anything in game mentioning it either way. Sif in myth is a Norse earth goddess, and the wife of thor. Sif in the game is mostly based on fenrir, a Male wolf. From drew a lot from Norse mythology for dark souls. I take the name and her being the companion to a legendary warrior god and roll with it.

[@SunsetSullivan]

Demodcracy: Top Ten Best Feet in Dark Souls III Me: *feverishly clicks on it, then does the Dark Souls Crazy Person laugh*

[@yunggott1260]

Sunset Sullivan you sick fuck

[@gokuvegeta4342]

Kaden Gray *Priscilla

[@Werkvuur]

Definitely Friede. Trust me, I know. I'm actually into feet. ... Wait, what?!

[@shashemption]

Curse Rotten Greatwood for NUMBER ONE

[@sforrestjr316]

@@shashemption Mhm, especially when you bust its leg nut.

[@TheMightyGiantDad]

"cutting out a small piece of a level and adding nothing of value to it makes it feel like a hollow reminder of something you once cherished". You say this as a criticism of Anor Londo but may I point out that that is LITERALLY the entire point of it being in this game? Dark Souls 3 is about decay, about things that were once great becoming rotten, needing to be burned away. What better way to illustrate that than by putting us in a gray, frozen-over version of the most brilliant area from DS1? Making it a disappointment means making it a disappointment in every way. Having it be a more satisfying area to explore would have undermined this completely.

[@eclecticspaghetti]

You actually said it perfectly, thanks man

[@HearthguardHG]

Anor Londo was still barely an area. It’s almost like somebody built a small replica in Irithyll. I liked Aldrich though, who was probably the best example of what you described.

[@Ethan-qr6eb]

No love for Cathedral of the Deep? That was definitely my favorite level in DS3

[@dawson1787]

Dude cathedral sucks

[@MobyDrip]

@@dawson1787 How? It's by far the best area in the game. It's where we meet patches, the giants are a nice hazard, so many different paths to take and places to explore including shortcuts back to the central bonfire. The only thing that was disappointing was the boss at the end being deacons and not aldrich like expected, other than that the area was a 10/10.

[@dawson1787]

@@MobyDrip fair enough I do agree patches was a pretty good character. You also brought up all the different paths, twists and turns and shortcuts that was pretty much the biggest reason why I actually hated cathedral because it was like a damn maze and not just that but it’s such a huge area that takes up so much time. The icing on the cake for me was that the deacons don’t make up for the super long and boring area because they’re not a good boss. Take a look at a super hated area like farron swamp. Super long, boring and stupid but the abyss watchers make up for it because they’re such a good boss. All in all this is just my opinion but that doesn’t mean I can’t respect yours as well. If you think it’s amazing than that’s great. Thanks for reading my comment!

[@Kaliskot]

The enemies were so annoying though It’s like they had gone into tabs/gmod and spammed entities every 5 meters

[@bingobongo1615]

I love DS3. How can people feel like the levels arent on par with the rest of the series? I vastly prefer them. Not a single complete failure like shrine of Armana or Izalith. The fairest of all beginning levels but with a good bods (Iudex Ghundyr) as oppose to difficult starting levels with gimmick bosses. Not to mention that the decay of the world is so fascinating. The whole world shares a similar feel and tragedy is cranked to 11

[@sniff494]

Game is a boring rehash full of fan service for no reason other than fan service

[@plugshirt1684]

I think dark souls 1 has the best areas but dark souls 3 has the best bosses.

[@crispyfucca]

I also prefer DS3 over everything else, but personally I really enjoyed Lost Izalith(except for Bed of Chaos)

[@Bean-mr8sf]

@@sniff494 well someone sure couldn't get past ash cemetery

[@juwe7143]

@@Bean-mr8sf but he's kinda right. Sometimes the game just feels very boring and unoriginal (except for the bosses). I really like DS3 but it could have been so much more. I just have the feeling that Fromsoftware put all the love into Bloodborne

[@dist0rt3dhum0r]

2:58 I still get hit by that Archer to this day.

[@joebailey8294]

Cathedral of the Deep has the best level design in the game.

[@GM-mm1hp]

Thank you for saying this after this i watched this list i thpught i was crazy

[@arvidehn3729]

I can understand that. I just got so triggered running through that area... it was difficult. But that's my fault, it was really nicely designed

[@PoorEdward]

I think the level has nice design and though some parts seem extremely different from other parts they make it so it makes sense and in that way the place doesn't feel messy and piled up, along with the interesting platforming and looping which has always to me been a satisfying addition to levels. I find the enemy placement not only good and doesnt feel out of place, but lore friendly which I very much appreciate. The only thing I dislike about this place is it feels like a chore to do everything. You could say that opinion is altered by the fact I've done it so many times or laziness but I think it's just big to the point it's annoying to go everywhere and yet dark souls 1 had an emphasis on travel and made it exciting to me, and that was like the whole early game. I also found the deep boss fight to be very interesting in terms of lore and connections, but I don't even think about it as a boss.

[@Stoic-Chill]

Thank you, here I thought I was the only one.

[@gauravnarwani651]

Thank you It's easily top 3 with irythill valley and ringed city

[@kubamatracki1971]

Finally I can watch something on your chanel without getting spoilers to Sekiro

[@AidanGrovenor]

Stay away from as many spoilers as you can because I gave into them before I bought the game and I will say it ruined my experience a little bit, but it’s still a great game

[@ohsweatbret]

“Except for some items, it’s just a run through on subsequent play throughs” for half of these. that’s basically every ng+ in every souls game. Honestly who doesn’t take the master key to skip blight town after the first time? kinda ironic coming from a speed runner.

[@jpeg204]

I don’t understand this list, it’s like I get hes a speed runner, but this list shouldn’t be based on how easily a level is to run through, it should be based on how well designed it is, and what your first impressions were. I feel like he doesn’t understand that most players are casual and aren’t trying to rush through the game as fast as they can, so it’s really annoying when he complains about “annoying enemies” and “oh you just run through it” like he should just judge them based on their design not convenience for speed runs

[@kartikayysola]

@@jpeg204 Tell that to the community. It's their ranking, not his own.

[@Spider-Man-ox7sz]

@@kartikayysola the rankings are fine its just that he is critical of everything

[@kartikayysola]

@@Spider-Man-ox7sz isn't that literally the point of these tho?

[@lordanonimmo7699]

@@kartikayysola Isn't that he is critical of everything,is that he doesn't present good critical thinking,he just complaints because he can't run trough.

[@Supericegabriel]

My top six areas in DS3. 6.Chathedral of the deep 5.Lothric castle 4.Grand archives 3.Irithyll 2.Arch dragon peak 1.Ringed city

[@somedaygamin8851]

Absolutely

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Great list! Literally perfect.

[@Oknahidwin]

Would switch cathedral of the deep and grand archives but otherwise great list 👍

[@boristomislav1256]

For me, it's: #6: Irithyll of The Boreal Valley #5: Untended Graves #4: Lothric Castle #3: Kiln of the First Flame #2: Archdragon Peak #1: The Ringed City

[@jeremytherien1429]

@@boristomislav1256 horrible list

[@trisztanharai4113]

I'm going to be honest here, some of your comments and problems in these videos are really annoying. For example, what is this argument? "Knights who have way too much poise in a game where I have none." Yeah mate, your playing a dex build. Big surprise you have no poise. I've played through this game multiple times with both Quality and Heavy builds and I have plenty of poise on both builds. Another example: you said that players usually run past knights on the High Wall because they are 'annoying' to fight. Wtf? If you want to run past stuff because you're bad at fighting them, that's your problem. I've never found knights 'annoying'. They are well balanced, easily parry-able and have very well telegraphed attacks. Archdragon Peak. Again. Just because you're bad at fighting the dragons doesn't make them bad or worse. Either learn to fight them with a dex build or use a different build. Lastly, Irithyll. Hard to run through? Seriously? Just because an area doesn't comply with speed-running (which Dark Souls wasn't even really designed for anyway) doesn't take away from it in anyway. Its like if I started hating on Halo CE because I find the tricks in Silent Cartographer hard to do. No. So in summary, can you please use some better arguments to back up points on things you think. Because some of the arguments you currently use are really weak.

[@crabdragon243]

James Clayton Could not agree more. And considering this is a video about the Best Areas, it was like 2/3rds negative. And I get that negatives have to be brought up to be fair, but it seems like he didn't care to talk about the positives of the level design much at all

[@Bakron97]

Old comment but i just wanted to say, Factually there is No poise for the player in DS3. What you might be thinking of is hyperarmor that some weapons get during swings

[@callumhall2432]

Poise doesnt work in ds3...

[@instantrice6676]

Irithyll can be skipped anyway so it shouldn't even be a problem with speed running

[@trisztanharai4113]

@TheNoble2 The fact his arguments are so weak and bitchy means that he clearly didn't put 'time and care' into the video. this video is an opinion piece and there is no reason to treat it as anything else. And opinions can differ, especially if the arguments made to support said opinion are, frankly, ridiculous.

[@FallenOne669]

Finally! (Says someone who's never played Dark Souls.)

[@nivarad8497]

play it, trust me on this one, you will not regret it.

[@Bock3039]

You probably have your reasons. I'm just here to tell you they're not good enough.

[@pessimisticpianist582]

Ha ha

[@equatehandsanitizer9745]

Team VLCN: *says he/she has never played dark souls Comments : images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/ede0b3b3-3738-47de-b6a0-f8f90a5e40bb/dd43uaa-e7e2f097-807a-440e-ba27-057f7b85dab6.gif?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2VkZTBiM2IzLTM3MzgtNDdkZS1iNmEwLWY4ZjkwYTVlNDBiYlwvZGQ0M3VhYS1lN2UyZjA5Ny04MDdhLTQ0MGUtYmEyNy0wNTdmN2I4NWRhYjYuZ2lmIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.Key6FMOq5KLwjkUs96krH-fW1-I9zDLFjTC0B1CIHmE

[@oneinathousands2503]

@@Bock3039 then u r talking about me.

[@Shekel-Shoveler]

Reasons I like the wolves: 1. I like dogs 2. Wolves are cool 3. The fact that they are one of, if not the only enemies in the game that isn’t any mutated monster or undead, but is an animal, which adds to the untamed, beautiful atmosphere 4. If you don’t immediately attack them, then the wolves actually employ tactics used by real life wolves (encircling, not immediately attacking)

[@XxgoodbudsxX]

I never though of it this way...you make a nice point.

[@oba-z618]

furry spotted

[@theblahwhatsup6558]

deKLINEd cough cough yep you do look like a furry

[@theblahwhatsup6558]

deKLINEd :)

[@hackinggamerxd]

I would love to know what enemies he actually likes, seeing as most of what he says in reference to enemies here is "enemy too hard"

[@randomguy6679]

Good question

[@randomguy6679]

Probably Silver Knights and..... Silver Knights

[@Dylanquinn666]

Dark Souls 3 gets compared to DS1 way too much. People need to take off their nostalgia goggles. On it's own merits it's a fantastic game and the environments in DS3 are by far the most visually beautiful in the entire series imo.

[@user-xp9jo2rv3q]

D Quinn bruh anor londo from ds1?

[@RadiantMan08]

Imo ds3 is the best game in Soulsborne.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@RadiantMan08 Same here.

[@sheogoraththetrickster8700]

@@user-xp9jo2rv3q you just proved his point lol.

[@thefish3103]

I know I'm four month late but I'm going to give my opinion anyway. I recently bought DsR and Ds3 and started by DsR, I enjoyed it so much that it became my favourite game of all time and after my first play through I instantly started a ng+ without question. Then I continued playing until I got all the achievements. After that I started Ds3 awesome game but after finishing it (dlc's and all) I just can't get myself to start a new character or even ng+. To sum up I would say that I enjoyed way more the bosses and going through the world of Ds1, as for Ds3 I only like some bosses but the idea of fighting them is not enough to carry my will to start a new game.

[@tanderk1059]

Dark souls 3 was such a great game, personally my favorite game in the series. I will never forget this beautiful masterpiece.

[@wboyajian]

painted world is definitely my favorite area. Its huge and has tons of variety in terms of both locations and challenges. It also has some of my favorite enemies in the game, especially the millwood knights and the crow quills corvian knight who has such a wide moveset he could practically be a boss. Edit: its weird for me to see so many constant complaints about DS3 enemy design (not just from you), it seems like people dont actually want to fight anything. Enemies in this game have movesets to learn and different ways to punish, and for me it makes for way more engaging levels. Some enemies, like thralls and the little dragon minions, are designed specifically to fuck you up if you just run up to them and spam R1, which is probably why people bitch about them so much.

[@Shay96]

"The Judicators provide a level hazard that is challenging, but not overly frustrating" Gonna have to agree to disagree on that one.

[@aX0n777]

I honestly can't understand the "fan service" hate, this is the last game in the series and I'd rather have what i got instead of another ds2 situation, if i wanted originality then from can make a new ip but for ds3 i prefer it the way it is, emotional, nostalgic, familiar, full of memorable moments and ties the lore with the first game in a neat way. Also ds2 is my first souls game that i finished, i love it and it's the most memorable for me so don't get the idea that i hate it

[@atijohn8135]

It wouldn't be bad if the game would has its own ideas like golems in DS2 or insight in BB. Actually everything in this game is a copy of other games, so it lacks personality

[@BlackPeagas]

I also agree with #Veteranussooo and to add more i would describe dark souls 3 as semilar to a best of cd or a remix song. Its wonderful, polished game and my fav souls game, but it just doesnt feel like anything special. And while everybody likes to hate on DS2, i personally enjoy how its got quite a lot of unique elements to it, in the souls series.

[@sleepyguy6948]

Veteranussooo Crystal Lizards? Gargoyles? Giant tar monsters? Giant irrythill demon dogs? Best boss fights in the series?? Additional lore? Etc etc. There’s a lot of new content, you just don’t like DS3.

[@atijohn8135]

@@sleepyguy6948 That's new content, but not new IDEAS, that's just regular enemies, regular boss fights etc. I do like DS3 for its bosses (best in the series) and (living) PvP, but for me it's the worst game in the series, thanks to the lack of originality, meh loactions and non-consistency (well, you can have best armor in the game and get staggered by a bare fist, also this game wants to be like BB and DS at the same time and isn't good at being either)

[@Bejitabro]

If ds3 came out right after ds1 instead of ds2, no one would've bitched about "fan service". It's the sequel to dark souls 1 and it ends the story what the first game started, instead of trying something new (but not really new) just for the sake of it and then fail miserably.

[@MusicVersa]

"oh hey a new Demod video, I wonder if he's learned how to say 'subsequent' yet" *clicks video* NOPE

[@blankstare5929]

My favorite area was probably the undead settlement, I just love the layout

[@KenoxProductions]

For me, it's in the middle. It's great for a while, then it just keeps going and going, but it does have a ton of variety within, from the village, the tower, classic DS greatbow trolling, sewers...

[@nobletype]

you literally complained about every single area on this video and last video besides for a good 3 or 4, i'm honestly surprised you even like the game

[@AndrewAnstrom]

He apparently just appreciates the bosses.

[@randomguy6679]

He only appreciates the lore, the bosses, and the weapons. And that's pretty much it. But hey, he likes it more than Dark Souls 2 at least.

[@thesnatcher3616]

@@randomguy6679 If that's the case, he must dislike the first Dark Souls.

[@randomguy6679]

@@thesnatcher3616 He loves the first Dark Souls actually, but thanks for playing.

[@kurtallen12]

I honestly liked all the fan service. I thought they did it in pretty impactful and meaningful ways for the most part. And it shows that they listened to problems we had with Dark Souls 2, which did not feel like a sequel to Dark Souls.

[@septon4087]

I hated the fanservice. We didn't need another firelink shrine. We didn't need Andre. We didn't need anor londo. We especially didn't need the constant mentioning of ds1. It was literally the biggest downside. I like a little famservice but my god it's like a bad sequel to a good movie

[@BlueRaven893]

@@septon4087 I disagree. I don't like the overabundance of fan service, but I do enjoy the throwbacks to a moderate degree. It never felt pushed on us in my perspective. The places it fails is that sometimes the game feels a bit lazy when it comes to fan service, as they could've done things more intelligently, more clever.

[@septon4087]

@@BlueRaven893 they could've added new animations in places that needed it, you know like the scythe riposte and backstab animations, or less fanservice about the 1st game. "Lord of Cinder" is an obvious callback and it annoys me

[@BlueRaven893]

@@septon4087 I was less talking about gameplay and more level design, NPC design and enemy design. I have to disagree again, since I personally like Lord of Cinder.

[@septon4087]

@@BlueRaven893 i respect your opinion but road of sacrifice was kinda useless. And why so many bonfires?

[@speechonsteam6814]

> Grand archives worse than arch dragon peak What

[@megamanx1291]

SpeechOnSteam lol I enjoyed grand archives

[@crabdragon243]

SpeechOnSteam I hated Grand Archives more than any other area in the game. Yeah I said it, more than Consumed King's Garden, more than Irithyll Dungeon, more than Catacombs of Carthus, and even more than Farron Keep. It's a very aesthetically pleasing area but I hate the enemies and all the hand spam

[@theblahwhatsup6558]

Crabby Dragoon I love lothric and lorian but that’s basically it I mean I like going through the place lothric learned magic and where seath used to be but I don’t like the enemy’s especially those damn knights

[@crabdragon243]

the blah whats up I actually love fighting the Lothric Knights, I love the whole area of Lothric Castle. I even liked that huge group of enemies on the bridge leading up to the boss battle. I just hate the Archives specifically, climbing it felt like a tedious chore even though it was pretty and it's the only area I haven't grabbed every item in to this day

[@keknov5555]

The only good things about grand archives is that two of the most badass bosses are there (that being lothric and lorian), and the lothric knights are good for souls farming

[@haydeng3316]

And the promise has been kept. Much respect to you for going through with these videos that you didn't have any interest in making, yet clearly putting as much time and effort into making them as good as any other video

[@Werkvuur]

You're super negative about almost everything, dude. Why? You call every powerful enemy annoying...

[@thomasclowater9471]

because it slows down speed running, which is OBVIOUSLY the way the game was meant to be played. By skipping half of it.

[@randomguy6679]

@@thomasclowater9471 This is why I hate speedrunners

[@bbpoItergeist]

Hes ranking off a speed runner

[@Jhas14ducks]

The only reason ringed city isn’t my number 1 is because it feels like thanks to the amount of enemies at the times it’s better to just run past everything (plus the lake is just a waste of time)

[@avallach2061]

02:30 damn after playing Sekiro i was like why he didn't miriki counter the spear lol

[@SubitoKurai]

Painted world was incredible to explore the first time around and the lore was engrossing. Subsequent playthroughs found me just sprinting and despawning wolves as I tried to reach my favorite boss since Raime and Sir Alonne. The lore, Friede, and gorgeous scenery make this my favorite. Also, the throwbacks to different areas from previous games (like the windmill from Earthen Peak) was super nostalgic in a good way- a precursor to the final kiln in terms of aesthetic and representation

[@TertiaryCoot]

The years of waiting have been worth it praise the sun!

[@pessimisticpianist582]

Well, most of the areas aren't worth much, by the seems of it, people play this game more for the Bosses than areas

[@aidankeogh9994]

I'm so conflicted on the Painted World. On one hand, actually *playing* through the area and fighting Friede makes me consistently want to pitch my monitor through a wall. With a special fuck you to the corvian knights. But on the other hand, the snowy environment and somber lore of its inhabitants creates such an intoxicating atmosphere. I just love to sit down and take in the ambience while I'm there.

[@twoshu8940]

Kiln of the first flame does NOT DESERVE to be that high up at ALL

[@randomguy6679]

Why it was even on the list to begin with is a big mystery

[@wolfancap6897]

From my perspective, most of the fanbase either fights everything or runs past everything. Those who fight everything run into trouble when they have a room with 7 jailers and no viable way of luring them out to 1 on 1 fights, while those who run past everything get frustrated whenever they get into a bridge with 1 gargoyle that has a hitbox as big as the bridge itself, leading to them being knocked off 80% of the time. The proper way of beating the game is reading the area and determining weather a room should be fought and cleared or if it should be sprinted through without even drawing your blade, using the best of both worlds. For the game is designed to punish either extreme.

[@dad6765]

Sick vid. Good hustle

[@android19willpwn]

I loved the bridge fight at the end of Grand Archives. It feels like a full-on castle assault, and its placement at the end of the game gives you that power trip that so few Fromsoft games ever grant you. You're not just able to slay monsters and sneak around ruins. You're able to storm the gates head-on and break through to the where the princes are waiting. And oh boy are they waiting. Prior to the DLC the twin princes were easily my favorite boss in the game.

[@vineethadurthi9748]

How is cathedral of the deep not on this list, it has undoubtedly the best level design of any area in the game. This list is more like the best looking areas in the game

[@justanotherfool8896]

In my opinion Corvian knight are very underrated enemy

[@charlieoliver4253]

Please do a top 10 areas in the series. That would be amazing.

[@noamias4897]

The painted world has the best atmosphere of any Dark Souls area. I love snow in general, and the wooded, snowy areas of of Ariandel is fantastic each time and very different from the rest of the game. I can feel the cold air and the heat inside my armor unlike any other game. It’s cozy, but you can tell how is has been extended for far too long and how far it has fallen and literally decayed from a gentle place for those in need to a disgusting mess. You can role-play as either a barbarian brute destroying this peaceful place for forlorn souls or a benevolent liberator. Wolves and vikings are cool and fun to fight. Being a sole warrior walking though snowy woods and escaping undefeated is awesome. Irithyll feels frozen and hostile, but Ariandel feels snowy and comforting. I love that difference in atmosphere. That being said, I’m not a fan of the ice lake or the roots down there, it’s a way worse version of the Haligtree in ER.

[@BigMac87963]

Glad you kept your word. I take it we’re done with the area rankings? That is, unless you decide to do Sekiro

[@francisdimaano2350]

There will probably be a sekiro ranking. If not it’s understandable since there aren’t many areas.

[@pessimisticpianist582]

There will be, trust me

[@Werkvuur]

@@francisdimaano2350 Are there even ten areas? Would be good enough for one video, I'm sure.

[@BigMac87963]

Maybe he’ll divide them up in parts of the game? Because some areas change entirely as you progress. Or areas like Mibu Village and Sunken Valley Passage can be treated as their own areas

[@MarkHogan994]

@@Werkvuur Depends how you count, I guess. You could say : Ashina Outskirts, Ashina Reservoir, Ashina Castle, Abandoned Dungeon (tiny and worthless, but still technically an area), Senpou Temple, Sunken Valley, Hidden Forest, Mibu Village, Fountainhead Palace, and Hirata Estates. That's 10. And you could also add the two times you re-visit Ashina Castle, as well as the second Hirata memory, if you really wanted to stretch it.

[@clappycake2283]

I think one thing I loved about the area high wall of lothric was the view you get from vorts bonfire before you raise the flag and get taken down to the bridge below. You can see the areas you will got to from the undead settlement and the destroyed bridge below. You can see ferron keep and the abyss watchers boos room on the left off to the right you see the cathedral of the deep and farther of to the left you can see irithyll and the the faintest glimpse of anor londo and if you look way of in the distance you can see arch dragon peak. I feel like it serves as a great teaser for the whole game showing you from the distance were you will be going through out your journey and while it might not seem like much. For me when I played through this for the first time it was beautiful to look at and got me excited to explore into the world of dark souls three. And the best part is through most of the areas including fire link you can look up and see lothric castle showing you what your end game is and were to will have to inevitably fight prince lothric.

[@terminator561000]

Just what I need. Waiting for JoJo Friday and new manga chapters (like Quintuplets) is tiring.

[@damnthatsrough970]

Fighting Gold I feel you I NEED THAT JOJO and quintuplets

[@bodilyflui986]

We. Need. That. Notorious. B.I.G.

[@BerserkerGoji9973]

Unkle Adams N o t o r i o u s C h a s e

[@name-np2zr]

@@BerserkerGoji9973 Infamous L.A.R.G.E

[@reviewreviews5908]

Im gay too.

[@clarescorivaine3950]

Still asking and curious. Why FromSoft is obsessed to make swampy areas in Dark Souls 3? Road of Sacrifices, Consumed King Garden, Smouldering Lake, Ringed City, Irithyl of the Boreal Valley, Profaned Capital, and especially, Farron Keep. They made a lot of swampy areas and some of them are poisonous and even toxic, like Blighttown, the only poisonous swamp area in Dark Souls 1 doesn't fuck you enough, so they just add more swampy level and upgrade the debuff effect from poison to toxic to fuck you more. Swamp level highly decrease mobility and made you fat rolling, slow walk, and unable to run. But at least, FromSoft balanced Dark Souls 1 swampy area with Rusted Iron Ring. Dark Souls 3 had nothing to balance this out, but instead, they put a lot of enemies in this kind of area with super speed, fast attack, and attack techniques that will one hit you

[@sungjinkwon9203]

The thumbnail actually looked liked Sekiro using his Shinobi Firecracker Prosthetic Tool.

[@slowfeet]

First play through I didn’t know I had to drop down at lothric castle so instead I shot down the dragons with arrows

[@voidembracedwitch]

I'm a sucker for snow areas... so the Painted World provided me with exactly that. The trees are annoying, but everything else about it is great and it's topped off with my second favorite boss in DS3.

[@chuumii]

*Irithyll will remember that*

[@markopusic8258]

I know right Gravetender is such a good fight and... Wait what?

[@MarkHogan994]

@@markopusic8258 Gravetender is fine. Friede and everything else in the DLC are fucking awesome.

[@EonNite]

I really enjoyed this list. The way you express your commenters' thoughts and opinion before giving your own makes this feel like I'm apart of a greater conversation. Hearing everyone else's thoughts on the game makes me thinking about my own opinions on the DS3 levels, and in some cases shifts my opinions slightly. On a side note, I personally agree with the Top 4 level placements.

[@JohnV33]

Ringed city is overrated. The area is annoyingly ganky and the ringed knight enemies decimate your healthbar. You go from an area where you have to hide from arrows, to a stretch of stairs where extremely tanky and hard hitting enemies gank you, to a pool full of locusts. Then you have to avoid fire before going to some boring area thats just a cylindrical version of irithyll dungeon. The area is long, hard, full of ganks and hard enemies, and feels extremely frustrating (especially on your first playthrough)

[@zacharia0654]

Agreed. It overall is just very poor design, and what I hate most about it, is that the area completely discourages exploration. All I can do in the Ringed City is just run through it, because the enemy design and placement is horrible.

[@caprisun4851]

I think Ringed City is the most dissappointing area in Dark Souls 3, in my opinion. The DLC itself is amazing, don't get me wrong but the "city" part of the Ringed City was absent and cut down to a flight of stairs down into a trademark FromSoft giant swamp.

[@MartyD171]

What about Top 10 Best Soundtracks of the Soulsborne series in the future?

[@classicallycommie6266]

Irithyll suffers from dark souls 2's horrible aspect where enemies have infinite stamina, have no wind ups, and placed without any sense of intellect

[@jackbranford3316]

First view let’s goooooooooooooo ps love your dark souls vids

[@zareph4350]

Doubt

[@fenixchief7]

@@zareph4350 someone had to be.

[@zareph4350]

@@fenixchief7 And I didnt deny that.

[@fenixchief7]

@@zareph4350 either you're comprehension of things is lacking or you're trying being a smartass. Regardless of which you're still a prick. Bye troll.

[@sheogoraththetrickster8700]

@@fenixchief7 damn. Funny how you're calling him a troll yet you call him a prick and act super fucking toxic just cause he doubted him lol.

[@pixsouls7474]

Great vid, personally I always got the impression those that are prone to going hollow are those that lack or fulfil a purpose. Because Andre is always needed by countless undead he has preserved sanity much like patches who has countless greedy undead to punish. Patches only starts to hollow when he has no one left to purge.

[@theveenannirmalan4697]

firelink shrine for the background music...

[@xxmarryxx4002]

The thumbnail is lit bro. Keep up the good work. Personally I agree with this list but my fav area is Archdragon peak as I didn't got a chance to play the dlc

[@JoeSmith-pp6uy]

Is the sekiro boss quality ranking next? I'm especially interested to see your ranking compared to mime for that game.

[@jonathanrosales9940]

@Dillon Besimer that was the hardest bosses not the best bosses

[@KenoxProductions]

Worst for me is the Guardian Ape, mainly because the boss just doesn't fit Sekiro's playstyle. Favorite is probably, Sword Saint Isshin, despite the difficulty. I think it's a fun challange.

[@Gl1tch2263]

​@@KenoxProductions Really? Guardian Ape (the first one) was top 5 for me. Played him the same way as any other boss. I really liked how different the second phase was, way different timing needed for the deflects.

[@deloron8813]

@@KenoxProductions Guardian Ape is a fantastic boss fight and a breath of fresh air compared to the other bosses, who mostly carry a katana.

[@KenoxProductions]

@@deloron8813 Yeah, I can understand that, but everytime I start a NG, it's the boss I'm most annoyed by and reluctant to fight.

[@zealotxwolf9714]

I like how you put the boss music of the area over the commentary of that area, nice touch

[@koencagurangan3256]

I’m honestly shocked that Archdragon even made it to top 10, hell, even top FIVE, like, i get it, it’s arguably the most beautiful place in the game, but HOLY FUCK it’s the most BULLSHIT one. Those snake bitches that seem to have infinite stunlock almost every time they show up (multiply it by 100 if they gang up on you which is likely to happen every single time you fight them) those fucking Rock Lizards that are not only placed in some of the worst areas for their mechanics, like placing them around corners, making them face the edge and charge at you, causing them to knock you off the edge 9 times out of 10, then that staircase with like 4 of them, each in a corner, causing them to box you in a tiny space and alternate their attacks meaning you have ZERO chance at escaping and all you can really do is put the controller down and grab a snack until you die. Also that stupid fucking Wyvern Mini Boss that literally comes almost straight after the Ancient Wyvern Bossfight, (and tends to kill you too many times) and speaking of the mini boss wyvern, where the fuck did it go?? It just flies away and then you never fight it again. Plus, when you ring that damn bell, arguably the only thing that makes this area good (the looks) is just stripped away and you’re left with a constant storm until you kill easily the most BULLSHIT boss in the fucking game. I have no complaints about the Nameless King being a multi phase bossfight (i actually love those types of bossfights, mostly cuz Bloodborne is my first Souls game), but rather, i have a problem with it’s phases, rather than having a problem with the fact that he has two phases in the first place. First phase, that dragon is BULLSHIT, it’s AOE fire attack after hovering above you with one of the most inconsistent hitboxes in the game, you can be on the edge of the attack and be fine, while the next time around, you can be in the same spot relative to the attack, but you get knocked down for some reason? And don’t get me started with the attack when the wyvern circles you while the king readies a thunder spear, your camera can’t keep up with the thing and all you can really do is spam dodge and hope the invincibility frames work to your advantage, or listen for sound cues to know when to dodge, which is TEDIOUS. AS. FUCK. The Second phase is completely fine in my opinion, the attacks are strong and fast but not undodgeable, more often than not you die cuz you got greedy, and the strategy for taking him out in the second phase is pretty similar to that of the twin princes, just keep dodging towards him or to his back till the combo ends, then wail on him with whatever stamina you have left, keep that up and you can easily take him out. The one thing that i ABSOLUTELY HATE about this fight though, is the fucking arena, it’s a goddamn mess throughout the fight, and the fact that it’s literally animated in such a way that it looks like a river current, makes it feel like you’re fighting this boss on a giant fucking treadmill, except you’re the only one that seems to be getting dragged while the boss is completely unaffected. I felt like i wasnt getting anywhere while sprinting and burning all my stamina just to close distance, while it looked like the king was moving around freely (which REALLY messed with my attack and dodge timing). Hell, even my friend who LOVED the Ornstein and Smough fight which she beat on her like, 7th try, while hollow, without any humanity (and without Solaire or whoever tf the summon is for that fight) was worn out so bad by the nameless king (it took her like 14 attempts) and Archdragon as a whole, that she pledged to never go back to that area...e v e r (tho she had to go back at one point during an NG+ run cuz she needed the Dragonchaser’s ashes, and all i can say is r i p) In summary, Bullshit area with bullshit enemies leading up to a bullshit boss (The the dragonslayer set is pretty neat tho, not gonna lie, it’s just sad that you can only get it AFTER the Nameless King of Bullshit)

[@paveljuga7068]

THANK YOU! I thought I was the only one, I hate that area so much, probably the only area in DS3 that I couldn't wait to get out of. The snake enemies are just a pain to deal with, the ones with the daggers gank and combo you all day long and have a pretty minimalistic tell to when they are parrying and if they do parry you successfully, you are screwed. And of course the big snakes with axes that have the hitbox of a school bus and somehow can hit you through walls when you didn't even know they were going after you (happened to me, I lost about 100 000 souls on my first playthrough because of it, my first rage quit in DS3). I wouldn't be surprised if I ever got hit by them back in Irithyll dungeon, through 20 walls and another fucking game. Ancient Wyvern is probably the worst boss in the game because the entire point is that you have to run through all these fuckers which is frustrating enough but you have the dragon attacking you as well. The mini-boss dragon is the most broken fight I have ever seen as the camera just refuses to function properly. It's not even all that hard but for most of the fight, I didn't even know what was happening. And the Nameless King, now the 2nd phase is pretty good, even though he is rapid and hits like a freight train, I don't mind a challenging boss. But the 1st phase is purely a fight with the cameraman, nothing more. It's so frustrating to do, hard to tell the correct distance to dodge his attacks and hit the dragon. It just left me feeling pissed even after I defeated the King himself. The summon knights and the Havel fight are fun and for the most part, the visuals and atmosphere are incredible (even though kinda bland in some places), but if you take 1 second to take it in, you're gonna get shanked from behind by 3 snakes.

[@ticoticoelosomagnifico4041]

Honestly, I think a walk-up to a final boss in a city that was once booming and is now devoid of life is kinda what I wish souls had. I know that the enemies add challenge, but that's what I mean; we're so used to getting ganked that a walk-up to the final boss where there's nothing but an empty once lived-in world and our thoughts is a stark change. The sea of ash before gael is the closest thing I can think of to that feeling; desolate and empty, but life clings on past it's due date.

[@aleksnaidenov933]

Me seeing the ruined Anor Londo "Look how they massacred my boy"

[@GKid139]

Oh wow, I made it into a DMod Video! Cool! Great work on this video. Now you can finally be done with DS area rankings. What a relief.

[@pierat3338]

Outrider knights are fun though... am I the only one who smacks them every time just because I like fighting them?

[@eldenbladesofficialshop]

Ngl this list made me realise that ds3 without the bosses isn't very good overall but luckily the bosses are fantastic

[@henryhill92]

It's really strange to me when people say "this area is bad because..." then go on to talk about all the reasons it's challenging. This is Dark Souls. The often extreme challenge is core to the experience. When that guy was shitting on Grand Archives I was thinking "these are all the reasons I love that area, found it absolutely terrifying and left it behind with a feeling of great accomplishment."

[@Mare_Man]

There's challenge, and then there's bullshit. The enemy layout in the Boreal Valley is challenging. The snake fucks in Archdragon Peak are bullshit.

[@ManiaMac1613]

Your videos actually got me interested in the Souls series way back in 2016. Three years later I've beaten all three games and Bloodborne multiple times and am currently getting my ass handed to me by Sekiro. Thanks DeMod, for introducing me to one of my favorite series ever!

[@user-os1fb8cm7q]

You are absolutely awesome and have perfect thoughts about soulsbornekiro

[@Breakingbad33]

Samriddha Jana We shouldn’t be adding Sekiro to soulsborne. It’s a wildly different game that only seems similar on a basic level.

[@martinsavage3942]

Sekiborne- souls die twice?

[@apache3694]

thats my new favourite word

[@Rolly_951]

Soulsbornekironiohfallensinner

[@timewornclaw2644]

Breakingbad33 I agree but it was a good idea

[@a..27stephenson]

Painted world is my favourite area. It feels so expansive and beautiful. Has fun enemies (for me anyway). It has a almost magical atmosphere but is also dark and grim. Corvian settlement is amazing as said before and of course the boss is amazing. So yeah, it’s great in my opinion

[@cactustrails5268]

Watching dark souls gameplay after playing Sekiro is so weird or is it just me?

[@AndrewAnstrom]

Yeah, it makes me want to return to the more fun combat of ds and bloodborne.

[@samimasri9164]

Honestly the undead settlement is the best place for me. Its certainly the best designed. That area has so many branching paths that all loop around each other so well. There is more to do in that area than any other area in the game. The amount of secrets, shortcuts, and side paths makes it the best area from a game design standpoint

[@youngmerc7717]

Am I the only one that things undead settlement is super underrated? I love that area and it’s saddening to see it so low...

[@bingobongo1615]

Young Mimbo I think „lore players“ like it but the hardcore gamer crowd not so much. I think it has amazing atmosphere, looks and lore.

[@maxhynding2553]

I think ariandel is fine. I like the snowy areas and the city with the church. The enemies feel a strange bit easy than I would have liked except when you get to gravetender. It’s kind of disappointing they only added 2 painted world bosses and the rest in the ringed city. Same thing with irythyll. The carve out of the world is really cool, but I just wish there was more.

[@ramiromen6595]

Catedral of the deep, Lothric Castle and archdragon peak are the only areas i truly enjoy, ds3 is my least favourite of the series though; so my appreciation of "good areas" in this game is quite biased Edit: i consider grand archives as part of Lothric Castle

[@OpethMcNugget]

A A A A good taste. Have you played the dlc?

[@ramiromen6595]

@@OpethMcNugget Sadly i haven´t, once i get the money i will surely buy them alongside the special edition of Bloodborne. I have only played the DLC of the first two dark souls.

[@zade8586]

I so wished undead settlement was in here. The only area in a game that's made me feel like I was in a rundown town straight out of berserk

[@atijohn8135]

Irythill isn't that good for me. There's a lot of annoying enemies, the level is very linear and it has large swamp that slows your movement. It still has good overall design and a great boss, but I don't think it's that good. Ringed City isn't good either, most of the level is a flat area, also the ganks are annoying af. I know it's because of ascetics, but ascetics aren't the most important part of the games. Painted World of Ariandel is just annoying ganks and some cheap traps. Anor Londo is just a pack of slugs to kill, overall a pretty short area. Archdragon Peak can be described by one sentence: too many fucking ganks. Also Grand Archives is a great location for me. Enemies may be annoying, but the level design is in my opinion one of the best in soulsborne. There's wax, a new mechanic (something extremely rare in Dark Souls 3), nice shortcuts, glorious visual design, and one of the best bosses in Dark Souls 3.

[@bingobongo1615]

Veteranussooo I agree. No idea why they rank so high and stuff like cathedral not.

[@atijohn8135]

@@bingobongo1615 I meant Grand Archives LUL But Cathedral of the Deep is also an ok one (definitely better than Irythill and Ringed City)

[@VAMPIRE6780]

Am I the only one who liked the whole game? I mean I did not found "ridiculous" or "worst" any area of the game, I really liked every single area more or less. You just need to find each enemy's weakness which is easy and thats it. Learning to dodge MOBS properly isn't hard you just need to try rather than get scared on sight. The only "walls" in the game are the bosses on first sight that is. I ve grown tired of criticisms and complaints ALL the time, ridiculous that awful this they should have this or that and being the only one who's ok. I've only had ONE problem in the game and thats in the Ringed City with Judicators (giant summoners) but found their weakness and checkmate

[@Topgamer357]

Praise the sun! 🌞🙏🏾

[@hampton_the_one5419]

I’m been really sick recently and I can’t stop watching your videos while I am