Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel

1. Smilingcookie

   Oct 30, 2016

   10

   Real score 9,5/10. Great expansion. It took me 4-5 hours to fully complete the single player collecting all items and defeating all enemiesReal score 9,5/10. Great expansion. It took me 4-5 hours to fully complete the single player collecting all items and defeating all enemies with a level 193 character on NG++. After that I'm left with the PVP arena and 2 bossfights that are a lot of fun in co-op. The new weapons are brilliant and original. The game has great atmosphere, top notch level design and interesting, challenging new enemies. I can full heartedly recommend this DLC. It's not long, but the content is great!… Expand

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2. frederik1478

   Aug 5, 2022

   8

   It has the best boss fight in the series, but the rest of it I
   is so short that if you bought then I will feel you have wasted your money.It has the best boss fight in the series, but the rest of it I
   is so short that if you bought then I will feel you have wasted your money. I'm glad you get Game of the Year from it since it's in there.… Expand

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4. ImSchroeder

   Oct 25, 2016

   8

   As a big fan of dark souls I was pretty annoyed by the rating of the positive reviews that dark souls 3 had. It is a good game but its hard toAs a big fan of dark souls I was pretty annoyed by the rating of the positive reviews that dark souls 3 had. It is a good game but its hard to explain how the third chapter(despite a few good moments) had no soul and just seem like a big fan service without much purpose, without originality.
   The problem with this DLC it is one and only: It is too short. Once you accept that it should be a bigger experience believe me, it is far more original and exciting than the base game. I can only imagine how much better( at least for me) the main game would be if every area of the game had the kind of sense of exploration and ambience this DLC delivered.
   As a pvp addicted I was very disappointed with the weapons on base game: you had 14 straight swords, for example, and almost the same move set/skill for every single one: "Of course I'm gonna use the one with ridiculous damage and life regen!"
   A lot were just impossible to play with, like daggers (Brigand twindaggers, yes I'll spam parry you after the first attack for sure) and almost all katanas. But I can assure you of this: each single weapon of this DLC its original and unique. Something that should have been done to every weapon on base game and probably wasn't done because of how hard would be game balancing (let's get this right, this is not an excuse for not doing it so ok?Just work it out FROM).
   The pvp arena, if you play a lot of pvp like me, works pretty well and there's not much to be said.
   I just wish I could give this a ten, it got so many good things going for it, things that I was missing from the base game but, for now, I stand in hope that the next DLC will deliver a bigger experience with the same care for level design and originality I see here.… Expand

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5. Bullzz

   Apr 29, 2017

   7

   Fand den DLC schlechter als den 2ten Ringed City aber trotzdem hat es sich ausgezahlt.
   
   Was mich störe waren die wenig vorhandenenFand den DLC schlechter als den 2ten Ringed City aber trotzdem hat es sich ausgezahlt.
   
   Was mich störe waren die wenig vorhandenen anspruchsvollen Gegner... bis auf den Endboss war im tank alles kein Problem.
   
   Und was mich als Dark souls 1 Fan am meisten stört ... ich mag kein Porten ... diese Seuche hat seit DS 2 sich eingebürgert. Das heisst aber nicht das ich es gut heißen muss. Eine richtige rießige zusammenhängende Welt wie in DS1 wäre wünschenswert für das Nachfolgespiel von FromSoftware… Expand

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6. GungorGuzel

   Oct 27, 2016

   6

   Positive;
   - New Mode Arena
   - Final Boss - Some New Weapons and Armor Sets - Three Titanite Slab :) Negative - 2/3 hours gameplay :( -Positive;
   - New Mode Arena
   - Final Boss
   - Some New Weapons and Armor Sets
   - Three Titanite Slab :)
   
   Negative
   - 2/3 hours gameplay :(
   - Everywhere has same
   - Unbalanced enemies
   - No new staff
   
   Wait second DLC :((… Expand

   • 3 of 4 users found this helpful
7. therainbowpigs

   Oct 26, 2016

   5

   Hands down the worst DLC fromsoft has ever made. For 15$ you get a 2-3 hour DLC set on a pretty bland snow area that is only difficult becauseHands down the worst DLC fromsoft has ever made. For 15$ you get a 2-3 hour DLC set on a pretty bland snow area that is only difficult because the level designers just put a huge amount of enemies to gank you and called it a day. You also get a whopping 2 boss fights both of which are just visually boring looking ganks and the non-optional boss in particular is anti-climactic as all hell because i actually had to look it up on the wiki to see if it was the end boss. The only real good thing about this DLC is that it has a PvP arena and a dozen cool new weapons so if you like the PvP (which you most likely don't cause' it's still pretty bad) then this might be worth the price.
   As a whole though, Ashes of Ariandel is pathetic. Never would i have thought that i would say that to a DLC made by Fromsoft.… Expand

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8. Sunykamey

   Feb 11, 2018

   2

   In terms of map and enemy design aswell as balance this is the worst FromSoftware game content ever created.
   PS - I originally had it at a 5In terms of map and enemy design aswell as balance this is the worst FromSoftware game content ever created.
   PS - I originally had it at a 5 but due to the stupidly unbalanced millwood knights in the tower this gets a 2.… Expand

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