Dark Souls III is the final entry into the
Souls series, released on March 24th, 2016.
Featuring much more fast paced combat, and a redesigned magic
system, it differs heavily from the other titles,
yet retains many of the themes present in Dark Souls I, which
further divided the community on the subject of Dark Souls II.
Despite this, the game proved itself to be a worthy conclusion
to a series beloved by so many.
Taking place innumerable years following
the previous titles, the player character is awoken by the
toiling of a bell, finding themselves buried in ash.
After proving themselves worthy by defeating the Judge Gundyr,
they find themselves at a familiarly named area known as
Firelink Shrine, a core area in the first game of the series.
There, they meet the Fire Keeper, who tells them that they are
Unkindled, those who tried and failed to link the fire, and were
instead burned to ash.
The true Lords of Cinder, those who linked the fire, refuse to
do so, and thus the player character is charged with hunting
them down and dragging them back to do so.
Thus, the player sets off to the land of Lothric, to hunt down
the Lords of Cinder, and bring them back to their thrones.