@inevpatoria: The game in general has a problem with repetitive boss mechanics whether it's bosses that teleport or summon a bunch of other guys to help them.

Yeah. I enjoyed the game quite a bit overall. But I definitely found myself wrinkling my nose at a lot of the choices.

@inevpatoria: I was thinking hard on where I place DS3 in my personal list of the games, and while I think DS3 is really great...I think it might be last on my list, mainly because the boss fights just didn't stand out as shocking or insane like the had in DS1 and DS2. Between the repetitive mechanics, and too many "two phase bosses", I can't really think of a boss encounter that feels like it will stick with me.

This could all change if and when they do DLC though, as DLC seems to always add the best encounters to all Souls games.

Completely agree. Again, really enjoyed Dark Souls 3 overall, and have even gone back to it idly considering a second playthrough. It's very streamlined and very fluid. But it didn't land in a memorable way with me.

I don't think I've played any of them out of the gate as much as Dark Souls 3 but it definitely lacks something. Dark Souls II would be low on my list solely because I've not dived deep enough into that. I want to like that game more but my one playthrough was a genuine struggle.

absolutely play everything. all the content is terrific and the optional stuff is the most challenging and rewarding part.

I haven't finished Archdragon Peak yet. But it's a pretty cool area on the whole. To be honest, it's worth it just for that awesome scene where the dragon flies down in front of you.

Definitely complete everything you can your first run. Good luck bro.