
This is the final DLC of the final Dark Souls game, so it's not surprising that Bandai Namco has invested time into nostalgic pieces. This is no ordinary place, that's for sure. Some of this is shown off with the environmental design, which includes massive structures built disproportionately sideways with heaven-like vistas. More than anything, this demonstrated that the "deep" world you will enter will have incredible sights and properties. Some players have joked around about needing to equip a Silver Cat Ring (reduces fall damage) before playing the DLC. While this is more of a joke than anything, the player can be seen falling a far distance during the trailer before taking no fall damage. In addition, it alluded that there will be at the very least three bosses included. It wasn't a particularly amazing presentation given the familiarity of its design, but at the very least the boss model and animations are incredible.īandai Namco confirmed that this is the first boss of the DLC. Although large and slow moving, the fire bat has massive swipes that leave a trail of flame behind. The trailer finishes with the showcasing of a visually impressive boss. There Are 3+ Bosses, and the Fire Bats Come First The explanation might be that the two worlds have merged into one that has mixed properties, resulting in a variety of unique enemy types and incredible locales. This is a bit confusing given that Darkwraiths have never been associated with flame. More surprisingly, it has a fiery sword and fire attributes. While its move set and appearance is similar to what we've seen before, it seems to have a Darksign emblazoned on its chest. Toward the middle of the trailer a very familiar enemy makes an appearance: the Darkwraith.

You will encounter both light and dark at their extremes, and this is demonstrated by some of the environment and enemy design.

The Ringed City is a spiritually oriented expansion that sends players after Slave Knight Gael as he searches for the Dark Souls of Humanity. Shortly after, an (unfriendly) angel is encountered who fires golden rays at the player. The enemy can be seen lunging at the player through the floor as skeletons rise. One of the first things shown off in the trailer is an ominous ghost-like enemy.

Although what we'll be talking about below isn't particularly spoiler rich, and we've made an effort not to include any spoiler-y screeenshots, you may want not want to proceed if you desire to walk in blind. Note that the trailer includes more than three minutes of gameplay, spoiling some sections of The Ringed City. Today, we're going to do a quick analysis of the trailer to better understand what this important piece of DLC will deliver, and perhaps why it'll be worth buying for fans of the franchise.
