The story in most FromSoftware games is difficult for fans. While a book provides the opening and closing scenes of every FromSoftware action-RPG, that's about all the straight storytelling there is. To find anything important about the characters, the world, or the game's overall narrative, players must examine item descriptions, dialogue, and environmental details to piece together FromSoftware's story. This is especially the case Dark Souls Triple
While Alden ring and bloody are self-contained adventures, Dark Souls The trilogy has an extra layer of ambiguity, with all of its entries technically connected. It took years for fans to try to find clear links between them Dark Souls 1, 2and 3As the stories are told, some connections are a little clearer than others, eg Dark Souls 3Self-referential places.
Anor Londo is a direct play on Dark Souls 3
The clearest reference is to the first game in this trilogy Dark Souls 3Honor Londo. Unlike some other places in Dark Souls 3 Appearing to be an homage to the first entry in the series, Honor Londo is almost an exact copy of the original and even has the same name. While the approach to the castle is a little different Dark Souls 3the castle itself is almost identical, with a long staircase and a scary face looming over the player. Instead of the beloved duo of Osmo and Orenstein, Dark Souls 3The castle halls are home to Aldrich, the Devourer of the Gods, who has seemingly consumed him. Dark Souls 1Gwendolyn's Dark Sun.
Other Dark Souls 3 locations that seem to refer to DS1
Firelink Shrine
While Dark Souls 3 It has its own version of Firelink Shrine, the first version of the game can be found there DS3Ringed City DLC. After dropping down the hole to face the Demon Prince, players can notice a familiar stone structure behind them next to the fire. This stone door and wall is meant to mimic the passage leading to Frampt in the first Firelink Shrine game. After defeating the evil prince, players can find more similarities such as a circular center, some surrounding stone walls and a well.
The painted world of Ariandel
Another clear reference to the former Dark Souls can be found in Dark Souls 3DLC 's Ashes of Ariandel. In this DLC, players go to the painted world of Ariandel, which is an obvious reference DS1's Painted World of Ariamis is an optional area you can find in Anor Londo. Although the layouts of the painted worlds are quite different, both have a similar long wooden bridge, and the Crossbreed boss arena Priscilla can be found in DS3The painted world of Ariandel.
smoke lake
Let's get into the area of speculation a little more. Dark Souls 3Smoldering Lake is believed to be a reference to it Dark Souls 1The Lost Isalith Some of the clearest references appear in the Demon Ruins area of Smoldering Lake, where the demons Capra and Petrified Thor can be found littering the land. A petrified spider can also be found next to Quelana's Pyromancy Tom, which means it's his undead spider.
Furnace of the first flame
Final place in Dark Souls 3 It has the same name as the final location in the first triple entry. Although the locations look completely different from each other, their in-game purpose and the lore behind them are the same, and players must defeat a powerful boss to either continue Age of Fire or die.
