Dark Souls III

2016 video game
VideoGame video_game Q20112508
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Dark Souls III

Summary

Dark Souls III is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,063 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dark Souls III received the Steam Award for Love/Hate Relationship[3].
  • Dark Souls III received the Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year[4].
  • Dark Souls III received the Gamescom[5].
  • Dark Souls III received the D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[6].
  • Dark Souls III's instance of is recorded as video game[7].
  • Dark Souls III was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki[8].
  • Dark Souls III was directed by Isamu Okano[9].
  • Dark Souls III's composer is recorded as Motoi Sakuraba[10].
  • Dark Souls III's composer is recorded as Q108801209[11].
  • Dark Souls III was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment[12].
  • Dark Souls III was published by FromSoftware[13].
  • Dark Souls III was published by Noviy Disk[14].
  • Dark Souls III's genre is action role-playing game[15].
  • Dark Souls III's genre is soulslike[16].
  • Dark Souls III's genre is dark fantasy video game[17].
  • Dark Souls III followed Dark Souls II[18].
  • Dark Souls III's developer is recorded as FromSoftware[19].
  • Dark Souls III's part of the series is recorded as Dark Souls[20].
  • Dark Souls III's Commons category is recorded as Dark Souls III[21].
  • Dark Souls III's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[22].
  • Dark Souls III's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[23].
  • Dark Souls III's platform is recorded as Q13361286[24].
  • Dark Souls III's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[25].
  • Dark Souls III's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[26].
  • Dark Souls III's language of work or name is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Bandai Namco Entertainment[12], FromSoftware[13], and Noviy Disk[14]. Directors include Hidetaka Miyazaki[8] and Isamu Okano[9].

Publication

Publication dates include March 24, 2016[28] and April 12, 2016[29]. Languages include English[27], French[30], Italian[31], German[32], Spanish[33], and Polish[34]. Genres include action role-playing game[15], soulslike[16], and dark fantasy video game[17]. Dark Souls III's part of the series is recorded as Dark Souls[20]. Recorded distribution format include optical disc[35] and digital distribution[36].

Subject and Themes

Dark Souls III's part of the series is recorded as Dark Souls[20].

Reception

Awards received include Steam Award for Love/Hate Relationship[3]; Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year[4], a video game award[37]; Gamescom[5], a trade fair[38], in Germany[39], founded in 2009[40]; and D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[6], a video game award[41]. Reviews include 87/100[42], 89/100[43], 38/40[44], 90/100[45], 94%[46], and 91/100[47].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dark Souls III followed Dark Souls II[18].

Why It Matters

Dark Souls III ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,063 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did Dark Souls III receive?

Honors received include Steam Award for Love/Hate Relationship[3], Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year[4], Gamescom[5], and D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[6].

References

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  33. [42] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [43] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [44] . gematsu.com. Retrieved . gematsu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [45] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [46] . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [47] . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [28] . wikidata.org.
  40. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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