The story in most FromSoftware games is notoriously difficult for fans to wrap their heads around. While an introductory and ending cutscene bookends every FromSoftware action-RPG, it's all about direct storytelling. To find out anything concrete about the game's characters, world, or overarching story, players need to piece together a FromSoftware story with item descriptions, dialogue, and environmental details. This is especially true for Dark spirits trilogy.
While Alden Ring and blood borne There are self-contained adventures Dark spirits The trilogy has an extra layer of ambiguity, with all of its entries technically connected. It took years for fans to search and find concrete links between them Dark Souls 1, 2and 3Stories of That being said, some connections are a little more obvious than others, eg Dark Souls 3Self-referential spaces of .
Honor Londo is live entertainment in Dark Souls 3
is the most obvious reference to the first game in the trilogy Dark Souls 3Anor is Londo. Unlike some of the other places in the Dark Souls 3 Seemingly an homage to the first entry in the series, Anor Londo is an almost exact replica of its original version, and even bears the same name. While the view of the castle is slightly different Dark Souls 3The castle itself is almost identical, with its long staircase and terrifying face rising above the player. From dear couple owners Smough and Ornstein, Dark Souls 3The castle halls are home to Aldrich, the Devourer of the Gods, who seems consumed. Dark Souls 1Dark Sun Gwyndolyn.
Other Dark Souls 3 locations that seem to reference DS1
Firelink Shrine
While Dark Souls 3 Firelink Shrine has its own version, a repeat of the first game can be found in it DS3The Ringed City DLC. After dropping down the hole to face off against the Demon Prince, players will be able to see a familiar stone structure behind them next to a bonfire. This stone door and wall are meant to mimic the path leading to Framp in the first game version of the Firelink Shrine. After defeating the Demon Prince, players will be able to discover more similarities, such as a circular focal point, some surrounding stone walls, and a well.
The painted world of Ariandel
First another obvious reference Dark spirits can be found in Dark Souls 3Ashes of Arriandale DLC. In this DLC, players go to the painted world of Ariandel, which is a pretty obvious reference. DS1The Painted World of Ariamis, an alternate realm that can be found in Anor Londo. Although the layouts of the Painted Worlds are quite different, they both have the same long wooden bridge, and Crossbreed Priscilla's boss can be found in the arena. DS3The Painted World of Arianedale.
A smoldering lake
Increasing slightly in the conjecture-area, Dark Souls 3is believed to be a reference to Smoldering Lake Dark Souls 1The Lost Izalith. Some clear references appear in the Demon Ruins area of Smoudlering Lake, where petrified Capra and Taurus Demons can be found littering the ground. A petrified spider can also be found next to Quellana's pyromancy tome, indicating that this dead spider is hers.
The furnace of the first flame
Last place in Dark Souls 3 The first entry in the trilogy bears the same name as the final location. Although the locations look quite different from each other, their in-game purpose and the lore behind them are the same, players need to defeat a powerful boss to either continue the Age of Fire or let it die.
