Dark Souls 3 opening cinematic introduces the Lords of Cinder

Still, I’m looking forward to dying some more.

Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have released the opening cinematic for Dark Souls III, and it is one attractive piece of pre-rendered animation. There are bragging rights at stake for whoever dies the least in their first run through the game, so now’s a good time to replay the other Dark Souls titles to get ready for Dark Souls III.

Some of the characters shown in the trailer attached above include Farron’s Undead Legion, Aldrich Saint of the Deep, and of course; Yhorm the Giant. But this is the first Dark Souls game for the new (now three year old) consoles, so I’m a little tired of the PC port, but who knows.

After nurturing Bloodborne into a bona fide success, Game Designer Hidetaka Miyazaki returns at the helm for Dark Souls III, and fans of the former RPG can expect to see some cross-pollination between both franchises.

The description from Bandai Namco America says, “The opening cinematic from Dark Souls III sheds a tiny beam of light onto the mystery of where and when Dark Souls III takes place”.