Q 01/05

Which first boss of Dark Souls III kneels motionless until the player pulls the Coiled Sword out of his chest?

A) Iudex Gundyr

B) Crystal Sage

C) Old Demon King

D) Dragonslayer Armour

Answer · why

A) Iudex Gundyr

Iudex Gundyr sprouts a black, serpent-like mass once his health drops below half, which greatly extends his reach. He is weak to fire throughout, so t...

Q 02/05

Which series creator returned to direct Dark Souls III after only supervising the development of Dark Souls II?

A) Hironobu Sakaguchi

B) Hidetaka Miyazaki

C) Shinji Mikami

D) Hideki Kamiya

Answer · why

B) Hidetaka Miyazaki

Hidetaka Miyazaki called the game both a turning point and a big closure for the series, saying his studio wanted to make new things rather than keep ...

Q 03/05

Which PlayStation 4 exclusive was developed in parallel with Dark Souls III and shares its director?

A) Until Dawn

B) The Last Guardian

C) Bloodborne

D) Horizon Zero Dawn

Answer · why

C) Bloodborne

Bloodborne was built by a mostly separate team, and critics linked the quicker pace of the newer game to the studio's work on it.

Q 04/05

Which city of the gods from the first Dark Souls returns in Dark Souls III as a cold, night-bound ruin above Irithyll?

A) Lost Izalith

B) Oolacile

C) Duke's Archives

D) Anor Londo

Answer · why

D) Anor Londo

Anor Londo stood in bright daylight in the original game. Many years later it has become a realm of night and cold, and a Lord of Cinder waits inside ...

Q 05/05

Which recurring Souls trickster calls himself Unbreakable in Dark Souls III and wears a stolen suit of armour?

A) Lautrec

B) Patches

C) Creighton

D) Greirat

Answer · why

B) Patches

Patches was left out of Dark Souls II because the series creator was not directing it, and a similar corpse robber took his place there.

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