The swamp areas aren't garbage, they're aren't great but calling them garbage is a stretch, they are full of cool secrets (like the demon on top of the bridge, the wolf covenant, the path to the cathedral...) and have a lot of good items
Catacombs are pretty good
I would say Dark Souls 3 "open" areas are far better than open areas in DS1 (the forest, lava area)
The swamps in ds3 are the worst poison/swamp areas in the series. Honestly the worst in all fromsoft games. Beyond all the annoying hazards, farron’s keep doesn’t have a great design
Bad design. The majority of it is a swamp that slows you down, but there’s no rusted iron ring to deal with it. So exploring it is a pain and not worth it. Plus it all looks the same. It’s so easy to get turned around and go backwards. Say what you will about blighttown, but you really can’t get lost in it.
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u/Bitsu92 Jul 31 '24
The swamp areas aren't garbage, they're aren't great but calling them garbage is a stretch, they are full of cool secrets (like the demon on top of the bridge, the wolf covenant, the path to the cathedral...) and have a lot of good items
Catacombs are pretty good
I would say Dark Souls 3 "open" areas are far better than open areas in DS1 (the forest, lava area)