Dark Souls 3: 9 New Features You Need To Know About

6. A Quickfire Crossbow Refines Combat

Played Bloodborne or The Witcher and realised how effective the crossbow can be at keeping enemies at bay? Miyazaki's carrying that forward into Dark Souls 3, as although crossbows have previously been usable, they were never remotely powerful enough to make them worthwhile. Bloodborne saw a one-button ranged attack used to replace your parry - which is now reconciled to an attack again, alongside the return of shields. Now, damage is increased to make the ranged classes more effective without having to resort to magic, and you can even factor the firing animation into other one-handed melee combos, meaning it's far easier to deal with groups of enemies than ever before.