Is there a significant storyline that progresses from the first game to the third game? Such a story line would cause a player who started with the first game to be incredibly confused, and causing the games to be linked in order. The alternative is that they are all based in the same world, and ...

I'm trying to play Dark Souls 3 on my PC and my controller is not detected at all. My controller is able to navigate Steam's Big Picture mode just fine, so I don't think this is a problem with my controller or the receiver. It works in other games as well. What can I do?

I imagine this answer might get complicated depending on how the weapon is infused and which stats scale it, but maybe not. Obviously, I don't really understand how one-handing vs two-handing affect things. In previous games, I've used Strength-scaling weapons and 2-handing had an obvious effect....

In Dark Souls 1 there was a similar mechanic where you would gain charges when someone "nearby" (as the game ruled) strengthed a bonfire. I don't see this mechanic yet in Dark Souls 3 and it seems to be happening in one of the first areas. Furthermore, it seems to happen after I kill an enemy. Wh...

Not yet found a definitive answer to this anywhere yet (most places I look is just people having difficulty with InputMapper and Steam...) Does Dark Souls 3 on the PC have native support for a PS4 controller connected by USB? Or does this game NEED to have a 3rd party piece of software installed...

Sometimes when I return to Firelink Shrine, I try to leave it (via the front door that you first enter it from). Occasionally, there is grey fog blocking my path. Unlike boss door, I can't just press a button to walk through it. If I wait long enough, it eventually disappears and lets me out of t...

In previous Souls games, there is usually at least 1 vendor in the hub area. Is there one in Dark Souls 3?

At the beginning of the game, starting as a Knight, I have a usable item called "Way of White Circlet". Despite the name, you can't equip it as a headgear item, and it is unusable by default, regardless of whether I possess an Ember or not, though it can be equipped like a usable item. Does any...

At the end of the tutorial area, you reach the first boss of the game in a circular arena. I'm having some trouble beating this thing. The first phase is pretty easy as I can roll back from the horizontal slashes or roll sideways against the vertical slashes. After half the lifebar is gone, it...