Dark Souls 3 looks absolutely brutal in this new trailer
This isn't for the faint-hearted, that's for sure
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Struggling to find a challenge amongst the current crop of video game titles?
Longing for a game to smash your face into the dirt time and time again?
Forgotten the last time you cursed like a pirate and threw a controller through a window?
Don't worry, you've only got a little over a month to wait before Dark Souls 3 returns to haunt consoles with its grim breed of old-school, harder than coffin nails gameplay.
Watch the new trailer above, check out some screen shots below and stay tuned for a read of our first hands-on impressions on 1 March.
Dark Souls 3 arrives on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC on 12 April
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David Cornish, based in London, was the former tech editor for Shortlist, and is currently a Content Manager at The Gregory Centre for Church Multiplication (CCX).