oh hey hi
might as well bump it once more
in-case you didn't see, a bunch of updates were released about dark 3 a while ago confirming things such as ripostes after a guard break (which is now the kick, but it still causes dark souls 2's guard broken state if attempted to block), non-instant backstabs (the startup turns into a normal attack however if the backstab attempt missed, which can be comboed into other attacks) and some new footage of the ice knight mini-obss
also this thing
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/09/08/dark-souls-iii-what-s-in-what-s-out.aspx (which i can't even load but confirms stuff like soul vessels being in, fast travel from start i think and some other things)
Miyazaki states that players won’t be locked behind consumable items for invasion; they’ll be able to do so as they wish without having to worry about keeping stocked up on cracked red orbs.
New Game+ will look more like Dark Souls II than other games, with new weapons, items, and reconfigured enemy locations and placements