<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
packs	O
for	O
the	O
2016	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
drew	O
favourable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
seeing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
fitting	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
alongside	O
a	O
season	O
pass	O
,	O
confirming	O
that	O
two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
planned	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
the	O
preceding	O
content	O
pack	O
,	O
Ashes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ariandel	I-Application
,	O
were	O
conceived	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hidetaka	O
Miyazaki	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
III	I-Application
packs	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
primary	O
themes	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
from	O
a	O
new	O
perspective	O
rather	O
than	O
wrap	O
up	O
the	O
series	O
at	O
large	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ashen	O
One	O
makes	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
numerous	O
dangers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Lothric	B-Application
knights	O
,	O
Murkmen	O
and	O
angels	O
,	O
arriving	O
at	O
the	O
Earthen	O
Peak	O
Ruins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
victory	O
,	O
the	O
Ashen	O
One	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
by	O
winged	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
defeating	O
Halflight	O
and	O
entering	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Filanore	O
within	O
the	O
higher	O
reaches	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Ashen	O
One	O
finds	O
Filanore	O
herself	O
,	O
slumbering	O
beside	O
a	O
mysterious	O
egg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
touching	O
the	O
cracked	O
egg	O
held	O
in	O
her	O
lap	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
is	O
contained	O
a	O
Soul	O
Forge	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
to	O
transpose	O
Great	O
Souls	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
awakened	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ashen	O
One	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
a	O
mysterious	O
location	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
cinematic	O
-	O
an	O
endless	O
,	O
lifeless	O
desert	O
that	O
resembles	O
the	B-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
only	O
long	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
thrones	O
of	O
the	O
Pygmy	O
Lords	O
,	O
the	O
Ashen	O
One	O
encounters	O
Slave	O
Knight	O
Gael	O
,	O
apparently	O
slaughtering	O
the	B-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
's	O
rulers	O
,	O
the	O
Pygmy	O
Lords	O
,	O
and	O
collecting	O
their	O
fractured	O
,	O
desiccated	O
souls	O
into	O
The	O
Dark	O
Soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
features	O
two	O
primary	O
locations	O
:	O
the	O
Dreg	O
Heap	O
and	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Ringed	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
area	O
's	O
design	O
is	O
uncommon	O
for	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
vertical	O
navigation	O
and	O
avoiding	O
long-ranged	O
enemy	O
hazards	O
that	O
incentivize	O
a	O
restrained	O
,	O
cautious	O
pace	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
is	O
the	O
more	O
expansive	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
locations	O
,	O
with	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
pack	O
's	O
four	O
bosses	O
dwelling	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julie	O
Muncy	O
of	O
Wired	O
called	O
the	B-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
"	O
beautiful	O
,	O
strange	O
,	O
and	O
mysterious	O
"	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
never	O
been	O
anywhere	O
quite	O
like	O
this	O
before	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
fight	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
is	O
against	O
a	O
character	O
named	O
Gael	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
content	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reception	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
saw	O
The	B-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
as	O
a	O
fitting	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
Chloi	O
Rad	O
said	O
the	O
pack	O
has	O
"	O
found	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
revisit	O
the	O
past	O
without	O
a	O
cheap	O
reliance	O
on	O
nostalgia	O
,	O
wrapping	O
up	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
satisfying	O
for	O
fans	O
who	O
enjoy	O
digging	O
into	O
the	O
rich	O
lore	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
building	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
few	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Push	O
Square'''s	O
Ben	O
Tarrant	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
meaty	O
installment	O
and	O
a	O
welcome	O
deviation	O
from	O
the	O
practices	O
seen	O
in	O
Ashes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ariandel	I-Application
,	O
while	O
still	O
interlocking	O
with	O
and	O
continuing	O
the	O
complex	O
narrative.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
more	O
lukewarm	O
review	O
,	O
James	O
Davenport	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Gorgeous	O
but	O
empty	O
,	O
challenging	O
but	O
not	O
always	O
fair	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
is	O
a	O
weak	O
reflection	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
best	O
traits.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
's	O
locations	O
beautiful	O
and	O
lush	O
but	O
thought	O
the	O
Souls''	O
formula	O
was	O
growing	O
stale	O
.	O
</s>
