Dark Souls 3 is even less interconnected that Dark Souls 2. And difficulty is hard to measure, but IMO nothing in ds2 is as difficult as the Ringed Cities, and

Dark Souls 3 is even less interconnected that Dark Souls 2. And difficulty is hard to measure, but IMO nothing in ds2 is as difficult as the Ringed Cities, and there aren't bosses with 2+ phases. Did Miyazaki misunderstand his own vision when he made ds3?