>>714062818
Who knows

>>713502659
>With 3 of them starting the level or at the end. That leaves 4 checkpoints in total to cover the largest area in any souls game.
Nope, the area is laghably dense of bonfires, especially if you remove the entrances and level starts
>>713502659
>Irithyll has 9. Road of Sacrifices has 9. Painted world has 8. Ringed City has 12.
Nope, unless you consider several areas stringed together and the two entire DLCs, comprised of multiple stringed areas way larger than any kind of Dark Souls 2 area including its own DLCs
Dark Souls 3 actually makes you use shortcuts and unlock paths, Dark Souls 2 drops you a bonfire every 10 meters, it's that simple