Dont listen to these chuds, the PS5 remake is better in every way >better graphics >better ui >qol improvements >better movements/combat >better art direction >better performance
Bloodborne. Ignore the rest they're all unbearable in comparison, the difficulty level of Bloodborne is just right, the others are just stupid hard for the sake of being hard
I strongly recommend you play in that exact order. Dark Souls 1 is the most basic and helps you understand how the game works without fricking you too hard. Bloodborne because it is great and you need time for the events of Dark Souls 3 to really impact you.
Then Sekiro will take you the longest by far to master so it goes last. Easy.
Elden Ring is just worse DaS2 with better graphics, you can skip it it is not worth playing
>Elden Ring is just worse DaS2 with better graphics
where is this meme coming from? dark souls 2 is the only souls game i dont like but i loved elden ring and they had nothing in common
>powerstancing finally returns but not as fluid or balanced >game tries to appeal to the multiplayer-focused fanbase (removes factions for this reason) but falls flat on its face because the balancing of weapon arts is fricking awful (DaS2 somehow succeeded here) >jogging-across-large-swaths-of-underutilized-land-instead-of-having-coherent-levels-or-connections-map-design-part-2 >bosses that are janky and never playtested and copy and pasted across the map in random corridors and places it doesn't even seem to make sense for them to be in >tanimura's magikal(tm) gate keys that add nothing of value to the game >you need a torch for that cave bro, it is too LE DARK to two-hand
Those similarities come to mind. I am sure there are many others but I can't think of them
I tried a Dark Souls 1 on Xbox 10 years ago and gave it a chance and just didn't like it. It's okay to not be "le hardcore gamer who only plays Prepare To Die Edition" if you just genuinely don't like the games. I feel like a lot of people buy them and never beat or enjoy them so the series stagnates and it isn't good for people who actually like it and want to see them desperate to improve.
I started with Elden Ring, expecting it to be the only one I'd ever play.
Since I didn't have a PS3 at the time, I folled in this order
Das1
Das2
Bloodbourne
Das3
Demon Souls (I went ahead and bought the PS3)
Demon Souls was the only game where the experience suffered for playing it last. But it's still a good game. Otherwise this is a good order, because you get a true sense of how this series developed over time, and each game sort of prepares you for the next.
Elden Ring is a good place to start because it's both the hardest to play solo, but most accessible if you are using Co-Op and using Summons. There's a lot of things that might actually ruin Elden Ring for you if you're already a fan of the series, since things you'll experience for the first time might instead appear to be recycled tricks taken from more concentrated games of previous. Just my opinion.
I've saved Sekiro for last and haven't gotten to it yet.
Whatever you do, don't listen to people who tell you to skip Das2. You're allowed to hate it. But it's not nearly the trash fire that many would lead you to believe.
I didn't even make it to the first boss in DS2 because I hated it so much, but I still agree with this. Give it a go anyway, just frick it. Whatever you do, don't start with it though.
I kinda understand the copy and paste complaint if you start out at Hyde Tower. But after that, they game doesn't seem to ever do anything that bland again. I'd say it's the least bland of the series. I'm talking Scholar of the first Sin mind you. The enemy gank might be unfair design, but unlike any other game in the series they will despawn after killing them 12 times. This also might be seen as bad game design, but it actually balances the time you might waste if you're under-leveled and it's a good way to farm.
play them in order starting with demons souls ps3 (ps5 remaster is woke trash with completely ruined atmosphere/tone)
this
ps5 remake is fine, don't believe the autists who haven't played it.
Dont listen to these chuds, the PS5 remake is better in every way
>better graphics
>better ui
>qol improvements
>better movements/combat
>better art direction
>better performance
really doesnt matter just play the one that looks the most interesting to you
or start from the first one
Just play Elden Ring
Aside from Sekiro, they all play like 80-90% the same, so just pick whatever one is on your platform and whatever is cheapest.
Just play one and don't bother with the rest
Bloodborne. Ignore the rest they're all unbearable in comparison, the difficulty level of Bloodborne is just right, the others are just stupid hard for the sake of being hard
Play Demon's Souls and Sekiro
If you really want more play Bloodborne
Ignore the rest they're trash
kingsfield or armored core
So Souls fans are admitting they're all the same game?
This series is literally FIFA for neckbeards lmao
You ever play fifa man? It's fun.
Yeah, I have some good memories with it, FIFA 07 had some banger songs
I strongly recommend you play in that exact order. Dark Souls 1 is the most basic and helps you understand how the game works without fricking you too hard. Bloodborne because it is great and you need time for the events of Dark Souls 3 to really impact you.
Then Sekiro will take you the longest by far to master so it goes last. Easy.
Elden Ring is just worse DaS2 with better graphics, you can skip it it is not worth playing
>Elden Ring is just worse DaS2 with better graphics
where is this meme coming from? dark souls 2 is the only souls game i dont like but i loved elden ring and they had nothing in common
>powerstancing finally returns but not as fluid or balanced
>game tries to appeal to the multiplayer-focused fanbase (removes factions for this reason) but falls flat on its face because the balancing of weapon arts is fricking awful (DaS2 somehow succeeded here)
>jogging-across-large-swaths-of-underutilized-land-instead-of-having-coherent-levels-or-connections-map-design-part-2
>bosses that are janky and never playtested and copy and pasted across the map in random corridors and places it doesn't even seem to make sense for them to be in
>tanimura's magikal(tm) gate keys that add nothing of value to the game
>you need a torch for that cave bro, it is too LE DARK to two-hand
Those similarities come to mind. I am sure there are many others but I can't think of them
just say that most enemies are unfun to fight like the ogres and will never stop attacking like the pre-patched drakekeepers in das2
I tried a Dark Souls 1 on Xbox 10 years ago and gave it a chance and just didn't like it. It's okay to not be "le hardcore gamer who only plays Prepare To Die Edition" if you just genuinely don't like the games. I feel like a lot of people buy them and never beat or enjoy them so the series stagnates and it isn't good for people who actually like it and want to see them desperate to improve.
The refund page
Seriously as someone with hundreds of hours on the souls games don't waste your time on this dogshit franchise
I'll tell you my order
I started with Elden Ring, expecting it to be the only one I'd ever play.
Since I didn't have a PS3 at the time, I folled in this order
Das1
Das2
Bloodbourne
Das3
Demon Souls (I went ahead and bought the PS3)
Demon Souls was the only game where the experience suffered for playing it last. But it's still a good game. Otherwise this is a good order, because you get a true sense of how this series developed over time, and each game sort of prepares you for the next.
Elden Ring is a good place to start because it's both the hardest to play solo, but most accessible if you are using Co-Op and using Summons. There's a lot of things that might actually ruin Elden Ring for you if you're already a fan of the series, since things you'll experience for the first time might instead appear to be recycled tricks taken from more concentrated games of previous. Just my opinion.
I've saved Sekiro for last and haven't gotten to it yet.
If you have PS then start with Bloodborne, otherwise start with DS1.
PS5 Remake, failing that jump into DS1.
Start with Dark Souls 2
Whatever you do, don't listen to people who tell you to skip Das2. You're allowed to hate it. But it's not nearly the trash fire that many would lead you to believe.
I didn't even make it to the first boss in DS2 because I hated it so much, but I still agree with this. Give it a go anyway, just frick it. Whatever you do, don't start with it though.
I kinda understand the copy and paste complaint if you start out at Hyde Tower. But after that, they game doesn't seem to ever do anything that bland again. I'd say it's the least bland of the series. I'm talking Scholar of the first Sin mind you. The enemy gank might be unfair design, but unlike any other game in the series they will despawn after killing them 12 times. This also might be seen as bad game design, but it actually balances the time you might waste if you're under-leveled and it's a good way to farm.
Play Bloodborne and Sekiro. The rest of the games doesn't matter.
Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, or Bloodborne. Start with one of those.
release date order
demon souls remake, dark souls, dark souls 2, bloodborne, dark souls 3, you can skip sekiro its kinda shit, elden ring...
basically release
filtered coop/magic Black person, also
>suggesting the fricking remake
Sekiro is really something once you learn how to play it's the most skill based one