I’ve never tried a SL1 run of any From game before. I might have to give it a go. I think I’d probably start with DS1 since I prefer it, but I’ll also try DS3 SL1 too. I do like the idea of not worrying about souls upon death. That sounds quite nice.
Man every time I hear about Bloodborne I want to play it more. I just really wish I had a PS4.
At the moment, I’d rank them:
Sekiro
Elden Ring
Dark Souls
Dark Souls III
Guaranteed DS1 will be #1 when I’ve played it a few more times though.
I’ve started DS2 and it’s… alright. Difficulty so far is more annoying than challenging, and it hasn’t hooked me yet, but maybe it’ll get there soon. I just got to No Man’s Wharf which is a pretty cool looking area at least, definitely my favourite in this game so far, so maybe it’ll start to pick up from here. I’ve heard that the Greatsword is found here which is exciting, I much prefer ultra greatswords to any other weapon type. I’m currently using a mace which is fine but I miss the reach. For context I just finished DS3 using the Zwei in early game and then the Fume Ultra Greatsword (which I’m also looking forward to eventually getting to use in this game, it’s probably a late game weapon though if I were to guess). I’m kind of surprised I haven’t found my beloved Zwei yet in DS2, nor my Baemore. Those are my two favourites from DS1+3. If I find the Zwei, I hope it’s as much of a pancake machine as it was in DS1
I absolutely will. I’ve heard the DLC is the best part by many people, and I want to get miserable dying to Orphan of Kos on repeat.
I’m undecided if I should get a PS4 or a PS5. I have Demon’s Souls via emulation on PC so I could save a fair bit of money and get a used PS4, but I also kind of want to try the DeS Remake too. I definitely want one though, I want to play Bloodborne so bad
Sounds like my experience with the Twin Princes. Died so many times to them that my most recent attempt against them was flawless. Really cool feeling for sure.
I’m going to make an update to the bottom of the post but I’ll tell you here first, I powered through the rest of the Ringed City and completed it. I haven’t killed Midir yet, but besides that I’ve killed every boss and explored every area of Dark Souls III. Midir is just a bit too tough for now, I’m going to put the game down for a while and work my way through Dark Souls II I think. One day I’ll come back and kill Midir, but that day is not today. For the time being, Midir stands as the only boss to beat me, the player (obviously my character has died many times though)
Man, that sounds awesome. I really wanna do a co-op run but only two of my friends play it on pc and both are too busy/schedules don’t line up. Maybe one day.
Good luck on the Ringed City! I’m currently doing that too. Stuck on Midir, super tough boss for sure. Part of me wants to skip that fight, but I’m undecided. I don’t want a boss to defeat me if that makes sense. But at the same time I don’t wanna stop playing out of frustration. If you haven’t played Ashes of Ariendel I’d highly recommend starting with that one. It’s much less frustrating, and a fair bit easier too. Friede is an exception but other than that the dlc as a whole is considerably more friendly and should be played first. Plus it was released first too, so chronologically it makes the most sense as well
I loved the fight with Owl on top of Ashina castle. It was really hard until it wasn’t, and now I breeze through him every time. As soon as I got it, the fight became methodical. I hope if you go back to it, you find the same to be true.
Funny, from what I’ve heard, Demon’s Souls tends to be the easier one and Bloodborne is supposed to be pretty tough. Orphan of Kos and Ludwig tend to top the charts for SoulsBorne boss difficulty lists. I’m considering buying a PS5 just for Bloodborne and DeS Remake, like you did.
Sekiro - I don’t think there’s a part of this game I don’t fully know all about at this point, I got so obsessed with it. While not as replayable, it probably had the most affect on me
Elden Ring - it’s what convinced me to get back into FromSoft games, and that alone makes it special for me. It’s also the one I have the most hours in, and the one I’ve replayed the most. Super hyped for the dlc, a rare case where I’ll buy something day one
Dark Souls - this’ll probably move up in the list once I’ve had more time with it, as I’ve only completed it once. Ask me in a year or two and it’ll probably be #1, but for now it sits at third place
Dark Souls III - my most nostalgic for sure, and has the best second half of any game (other than maybe Sekiro), but the Ringed City and gamey bosses knocked it down several pegs. Still a fantastic game though to be sure
Armored Core VI - I haven’t completed it yet so hard to put it any higher than here, plus the gameplay loop isn’t as satisfying for me as the rest (I think I just prefer melee games honestly), but it’s still an excellent game and I’m having a lot of fun
Thanks for your time writing that out! I’ll definitely use it as a reference when I go back to DS2 again. After I finish the Ringed City DLC I’ll be back. I just have to beat Midir, Halflight, and Gael first. I’ve only got two attempts put into Midir so far but that’s a tough fight. I think I got him to half health on my second try before dying. I might be a little while before beating him
I still fully intend on playing it, I just haven’t completed it yet. After DS3 I’m going to force myself to start it, I feel like once I get going and get used to it I’ll really enjoy it. I just need to get there first. After I kill Midir, Halflight, and Gael, I’m going to DS2 again to get through it proper
I want to play Bloodborne so bad. It looks so, so good. And I have basically none of it spoiled for me either. It’s got the perfect atmosphere, it’s by my favourite developers, and I’ve heard a lot of FromSoft fans call it their favourite. Apparently it was Miyazaki’s dream game to make, from what I’ve heard. Unfortunately I don’t have a PlayStation, the only way I played a little bit of Demon’s Souls is through emulation, but I’m really tempted to buy a PS4 just for Bloodborne. Or maybe a PS5 so I can also play the Demon’s Souls remake. I genuinely don’t know what to play after 100% completing all the FromSoft games on steam. I’ve got a massive list of games to get through, a bunch that were recommended to me by kind folks on here from another post, but I played a couple and Dark Souls has sorta ruined third person action games for me as I mentioned in my post, so I’ll have to either wait a while or really try to appreciate them again. I played a bit of Control but I kept thinking how i wish I were playing a game that felt like Dark Souls so I only got a couple hours into that before stopping. Maybe by the time I finish all these games, either Starfield or Buldur’s Gate III will have gone on sale and I’ll try one of them out. A bunch of my coworkers are talking about BG3 and how amazing it is, and I’m cautiously optimistic for Starfield too. But I wanna wait a while for both. Or maybe I’ll just start doing challenge runs of Dark Souls. Yeah, that sounds like a better idea
I’d like to say that yeah, I know I put a lot more work into my write-up for DS3 than the rest, probably combined, but (a) it was my first and most meaningful, (b) it’s also my most recent so it’s fresh on my mind, and (c) this was originally just going to be a write-up on DS3 but I decided to change my post to be about my FromSoft journey because that seemed more fun to write.
I’d also like to make a minor update to the post. Immediately after posting it I decided to give the Ringed City another shot. As soon as I loaded in, I was embered and noticed a summon sign at the bonfire, so I decided to co-op the next area. We made it to bridge Midir and then I died by falling off a cliff like an idiot and didn’t find another summon sign after. I’m not sure who you are, but thank you kind stranger. You made me willing to go through the rest of this dlc. In the extremely rare chance you somehow come across this comment, I’d like to say I killed bridge Midir and made it to real Midir. I died twice to this boss so far and so I’ve put a pause on it for the time being, so I can get some sleep, since I’ve got an important day at work tomorrow, but thank you stranger for your help. I’ll never forget you
Not sure if you’d call it a hobby or more of a collection but I collect mechanical wrist watches and that can get expensive fast.
I started with a mechanical under $100, with a decent movement and a display back case so I could see the gears and rotor inside, and that could’ve been it. But once you get the bug, you want to get different types of movements, different case sizes, maybe some complications, sooner or later you’re going to start wanting some hand finishing, and then it gets really expensive. I wanna get into mechanical watch repair too but that gets really expensive and takes a lot of skill and time so I’m going to hold off a few years I think. Plus once I go there, there’s no coming back. I’ll be buying broken stuff on eBay constantly and there goes all my paycheques
I’m surprised at how few mentioned google. That’s my biggest one for sure. Not perfectly but I’m trying to get away. I think YouTube is the only thing I consciously use regularly but that’ll be a tough habit to break
I’d say so yeah. I personally prefer the first one, though the second is obviously great as well. I played the first one after the second one too. RDR2 probably has the better world for just messing around, but I preferred completing the first one.
By the time I get to playing a series usually several games in that series have come out. I usually play games that are 5+ years old, I don’t have time to keep up with current releases and that’s more expensive anyway. Playing on a multi-year delay keeps me away from over-hype of game releases and by the time I play them they’re patched, have all dlc, whatever else is applicable. I don’t do it for every game obviously but it’s my typical way of buying games
I’ve never tried a SL1 run of any From game before. I might have to give it a go. I think I’d probably start with DS1 since I prefer it, but I’ll also try DS3 SL1 too. I do like the idea of not worrying about souls upon death. That sounds quite nice.
Man every time I hear about Bloodborne I want to play it more. I just really wish I had a PS4.
At the moment, I’d rank them: Sekiro Elden Ring Dark Souls Dark Souls III
Guaranteed DS1 will be #1 when I’ve played it a few more times though.
I’ve started DS2 and it’s… alright. Difficulty so far is more annoying than challenging, and it hasn’t hooked me yet, but maybe it’ll get there soon. I just got to No Man’s Wharf which is a pretty cool looking area at least, definitely my favourite in this game so far, so maybe it’ll start to pick up from here. I’ve heard that the Greatsword is found here which is exciting, I much prefer ultra greatswords to any other weapon type. I’m currently using a mace which is fine but I miss the reach. For context I just finished DS3 using the Zwei in early game and then the Fume Ultra Greatsword (which I’m also looking forward to eventually getting to use in this game, it’s probably a late game weapon though if I were to guess). I’m kind of surprised I haven’t found my beloved Zwei yet in DS2, nor my Baemore. Those are my two favourites from DS1+3. If I find the Zwei, I hope it’s as much of a pancake machine as it was in DS1