Current Events > I bought Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3, and Bloodborne

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Never played any of these From Software games, but I figured I would just go ahead and get them all in one swoop.

I know they're hard as fuck, but I want to sit down and learn them

That's some dedication to buy them all right off the bat. But, yay!

Stalolin posted...

That's some dedication to buy them all right off the bat. But, yay!

I build the collection first then grab and play second.

once you learn how to play one you'll be set for the rest so just start with demons because it's age shows the most and going back to it after playing later entries sucks

cmiller4642 posted...

I know they're hard as fuck

They're not

I'd recommend starting with Demon's Souls tbh to ease you into the style of these games. You can cheese a lot of things by choosing Royal as the starting class because they start with some magic and magic makes most of the game a relative cakewalk.

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Be sure to play Sekiro after Bloodborne or Dark Souls 3(not sure if you're going in order of release or not).

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Yeah I'm gonna play Demon's Souls before DS 1, 2, and 3

Bloodborne isn't related is it?

Nope. I just mentioned that because Dark Souls 3 released after Bloodborne.

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related? nah worth playing? hell yes

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Should I just go ahead and get Sekiro as well?

cmiller4642 posted...

Yeah I'm gonna play Demon's Souls before DS 1, 2, and 3

Bloodborne isn't related is it?

Same style of gameplay but more fast pace and based on HP Lovecraft's works instead of One Piece.

When you play Demon's Souls make sure to set up your PS3 to play on the private server, because the official ones shutdown a few years ago.
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cmiller4642 posted...

Should I just go ahead and get Sekiro as well?

Depends. As long as you're aware it's a very different combat system and there's no online/customisation/messages.

I love it though.

Stalolin posted...

Depends. As long as you're aware it's a very different combat system and there's no online/customisation/messages.

I love it though.

Actually if you play on PC, a couple of madlads added online via a mod.

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I need to play Demon's Souls, really miss that game

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Sekiro is a bit expensive, I'll probably wait on it. I tend to buy these games when they go to the $30-$20 range. I bet if I waited until the PS5 came out then it would be like $29.99

i regret not doin a playthrough of demon's b4 they shut the server down

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Divinehero posted...

i regret not doin a playthrough of demon's b4 they shut the server down

on one hand you won't experience one of the most unique bosses on the other hand you won't have to deal with the most broken PvP

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I tried DS3 and the game was so hard I stopped playing it. Funny thing was I did alright in Demon's Souls but I suck in the spirit sequels.

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well more accurately ANOTHER playthrough cuz i played demon's when it came out

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I'm actually pretty hyped to learn these games

Is it better to start with Demon's Souls or Bloodborne first?

I really want to play Bloodborne because everyone says it's like one of the best games on PS4

Bloodborne is good to start with but it has a very different sort of combat to it. The other games are a lot more similar to each other in combat and if you want to start with those I would either start with demons or dark souls 1

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demon's is a tad rough around the edges.. tbh u should do that 1st it shouldn't take terribly long to beat compared to later games

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you just have to be patient honestly.

Let the enemies attack you first and the game will be easy

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cmiller4642 posted...

I know they're hard as f***, but I want to sit down and learn them

They honestly arent that hard. Once you learn the From Style you'll be good. The only game for me that really switched it was Bloodborne because it forces you to play more aggressively.

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Divinehero posted...

i regret not doin a playthrough of demon's b4 they shut the server down

I think theres a private server or two you can connect to.

cmiller4642 posted...

I'm actually pretty hyped to learn these games

Is it better to start with Demon's Souls or Bloodborne first?

I really want to play Bloodborne because everyone says it's like one of the best games on PS4

release order always for every series ever. demons fist then dark, dark 2, bb, dark 3

nah play DS3 after BB because ds3 is SHIT compared to bb

Reis posted...

nah play DS3 after BB because ds3 is SHIT compared to bb

I've gotta disagree.

I think that Dark Souls 3 does some things better than Bloodborne (different builds, enemy designs, bosses, for the most part), but overall I prefer Bloodborne due to its atmosphere and all of the mysteries it has to reveal.

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boxington posted...

I've gotta disagree.

I think that Dark Souls 3 does some things better than Bloodborne (different builds, enemy designs, bosses, for the most part), but overall I prefer Bloodborne due to its atmosphere and all of the mysteries it has to reveal.

bro, I like you and I think you're a swell dude

but I never agree with you on anything media related

idk why, that's the first time I've legit laughed from a post in recent memory

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I'd play in this order:

Demons Souls
Dark Souls 1
Dark Souls 2
Dark Souls 3
Blooborne
Optional Sekiro

ProfessorKukui posted...

still missing king's field, shadow tower

People like to pretend they don't exist so they can claim Demon's Souls was actually inspired by some PC RPG almost no one in Japan played that has barely anything in common with it instead of the games the company themselves made and said they based Demon's Souls on.

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cmiller4642 posted...

I'm actually pretty hyped to learn these games

Is it better to start with Demon's Souls or Bloodborne first?

I really want to play Bloodborne because everyone says it's like one of the best games on PS4

Everyone has already said order of release

sLaCkEr408___RJ posted...

Everyone has already said order of release

Yeah. If younolay Bloodborne first it just makes the rest bland

Reis posted...

bro, I like you and I think you're a swell dude

but I never agree with you on anything media related

lol I'm just keeping it bro, I legit think you're a cool dude but I never find your takes on things media related agreeable

Reis posted...

lol I'm just keeping it bro, I legit think you're a cool dude but I never find your takes on things media related agreeable

>_>

it's all good.

I know my tastes can be seen as questionable by others.

for one, I could never get into Terminator 2, and I no longer feel bad about it.

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I personally would play Dark Souls 3 before Bloodborne. But that's just me.

Gonna ask a quick question since we're on the subject. I've played Bloodborne a couple years ago and loved it. I now have DS remaster and DS3. Do I play DS3 first since I am used to the fast pace or do I go back to DS1?

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I'd recommend the first Dark Souls first, since Dark Souls 3 is a sequel, and has elements (armor, settings, story related stuff, etc.) that it borrows/builds from from it, and you might not appreciate them as much otherwise

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careful you dont pop a blood vessel.

cmiller4642 posted...

I build the collection first then grab and play second.

I like the way you think

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Lordgold666 posted...

I like the way you think

Better to have hundreds of games at my fingertips. I love having a huge backlog in between AAA releases

Will og dark souls feel dated if I play the 2nd first? I've got demon's and ds2, but the prep to die ed dark souls is pretty hard to come by

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Solo_Wing posted...

Will og dark souls feel dated if I play the 2nd first? I've got demon's and ds2, but the prep to die ed dark souls is pretty hard to come by

No. 2 is probably more janky than 1 tbh. DS sequels are more different takes on a similar idea than strict improvements imo.

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