Current Events > Bloodborne = DS3 > Elden > DS1 > Demon's > DS2

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not including sekiro, but if i did it would be in front

all 10s btw

ER > DS1 > DS3 > Bloodborne > Demon's > DS2 = Sekiro

I'd probably go:

Bloodborne > Elden Ring Dark Souls 3 > Demon's Souls > Dark Souls Dark Souls 2

Dark Souls 2 is genuine poop but the rest all range from great to greater.

boxoto posted...

I'd probably go:

Bloodborne > Elden Ring Dark Souls 3 > Demon's Souls > Dark Souls Dark Souls 2

really good list

lilORANG posted...

Dark Souls 2 is genuine poop but the rest all range from great to greater.

its funny. ds2 has zero good bosses. zero. but its still a 10 for me. i love the writing and mood so much. its oppressively somber

ER is their best work

Ive not played Demonks, DS2, or DS3.

So Id go BB > ER > DS1

In terms of raw enjoyment

(Seki) > DS3 = BB > DS1 > ER = DS2 = SoftS

Haven't played Demons Souls

I think DS1 is good and DeS is also pretty good.
And DS2 sucks.
And then I took the hint and stopped playing them.

Oh, but there were these Dark Souls 3 boss vs boss videos that make me want to be nice to the game even though I don't want to play it.
And I did play Bloodborne on someone's console once, I was told I got about 2/3 through the game. Wasn't that impressed.

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ds3 > sekiro > ds1 > bb >> er > des >>>> ds2

er > bb > des = das > das 3 > das 2

das 2 is a 7
das 3 8.5
das/des 9/10
er/bb 10/10

Theyre all amazing. Its impossible to rank some ahead of others. Its easier to rank aspects of the games, like bosses, DLC, etc.

DLC: DS3 > DS2 > Bloodborne > DS1

For me BB > DS3 > DeS > DS > DS2

I am not ranking Elden Ring until all the DLC is out, because that can make a huge difference (DLC was often some of the best content). Sekiro isn't the same genre, but I love it and it has the some of the best boss fights of possibly any game ever.

DS1 = Demon's Souls is the only change I would put in the ranking but yeah it's a good ranking.

Bloodborne >= DS3 > ER > Demon's Souls = DS1 > DS2

Bloodborne = 3 > ER > 2 > 1

imo

Elden ring > DS3 = Bloodborne > DS1 > Demon's > DS2

Elden Ring the only one I didnt finish, got to the crumbling part and got bored.

People are way to harsh on Dark Souls 2

Fellas literally claiming the game with the Bed of Chaos is better than it.

It refined the gameplay from Demons Souls and DS1 so much.

yea Dark 2 may not have anything going for it in terms of bosses, encounter design, or unintuitive movement, but it more than makes up for it in tone and presence. it has some of the best writing From's put out. and it has one of the best characters of the franchise. game's a 10

DS3 is one long ass hallway. all flash and no substance. garbage.
ER quantity over quality. garbage.

Everyone voting 2 last played it for an hour then turned it off.

Bloodborne > DS 1 = DS 2 > DS3 > Demons > ER

SicSlayer posted...

DS3 is one long ass HALLWAY. all flash and no substance. garbage.
ER quantity over quality. garbage.

Everyone voting 2 last played it for an hour then turned it off.

Bloodborne > DS 1 = DS 2 > DS3 > Demons > ER

i have like 500 hours minimum on all of these lol

SicSlayer posted...

DS3 is one long ass hallway. all flash and no substance. garbage.
ER quantity over quality. garbage.

Everyone voting 2 last played it for an hour then turned it off.

Bloodborne > DS 1 = DS 2 > DS3 > Demons > ER

I've beaten them all numerous times bud, perhaps your opinion is just outside the norm? DS3 has the best gameplay before Elden Ring in terms of build variety and speed. DS2 has fucking ADP, so it loses by default.

Kaldrenthebold posted...

DS2 has fucking ADP, so it loses by default

Not once, in any playthrough, have I ever touched ADP. I do not understand how this is constantly parroted. Completely unnecessary.

SicSlayer posted...

Not once, in any playthrough, have I ever touched ADP. I do not understand how this is constantly parroted. Completely unnecessary.

It absolutely is, and you are mistaken if you think it's not an issue. It absolutely is an issue, which is why it's brought up all the time. Rolling and the associated iframes being tied to a stat is stupid and unnecessary. Otherwise you dodge and get hit all the time and wonder "what the hell?". Cause the game was designed terribly. The encounters are awful, the bosses are boring, the controls are wacked. The sheer scope of the game and non-linearity is all it has going for it. That and Majula is the best hub area of them all.

Maybe

Kaldrenthebold posted...

It absolutely is, and you are mistaken if you think it's not an issue. It absolutely is an issue, which is why it's brought up all the time. Rolling and the associated iframes being tied to a stat is stupid and unnecessary. Otherwise you dodge and get hit all the time and wonder "what the hell?". Cause the game was designed terribly. The encounters are awful, the bosses are boring, the controls are wacked. The sheer scope of the game and non-linearity is all it has going for it. That and Majula is the best hub area of them all.

how are the controls whacked? because the roll is slightly different? oh lord. heard all I need to hear from you.

Kaldrenthebold posted...

It absolutely is, and you are mistaken if you think it's not an issue. It absolutely is an issue, which is why it's brought up all the time. Rolling and the associated iframes being tied to a stat is stupid and unnecessary. Otherwise you dodge and get hit all the time and wonder "what the hell?". Cause the game was designed terribly. The encounters are awful, the bosses are boring, the controls are wacked. The sheer scope of the game and non-linearity is all it has going for it. That and Majula is the best hub area of them all.

tbf to them, I've never leveled adp. its a shit system and i refuse to do it, as a protest

the controls are most deff whacked tho

Sekiro shadows don't lie twice>Elden Ring>>>BB for me

Dungeater posted...

yea Dark 2 may not have anything going for it in terms of bosses, encounter design, or unintuitive movement, but it more than makes up for it in tone and presence. it has some of the best writing From's put out. and it has one of the best characters of the franchise. game's a 10

Lol, everything sucks about the game besides the story that no one plays these games for, 10/10. If DS 2 is a 10/10 then what is Bloodborne, a 20 out of 10? The only good thing about DS2 is how many weapons, armor and builds there are in the game, but at this point Elden Ring does a better job at that. DS 2 is the embodiment of mediocre. If it didn't have the DS name attached to it, no one care about it

SicSlayer posted...

how are the controls whacked? because the roll is slightly different? oh lord. heard all I need to hear from you.

Yes, it's clunky and feels like shit. You are free to bury your head in the sand as you already have with all the other complaints, but it exists and ignoring it won't do you any good.

I'd put Bloodborne at the top if it weren't for the technical stuff, that game runs badly and the loading is slow.

If it got a remaster and came to modern technology, would easily be GOAT

DragonClaw01 posted...

If DS 2 is a 10/10 then what is Bloodborne, a 20 out of 10

yea

For my personal enjoyment, Bloodborne is at the top and Dark Souls 1 is lowest. All the others swim around each other based on my mood.

Dark Souls 2 is underappreciated, especially once Scholar came out.

MC_BatCommander posted...

I'd put Bloodborne at the top if it weren't for the technical stuff, that game runs badly and the loading is slow.

If it got a remaster and came to modern technology, would easily be GOAT

The only other beefs I have with that game is I feel like half the bosses in the base game are a bit lame, either being failed gimmick bosses like the Witches & Micolash or screen filling monstrosities that make the camera call uncle. The DLC bosses are insane, the best I the series, but some of the base game bosses, yeesh. DS 3 had the best bosses, but it feels a bit stale in terms of level design, so overall I still prefer Bloodborne over it, since the total package just feels better.

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My list is similar to TC's, but I've often argued that DkS 3 is underappreciated, coming so close on the heels of Bloodborne. Bloodborne was a tough act to follow.

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i just love how miserable it is. apocalypse came and went. there's practically no real hope for the world. the only blue sky you see is a memory, or perhaps an illusion. it's just miserable.

The apocalypse doesn't happen until the end of 3

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Because it feels better to play (subjectively) and doesn't shit the bed after Anor Londo (objectively).

Also, "how could a sequel be better" is a weird position.

Kaldrenthebold posted...

Yes, it's clunky and feels like shit. You are free to bury your head in the sand as you already have with all the other complaints, but it exists and ignoring it won't do you any good.

what exactly do you want me to address? your two basic bitch complaints everyone makes about the game? bosses and encounters? groundbreaking stuff here.

Encounters were greatly improved in SOTFS (in my opinion) and you're absolutely right on the bosses. But they also greatly improved on that in the DLC..... just like every other FromSoft game. The DLC's for this game are fantastic and it's very evident that if the game didn't have such a troubling development they really could have knocked it out of the park.

I'm glad this board came to their senses and realized just how shit Dark Souls 2 STILL is despite its DLCs.

Anyway

Dark Souls 1 > Elden Ring > Bloodborne (I'd rank it higher, but it runs pretty badly) > OG Demon's Souls > Dark Souls 3 > Sekiro >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shit Souls 2 (What the FUCK were they thinking?)

SicSlayer posted...

your two basic bitch complaints everyone makes about the game? bosses and encounters?

I thought the two most common complaints were Soul Memory and Adaptability?

Kaldrenthebold posted...

DS2 has fucking ADP, so it loses by default.

Why is this a point against DS2 but DS1 having a stat that's literally a noob trap (resistance) doesn't count against 1

People really are too hard on 2 while choosing to overlook some absolutely dogshit design choices in 1

Gwynevere posted...

Why is this a point against DS2 but DS1 having a stat that's literally a noob trap (resistance) doesn't count against 1

People really are too hard on 2 while choosing to overlook some absolutely dogshit design choices in 1

The problem with your gripe is that the sequel had 2 games to learn mistakes from. Not only did it NOT learn from them, it needlessly created all new ones.

Gwynevere posted...

Why is this a point against DS2 but DS1 having a stat that's literally a noob trap (resistance) doesn't count against 1

People really are too hard on 2 while choosing to overlook some absolutely dogshit design choices in 1

tbf 2's dumb choices are a lot more inhibiting and noticeable. a player not taking a skill in 1 isnt going to constantly run into any annoyances cuz of it, whereas the same cant be said for adaptability

which i dont level

and i do fine

Dungeater posted...

tbf 2's dumb choices are a lot more inhibiting and noticeable. a player not taking a skill in 1 isnt going to constantly run into any annoyances cuz of it, whereas the same cant be said for adaptability

which i dont level

and i do fine

I view ADP through the lens of any other RPG stat that tends to dictate your chance to evade hits. So it's serving a similar function to dexterity in a lot of other classic RPGs.

That's how I've always looked at DS2 in general though. It's much more akin to classic RPG mechanics than the rest of the series, and I appreciate that approach

I rank Bloodborne last just because it has the most insufferable fan base of all souls games