I am wondering if there is a strong correlation between people’s favorite Fromsoft games, and the order that they were played in. Specifically, whether or a not someone’s entrance to the series usually ends up being their favorite.My ranking is as follows;1.Sekiro 2. DS3 3. Elden Ring 4. Dark soulsDidn’t play 5. Bloodborne (plz make a pc port </3) 6. DS2 7. Demon soulsMy play order; sekiro -> DS1 -> DS3-> Elden Ring

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  • yesman@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    DS1, judging by playtime, you’d think it’s my favorite game, but I prefer Sekiro.

  • Weirdfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I believe I at least started a play through on all of them in order.

    Did not even remotely understand Demons souls, and it kept going back on the shelf.

    Same with DS1, DS2, Bloodborn, and DS3, maybe finishing a tutorial boss and exploring a bit, but always getting confused and frustrated.

    Then I read a post talking about calling in a summon who “Ran in like a naked Jedi with just a Katana” and said to myself, maybe I am playing these games wrong.

    So I looked up some youtube videos, learned about the mechanics, and started DS3 to become a naked Jedi.

    I had the absolute best fucking time. It took a while, but grinding levels and learning to dance around with light roll and fast agressive attacks was a blast.

    To answer your question, it’s hard to say what was my first Souls game. The first I played, the first where I started to git gud, or the first one I finished, which I believe was actually going back to Demons Souls.

    As far as which ones I prefer, DS1 > Eldenring > Bloodborn > DS3 > Demon Souls > Sekiro > DS2.

    This doesn’t mean I hate on Sekiro, in fact I also completely love DS2 for all its janky, but out of all of them, Sekiro is the least of an RPG, and there is just something about it that never clicked with me.

    I’m sure it is a combination of skill issue and just not understanding the mechanics, as well as not know what the various items are about.

    Maybe I’ll go back to it after the Eldenring DLC.

  • emericaEnglish
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    6 months ago

    First FromSoft was DS3 for me but Sekiro is still my favorite. I had played other Souls-likes before though, I think The Surge was my first, maybe Nioh. Can’t remember for sure but Sekiro is still my favorite of them all.

  • LNRDrone@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Play order: DS2, DS3, Bloodborne, Demon’s Souls (original), DS1, Elden Ring, have not played Sekiro yet. Ranking: Elden Ring, DS1, Bloodborne, DS3, DS2, Demon’s Souls. DS2 still has most play time of them at over 400 hours, though Elden Ring will likely go over that when I have time to play the DLC

  • ZombiFrancisEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Dark Souls. It is my favorite for story, lore, atmosphere, and, well “vibes”.

    But FromSoft has learned from every release and it shows. Every new entry has something better than what came before it in some way.