Dark Souls Series

The Souls series is a series of action role-playing video games created and developed by FromSoftware. The series began with the release of Demon's Souls for the PlayStation 3 in 2009. Demon's Souls was followed by Dark Souls in 2011, and its sequels, Dark Souls II and Dark Souls III, in 2014 and 2016 respectively.

The Souls games are played in a third-person perspective, and focus on weapon and magic-based combat with monsters, and exploration. Players battle bosses, interact with the strange non-playable characters, and journey through the medieval-like, interconnected environments in order to progress through the story. The series is particularly notable for its difficulty.

The games take place within a medieval fantasy setting, where the player coexists with the likes of knights, dragons, and various monsters. The recurring theme of the games' settings is that of a once powerful and prosperous kingdom, which eventually fell into decadence after a series of unfortunate events. The players' goal varies between installments; the plot of Demon Souls follows an attempt to halt the spread of a demon-infested fog that would eventually shroud the world, while the plot of Dark Souls involved prolonging an age of prosperity and in the sequel finding a cure for the ailment known as "hollowing".

If you've played any of the Souls series, which one was the best, which one was the worst?

My favorite Souls game is a tie between 1 and 3. I did enjoy 2, but I feel like those are better Souls games overall. I think my main problem with 3 is the late game bosses being brutally difficult (looking at you Dancer....) because I am not that great at Souls. I started liking 1 alot more once I got the PC version because I could mod and Blighttown actually ran at a decent frame rate.

I'm still stuck on Belfry bitches in 1.
On Magus and the Congregation in 2
and CurseRotted Greatwood in 3

I enjoy all of the Dark souls games, my favorite is probably dark souls 1 or 2. Dark souls 3 was ok but too many bonfires and other than you didn't get many items in the beginning. It seemed easy. The swamps were lots of fun in 3rd one though.

Dark sOulS 2 will always be my all time fav and the 3rd one wasnt bad either..

Who here has bested the Gargoyles from 2

TheYorkieOfDoom wrote:

Who here has bested the Gargoyles from 2

I have. It took me a while because lightning isn't as useful against them as it is in 1.

RobMaster wrote:

TheYorkieOfDoom wrote:

Who here has bested the Gargoyles from 2

I have. It took me a while because lightning isn't as useful against them as it is in 1.

What weapon did you use? I'm currently using a Mace+7. Is it worth using an Ooze?

I think the broadsword. I don't think ooze will be very effective, but they are slightly weak to gold pine resin. Gold Pine Resin destroyed them in DS1

I find it hilarious I have beaten two of the Great Soul bosses yet the Belfry Gargoyles still stomp me

In case you didn't know, the Belfry Gargoyles are optional in DS2, so you really could save them for a bit later if you really want to.

Die hard fan right here.

I've spent more than 500 hours in each game right up to NG+7

This is my first Dark Souls game, but have played Bloodborne. I played for a week but need help on the crystal Mage boss and so far I like it but some things is complete bullshit of the gameplay.

How can a person calculate how many hours they spent in a game?