Souls Series

BronzeHeart92

BronzeHeart92

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    So, if I were to jump in and play Dark Souls and so on, which entry you would recommend as my first Souls game? Sure, they are all pretty difficult, with a death count likely in the hundreds. Still, if there's a game that would ease me to the series, I would like hear it from you.
     
    What platform? Do you care about multiplayer? Demon's Souls and Dark Souls 1 probably have dead player bases on consoles. All PC games are still active.

    You could start with any of them just fine. However, Dark Souls 3 might be too fast paced for beginners, while DS2:SotFS often forces the player to take on too many enemies at once. DS2 has some really odd design choices that make the early-game annoying to play through (e.g. need to level up Agility to get a decent roll). DS1 has slow combat that's easier to learn, plus you can use a bow for luring out individual enemies, which rarely works in DS2. Demon's Souls is great as well, but has some outdated mechanics (e.g. there's a limit on how many items you can carry so you have to store them at the hub). I can't comment on Bloodborne as I haven't played it. Overall, I think DS1 is the best introduction to the series.
     
    wolf said:
    What platform? Do you care about multiplayer? Demon's Souls and Dark Souls 1 probably have dead player bases on consoles. All PC games are still active.
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    I'm don't care too much about platforms but nowadays my platform of choice would be the PC which naturally would exclude Demon's Souls and Bloodborne from the equation.
     
    BronzeHeart92 said:
    I'm don't care too much about platforms but nowadays my platform of choice would be the PC which naturally would exclude Demon's Souls and Bloodborne from the equation.
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    If you're looking for precise controls, start with Dark Souls 3.

    If you're looking for lore in a chronological order, start with Dark Souls 1.

    If you want the easiest of the three games, start with Dark Souls 2.
     
    Precise controls in Dark Souls 3 made it the easiest in the series, imo.
     
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