Rank Every FromSoftware Game

[Dr.God]

Let's rank all Fromsoftware games from best to worst.

Of course, there is no definitively 'correct' ranking as everyone's opinion varies, but it'll be interesting to see how your own ranking compares to everyone else's.

FromSoftware has made 7 Soulslike games as of 2022:

Demon Souls
Dark Souls 1, 2 ,3
Bloodborne
Sekiro
...and most recently Elden Ring

[Dr.God]

I wonder if we'll get Dark Souls 4 or Elden Ring 2 first. I just hope it's not Sekiro 2.

[chriszewski]

1. Chromehounds
2. Elden Ring
3. Everything else

[Terminator]

you cant rank the masterpiece

[Finneli Felwitch]

Publicado originalmente por Terminator:

you cant rank the masterpiece

agreed The Adventures of Cookie and Cream was their best work.

[Whamarama]

Publicado originalmente por Dr.God:

I wonder if we'll get Dark Souls 4 or Elden Ring 2 first. I just hope it's not Sekiro 2.

we may get a dark souls in universe spin-off next.
idk if we'll get dark souls 4 so soon, since ds3 was pretty much the ending of that story.

[Backstabba]

Publicado originalmente por Wham:

Publicado originalmente por Dr.God:

I wonder if we'll get Dark Souls 4 or Elden Ring 2 first. I just hope it's not Sekiro 2.

we may get a dark souls in universe spin-off next.
idk if we'll get dark souls 4 so soon, since ds3 was pretty much the ending of that story.

I doubt we'd even get a spin off given how hostile to the idea of anything in DS not relating to the main story.

I mean look at how negative people's reactions to DS2 being an indirect continuation of the first game's story were.

Then think about how much worse it would be for spin offs.

[Nephew Sam]

Dark Souls 3 - my first and most fav, replayed over 50 times in total
Bloodborne
Sekiro
Demon's Souls (2009)
Elden Ring - pve good pvp trash
Dark Souls 2 - i hate shrine of amana
Demon's Souls (2020) - worse ost than original
Dark Souls 1 - great first playthru

I love all of them but you asked for ranking

[CourtesyFlush09]

Publicado originalmente por Backstabba:

Publicado originalmente por Wham:

we may get a dark souls in universe spin-off next.
idk if we'll get dark souls 4 so soon, since ds3 was pretty much the ending of that story.

I doubt we'd even get a spin off given how hostile to the idea of anything in DS not relating to the main story.

I mean look at how negative people's reactions to DS2 being an indirect continuation of the first game's story were.

Then think about how much worse it would be for spin offs.

Miyazaki himself said that DS3 was the end of the series for him. But he also said he wouldn't object if someone else continued the series.

[Sports]

Starting from best;

Dark Souls
Bloodborne
Demons' Souls
Dark Souls II
Sekiro
Elden Ring
Dark Souls III

My first game was Demons' Souls. I beat the game a little before Dark Souls came out. When I beat Dark Souls, went back to Demons' before Dark Souls II came out, game was super easy after playing Dark Souls, but still so good. Dark Souls II felt very different but was still very good, even if it had MAJOR flaws. Then, there was Bloodborne.. which was the first "next gen" game and was absolutely incredible. Then, Dark Souls III came out, which was pretty good at first sight, but ended up being a chore and a mashup of the first one... not so good (overall boring game). Sekiro was a very good first play through, but not much after that. Elden Ring combines ALL those games but for me is a chore because it's too long and I couldn't care less for open world stuff.

Dark Souls II, Sekiro and Elden Ring could be placed at an equal level to be honest. But I just dislike Dark Souls III.

Dark Souls is the best game. The world just feels so good.

[Backstabba]

Publicado originalmente por CourtesyFlush90:

Miyazaki himself said that DS3 was the end of the series for him. But he also said he wouldn't object if someone else continued the series.

Sadly again with the fan base to this very day hating on DS2 because miyazaki himself didn't direct it....

I am serious and its not an uncommon opinion.

There's not much Fromsoft can do with the dark souls franchise that WOULDN'T piss of the fanbase in some way.

I remember reading an interview that said roughly:
DS2 story idea was that Dark Souls would be like final fantasy where games would take place in the same universe but would be self contained...

Then the fan reaction to DS2 happened and that went straight out the window.

[Ronin Gamer]

Never played Demon Souls so have to mark that one off the list, but aside from that mine might be a tad different from most...

DS3
DS2
Bloodborne
DS1
Elden Ring
Sekiro

Hated Sekiro, which is just my personal subjective bias, but am not the biggest fan of elden ring either due to the open world aspect. Also while it's not the top of my list, DS2 was where I entered the series at and the original version I always thought was an excellent starting point for people who are unfamiliar with Souls titles and allowed me to get into the mind set while also giving me my first big moments against bosses and such, so it holds a special place for me specifically. I understand why some people don't like it as much as the other titles, but I don't think it's as bad as people make it out to be either.

[Ronin Gamer]

Publicado originalmente por Backstabba:

Publicado originalmente por CourtesyFlush90:

Miyazaki himself said that DS3 was the end of the series for him. But he also said he wouldn't object if someone else continued the series.

Sadly again with the fan base to this very day hating on DS2 because miyazaki himself didn't direct it....

I am serious and its not an uncommon opinion.

There's not much Fromsoft can do with the dark souls franchise that WOULDN'T piss of the fanbase in some way.

I remember reading an interview that said roughly:
DS2 story idea was that Dark Souls would be like final fantasy where games would take place in the same universe but would be self contained...

Then the fan reaction to DS2 happened and that went straight out the window.

Given how all the co-op players and invaders are technically coming from alternate versions of existence having a fluid Souls universe where things aren't exact continuations of things in the past DOES make sense, hell it even still ties into what they did with the ending to DS3 so it's still there to some extent, just maybe not the exact amount some might have thought to do prior.

[hemorrhage911]

Publicado originalmente por Wham:

Publicado originalmente por Dr.God:

I wonder if we'll get Dark Souls 4 or Elden Ring 2 first. I just hope it's not Sekiro 2.

we may get a dark souls in universe spin-off next.
idk if we'll get dark souls 4 so soon, since ds3 was pretty much the ending of that story.

Really think Bandai Namco is going to try and milk Elden Ring to death - they have already commented how they want Elden Ring to also reach "other forms of media" - so don't be surprised if we get an anime series or movie alongside a sequel.

[hemorrhage911]

A lot of DS3 love - I think it's a really good game, but man, that game was ripped to shred in it's final year of development from game mechanics to story. I've accepted what DS3 is now and enjoy it for what it is, but it's not what I wanted from a Miyazaki directed sequel. I also think, at least the base game, is the least inspired I have ever seen Miyazaki's work.

And can anyone explain to me what the hell "The Deep" actually is or was Miyazaki still reading too much Lovecraft?

[Backstabba]

Publicado originalmente por Ronin Gamer:

Given how all the co-op players and invaders are technically coming from alternate versions of existence having a fluid Souls universe where things aren't exact continuations of things in the past DOES make sense, hell it even still ties into what they did with the ending to DS3 so it's still there to some extent, just maybe not the exact amount some might have thought to do prior.

My point was that the issue isn't story/thematic being the issue its the:

"No matter what we do or how well we do it it will piss off the fans."

Hence why i brought up the miyazaki example as a lot of fans literally won't accept any Dark Souls game unless he's the one making it.

The dev's hands are tied by the fan base hence why things like elden ring which are dark souls adjacent/spiritual successors are being made instead.

As its their only real way of continuing the series without the fanbase rioting.