Community Ranks Soulsborne Games from Worst to Best (Including Elden Ring)
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- I polled my community to rank the Dark Souls series, Demon's Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring from worst to best. How did it pan out, and why is Soulsborne the best series of games ever to exist? Watch the video to find out. Or ELSE!
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6: 4:59
5: 9:39
4: 13:53
3: 17:30
2: 21:22
1: 24:30 - Ігри
4:05 We're not gonna talk about the absolute mastery of skill expression shown here?
Oh man...
You don’t wanna know what happened to that guy once I got my hands on him
9:20 this man said semen on dong and no one batted an eye
Bro was looking for this comment
I think a lot of people who started with DS3 or later tend to go back to DS1 and are off put by the older, more janky mechanics. So I think it is harder for a lot of people to appreciate the game as a whole.
I did Bloodborne first and hated it, then on NG+ loved it, then played Dark souls 1 and hated it. Then Dark Souls III and loved it. Then went back to Dark souls 1 with renewed interest and now it's one of my favourite games of all time. Just such an interesting journey.
Played DS1 first, 6th place on my list. It's a great experience overall, but the janky, cumbersome, and/or convoluted nature of a lot of its mechanics and design choices also makes it easily the most inconsistent of the series for me and really pushes it down the list. Also, liked the world design but wasn't as into it as a lot of others.
Ds1 feels like tank controls. It's just too old to play. Back in its day though it was rightfully considered a masterpiece. It's like silent Hill, just too archaic to be played today
@@runamerone5492 what a rollercoaster!
@@iHaveTheDocuments Silent Hill is not focused on the gameplay, though, really. Or at least not the combat. The story, the atmosphere and horror aspects of that game, as well as the exploration, is more than enough to render it playable even by today's standards, especially SH2 and SH3.
My current opinion is
1) Sekiro: I personally fail to think of any flaws this game has. Obviously the gameplay is where this game surpasses the others, but it also holds its own in other departments. The quality of Sekiro’s boss roster is consistently close to if not on par with DS3, with only ape duo and maybe the bulls standing out as bad. I also feel Sekiro’s environments are underappreciated. None of them feel completely dull and there are also overlooked details scattered around the map like the child corpses dumped and hidden around Senpou. This game also has the best consumables imo (don’t ask). Even though people may place Sekiro lower because it doesn’t have the same grandiose and awe-inspiring elements to its designs, the aspects where it succeeds more than compensate.
2) ER: Elden Ring excels in exploration and art direction. The legacy dungeons are peak FromSoft level design, but ER definitely suffers from the size of the open fields and the sheer amount of filler content. Mountaintops and Consecrated Snowfield cause the game to drop in quality, however I feel like the endgame is not nearly as bad as it is made out to be. Farum Azula is severely underrated and Haligtree’s layout by itself is decent enough. I’ve also come to disagree that the bosses’ movesets are too overbearing after playing for posture damage. Old Hunters definitely gave BB a huge boost, so perhaps SoTE will lift ER to my #1 spot.
3) BB: Bloodborne’s atmosphere really does just hit different. Bloodborne also has the best weapons and combat mechanics are satisfyingly visceral. However I feel like BB sometimes shares the same black-gray-brown palette issue as DS3. Still I would say BB’s level design is overall better than DS3. However BB does fall behind DS3 on boss quality. BB has many of my favorite bosses among these games but it also has many encounters that feel rather mundane.
4) DS1: The areas of this game have this almost fever-dreamish quality to them, making it quite the unique experience, and I’d even say the old graphics work in its favor in this regard. All around good design but the age of this game with its clunky mechanics etc makes me put it here.
5) DS3: This game has great bosses in both mechanics and badassery. But tbh that’s all it really has going for me. Though there are some exceptions, the levels in this game really are a drag to walk through. I feel like this game attempted to imitate BB while staying true to DS and ultimately got stretched out between the two.
Lies of P??
@@demolishergaming6593 Not a FromSoft game and I haven’t played it yet
You can't go wrong having DS3, Sekiro, Bloodborne or Elden Ring as your favorite. All masterpieces
Fax
Agree
What if I have Lies of P as first??
@@demolishergaming6593 It's cool and good game
@@demolishergaming6593 This video is only for the Fromsoftware Soulsborne games. Not Soulslikes...
Yes, please more community rankings! It was a pleasure to participate and seeing my comment beeing read 😅
I never played BB and Demons Souls. So here's my top 5.
1 - Sekiro
2 - DS3
3 - Elden Ring
4 - DS2
5 - Dark Souls
DS3 was my first souls game. And DS is an amazing game, I just prefer the others more.
You have to play Bloodborne and Demon's Souls Remake, you can buy it for less than £20 on some sites
when bloodborne comes to pc it’ll be like jesus being resurrected
You really should play bloodborne it’s incredible
I've been saving a nut for the day bloodborne 2 gets announced.
@@evansinclair1999I wish! I don't have a PlayStation
Expected, Elden Ring will always win, and deservedly so, best legacy dungeons, best combat (excluding Sekiro as it’s different), best bosses, best environmental variety, best OST (highly subjective), best build variety, and it's an open-world too which propels it to the stratosphere albeit with some negatives here and there, but it's the best From Software Soulsborne game without a doubt. We still have the DLC coming too! Great video Nightwalk2.
I have some issues with it but in terms of scale and what they achieve it is the best
Glad you enjoyed!
Not the best ost or best bosses
@@xanderduncan9885 OST is highly subjective so it’s OK if you didn’t like it, but as for bosses, it really has the best bosses in the series, the most interesting & intricately made bosses mechanically wise, it can be measurably proven, ofc I’m talking about the main bosses (remembrance ones).
@@HeyTarnishedno it doesn’t, the bosses are cheap and just feel weird. Constant delayed attacks and insanely fast combos that don’t flow well. The games an unbalanced mess.
Ds3, sekiro and bloodborne clears elden ring in every aspect
Hey I made the vid, keep it up man always good to see you posting and we do indeed need more community rankings
My list:
1 - Sekiro was the first game I played on this list and I am very fond of it. It has the best feeling of achievement, where you need to learn the combat system. It get progressively more difficult but you also become progressively better. It also ends with the most difficult boss (not depending on ending) which none of the other games do.
2 - Bloodborne has fantastic atomosphere and boss design which makes it special. Bloodborne encourages you to play aggressive and you get rewarded for it.
3 - DS3 perfected the dark souls formoula and is very enjoyable to play. Fantastic boss designs but the base game bosses lack difficulty but the later DLC:s really makes up for it. One thing I dislike about it is that is looks very similar to Bloodborne and lacks coulor and light like the DS1 and DS2 have.
4 - Elden Ring is a very mixed bag for me. It does some things better than all games but it feels also feels the most repetitive in the series. You fight a boss at the end of dungeon or cave and it is the same you have already tought 4 times before it makes the first time you beat it seem less special. I hate the horse combat, it feels very clunky when you swing your weapon. Elden Ring has the best bosses in the series (excluding Sekiro) and they are very visually amusing. Elden Ring also has fantastic boss music and I got goosebumps the first time I fought Radagon.
5 - DS1 has fantastic level design, probably my favorite in the series. Amazing looking bosses and the music is good too. Obviously the combat is lacking compared to the ones that are higher on the list but still one of the best games of all time.
6 - Demon Souls set the foundation for the series. The remake looks amzing and is probably the best looking game on the list.
7 - DS2, not a fan of this game and I don't wanna kick someone who is already down. DS2s only redeeming quality is Majula which has amazing feel and music.
Dang bro it’s been forever. I’m glad to see you’re still uploading
Glad you’re still watching!
Ive played all soulsbourne. So here’s my top 5:
1.) Sekiro
2.) Bloodborne
3.) Elden Ring
4.) Dark Souls 3
5.) Dark Souls 1
6.) Dark souls 2
7.) Demons souls
Lies of P??
Biggest bloodborne shortcoming is the framerate and its crazy that no one else is saying that
It doesn't matter much, the game has other big shortcomings and it's still my 2nd favorite Soulsborne game though.
U will get used to it the more u play the game
Idk, I started Elden Ring immediately after playing Bloodborne, and I don’t feel any difference honestly. But I’m also playing ER on PS4
dude i'm so glad to be in this video, thank you so much. for the bosses of DS3 I can Say that they are great, but i feel like ER perfected the combat style that DS3 has. overall tho there Is no such thing as a bad Souls-game, even the games that are considered the worst still have something that they are good at
My list
1-Elden Ring
2-Sekiro
3-Bloodborne
4-Dark Souls 3
5-Dark Souls 1
6-Demon's Souls
7-Dark Souls 2
(I still cant decide whether sekiro or bloodborne is better)
im playing bloodborne now and im loving it. my first game was elden ring. my only dislike about bloodborne is that the bosses dont seem to have weight to them. i’ll remember the names of the elden ring bosses forever but in a year i probably wont be able to remember the name of one of the bosses from bloodborne
i pretty much agree with this whole list but i always come back to ds3 the bosses in that game man are literally perfect
Sekiro supremacy
Hollowknight supremacy
@@Danthelegionmaster based
Agreed
Midkiro
Great video! Just curious, were you in the military? I seem to vaguely remember you having an Army patch of some kind. Thank you for the video!
Ds2 is in my top 3 souls games. The hud, movement, visuals, the sheer amount of ideas in that game. The lighting a torch at the bonfire. Giving statue people sticks then they turn into npcs. The very big vast world, so many areas and secrets. Beautiful areas. So many weapons. I like how it’s slower than the others. And imo ds2 haters are just babies I can tell 100% when someone hasn’t even played halfway through the game. Ds2 is underrated and deserves its flowers for all the fun things it did do. Like complaining about adaptability level is an excuse to just not play it. It’s a really cool concept actually? Why do yall hate it so much? Ds2 is the souls series Frankenstein and it’s beautiful. Even the lore is fye asf, watching an old insane vendrick wsnderr around the last kiln is fire asf. YALL LAME LLLLLL
The people complaining about DS2 defenders are baba booeys and that's the nicest way that can be put. Some have no taste for lore - like the several stand alone personal tragic stories. DS3's lore is connected to linking the fire.... ok...... .......... .. DS2 HAS AN ACTUAL PLOT. DS1 tells you to unlock stuff.... then more stuff. Some lore is combined but not in meaningful ways. It's tacked on. The lore gap between 2 and 1/3 is immense combined with actual human emotion and development and nostalgia which is half the fun already. With use of strange design choices, the lore is so well presented that I felt like I became a part of the story. IK the haters will rant that DS2 defenders say it's the best souls game only if they apply a heavily contrived definition, but who tf cares???? To each their own.
@@appliedforcesJYGds2 has dogshit combat and level design. By a ginormous margin its the worst one
@@josephk526 In terms of combat, yes, but character development plays a big part in a souls game for many.
@@appliedforcesJYG cope
Dark Souls 1 is the first of the games I have played, and it was a game I didn't think I've love as much as I do when playing, I love the atmosphere of each area in the game(yes even blighttown and lost Izaleth), I found the enemies to be interesting and have a good design and feel for them, the lore of the series has made me very intrigued, and even with the lack of omni-directional rolling or the unfinished final areas, this was a game that felt magical to me, one of my favorite parts was actually seeing my character grow in power as it progressed, one shotting enemies that used to give me a major headache early on, and despite each death, I never wavered, no matter how many times the bosses struck me down, I only got back up to keep trying, even with the most annoying parts of the game(from my experience specifically) making me rage, I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the game and I am happy I was honored enough to be able to experience it at least once in my life.
These community rankings are great, keep em coming
I think letting the community rank the Boss difficulty would be great because i think it's very individual and a community ranking will bring light upon the difficulty.
Hey, my sizzling hot take about DS1 made it in the video !
I just wanted to expand on my take a little bit. My first Fromsoft experience was DS3, as I had heard it was the best one to ease yourself into the franchise. Quit on Gundyr, came back months later, and played it through in one sitting. Bought the dlcs, played them through in two sittings. Loved Sekiro, even if I had to recognise the gameplay wasn't as much to my liking as classic DS. Played Elden Ring, 160h, loved it, but not as much as I did love DS3.
To many, DS1 was their first Souls game. It's what hooked them into playing so many games. For some, they might have played it when they were a kid, back in 2011. I am a 2000 kid myself, and I have no problem playing through older games from my childhood.
DS1 has very good lore, and a very good map but like... I can get the lore from UA-cam, and a map... the interconnectivity of it didn't do anything to me. I'm used to fast-travel in my games, I don't mind it being mandatory to move in-between zones. I appreciate the effort they put into it, but going in, and hearing about how so many people PRAISED it above and beyond the rest of the Fromsoft library... it's just overhyped.
If it was your childhood game, you will always love it way more than someone playing it deep into adulthood. Nostalgia is a real thing. And like Nightwalk said, DS1 lacks many comfort features from later game (OMNIDIRECTIONAL ROLL GODDAMNIT).
And I want to reiterate, it's not a bad game ! It's simply showing its age, and while it might surpass DS3 on some aspects, DS3 doesn't have a boss as boring as the Moonlight Butterfly. And bosses are what I look forward to in my Souls games. I'll content myself with watching youtube videos about DS1. You have fun replaying through it, to each their own.
If you appreciate good level and world design then you're inevitably gonna have Dark Souls 1 a lot higher, because it does that better than all of the others. If you don't care for that too much, then you won't. Those of us who do have it higher because it reminds us of old school Metroidvanias like Super Metroid, Symphony of the Night and even Hollow Knight. In fact, I'd argue that DS1 is the only 3D game out there that has the world design, exploration, back-tracking and interconnectivity on par with some of these great 2D Metroidvanias.
You really can not be talking if you only played 3 hours. Your opinion is based off of barely any of what the game has to offer.
@@__Man_ I played through 3 hours of a game I did not enjoy playing, I gave it a fair shot. My time is limited, I'd rather spend it on games I actually enjoy. If it's just to learn the lore, I can do that whenever, I don't need to be sitting in front of my computer.
@@lenompasbanal2478 My point still stands.
@@__Man_ Oh so the control magically improve after a few hours ? The first few bosses become retroactivally better ?
You didn't make a point. You shutdown everything I said because I didn't play enough of it to satisfy you, and in the end, even if I still disliked it, you would just say wrong opinion and shut me down again.
But I guess Fromsoft's community is no stranger to gatekeeping 👍
1. Demon’s souls
2. DS2 scholar
3. Dark souls
4.Elden ring
5. Bloodborne
6.sekiro
7.Dark souls 3
Demon’s souls is my favorite game of all time. Bought on release when I was 14 and it changed my life, never before had I played a game so intensely immersive and beautiful. So much we take for granted now were revolutionary new ideas in game design in Demon’s Souls. Regardless of being the first, it still holds its own compared to the other games.
DS2 is the game I want to play the most out of all the games in the series. It’s rpg mechanics and gameplay is the best in the series in my opinion! Building a character in DS2 is more like building a mech in armored core, if you don’t equip/level up your character properly the game is going to punish you for it. Once you are familiar with its mechanics there are an infinite amount of great builds at your disposal. As a huge fan of older from soft games (armored core, kings field, evergrace) it is much more closer to their older game philosophies. Ambitious, unforgiving and a bit janky lol I think why these two games get the most hate is that players see that these games are in a series and expect that all games in the series provide the same gameplay experience (most people started at ds3 or elden ring now) but you really have to look at each game as their own unique design. You have to listen to what fromsoft is telling you through their design and take every game on their own.
Absolute giga chad
Honestly the more I play Bloodborne the less I like it. I find that I circle jump even though I’ve stopped my sprint already and then I get killed on one hit. Or I get my toe stuck on a boulder and I’m stuck, or an enemy gnat touches me when I’m near a wall and I am permanently stuck in it. Or I fight the bloody crow of Cainhurst or accidentally hit Eileen once and now I’ve failed her quest, etc. or the game lags when I’m playing on ps5, and I spend one hundred years in loading screens because there isn’t an option to rest. Or maybe I have 50 blood gems, but they are all useless because the ones that increase your flat damage beat out literally every single gem no matter what.
Just so many quality of life issues that waste my time, piss me off, make parts of the game less rewarding, or get me killed when it isn’t my fault. Seriously in my last playthrough I died 19 times (I’ve beaten BB 11 times), and 7 of them was from getting stuck in a corner with no hopes of fighting back, 4 were from the gank trio in yahargul, 3 were because I accidentally jumped, and 5 from hell hounds in the chalice dungeons. I have gotten insanely good at Bloodborne, but it’s frustrating to survive basically every boss without dying, to know the enemy placements down to a science, and still die anyways because I sprinted for slightly too long.
Skill issue
@@miniwizard1923 in conclusion, mostly a skill issue, I’m not going to deny that, but it does reduce my enjoyment of the grand.
@@miniwizard1923surely you do better?
Did I just hear you call the flamelurker short cut “quick and easy”?
In all seriousness I actually would rank BB last, though I get why people like it. My preferred play style is having a big sword/spear and big shield so BB just wasn’t for me.
You can get Ludwig's Holy Blade (not The Holy Moonlight Sword, the other one), two hand it & go into town with it, closest thing to Dark Souls experience.
Rifle Spear my beloved ❤
Here to represent the DS1 Fandom in the Nightwalk 2 community, I tuned into souls around elden ring too, and uhhhhh yeah ds1 is too low, it just requires a bit more patience than some of the other games.
Bosses are mostly kinda bad tho lol
My Ranking:
1. DS1
2. Elden Ring
3. Sekiro
4. DS3
5. Bloodborne
6. DS2
7. Demon Souls
I wanted to rank Boodborne at last but I was afraid I would be killed so I ranked it at 4
You should probably leave. :P
@@runamerone5492 lol
Why? Im curious since its my favorite one
If you think bloodborne is worse than dark souls 1/2 and demon souls youre mentally ill
Perfect irony, and the BB mob in responses didn't even get it.
Glad to say I’ve played em all, Elden ring is goated but bloodbourne is unmatched imo, actually find it bullshit that they haven’t given it to PC, i doubt it’s coming to Xbox, but it should’ve been on PC, but apparently it’s because Sony doesn’t have much interest in remastering it, even tho they don’t make the game which makes no sense. But regardless the atmosphere vibe, the faster pace of blood Bourne is just unrivalled. I wish everyone got a chance to play it
ER is greater
@@AlexCatable it does something’s a lot better, weapon variety is probably the biggest, but bloodbourne is still the greatest atleast in my opinion
@@mukzz3381 in my opinion it's ER
@@AlexCatable fair enough each to their own I guess.
@@mukzz3381 100%
I think that even if you don't think Elden Ring is the Number 1, when the DLC comes out it definitely will be the best one 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Nah, still shall be in the middle of my list.
So true, for me Elden Ring (excluding Sekiro, it's not a Souls game) is literally the best one, it represents the culmination of everything From Software has learned in more than a decade now.
@@HeyTarnished Glad you enjoy it. Tiss not my cup of tea and thus I usually get bored with it and have never completed it.
@@Ironica82 Hey I can respect that.
How to tell us you've only played Elden Ring without directly telling us. You're new to this stuff, just stop
That part where he kept getting shot at by the same archer really done my head in 😂 like movvveeeeee😂
Ds2’s jank is present in ds1 and demon souls tho so not sure what yall been playing
The opinion of someone who's first Souls game was Bloodborn.
1. Elden Ring.
2. Bloodborn.
3. DS3.
4. DS1 (It would probably have been my second favorite if it wasn't for the second half of the game, which is garbage, and pulls down DS1 insaly much quality wise).
5. Seikiro.
6. DS2.
7. Demon Souls (It could have been my 5, 6 pick if the bosses were better. Flamelurker is the only great boss in this game).
I don't get the BloodBorne love. BB, DS2 and Demon Souls are the only games that I had no interest in playing again after completing. Most seem to agree Demon Souls and DS2 are weak but BB gets a to of love. I even forced myself to try and play it again but it just didn't hold my intention. Meanwhile, I've beaten Sekiro, DS1 and Ds3 like 5x, Elden Ring maybe 10-15 times, including challenge runs.
People dont vote for ds1 as much because its old and not hyped but its such a good game
I think they didnt fix stuff like omnidirectional rolling in the remaster because then beating it would always have an asterisk attached to it. "oh well you didnt beat the original without omnidirectional rolling, much harder." while i wish it did, i do understand why the mechanics were untouched. And you hit the nail on the head with dark souls 1 being ranked lower. I played every souls game in order from release date AFTER i played elden ring because I fell in love with it. So i would rank it around 5 as well.
Honestly I agree with these rankings. I rotate between DS3, Bb and ER the most though so my opinion changes. Like mentioned in the video, DS3 has the best bosses, but the linear design holds it down a bit. Bb has the weapons, lore, atmosphere, and the dlc completes the game. ER though is everything together and on top of that open world. Good video :D
I like bloodborne, but it’s not a top 3 for me. It’s atmosphere is the best, but it’s bosses are mid and disappointing. Sekiro has the most intensive combat, Elden ring has the best world/hardest bosses, ds3 has the best bosses. Just hard to top some of these titles
Elden ring gave me the same magic as my first ds1 playthrough its just fromsoft learning from all their past mistakes and creating a magnum opus
I have played Elden ring, Ds3, and Sekiro. Elden ring is EASILY the best and perfects the ideas of those other two
My personal list was
1)bloodborne
2)elden ring
3)DS3
4)DS1
5)sekiro
6)demon souls
7)DS2
Bloodborne is my favourite because of its atmosphere, combat and bosses (although i admit some of them can be bad). Elden ring is second for basically all the reasons bloodborne is first but i personally prefer bloodbornes bosses to elden rings. DS3 is third for having some of the best bosses in the entire series, but the levels are not on par to some of the other games imo. DS1 is 4th due to its amazing interconected world (which does fall of in the 2nd half). Sekiro is 5th only because i prefer the combat of the main soulsborne games and also DS1’s dlc puts it slighly above sekiro imo. Demon souls is 6th because i like its atmosphere and it being the first in the series leading the way for all other games whilst having some annoying elements. DS2 is last just because there are so many annoying elements that make it hard for me to fully enjoy the game.
The order of this list was the way I voted exactly lol.
"What game will be first and why is it Bloodborne.... number 7, Bloodborne" LMAO
Why do people still write "(including Elden Ring)" in the title in these typa videos 2,5 years after Elden Ring released. It's obviously a Soulsborne
Dark souls 1 is the most special. It is a one of a kind game. The first half of dark souls 1 is probably the greatest gaming experience of all time.
“The Semen of Dong” had me cackling bro😂
for those of you who havent played dark souls 2 (and for those who played dark souls 1 first), rolling (at all) is the sign of a new player who hasnt fully understood the mechanics of dark souls 2. leveled adaptability in my first run and then never again because i then understood i didnt need it.
understanding spacing and attack threat zones is the first and best way to avoid enemy attacks and land your own.
as much as i personally enjoyed myself (after i dumped my personal hangups as to how the game should be played) cant say i have a whole load of respect after the DLC dropped and they more or less decided to stop being dark souls 2 and just pretend it was dark souls 1 the whole time. fun... but not in the way that dark souls 2 is fun.
as almost no one understands how to play in a fun and effective way in dark souls 2 i can blame no one but the game itself for this misunderstanding. its unwillingness to force or explain any of its mechanics while giving your countless way to subvert them, while as wide and broad as dark souls 1 simply wasnt as well executed by dark souls 2.
U got me at first with bb in last I was boutta type a whole essay defending it in the comments 😭
I had a feeling Elden Ring would be first haha.
recently picked up sekiro after mastering elden ring to the point where no boss is a challenge but sekiro is whooping my ass rn, only 4 bosses in but its already a 10/10 for me so far, my only complaint is corrupted monk thats not even fair, you do little ass dps and cant break his stance without cheesing the fight with fire creackers and ash spam and devine confetti. It took me over 4 hours, longer then any boss in elden ring all cause you have to do a flawless run essentally, maybe im wrong and I made it harder then it shouldve been but I picked up the game really well with lady butterfly only taking me a handful of tries, and genichiro the same. I know people say its easy when you when you learn to use all the mechanics but that still only counts if you're locked in, the fights take a fat minute and its not just timing your dodge to get a big bonk hit to break stance like other souls games this game has you learn, learn learn learn and until you can read the boss like a book you're not winning. but great game
Let's see here
1: dark souls
2: demons souls (bought when it came out and reminded me why I loved games in the first place)
3:elden ring
4:dark souls 2
5: dark souls 3
6: bloodborne (wasn't bad but something about it made me go meh ok)
Things Elden Ring has over Bloodborne:
- Fashion (you don't have 6 silly hats).
- Varied environments.
- Quality of life improvements (you can run to the sides while locked on. The jump mechanic doesn't screw you over while fighting. You don't need to use an item or KYS to farm enemies. Deeper stealth mechanics. The player character gets up faster than my grandma. You have talismans and a Crystal Tear that negate rune loss. I could be here all day).
- Better boss fights.
- More options (muh freedom).
Better bosses overall? Maybe. But Bloodborne has atleast 2 bosses better than any boss in Elden Ring. Those being Lady Maria and Ludwig. But let's wait and see what Elden Ring will bring with it's DLC. Hopefully not more boring open world ruins, more catacombs and caves... (chalice dungeons > elden ring catacobs and graves btw).
@@miljann98 Facts. W take
@@miljann98 Malenia > any boss from Bloodborne.
Ludwig is honestly overrated.
@@miljann98BB at best has Father G, Gerhman, Maria, Kos and Ludwig. There are some bosses that are decent-good, but those are pretty much the only stand outs.
Elden Ring bosses? Margit, Godrick, Malkieth, Radagon, Malenia, Mohg, Godfrey, Placi and Morgott are all easily on the same level or beyond any BB boss. Even the minor mini bosses in Elden Ring like Falling Star Beast, Leonine, Crucible Knights and Tree Sentinels are far beyond any of the non mentions BB bosses.
@@miljann98There isn’t a single boss in Bloodborne better than Malenia or Maliketh.
YA GOT ME at the prank #7 hahaha
I hated DS1 at first but once I finished the game I couldn’t believe how satisfied I was. Truly a flawed but fulfilling masterpiece. Not my favorite in the series by a long shot but I have a deep appreciation for it. DS2 on the other hand…😬
I feel sad how armored core 6 is completely ignored by this community
nevermind my bad the title said soulsborne
Anyways anyone of ya like ac6? :D
My list:
1- Elden Ring
2- Bloodborne
3- Dark souls 3
4- Sekiro
5- Dark souls 2
6- Dark souls 1
7- Demon's souls
In my opinion Dark souls 2 Should be higher than Dark souls 1, I know alot of people have a hate bias for DS2 but the moment you start comparing everything 1:1 you'll realize that DS2 does many things better IMO, The level design, the replayability and build variety, the combat (Mostly faster except the estus drink), Omni-directional rolling, The leveling system (Adabtability serves more of a purpose than resistance from DS1 which is quite literally useless), The upgrade system, The level design is phenomenal in the DLC, even the worst of areas do not compare to how bad some DS1 areas are like Lost izalith, same goes with bosses and bed of chaos, what's even funnier is that alot of things that DS2 gets hate for like hitboxes, Dark souls 1 does just as bad if not worse, you can find a proper comparison somewhere in reddit that shows visible hitboxes and compate the both etc...
But the thing that DS2 does the best than most in the series is the creativity, It's genuinely crazy how many unique mechanics that have been introduced in this title, power-stancing, the unique weapons and puzzles, unique invaders etc... It makes you think how much Elden Ring had learned from DS2 compared to every other in the series which makes me glad that it exist, even more so after Miyazaki praised it for what it is.
Though an avid DS2 defender, I don't hold Lost Izalith that much against DS1 as they ran out of time and had to rush that section (as basically shown by the first area after Ceaseless Discharge being spammed by the same enemies in an open area). I see it more of the company pushing the developers to get it done on time instead of delaying it. The section after the golden door is still fun, IMO.
Well said, a lot of people look at Dark Souls 1 through rose tinted glasses and discard the many flaws it has. And people just jump on the hate wagon on ds2 and dont even try it.
DS2 has better level design than DS1? Naaaaaaa
@@Rory-bn8yn It does, not world design mind you, but the levels themselves are better and more interesting, ofc this wouldn't be the case without the DLC's because i think DS2 dlc levels are some of the best we've seen in terms of how they're designed, and the worst of what DS2 offers in terms of levels are either completely optional or not that long where it makes you livid, like DS1.
@@TheLastGame666I think the levels in sa2 for the most part are alright in levelcdeign it’s mainly that none of them really make sense within a world and the enemy placement within them
Makes the level design feel worse
Mine personal ranking is
6. Ds2
5.Ds1
4. Sekiro
3. BB
2. ER
1. DS3
(Haven’t played des but it doesn’t feel like I’m missing out on that much)
Shoutout to all of the silent elden ring fans
We don't have to be insecure & incessantly voice our opinions and tell others what SHOULD be the best, it's already the best, silence kills your enemies, OK I got a little too dramatic there. 🤣
@@HeyTarnished lol
I actually loved Demon Souls bosses, they were inventive and actually felt far more unique compared to the other games. The reason it is last place for me is everything between them is tedious to deal with. Still an amazing game though.
There is geniunly not a single area or boss in sekiro that you can point too and say ‘ this is shit and makes me not want to play the game ‘
I get a tiny bit of that from the ape duo, but outside that I agree
@@Nightwalk2 well that’s an optional boss, if you go through mibu village before the sunken valley it can be skipped over.
For me it's mostly the NPC questlines. How tf can u expect me to eavesdrop 50 NPCs for 1 quest step. Wait till the Guardian Ape suits his bed then dive underwater to get some holy chapter nonsense wait for the divine child to finally give you rice etc. etc. etc.
Honestly I wouldn't be this salty if one of the best boss fights (Owl Father) weren't locked behind an annoying quest and an annoying boss fight (Juzuo 2.0 now with a lone shadow).
My (completely objective) list:
1 Elden Ring good bosses (some great) great replayvalue, great buildvariety, good open world
2 DS 3 great bosses (and music)
3 DS 2 great build variety and decent bosses
4 Sekiro great combat but no replayability
5 DS 1 Its ok but has terrible runbacks
6 BB Dosent run very good
7 Demon souls havent played it
nice
you cant just rank a game lower due to technical limitations my guy
and btw ds2 has FAR worse runbacks than ds1 (i'd rather take 5 nito runbacks over 1 lud and zallen runback)
also "no replayability" being a negative factor for sekiro is kinda unfair since sekiro is an action adventure game compared to all the other from games which are full on RPGs
@@stun0845
You are right on the technical point for bb but if it wouldnt be for that i would have more fun playing it and would rank it higher. I still like the mechanics and some boss fights
If you say its unfair to compare sekiros replayability u should not compare sekiro at all.
Why isn't Lies of P including souls borne games?? Like it is a souls game just not from software
This is the exact reason why i started to love all these games equally to me ranking is worthless , and i appreciate all the games for what they are and i have a soft spot for demons souls even if it is the least best however its a tie between er and sekiro , er has bosses that are fantastic with build variety better than ds2 a world more free than ds1 , sekiro has a better aesthetic more engaging bosses and combat better balancing the best characters except of wolf
chad opinion
Chad opinion.
@@HeyTarnishedyo dude , I think I saw you on loopines comment section replying to feeble king , rignt? If so sick seeing you here
@@JuanMayhapsBe looping in comment sections?
@@HeyTarnishednah i Just recently watched the vid and checked the replies and i recognised the name of the channel
I cannot belive Dark Souls 1 is ranked so low. It is one of the best, if not the best in the series, objectively. That's my opinion. And I'm a young person that didn't play Dark Souls 1 until recently.
1. Elden Ring
2. Bloodborne
3. Dark Souls 1
4. Dark Souls 2
5. Sekiro
6. Dark Souls 3
(Haven’t played Demon Souls yet)
I’ve never played demon souls or dark souls 2. But I am trying dark souls 1 for the first time. And man I will say the newer games have spoiled me. The earlier games are far more unforgiving. As someone who started with Bloodborne (which is personally my favorite and my 1st game into fromsoftware) I think Bloodborne is one of the more difficult games based on how much more advance combat became. But I will say, even traversing through undead berg In dark souls was quite special. I see why the original dark souls has the praise it does
I feel like commenting this just cus I wanna see if anyone else gets this kind of feeling
But does anyone feel as though that majority of Elden Ring hate comes from Fromsoft Elitists? I find that it does, I see dozens of comments about how overrated Elden Ring is and complaining that it’s only ranked consistently high among the games across dozens of YT rankings is cus it’s the new one that the majority of normal gamers know and most of which have played. I see where they come from, but part of me thinks it’s just because of that Elden Ring made Soulsborne mainstream af (even though it kinda was already with DS3 but obviously not as much) which upsets Fromsoft Elitists who want their genre to remain niche.
Idk just a thought ive had for a bit don’t take it seriously, anyone else feel this way?
Interesting perspective. The only reason I don’t like Elden Ring is because I just dislike ALL open world games. So boring, so much empty space, takes forever to get anywhere. I played and beat it when it first launched, but it felt like a chore and I have no desire to ever play it again.
Absolutely on point.
Also, I feel, as, as they consider themselves "veterans" they see ER as essentially DS4 and play it like they have played DS3.
And get wrecked.
And then, instead of adapting to the new game mechanics, new bosses, etc, they don't change anything in their approach, stubbornly bash their heads against the wall and then go on complaining on each corner about neverending combos, delay attacks, "unfair timings" etc.
Plus, they are used to finishing the game in 20-30 hrs and they just drown in the world of Elden Ring. Not ready for open world they are.
1. Dark Souls 3 (it’s not even close. By far the best souls experience, and is truly what a souls game should be.)
2. Bloodborne
3. DS1
4. Elden Ring
5. Sekiro
6. Demons Souls
7. Dark Souls 2
My Ranking:
1. Elden Ring.
It took me a little for me to warm up to ER (my first playthrough wasn't my favorite actually), but by now, many, many playthroughs, challenge runs later, I adore it. It's average boss quality might be lower than DS3s, but it's best are the best by far imo. The world is huge, but still has mind-boggling diversity in biomes and vistas (Stormveil, Leyndell, the Eternal Cities, Farum Azula to name a few), and is such an intriguing world to explore. It has the biggest and to me most interesting and captivating lore, and the best soundtrack. And also a fantastic build variety. Sure it's not perfect; I personally am not the biggest fan of it's level design for example and there are some truly afwul bosses; but none of the FS games are and I love it nonetheless.
2. Bloodborne
My introduction to the souls games, and what an experience it is. Yharnam is such an amazing world, oozing with unparalelled athmosphere, amazing world and level design and fantastic lore. And the game is just unbelievably cool. Slaying beasts and the like as a hoonter with the trick weapons never gets old. And while I'd say the base game is showing the games age by now as FS have developed their skills further and further with time, the DLC is, where FS started to define how their games would develop further.
3. Dark Souls 3
The best way I can describe DS3 is like a computer playing music. Sure it is technically perfect, but what it lacks is character/soul. I feel DS3 is somewhat like that. While the levels, bosses, feeling of the game is great, it is the lest atmospheric and has the least unique "character" to it. Amazing nonetheless.
4. Dark Souls 2
It is difficult to say, why I love this game. I love how the game feels like an adventure, each area a new and different Kingdom to explore, like they crossbread Dark Souls with Uncharted. The build variety is the best out of the series, and so many of it's weapons are just so cool. Also best outfits in the series (looking at you DS1/DS3 where I struggle to find anything that looks halfway acceptable). Regarding the rough edges and jank when it comes to controls and the like, it doesn't bother me...at all...and I can't really say why. Yes it does feel at all times you are not only fighting the enemies within the game, but also the game itself, but somehow I still enjoy it.
5. Dark Souls 1
The fist half of this game, especially when it comes to it's world design is an absolute, unparalleled masterpiece. Other than that, the builds are not super interesting, and the visual design doesn't speak to me that much.
6. Demons's Souls
I was surprised at how much of Elden Ring there is already in this game. At the same time it is very evident, that this was their first shot at this as a lot of it's systems would be dropped, changed or improved upon in the future games. But still it is a game with and incredible atmosphere, unique, visually striking and fun to explore levels.
X. Sekiro haven't played yet, so I can't rank it.
Respectable mine would go
1. Ds3
2. Elden ring
3/4. Sekiro, BB
5. Ds1
6. Ds2
7. Demon souls
For me ds3 had just to good of bosses imo the best in the series along with stunning areas like arch dragon peak and irithyll aswell with amazing secrets and lore I also can’t decide between BB and sekiro there both the same level of game for me BB was mostly carried with the dlc but it did its job at adding to the game and making the experience far better also BB was by far the easiest soulsborne imo
Solid list and reasoning
Absolutely cool reasoning!
My list:
1. Elden ring: the sceneries, the legacy dungeaons, the intricate boss and area design, the amount of sheer content this game has to offer is simply unrivaled, and is my favorite game of all time. If we only look at the main bosses, i believe it has the best boss roaster in the series, only rivaled by ds3 and sekiro.
2. Sekiro: best combat by far, the most satysfying to master and to replay from time to time. The inner bosses are especially good. It would be my numero one for the sheer joy of playing , but its a bit too short and its areas can feel a little samey at times, except for fountainhead and sempou.
3. Ds3: amazing boss roaster, fun to explore areas. It is lower on my list due to its color palette feeling kind of depressing and boring after a while.
4. Dark souls 1: incredibile areas and diverse biomes, the world is the best boss explore, second only to that of elden ring. However, bosses have limited movesets due to the limited resources and the second part of the game feels like copypasted assets from previous areas.
5. Bloodborne: never clicked with it like many do. I like thr atmosfere and areas, as weel as the lore, but the combat feels off for me due to the focus of sidesteps instead of rolls, which i much preferiti to be honest. However, its hard to deny the incredibile bossfights, areas and enemies, especially in the dlc. Its just that i dont wish to replay it that often due to the issue a presente before. Still and s tier game for me though.
6. Dark souls 2: i love its beautiful areas and atmosfere, but its enemy placements and lackluster bosses in the main game bring it down. I have to give props for the incredibile dlcs, aside from the awful co-op areas
7. Demons souls: its areas, enemies and ambience are truly top tier, but the disconnected nature of its wolrd and the bosses bring it down for me
Controversial take but I really enjoyed the feel, movement and animations in dark souls 2. It’s extremely fluid and deliberate, but you have lo learn to lock and unlock your camera when you attack depending on the situation. It can feel janky compared to what you might be used to playing ds3 and Elden ring, but it feels really rewarding to master, it’s like super smash bros melee. Full disclaimer though, ds2 was not my number 1. it was behind sekiro Elden ring and (very closely) ds3. Furthermore, Flynn’s ring in ds2 is goated. Pls bring back
As someone who played the entire series (except BB) in the last 2 years, I think I can give a ranking without nostalgia affecting it, so here is my list:
1)Sekiro: great combat, great bosses, good osts and the world is nice.
2)ER: refined ds combat, the best bosses after Sekiro IMO, underrated soundtracks (for me, better than ds3) and it has a great world and legacy dungeons.
3)ds3/ds2: I like both games equally:ds3 because it has good (but overrated) bosses,and is more polished, and I love ds2 for everything else.
4)demon souls:great world design and atmosphere, underrated osts (I played ps3 version). It has some good bosses, but they were just blueprints for later games.
5)ds1: the worst by far for me. I tried starting with it, but didn't like it and deleted it. Played Sekiro and ds2, returned to try it and still got soooo bored and deleted it. Then after completing all games, I returned with a bonfire mod (to enable fast travel), and even then, the game is so overrated and I don't like anything in it except O&S and Kalameet (Artorias isn't impressive but still good).
The order in which I played the games was:
Sekiro>ds2>ER>ds3>des>ds1
I dont know why but Bloodborne never got me.
The game felt too easy and the late game with the hunters nightmare really put it down for me.
And the blood vials also make it less enjoyable.
People should remember this is like ranking some of the best games of all time, Demons Souls is an amazing game but I’d have it last as well
Sekiro is the goat, Bloodborne is a masterpiece, Elden Ring slightly below BB but will probably surpass it for me once the DLC comes out, DS3 is fantastic but the competition is just crazy, DS1 is a great game but not to the same level as the other ones, Demon souls is a good game just a product of it’s time and can’t compare to the rest, DS2 very unpolished but still a solid game at it’s core
My story with the dark souls series is kind of weird. My first souls like game was Jedi fallen order. A few years after, i played elden ring for the first time, but i didnt even complete it, because my pc couldnt handle it. After that I got a pc and i finally started playing decent games. The first Souls game ive played after elden ring is Dark Souls Remastered and I LOVED it. Its to this game my favourote game of all time. After finishing it for like the fifth time, i realised theres more to the series. I played DS3 and it was quite easy and i also liked it. After finishing that, i was told by a friend to au Sekiro and i shouldnt play DS2. I played Sekiro and well, i have about 5 hours on it to this day and i hate it. The mechanics for me are horrible, i dont enjoy the world or the combat. After that disappointment, i played Elden Ring and finished it about 14 times before i played DS2. Ds2 is decent, but there are just too many enemies for the combat to feel good. Never played Demon Souls or Bloodborne, because i dont have a ps3/4/5, so im not going to rank them. But the series for me would be:
1)DS1
2)Elden Ring
3)DS3
4)DS2
5)Sekiro
1. Sekiro
2. Bloodborne
3. Elden Ring
4. Dark Souls
5. Dark Souls 2
6. Dark Souls 3
Haven’t played Demon Souls yet, but yes, DS3 is my bottom. It’s depressing nature makes it hard to play for me, and although the bosses are great, it had not a single area that wasn’t outclassed by another. That and most of the areas were terrible. Even the janky DS2 was more enjoyable. Huge nod to Gael for being an amazing boss
I have yet to play demon souls and sekiro, but here is my personal ranking from the other (I hadn't the time to finish any but ds1)
1 - Bloodborne
2 - Dark Souls I
3 - Elden ring
4 - Dark Souls III
5 - Dark Souls II
I like DS2, but the hollowing system is the most annoying thing I've ever seen
I really don't understand why people hate Dark Souls 2, i love it more then Dark Souls 1 and 3 lol.
Considering more than half the “community” started with elden ring it’s no surprise it won
I personally believe if you play a game for crisp graphics and smooth rolling and such your like 20 or younger. Ds1 is a masterpiece and is simply so good you can’t say your a fan of the series if you rank Ds1 low because of graphics and rolling
first half of Ds1 is perfect, but due to the game being rushed and the second half feeling like that, it is at the middle of the list
Why the gatekeeping, though? Let people enjoy the games they enjoy, man.
Played DS3 first this my list
1. Sekiro
2. Dark Souls III
3. Bloodborne
4. Dark Souls II
5. Demon’s Souls
6. Dark Souls I
7. Elden Ring
All these games are 9/10 or 10/10 except for Elden Ring which I just don’t like. Which is a shame because the actual mechanical bones of the game is the best of the dark souls like combat.
Sekiro should be at first with it's new mechanic
I haven't tried Bloodborne but Ds3 is top for me from these games.
mine goes like this ,from best to worst: dark souls 1, bloodborne, demon souls, sekiro, elden ring, dark souls 3, dark souls 2. for me too the most important thing is world deisgn , encounter design, atmosphere and lore above bosses. elden ring is such a dissapointing game for me. i love it a ton but i also hate like 40-50% of it. dark souls is also my favourite game of all time and id put hollow knight above all souls games except for dark souls 1, because for me hollow knight felt like the next dark souls 1
Elden ring was my first soulsbourne game. Fell in love. 800+ hours. Ruined all other rpgs that followed lol bought a ps5 for bloodbourne and im at the run to Margot’s wet nurse. I honestly don’t know how much I love it. The atmosphere and gameplay is awesome. I really want a visual upgrade. 30fps bothers me more than I ever thought it would. And the bitches that sing and have gloops on their head that inflict frenzy are just about ruining the game for me lol kinda wish I would have tried BB before elden ring.
My Ranking
1)Bloodborne
2)Dark Souls 1
3)Dark Souls 3
4)Elden Ring
5)Demon Souls
6)Sekiro
7)Dark Souls 2
Sekiro would of been highier But lack of Weapon Varierity throws me off when its done in this way
Dark Souls 2 last place because its a fucking pain in the ass to play
I would of Put Elden Ring like Number 2 or 3 if it wasnt the type of game that you take time to enjoy and Explore because Elden Ring is literally better version of Skyrim and I find Skyrim Boring so you get the Answer on this
Demons Souls is my second ever game i played and oh boy it wasnt as fun as I though it was when I replay it
The rest are obvious
Sekiro is one the best games ever made.
For me
1. Elden Ring
2. BloodBorne
3. Dark Souls 3
4. Sekiro
5. Dark Souls
6. Demon’s Souls
7. Dark Souls 2
Top 2 is DS3 and Sekiro
Top 3/4 is Elden Ring or BB
After is DS1 and DS2
Dark Souls 3 looks good, has the best boss roster, the best combat (excluding sekiro ofc), cool areas, the best PvP and amazing lore.
Sekiro is Sekiro. Best combat mechanics in video-game history, with exploration and gorgeous areas to boot. To me, lore is a little boring, but its cool. Some peak bosses as well.
ER is the prettiest game, has the best lore and characters (rivaled only by DS1), has crazy customization options and tons of content. Downside is bosses are designed around aggroing 2 targets, and jump attack spam + status buildup really funnels the truly "viable" strats, specially for PvP or deep NG+ runs
Bloodborne has the best atmosphere, arguably the coolest character designs, arguably the best OST. Combat is amazing with rally + trick forms. Bosses do suffer from consistency but the toptier ones (gehrman, gascoigne, orphan, maria and ludwig) are peak.
I know its too late to vote but I played them all and 100% most of them and my list is very close to this, even down to the gaps between certain chunks.
GOAT
1)Elden Ring
Masterpieces
2)DS3
3)Sekiro
4)Bloodborne
Great
5)DS1
Good
6)DS2
7)Demon's Souls
Based
where was Armoured Core?
My problem with Elden Ring is there’s so many bosses that take too long. I personally don’t think a boss should take more than 5 minutes. (But I also have kids, so I can only play in short spurts) Also there’s just so much empty space in the game. It’s still good, but I think It’s too open.
By 5 min you mean one try or the whole time spent on boss?
4:05 LMFAOOOOOO
Ds3 is top 3 for sure I love the bosses of ds3 especially midir he is the best souls boss in the entire fromesoft lineup in my opinion
From soft has a new player in the game!!! Neowiz completely knocked it out the park with Lies!!! I actually think it’s tougher than Elden ring!!!
Why... Is bloodborne... UNDER DARK SOULS 2
1. Bloodborne - Still the GOAT. Best DLC of all time. Best artstyle, only rivaled by DS1. Coolest roster of weapons in any game. Best lore, only rivaled by DS1. Best OST, only rivaled by DS3. Best combat, only rivaled by Sekiro. Best bosses, only rivaled by DS3 and Sekiro.
2. Dark Souls - Best world design. Underrated OST. Best artstyle, only rivaled by Bloodborne. Best lore, only rivaled by Bloodborne. Best build variety (it actually has poise = true RPG experience).
3. Dark Souls 3 - Best bosses, only rivaled by Bloodborne and Sekiro. Best OST, only rivaled by Bloodborne.
4. Sekiro - Best combat, only rivaled by Bloodborne. Best bosses, only rivaled by Bloodborne and DS3. Best graphical fidelity, only rivaled by ER
5. Dark Souls 2 - Nothing best, but maybe ending OST.
6. Demon's Souls - Nothing best, but unique interesting bosses.
7. Elden Ring - Best graphical fidelity, only rivaled by Sekiro.
I think Bloodbourne should get an update after ER this year