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What's the best soulsborne for you?

What's the best soulsborne game?

  • Demon's Souls

    Votes: 66 7.1%

  • Dark Souls 1

    Votes: 166 17.8%

  • Dark souls 2

    Votes: 24 2.6%

  • Bloodborne

    Votes: 575 61.8%

  • Dark Souls 3

    Votes: 100 10.7%
  • Total voters
    931
Kainé

Kainé

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Oct 26, 2017
622
We need to know what's the best soulsborne game in this forum. I know this question has been asked/answered a lot of times here, but as of today more people have played the games and quite a time has passed since the last thread.

So... whats the best soulsborne for you? If you want, you can explain here why you picked "option" in the poll as the best soulsborne game.

Every game includes it's definitive version.

edit: seems like I missed the word game in the title of the thread.
 
Punished Dan

Punished Dan

Member
Oct 27, 2017
4,246
Bloodborne is my favourite of the games listed in the poll.

Sekiro is just about my favourite FromSoftware game.
 
Jhey Cyphre

Jhey Cyphre

Member
Oct 25, 2017
3,084
Bloodborne easily.

It played it long after I was burned out on the series (I could only barely manage to finish DS3 out of disinterest) and just sucked me in the same way Demons Souls did so very long ago.
 
RPGam3r

RPGam3r

Member
Oct 27, 2017
13,468
Dark Souls 2 is my vote. There are many other Souls like games that are missing from this list though.
 
viral

viral

Member
Oct 25, 2017
3,619
DS3. It's the only one I completed, and it was hard to go back to the other games after it brought so much improvements to the series.
 
M4n

M4n

Member
Oct 25, 2017
191
Leon, Spain
Bloodborne. The more oriented fast-paced combat thanks to regain system, its lore and specially atmosphere are just on another level. Best From game and also GOTG imho.
 
DarkFlame92

DarkFlame92

Member
Nov 10, 2017
5,642
Dark Souls 3,it has the best realized gameplay of the series,best bosses,best soundtrack,best level design.

Bloodborne is my second favourite
 
Lulu

Lulu

Saw the truth behind the copied door
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
26,680
If BB had the performance of DS3 than maybe but still probably not. In addition to being the best playing game in the series just the shear variety in DS3 puts on today. Plus it has a pretty dedicated modding scene.
 
angelgrievous

angelgrievous

Middle fingers up
Member
Nov 8, 2017
9,136
Ohio
No Sekiro no vote.

nah,as much as I love Sekiroit's missing to many staple mechanics to fit in. Sekiro is my fave from game, Dark Souls is my favorite souls game.
 
Sotha_Sil

Sotha_Sil

Member
Nov 4, 2017
5,059
Dark Souls 3 > Dark Souls > Bloodborne > Dark Souls 2 > Demon's Souls

(Sekiro is better than all of them)
 
Big G

Big G

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Oct 27, 2017
4,604
Bloodborne > Dark Souls > Sekiro (if we're counting it; I do) > Dark Souls III > Dark Souls II

Haven't played Demon's, but I'm in for the remake.
 
Zeal543

Zeal543

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May 15, 2020
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bloodborne, the base game is incredible and the old hunters is almost perfect. I put demon's souls a bit behind it as well
 

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Oct 25, 2017
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Dark Souls 2011 was the biggest accomplishment but Bloodborne and DaS3 were a bit better. DaS1 is my fav though.
 
Run Goku

Run Goku

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Oct 25, 2017
1,141
I'm always mildly surprised that Bloodborne is favored so heavily in threads like these. I liked it, but it didn't grab me the same way the rest of the games did.

For me it's Dark Souls (1) and likely always will be. Hundreds of hours in that game and it never gets old.
 
PlanetSmasher

PlanetSmasher

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Oct 25, 2017
115,549
Bloodborne clinches it. It's one of my favorite games of this gen period.

I like tiny bits of DS1 and DS3 more at times, but BB is the complete package.
 
Much

Much

The Gif That Keeps on Giffing
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Feb 24, 2018
6,067
I actually think I like Dark Souls 3 the most.

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Also, Slave Knight Gael is one of the most hype bosses.
 
aerie

aerie

wonky
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Oct 25, 2017
8,033
The best? It's Bloodborne or Dark Souls 1, but my fav is still Dark Souls 2, problems and all.
 
Pyro

Pyro

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Jul 30, 2018
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DS3 is still my favorite but that's because it was the first I was able to finally get into and I'll never forget finding the Smouldering Lake on my own. I like Bloodborne enough, but I have mixed feelings on the aesthetic. And I think I prefer the slower pace of Dark Souls more. For example, despite the shortcomings of DS2 (no hard bosses) I found that core exploration loop so damn satisfying.
 
Cosmic Voyager

Cosmic Voyager

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Oct 24, 2019
6,560
Ashes of Dreams said:
Not every FromSoft game is a Soulsborne. Sekiro is missing almost all of the core mechanics that define them.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

It changes up the formula a fair bit, but it's still very much in the family.

Emphasis on environmental story-telling, very difficult/awesome boss fights, resting at check points to restore your healing flask & reset mob enemies, grim subplots where basically every single character meets an unfortunate end, the presentation of items and boss healthbars and whatnot, using various consumables to power up your weapon against enemies that are susceptible to that element, etc. are all copy and pasted from the other Soulsborne games.
 
Ænima

Ænima

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Oct 27, 2017
3,513
Portugal
Bloodborne. Especially for the combat that to me was the most fun. So thats my favorite.

But Dark Souls 1 has probably the best level design and bosses. And Demon's Souls was very especial to me as it was my 1st experience with a souls game.

So yeah, there 3 souls game are very close to eachother in my favorite list.
 
AIan

AIan

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Oct 20, 2019
4,845
I chose DS3 because after replaying it I came to appreciate its boss design, WA and FP system more. Am a big fan of the level design and the bosses.

I probably would've picked BB but haven't played it in a while so I'm forgetting many of its details
 
FnordChan

FnordChan

Avenger
Oct 26, 2017
769
Beautiful Chapel Hill, NC
I had to give it to Bloodborne, even though the play style the game is built around is the opposite of how I played all of the other Souls games. I was a sorcerer from Demon's Souls onward, zapping my way through the game and being incredibly cautious, attacking from a distance, and cheesing aboslutely everything possible. When Bloodbone came out I wasn't sure I was going to be able to actually play the game, but once it clicked for me (mostly; I still cannot parry to save my life) it was incredibly compelling. The cosmic horror themes, the fast paced combat - it's just perfect, especially when you include the amazing DLC. So, yeah, keep on fearing the Old Blood.
 
Baloota

Baloota

Member
May 12, 2018
915
Egypt
Demon's Souls for me. Mainly because of the lore and setting, the original boss desgins and weapons. A good balance between combat and exploration.

Bloodborne is second. Great game but always felt it like the second half is not as strong as the first (Byrgenwerth and after). Has the best DLC.

Dark Souls 3 is third. I like it. Most constant souls game but it loses a lot of originality at this point and it loses the balance between combat and exploration. Now there is an enemy at every corner and even more enemies above that corner. Most memorable bosses tho.

Dark Souls 1 is fourth. The second half is just meh and it loses a lot of the interconnectivity by the point you reach Anor Londo.

Dark Souls 2 is last. Good pvp and some areas are memorable but yeah that's about it.

However, Sekiro is my fav From game outside of Souls.
 
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