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jumpmanryan t1_jefzmru wrote

Reply to comment by Ok_Weird_4345 in Most overrated game franchise? by skinnyfamilyguy

I probably agree with this for the series of FromSoft Souls-likes as a whole. FromSoft games are so odd to me.

Like, Elden Ring is without a doubt one of the greatest games I’ve ever played. However, the original Dark Souls is without a doubt one of the worst games I’ve ever played. And most of the other entries fall in the middle between ‘ok’ to ‘good’. I’d never thought of any FromSoft game to be above an 8/10 until Elden Ring, which is a legitimate 10/10 for me. I haven’t played every entry in the series, but I’ve played Bloodborne, Dark Souls, and Demon’s Souls with each one of these varying in quality for me. Bloodborne being solid, Demon’s Souls being genuinely pretty good, and (again) Dark Souls being terrible.

Critics and fans seem to never rate any single FromSoft Souls-like game lesser than a 9 or so. But I just don’t get it. The quality is not at all that consistent.

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DeusMachinea t1_jeg50pu wrote

You should play Sekiro then, arguably their best one, or at least on par with ER

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jumpmanryan t1_jeg5mxl wrote

I’ll definitely play it at some point! I plan to play through all the series, just slowly.

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