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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I need to get on that. Big FromSoft fan in general but haven't hit the OG Souls yet.

Safe to assume you've hit the other Soulsborne games, and how's it hold up comparatively?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not OP, but Dark Souls 1 is probably the purest Souls experience: Slower and punishes impatience like no other. Depending on how much time you wanna spend reading item descriptions, you‘ll probably need to google things for a few gimmick areas/bosses. I like it more than 3 since it‘s not as influenced by Bloodborne yet thematically and in gameplay; it‘s closer to Demon Souls. It also has the most vertical world, which is such a unique experience. A must play for any Soulsborne fan.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, definitely gotta hit it soon! Add Demon Souls to that list too. For a moment I forgot all about it!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It feels less polished than the other games, and there's a bit more bullshit (ie. Boss move with funky timing, or being mobbed my enemies) but it has a lot of charm, a very well done interconnected world, and a story that oddly makes more sense to me than the other games. For the combat, I agree with the other reply

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I can definitely excuse some lack of polish and bullshit. Curious to see if the story is easier to follow -- usually need to watch those vaatividya clips for the lore breakdown

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Whilr there's a lack of polish and some bullshit, Its really not that bad, and the story I actually pretty straightforward, you still need to watch lore videos to deeply get it, but the general story (who you are and where youre going) is pretty straightforward.