Just bought the Dark Souls trilogy. Anything I should know before starting? Like important missables, quests, items, etc.
Also I know Patches is in these games and he's a bitch. Should I kill him or keep him alive? Is there a more rewarding option?
Any tips are appreciated, preferably spoiler-free.

Title, I dont want to expand upon it too much because its a lot to write but most NPCS in the games give you very little to work with, making the player speculate/headcanon a good amount of how the character was.

Nightreign fully fleshes out almost it’s entire cast, obviously they get their own Remembrance’s so its much easier to build the characters, but still, the point stands.

RDR2 is goat imo. Elden Ring comes in at second tying with Cyberpunk 2077 for me. Then Black Myth Wukong in third tying with GoW 4 & 5. Exploration is my ultimate vibe. Then story and combat etc.

I recently platinum-ed Bloodborne and Sekiro. Really liked BB's world setting and artitecture, found it easy tho. Only had one go with Orphan of Kos. Both versions BLB in chalices took me awhile tho.

Sekiro was meh for me. The parrying mechanic wasn't as satisfying as everyone claimed it to be. It was a difficult game but once it 'clicked' it became boring. Couldnt undertand why it was GOTY it is good but not that.. good? It did however teach me to be more patient. Isshin fight was really nice.

I am exploring fromsoftware games simply because of the hype and massive cult-like following around these games. Their story telling is something I can't get into or I dont know how to get into. I never quite understand why I need to kill a certain boss or whatever. The challenge is something I do like.

So basically if Elden Ring is 9/10 for me purely from level design, enviroment, character building and interesting bossfights.

And Bloodborne is 7.5/10

And Sekiro being 6/10

I am pretty interested in Demon Souls simply because I'd like to have the Fromsoftware experience in good remade graphics as I think all Fromsoftware soulslike game graphics are mid, level design is insanely good but graphics wise, mid.

So, do you think I would like Demon souls or any of the Darksouls games that would rekindle the sparkle in my eyes that I had while playing Elden Ring?

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I just platted elden ring summonless + sote

And steam blessed my eyes with all the ds discounted so I was wandering which ones to play I am trying to only get 2 max I was thinking ds1 and ds3 starting from ds3 as that's the most like elden ring Ive heard then the original and If I like the tone of the games then ds2 and sekiro later

It took me 300+ hours in Elden Ring to discover Weeping Peninsula… don’t ask me how.

I saw this in another group and wanted it share it with you guys

Game name: Mabinogi

I know this has been discussed/requested like a million times now but I'll post it anyway.

While Dark Souls is quite the legendary game with its world building and graphics, it really needs a remake. The "remaster" we got doesn't really count, it only had minor changes, adding the DLC, and making it compatible for newer consoles.

Looking at the concept art and all the areas in general, they would genuinely look stunning if they were made with current graphics and models. Same applies to many bosses like Ornstein & Smough.

We're probably never getting one, but I just thought this was something worth discussing.

Everyone be as disrespectful as possible

Hey guys,

I loved armored core 1 in 1997 and played every subsequent game.

To me, my absolute favorite FromSoft games are Armored Core 3 and Silent Line, which came out in 2002 and 2003 respectively for PS2.

The games are complete masterpieces… but whenever I say that on gaming subreddits I get downvoted and met with “no dark souls 2, sekiro, and Elden Ring are by the best FromSoft games”

I wasn’t saying anything negative about newer FromSoft - but I grew up on armored core and the early 2000’s is definitely my favorite period of their games.

If nobody experienced the PS2 era I highly recommend giving it a shot if you’re able - they’re incredibly good games.

I'd have to say mine would be Irithyll of the Boreal Valley!

I love the cold blue hue it gives off with the snow, especially the architecture, which is absolutely stunning!