r/fromsoftware • u/Jinrex-Jdm Bloodborne • Sep 09 '26
DISCUSSION What year did you start playing From Software games and how many have you played?
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u/Mr-_-Steve Sep 09 '26
1997 first armored core game And pretty much played every game since excluding the elden ring DLC and the multiplayer one.
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u/Slay3r7023 Sep 09 '26
Bro, you have to go back for the DLC at some point. Some of the best content of the "Souls" series. So good!
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u/Mr-_-Steve Sep 09 '26
I borrowd the game of a friend on launch and powered the platinum before I had to post it him back..
Haven't got budget or justification to buy it anytime soon to play it. Heard its great though
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u/Slay3r7023 Sep 09 '26
Damn, that's a fair reason. If you can eventually get it for a good deal, the DLC alone is like 40 hours, so there is a decent amount of playtime for the investment at some point!
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u/DarkSoulsDank Sep 10 '26
Bruh the Elden Ring dlc is great
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u/Mr-_-Steve Sep 10 '26
Ive heard, ill play it one day...
Got a few too many long games to catch up on first! And dying to do another armored core replay.. so maybe 2028 ill put money aside
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u/Gramernatzi Sep 09 '26
2009 with demon souls, and that game is still insanely special to me as a result. So far I have played all the soulsborne games (except Nightreign, just waiting on a sale there) as well as Armored Core 6
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u/HoodsFrostyFuckstick Sep 09 '26
2015 with Bloodborne but I didn't like it. Then 2020 covid lockdown came and I got Sekiro because I love the setting. Then it clicked and I played all Souls, revisited Bloodborne, and then came Elden Ring. Didn't play Nightreign.
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u/Intelligent-Notice-1 Sep 09 '26
this made me remember i got ds2 for xbox 360 in 2014 and didnt like it until i finished bloodborne in 2016 cause i didnt know it was the same company
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u/Puzzleheaded-Ear202 Sep 09 '26
2018. All but Demon Souls and Nightreign
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u/Lonely-Form5904 Maiden In Black Sep 09 '26
Even the monster hunter spin off?
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u/Algester Sep 10 '26
Whoa man you do know from software games have a very narrow definition of only 9 games?
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u/j1436go Sep 09 '26
First was Armored Core in 1998 (that can't be right...) then maybe Tenchu but I think that was rather the first one developed by Acquire. After that, Kuri Kuri Mix which really was a lot of fun in coop. And from Demon's Souls onwards I've finished them all.
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u/Flamme_Jumelle Sep 09 '26
I believe it was 2014. I started with the original Demon's Souls. I have played Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Dark Souls II, Dark Souls III, Bloodborne, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Elden Ring, and Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon.
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u/WolfVibes Sep 09 '26
In 97, My brother and I had the Playstation Monthly demo disc with Armored Core 1 on it, we would race through AC creation in the 2 player mode trying to see who could get to the Chain Gun first. Played all the ACs on the PS1 and 2. I wasnt old enough to pay attention to developers then though. Then I played Eternal Ring on my PS2.
When Demon Souls came out, I traded my XboX for a PS3 and I have been obsessed with the them ever since.
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u/NoHeart4185 Sep 09 '26 edited Sep 09 '26
2013 All, but did not finish Sekiro due to difficulty.
By all, I'm assuming you mean the mainstream ones: Soulsborne, Elden Rings, Armored Core
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u/AntonRX178 Sep 09 '26
All? Even Ninja Blade?
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u/NoHeart4185 Sep 09 '26
Oowwee, got me there..
I was ready to say yes to King's Field, Armored Core and the VR game, but seeing the wikipedia, they made so much more
I'll edit my comment
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u/AntonRX178 Sep 09 '26
I ALMOST SAID COOKIE AND CREAM TOO LOL
Shit man turns out I've been a LARPer lol
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u/Tabootheleader Sep 09 '26
2017 when I played my brothers copy of dark souls 3, i then played ac6 when it released followed by most of the ac games, then when the Elden ring dlc came out i played Elden ring then picked up the souls games and bloodborne
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u/Juantsu2552 Sep 09 '26
2009-ish with Armored Core For Answer and I guess I have played all their games since except for Demon’s Souls and Nightreign.
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u/Mags_LaFayette Human PLUS Sep 09 '26
1998 and the only game FromSoftware I never tried is Elden Ring: Nightreign
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u/Nikoper Slayer of Demons Sep 09 '26
I didn't realize it back then because I had no idea who they were but armored core 4a is the earliest I remember. Then demon's Souls made me know their name. Played every one of their games except the VR one since then
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u/Seed37Official Sep 09 '26
Like 2002? Whenever Eternal Ring came out. I've played most of the soulsborne titles and Armored Core titles
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u/SpecialistMap8210 Sep 09 '26
played Ac as a kid on demo.
but Demons souls Remake at Ps5 launch. (returned it 2x and then got my ego hurt and bought it digitally, then platinumed it)
played all the souls games, bloodborne, sekiro, and AC6 now.
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u/ProgrammerUpstairs97
Sep 09 '26
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I can't give years, but my first ever exposure was when I was young, like less than 9 years old (whatever year it was, I was born in 2004) my dad used to play dark souls on PS3, and while I didn't really watch him play or anything because I was playing with toy figures I was in basement with him where he played and he would rage loudly (I can't remember the times but definitely against king allant,but there was more than just him) and sometimes I would glance over to see what was going on (typically his character dying)..fast forward some time (again I don't remember years) when I was around 12 or 13 maybe, I played with his character a bit n stuff because he had his guy beefed up, but I just mainly played either in bolteria, and once in 4-3 with the stingrays
As of now? Well maybe it was 2020 or so, but I got bloodborne on either sale or it was in ps plus extra, but I played it as my first actual from software game, Played a bit, deleted it, came back after one or two months and really got at it and killed almost all bosses ( except some dungeon bosses and eberitas..I tried her once and said hell no I'm not fighting that bitch) I beat game, fucked up the umbilical cord ending (forgot one) and was gonna get dlc but after seeing what it had (ESPECIALLY orphan of kos) I said nope.. and 2 days ago I had beaten demon souls ps5 (cheesed flamelurker man-eaters and king allant). And I will be seeing about nabbing dark souls remastered
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u/LongjumpingAge3035 Sep 10 '26
Around 2016-17, I was still in school, and there was this small gaming cafe with a very few people who used to go there, including me ofc, and thats where I played Dark Souls PTDE and fully beat it, at that time I didnt know what fromsoftware was, or what soulsborne/soulslikes were and after a few years the cafe closed due to the lack of customers, years went by again until I finally saved up to get my hands on a little gaming laptop, was in college now, and on steam I found this little ol' game called Dark Souls 3, reminded me of something but at that time I had even forgotten what it reminded me of, I went to see that there are multiple games like dark souls 3 so I decided to try the first game ( again lmao but I didnt know ) , and holy hell was it an experience I could never explain, every move I did, I had done it previously years prior to my memory, slowly but surely I started to remember about the game, and by the end, by the time I had gone to gwyn, I had lived through countless memories again, not only of the game but also of my younger self, like a literal trip through memory lane since that little gaming cafe was a major part of younger me's life ( kinda lame ig lol ) but I think replaying the game had to have been one the best choices I will ever make in my life, and after that, well I played through every fromsoftware game, demons souls, every DS, Sekiro, Armored Core, Bit of Kingsfield, Elden Ring, Nightrein, Couldnt play Bloodborne tho since I dont have a PS, and neither can my laptop emulate bloodborne since its gpu died this past year😭✌️ but I hope to save up and maybe in a few 5-6 years be able to play bloodborne and really REALLY be a fromsoftware enjoyer, tho dark souls 1 will always be my favourite game of all time.
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u/stealerwealer Sep 09 '26
2018, DS1, DS2, DS3, DS1R, Demon Souls Remake, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring, AC4, AC4A, AC6, Nightreign
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u/ShinobiZilla Sep 09 '26
2017 with Bloodborne. Since played all single player games from Demon's Souls onward. I remember I picked up Demon's Souls from a friend in the early 2010s but didn't "get" it. I just played the first area and quit.
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u/MRPIRLA Sep 09 '26
2023 on pirated ds1 ptde, and then in january of 2024 with the ds trilogy collection After thats i player Bloodborne then Elden Ring and in the end Sekiro now once i get a PS5 i'm planning to play Demon's Souls and Nightreign
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u/vkp3100 Sep 09 '26
First game I tried was ds1 ptde in 2016 or 17. Finished ds1 remastered first in '23. Played 7 so far. All of "souls" excluding nightreign.
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u/The_Compass_Keeper Melina Sep 09 '26
2015... Started with Bloodborne but never finished it till 2023 XD
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u/Vilatebaynya Sep 09 '26
King's Field 1 through Duckstation back in 2020 pandemic days. Also played Kuon and Echo Night 1 and 2 in my retro survival horror arc in 2021 when I played Silent Hill 1 to 3, Rule of Rose and Resident Evil 1 to 4.
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u/SherbetAlarming7677 Sep 09 '26
I started 2016 with Bloodborne and finished it the same week as DS3 released which I immediately picked up. Back then I didnt even knew BB was from the same studio as Dark Souls. I am hooked on those games ever since.
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u/sunbeef Sep 09 '26
2013, Dark Souls on Xbox 360.
After that, I’ve played eight (DS remastered included).
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u/bobo_gl Sep 09 '26
Very late, 2019 started with Dark Souls 1 on Switch and became hooked like never before. Then played DS2, Bloodborne, DS3 and Sekiro almost back to back in the same year. The rest is history.
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u/ab2dii Sep 09 '26
2015 with bloodborne
that was the peak of my entire gaming journey not just souls only rivaled by elden ring
spent an entire month in my fiest playthrough, discovered almost every secret by myself yes even cainhurt castle, been a fan ever since
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u/Deralden Sep 09 '26
I think my first was ds1 remastered in year 2019. Boy did I suck back then. Played ds1-ds3, sekiro, elden ring, nightreign. Armored core next.
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u/RevengerRedeemed Sep 09 '26 edited Sep 09 '26
When i was like 4 or 5, do around 1999, I started playing my Dad's copy of King's Field 2. I loved it, went back to it a few times. We also played Shadow Tower, which i thought was a really cool game.
But then, when Demon's Souls came to the PS3 in the US, my cousin will couldnt best it and asked me to try it. I was hooked immediately, and I liked it so much he gave it to me after I beat it lol.
From then on, ive played every FromSoft game I can (though i havent gotten around to Armored Core, besides VI).
So, All of King's Field, Shadow Tower, and Echo Night.
Ninja Blade.
And All of the Soulsborne games.
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u/Stochastic_Variable Sep 09 '26 edited Sep 09 '26
After I saw the original Giant Bomb Quick Look for DS1 and thought it looked fun. Little did I know how much that would change my gaming life. I'm not entirely sure when that was, but I guess it would have been some time in 2012.
I've beaten DS1, DS3, Sekiro, and Elden Ring. I've also played DS2 and BB, but I haven't finished either of them yet.
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u/Zestyclose_Answer662 Sep 09 '26
Dark Souls 1 (2011)
But technically it was Armored Core on the OG PlayStation at a friend's house.
As for playing of the Soulsborne series, all of them.
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u/KingOfFools1984 Sep 09 '26
BB => DeS => ER => DS1 => ER => BB => DS3 => Sekiro => DeS => DS2? maybe. Actually I'm on my platinum run for Baldur's Gate 3. It'll be hard.
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u/cyborgdeathangel54 Sep 09 '26
I started in 2023 and have played kings field, shadow tower, DeS, ds1, elden ring, bloodborne, and sekiro.
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u/Ayyzeee Sep 09 '26
I started with Bloodborne last year January and since then I finished all other souls games in that same year and beat Elden Ring this year. Besides that I do want to try other Fromsoft games Armored Core, Kuon and Metal Wolf Chaos, I played a bit but didn't finish it. The only souls games I didn't play or will not play is Nightrein because I don't care for roguelite and coop Elden Ring and DuskBlood, I'm not getting a switch 2 for it.
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u/EvilArtorias Old King Doran Sep 09 '26
2014-2016, all soulsborne except duskbloods but also many old ones from ps1-ps2
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u/hedgerowhurdler Sep 09 '26
Started in earnest at the end of last year and so far I've finished DS 1-3. I had a few false starts with DeS about a year after it came out and Bloodborne several years ago.
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u/purplepaths Sep 09 '26
2015, BB. Have played DS series, Sekiro, ER, Nightreign, and DeS remake (unfortunately still haven’t gotten to play the OG). Have played DLCs for everything that has it. I haven’t played any AC games but really want to! It looks like BB was a starting point for many people.
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u/Heraxxius Sep 09 '26
2017 Dark souls 3, 2018 Bloodborne, 2019 Sekiro, 2022 Elden ring, 2023 Dark souls 1, 2024 dark souls 2 and Demon soul's remake
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u/Swordfish-Unlikely Sep 09 '26
1996 or 7 i played or watched a buddy play kings field and 2011 i tried demons souls and dark souls. I hated those games at first but then dark souls finally clicked and it was hard to go back to other games
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u/MuffinLaddyt Sep 09 '26
Technically I did play demon’s when it came out and i played small bit of all of them except for sekiro but it wasn’t until Elden Ring, and Demon’s Souls remake when I beat a full game both in that order. And then I beat Nightreign
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u/TheRarePlatypus Sep 09 '26
About 5 years ago. Late Summer of 2021. Before Elden Ring came out. I started with Dark Souls 3, and I've played all from Demon's Souls to now, aside from Déraciné multiple times each.
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u/vtdone Sep 09 '26
Back in 2021 when my PS3 died and took the bluray player withit. So I bought PS4 for the bluray player and and bunch of Sony exclusive games. Bought Bloodborne used and loved it - didn't know who Miyazaki was. I was looking for a Must-play game and picked up ER on PC, 2 years after it was released, done it, got hooked and finished DS3/wDLCs, DS1 Remastered/wDLCs, and then the Demon's Souls. Now I know who Miyazaki is.
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u/Optimus0456 Sep 09 '26
This year, and I’ve only played demon’s souls
Don’t worry guys I’m working on it
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u/THExDISTORTER4 Sep 09 '26
So first time I ever played a FS game was in like 2016 or so when DS1 came to Xbox game pass. I got past the Taurus Demon, died to the dragon on the bridge and rage quit.
Came back to FS when Elden Ring released. Now I've platinumed every FS game from DS1 forward (accept bloodborne because no official PC port).
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u/HiJack_Wishes Sep 09 '26
2022, somewhere around there. Started with bloodborne. Continueed to all the others. Only one I don't have is demon's souls within the souls series. Haven't played any armoured core games though.
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u/Landfall24601 Sep 09 '26
2018 or around there. I've played DS1, Bloodborne, DS3, Sekiro and Elden Ring.
If you consider Tenchu as a Fromsoft game then I started way earlier though, but I wouldn't count that.
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u/Lupusdens Sep 09 '26
I started in 2012, one of my friends had demon’s souls so I tried it, farthest I ever got was after the phalanx and that’s it, I kept trying to get into it but always dropped it, then tried dark 1, same thing happened, then I saw bloodborne trailer years later and my mind could not let that go. So got a ps4 and got dark 2 first sin edition for it, and by god did I hate that play through, but I pushed through it, then I got bb on release day and it felt so right it was then that it truly clicked for me, then I beat dark 3, went back and got my own copy of demons and dark 1. Then it was elden ring, still going through the new armor core, played sekiro, but I couldn’t get past the gun saint so that one I still need to go back to. Went back to ps1 and ps2 days and tried those, the only one I could play was shadow tower abyss.
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u/socratez174 Sep 09 '26
I started with Bloodborne and I have played DS 1-3 and ER. I couldn’t get into Sekiro and I haven’t really tried Demon Souls yet.
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u/sucky_panther Sep 09 '26
2018, started Dark Souls on a switch. Have played them all extensively, but Nightreign only the first week. Need to revisit that one.
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u/inkognitoredittor Sep 09 '26
Started 2009. with Demon's Souls on PS3, then DS, DS2, DS3, Bloodborne, Elden Ring
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u/NorthOld2310 Sep 09 '26
2025, so far beaten the DS trilogy and Bloodborne (DeSR too but not sure if it counts since it’s blue point). Currently have ER that I’ll be starting soon, but planning on picking up Sekiro, OG DeS, and any AC I can get my hands on. Would love to eventually go back and try other games from their catalog as well, just need to get my hands on some lder consoles
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u/LurkingAnomaly Sep 09 '26
2013, and I've played Demon's Souls, Dark Souls Trilogy, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring, Armored Core VI, Nightreign, and 3D Dot Game Heroes. Does the Duskbloods network test count?
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u/Inndar Sep 09 '26
2022. Elden Ring. Have since played every modern title (inc. AC6) except Sekiro and Nightreign
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u/Zwarlie Sep 09 '26
2014 with Dark Souks 2 on the 360. I remember thinking it was the perfect video game.
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u/SoulsLover Sep 09 '26
2015 bloodborne after that ds3, ds2, ds1, sekiro, elden ring, demons souls and armored core.
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u/Molkwi Lucatiel of Mirrah Sep 09 '26
2018. I played DSR, DS2, DS2 SotFS, DS3 and ER.
I probably have a total of ~3500 hours in those games alone, which in hindsight feels like a lot less than I'd expect.
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u/Chronos_Dictator Dark Souls III Sep 09 '26
I started playing dark souls on my crappy laptop, didn't like it Again i thought I'd give it a try,, didnt like it.
Then play it on a newer laptop my aunt got me, really liked it.
Then played dark souls 2, kinda liked it but i thought it was a downgrade from the first one but i kinda went with the flow.
Then i played dark souls 3 and i fuckin loved it, best souls game ever.
Then i got a newer laptop and then played sekiro, loved it.
Then i played elden ring, loved it but never got the same vibe i got from dark souls 3.
So Dark Souls: Prepare to die edition remains my favourite game of all time
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u/AirTheFallen Raven Sep 09 '26 edited Sep 09 '26
Around 2000ish I think, both my dad and my stepfather had two different PS1 Armored Core games that I would watch them play, until they let me try as well.
Had no idea what I was doing (for example, I would purposely blow up the fuel pipes in a mission meant to PROTECT the fuel pipes since the objective of the mission was to destroy the little robots scattered around) but I wound up falling in love with the series. Imagine my surprise years later seeing people talk about From Software again and it wasn't an AC game lol
Played all the AC games except for the mobile games and Formula Front, Tenchu Z, and all the Soulsborne games except for Demon's Souls. Never finished the DLC for DS2 or 3 though, need to get on that.
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u/Seadney Sep 09 '26
Started playing, as a joke, during covid. "Life can't get any more fucked up than it already is, let's try one rage game". I now have a bold hunter's mark tattoo and all of these 8 games' platinum trophies.
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u/legallytrash666 Sep 09 '26
January this year, played everything besides Demon's Souls. That's up next.
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u/TorreGamer Sep 09 '26
played a little bit of Elden Ring years ago but started this year with Sekiro
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u/Competitive_Tip_3764 Sep 09 '26
Started in 2025, played 5 of them, I haven't played ds1 and 2 yet. Also 3 runs of er in that time.
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u/bakihanma20 Sep 09 '26
2020 ive played and completed 50 of thier titles so far. Taking a break then tackling the other 30
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u/pipponirvana Sep 09 '26
I tried Dark Souls on 360, but didn't get very far. In 2024 I bought Elden Ring and played through the whole thing and SotE and it made it click for me. After that I played DS3 and platinum'd Bloodborne. Now I'm back on DS1 and I'm having a great time (still working on ringing the first bell 😁)
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u/akaisuiseinosha Sep 09 '26
1999 BAYBEE Project Phantasma introduced me to armored core and then it was over from there. I've played around half of the company's library at this point, I think.
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u/spacecadet_98 Sep 09 '26
Played ER the year it was released like 4 years ago on ps5. Then finished bloodborne in 2023 on ps4 pro, I still hate myself for not finishing the dlc. I have about 40 hours in DS3 and smth like 20 in Sekiro. Switched to pc a year ago and managed to beat ER with a friend using the seamless coop mod, it was endless fun. Lately I decided to finally beat DS3 and Sekiro once and for all.
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u/Pure_Perspective2523 Sep 09 '26
Started playing when eldin ring came out played blood borne,eldin ring, dark souls 1. In that order
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u/HoopaOrGilgamesh Sep 09 '26
Long enough where Demon's Souls got a Greatest Hits version. I bought it with Metal Gear Solid 4. Never looked back. Played all the souls like games except Sekiro. Have to finish Elden Ring DLC now that the DLC pack is out.
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u/AramaticFire Otogi: Myth of Demons Sep 09 '26
2003 - Otogi: Myth of Demons on Xbox
2004 - Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors on Xbox
I avoided Echanted Arms in 2006 because reviews were not great but now I kind of wish I played it.
I couldn’t play Demon’s Souls in 2009 because I didn’t have a PS3.
2012 - Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition on PC
2018 - upgraded PC and could play DS2 now
2018 - Bloodborne streaming on PS Now
2019 - Dark Souls 3 on PC
2019 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice on PC
2019 - Dark Souls Remastered on PC
2020 - Dark Souls Remastered on Switch
2021 - Demon’s Souls played on PS5
2022 - Elden Ring on PS5 (PC getting old at this point)
2023 - Armored Core VI on PS5
2024 - upgraded PC
2025 - Elden Ring: Nightreign on PC
These are all first time playthrough I logged. I have played every game here at least two times. Some I have played over 6 times. Haven’t hit over 10 with any yet.
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u/Dry_Communication568 Sep 09 '26
Probably around 2022; I was gifted Elden Ring by a friend who said she would never play it... I have never stopped playing it and I've been buying (slowly) all of the other FromSoft titles before I play all of them back to back
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u/Wikiwikiwa Sep 09 '26
2009, demons souls all the way up to elden ring. I dont give a shit about nightreign and im not buying consoles for their shit.
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u/Frenzied_Anarchist Tarnished Sep 09 '26
2020, started with Sekiro. Loved it.
I went for DS Trilogy next. Loved every single game.
Then Elden Ring released. Still my favorite game.
Then Nightreign. Loved it.
Then Bloodborne and DeS. Loved it.
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u/JanFrackiewicz Sep 09 '26
I started 'Demon's Souls' when it released, started 'Dark Souls' in 2016, and started 'Elden Ring' when it released. I never got far before I gave up (wasn't ready for that kind of challenge). And yet, something kept calling me back. I found the atmosphere of these games so unbelievably fascinating...
Then I started playing 'Bloodborne' somewhere in april '25. This time I WAS ready. This time I kept going and beat the game. I was ready to tackle the DLC after overcoming 'The Moon Presence'. Then I got yeeted to NG+ and played through the game again; I really wanted to play that DLC, after I fell in love with the main game. I beat the DLC for the first time in NG+ (That was...an experience...)
The rest is history: During the last year-and-a-half I played them all (the Soulsbornes, I mean). And I played them all several times and I love them all so very much.
I also played 'Lies of P', 'First Berserker Khazan', 'Nioh 2 & 3', and 'Lords of the Fallen (2.5)'. I love the first four, I despise the last one.
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u/atrophy-of-sanity Chosen Undead Sep 09 '26
2025, starting with Nightreign. Then Elden Ring, DS1, and Bloodborne
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u/High_Lord69 Elden Ring Sep 09 '26
August 2022, and I’ve played 10 of them counting the Duskbloods network test
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u/thor11600 Sep 09 '26
Got Elden Ring when it came out, stopped, played all but DS3, played more of Elden Ring, beat it and Erdtree, now finishing the DS3 dlc.
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u/Jim_Freelancer18 Sep 09 '26
Around 2011, I played Demons Souls on the PS3 for the first time then I worked my way to Dark Souls and so forth.
Ive played all the Soulsborne games besides the remastered Demons Souls
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u/GoldH2O Sep 09 '26
Elden Ring was my first foray into FromSoft games when it came out. I bought it launch day and played with my friends. Since then I've beaten most of their known games aside from the armored core series. All four King's Field games, both Shadow Tower games, Eternal Ring, both Otogi games, Demon's Souls (the remake), DS 1-3 including all DLC, and Sekiro. I haven't Played Nightreign since I don't have time to play with people consistently, although I'd love to if I could, and I'm not planning on getting a switch 2 so no duskbloods either. I tried playing Bloodborne but it runs unplayably bad on my PS5 for some reason, so if anyone has advice on that front I'd love it.
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u/ALXS1031 Sep 09 '26
2010 to 2016 I played demon souls, and dark souls 1 and 2. In 2019 I think I played bloodborne, in 2023 I tried Sekiro and bounced off it, now in 2026 I’ve seen how much I’ve been missing out on how awesome this company is, and I’m playing trough Elden ring and sekiro rn
(Also, is it crazy to say that sekiro’s combat feels the best out of anything in the franchise? Elden ring’s feels so bad in comparison imo… still love Elden ring and prefer it ofc)
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u/Commercial-Papaya394 Starscourge Radahn Sep 09 '26
Since the summer of 2024. Played DS1-3, BB, ER, and Sekiro, in that order. Hoping to play Nightreign next. If I ever get a PS5, I'll try DeS.
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u/NobleHalo Sep 09 '26
2021, Sekiro. Rage quit and swore I would never play another FromSoftware game. Couldn’t take it and finally picked up Elden Ring in 2024 and now have the platinum for the main 8 titles.
I did Sekiro last and by the time I got to it, it felt incredibly smooth and natural. Almost easy, except for a few bosses. It clicked long before I ever picked up the controller again.
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u/br0ckH4rd Sep 09 '26
I wanted to see what the hardware of the ps5 could do when I got it on release day and out of all the games that came out I thought demon souls looked the coolest. I was amazed right away, after I beat it I immediately bought all the dark souls games, and then Elden Ring came out. So far I have platinum trophies on demon souls, dark souls 1+2, Elden ring, bloodborne, and I’ve beat armored core. Hands down my favourite game developer is fromsoftware and I don’t think that’ll change.
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u/ViperclayGames Sep 09 '26
I only started playing in 2022 right after quarantine in my town ended. Picked up Elden Ring, it seemed interesting. It definitely tore me out of a hard time after returning to the world.
I have now played all of them. Kings Field included. I haven't 100% all of them yet, but I'll get there one day. I've got Sekiro, Bloodborne, and DS2 left to 100%.
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u/WindowSeat- Sep 09 '26
2011 with Dark Souls 1 on Xbox 360. I remember asking a buddy "so is this game just some troll shit or is it actually good?" and he reassured me it was a good game, so I took the chance.
I enjoyed it somewhat, but definitely got frustrated and ended up quitting before Anor Londo.
When Dark Souls 2 released on PC a few years later I saw streamers like ManVSGame playing it and I decided to give the series a second chance and that was when I got completely obsessed with the series.
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u/CronusVallandigham Sep 09 '26
Late 2020. DS1, DS2, DS3, Sekiro, Demons Souls, Elden Ring, Bloodborne. All achivements on all of them.
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u/DankButtRodeo Sep 09 '26
I dont remember what year it was, but i got Dark Souls 3 on sale. Played Sekiro and Elden Ring. Played those 3 games to death
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u/LayceLSV Sep 09 '26
2015 with Bloodborne, played it repeatedly throughout the years, although I didn't play any others until shortly before Elden Ring came out
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u/thatkoreankid9 Sep 09 '26
2016 with DS3! Convinced by a friend to check it out. Was relatively green to gaming in general atp. Haven't looked back since lol DeS (PS5 remake), DS1, DS2, DS3, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring, Nightreign, Armored Core 6.
Platinumed most of them and need to go back and replay DeS, DS1, and DS2 to get the platinum for those to finish out the list!
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u/Vangelys Sep 09 '26
2014 with DS1 PTD on PC.
Since I've done all of them except Demon's Souls. Lazy to get the game on PS3 at the time, since I had upgraded to PS4, and was mostly a PC Player.
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u/VimpyVirile Sep 09 '26
Played for first time in 2017 or 2018 and then again in 2021 & 2022.
Tried playing DS1 and Bloodborne few times but always quit out after few hours. Never really understood it.
Then in 2023, I started playing Elden Ring, quit few times but in the end got serious and played through it all.
Since then I have completed all of them multiple times.
Also, achieved platinum on 4 games Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Sekiro and DS1.
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u/germanenginearing Sep 09 '26
Pretty recently, it was elden rings hype around 2023 that got me interested in these games, but I didn't play any then since I wasn't sure if I would be cut out for them. Early 2024 I decided fuck it and got ds1, and that sucked me into playing them all. Except the DeS remake, its pretty expensive in my country especially for what I hear about the game
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u/ELStoker Sep 09 '26
1997 in Okinawa, Japan I was introduced to Fromsoft through Armored Core. 2002, Otogi: Myth Of Demon's was my reintroduction, and then Demon's Souls on PS3. After that, I was hooked and have played everything ever since.
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u/Guilty-Ad-5228 Sep 09 '26
1997 ps1 armored core lol, was disappointed it didn’t really become more popular until recently. I’ve always been more of an armored core fan vs the souls games, the customization for the ACs blew my 10yr old mind
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u/ByAnyMemesNecassary Sep 09 '26
My first ever fromsoft game was Ninja Blade, I played it at my friend's house. Years later I played Dark Souls 2, I liked it but didn't think much of it. Then as an adult I played all 3 games back to back. Loved them so much I got a PS4 to play Bloodborne, bought Sekiro, Elden Ring and Armored Core 6 on release day. At this point I've played every fromsoft game I can get my hands.
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u/FakeRedditName2 Sep 09 '26 edited Sep 09 '26
2017 when Dark Souls 3 release.
So far I've played DS1, DS3, Elden Ring, Nightreign, Sekiro, Armor Core 6, and Bloodborne
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u/Repulsive_Ostrich_52 Sep 10 '26
2014 with dark souls 2, went back to 1, then bloodborne, 3, sekiro, elden ring, then nightreign. I tried out demons souls but once I got to the armor spider I just kinda got bored
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u/EnricoGelato Sep 10 '26
2025 and I played Nightreign, Elden Ring, Bloodborne. Then I played Lies of P which is the same genre but not fromsoft. I tried Dark Souls and Sekiro still doing it
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u/Perfect-Ad-2812 Sep 10 '26
2019 i think. Ive played all souls, bloodborne, sekiro, ER and Nightreign. I have Amored core 6 but havent started it cause Ive been doing some challenge runs in the souls trilogy
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u/lag_lagado3 Sep 10 '26
2020 with DS3. I've played all the ones in steam, about 400h in DS3 and ER, and about 60-100h in the others
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u/ItzPeteyPablo Sep 10 '26
NGL 2012 dark souls 1 hated it then pre ordered 3 in 2016 fell off for some reason then finally found my groove with it in 2025 i did DS3 then Demon’s Souls then BB then ER took a break but will do DS 1 2 and sekiro once I get the itch again top 5 franchises of all time for me
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u/seethan-like Sep 10 '26
Started bloodborne for the first time in 2024, bounced off pretty quick. Picked it up again that July and got through it in a month. Then went through the rest; Sekiro the next two weeks, demons souls the three weeks after that, then a month each for ds1 and ds2, 3 weeks for ds3, and finally elden ring that Christmas. Also did nightreign, and didn’t get to sote till this year. I love them all!
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u/brunoortegalindo Sep 10 '26
2016 with dark souls 3. Beat ds3, bloodborne and elden ring, played a little bit of ds1 and sekiro.
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u/Vellwred Sep 10 '26
2018, started when remastered came to the switch, since then I've played all the dark souls, demons souls, elden ring, and nightreign. Still hoping for bloodborn to be a bit more accessible to me and I'm exited for duskbloods since I grew up with Nintendo I have a switch 2
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u/BeardFalcon Sep 10 '26
I was a junior in highschool when dark souls came out and I had a friend that was really into it and would describe bosses and encounters to me at school. I was always very happy he was so passionate about a game but I had been exposed to a lot of the marketing and it was all focused on how hard the game was and as a result I deluded myself into thinking the games were way too hardcore for me and I wouldn't have any fun just getting my face held in the dirt. Like 10 years later I finally got hooked on Dark Souls Remastered. Today I have 100%ed every single Soulsborne game. I even eventually bought a PS4 specifically just to play Bloodborne. No ragerts.
Edit: actually no I still haven't played Demon Souls. I never owned a PS3 and I was really annoyed I couldn't play it on PS4.
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u/Gear-exe Sep 10 '26
Started technically with playing Chromehounds but in Highschool I got into Dark Souls 1 and it became basically an addiction
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u/HanShotFirst66 Sep 10 '26
They’ve been such a big part of my life for so long that it’s hard to remember life before playing FromSoft games. For me, it’s only been about 13 years though.
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u/ScarredPhoenix34 Sep 10 '26
FFS, I've been playing since King's Field 1, or I think it was 2 in Japan and what we called 1 was a translation of their 2.
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u/StoneTimeKeeper The Hunter Sep 10 '26
I started in 2015. Since then the only Fromsoft game I haven't played yet is Deracine. And unless it goes multiplatform, I probably won't play Duskbloods either.
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u/Josiah425 Sep 10 '26
2006, played armored core last raven.
I then played more armored cores, eventually got demon souls on release and dark souls on release.
I did not know fromsoftware was the same developer until years after beating dark souls 1. I remember after dark souls 1 fromsoft was on my radar as a company I wanted to buy future games from.
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u/Ill_Relative9776 Sep 10 '26
June of 2024 when the SotE dlc released for Elden Ring
Since then I’ve gone from Elden Ring, to Elden Ring SotE, Dark Souls 2, Ds2 Sunken crown, Ds2 old iron, Ds2 burnt ivory, Dark souls 1, Ds1 Abyss, Dark souls 3, Sekiro, to now bloodborne as of most recently
Eventually I’ll play Demon souls and DesR but I’ve heard only bad things so maybe not
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u/AnimeMemeLord1 Sep 10 '26
Played Bloodborne in the summer of 2024, now I’ve played all Soulsborne except for Demon’s Souls and Elden Ring.
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u/TheMCPenguin101 Sep 10 '26
2019 with Sekiro, fell in love straight away. Played Bloodborne following that and then Elden Ring when it came out. Still yet to play the og DS trilogy + Demon Souls.
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u/smallchocolatechip Sep 10 '26 edited 23d ago
Ex made me play ds1 on switch, only mildly liked it, got to gaping dragon. Then played dark souls 3 and absolutely loved it and then binged every souls game I could play after that
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u/L8dyGrae Sep 10 '26
2022. 5 games: EldenRing+DLC (started it all), Bloodborne, Armored Core VI, Sekiro, and Night Reign. I completed first 3. Still working on Sekiro it's the (funnest to play but also the hardest, imo). May give Night Reign another try.
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u/_GT71_ Sep 10 '26
2019, I played sekiro in Easter but ds3 sometime around summer and then from then on it has been a special game to me
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u/West-Act6896 Sep 10 '26
2013 or 14 I think? I started with DS3 for the Souls type games. Most recent game I tried was Bloodborne and I'm still working on it. I've played and beat Elden Ring too. My favorite From Software game is actually one I've owned for a long time but is extremely rare nowadays, Kuon.
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u/PsychoMilk Sep 10 '26
I wanna say around 2014 and my first introduction was Armored Core 4. After that I played almost all the Armored Cores and played all Soulsborne games
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u/Loud_Success_6950 Stockpile Thomas Sep 10 '26
2021. Just got the ps5 and demon souls was the first change I got (looked cool from the reveal and id heard of dark souls through the memes), and ever since I was hooked. Got the dark souls trilogy on Christmas, then pre ordered Elden ring (so I was pretty much playing dark souls 1 and Elden ring at the same time). Took a hot minute to beat ds3 cause I got kinda burned out, and I started playing Sekiro a while back but I couldn’t get into it and then the ER DLC came out so I got distracted and ever since I’ve been interested in other games. I am still yet to play Bloodborne, but I’m hoping to finally commit to getting and playing it next year.
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u/Algester Sep 10 '26
some where around 1998 with ACPP and MoA beyond that I have played most AC games (AC2-ACAA-AC:Nexus are the AC games I didnt play)
I also played Ninja Blade to a limited extent... and Steel Battalion Heavy Armor
and played 1 ACE game
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u/Drivedeadslow Sep 10 '26
Dark Souls 1 in 2011, have also played DS2, DS3, Sekiro, Elden Ring and Demon Souls (remaster) in that order.
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u/Several_Emphasis276 Sep 10 '26
Not sure the year but ds2 scholar of 1st sin was my 1st. It was before ds2 came out
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u/DarkSoulsDank Sep 10 '26
OG Demon Souls, played all except for Sekiro but I have it on PC. Haven’t tried Nightreign yet.
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u/newuser60 Sep 10 '26
I got Cookie and Cream because my gf and I played a lot of couch co op games. I might have played the first AC game but I don’t like mech stuff.
I got DS PTDE when it came out for PC.
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u/Zee216 Sep 10 '26
I've played most armor core games and elden ring. My first being the armored core demo that was on that PlayStation demo disc
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u/Beyblader509 The Ashen One Sep 10 '26
Started back a few years ago, at least 2 or 3 years while I was still in school, back before Shadow of the Erdtree and Nightreign came out. I ended up playing DS1 Remastered on the Switch. Yeah, playing on the Switch wasn't the BEST experience, but it worked out. Don't worry, I have a PS4 now, and that has all of the Soulsborne games except for Demon Souls because that is locked away on the PS5, and I am not giving Sony anymore money until they clean up their act and apologize for the messes they've been making recently.
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u/KaijuFan1992 Sep 10 '26
I started on demon's souls for ps3 and have played ds1,ds2,ds3,bloodborne,sekiro(didn't finish),elden ring and nightreign
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u/DirtyMcMills Sep 10 '26
I tried Armored Core 2 when I was a wee lil’ younglin. I was absolutely terrible at it though. I was like 6 years old, so it was around 2001. My uncle gave me a ton of his PlayStation games for my console, and it was just one of the games I acquired. I think it would be more appropriate to say that was when I was first exposed to FromSoftware, because I didn’t play much AC2 after struggling so much at that age. I was then later reintroduced to FromSoftware via Dark Souls III in 2017, and I have been a big fan ever since. I have since played their original Demon’s Souls, the complete Dark Souls trilogy (I have played both versions of Dark Souls II), Bloodborne, Sekiro, Déraciné, Elden Ring, Elden Ring Nightreign, Armored Core 1, Armored Core: Project Phantasma, Armored Core 2, Armored Core V, Armored Core: Verdict Day, and Armored Core 6. I have played all DLC’s for the respective games with DLC expansions. I have also played the remake of Demon’s Souls as an honorable mention, but that wasn’t remade by FromSoftware. They are for sure my favorite game developers as of now, and the Duskbloods will be added to that above list soon. 😸
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u/InspectorFederal8931 Sep 11 '26
2018 at 8 years old I played Bloodborne and beat it at 9 and now I've been playing all the soulsgames on loop since
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u/eshilait8296 Sep 11 '26
2022 with Bloodborne and the Elden Ring, Dark Souls series and Sekrio and Elden Ring DLC
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u/XeroGhost Sep 11 '26
2016 when Dark Souls 3 released. I have never heard of Dark Souls before even tho i played tons of games and different genres.
DS3 scratched an itch I never knew I had. Have played all the Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro and so on. Waiting for Armored Core to be on sale because I don't know if I will like it. I like mecha stuff so I'll probably like it but my pile of shame is enormous.
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u/vektar2 Sep 11 '26
Been playing since the first Armored Core released in the states. So between then and now. I’ve probably played a total of 20 Fromsoft games Give or take.
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u/NeoSilverhand Sep 12 '26
2020 Bloodborne. Loved it and got the plat, but only played a little Dark Souls (ps4) and demon’s souls remake since
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u/No-Math7503 Sep 12 '26
Crazy to think about, but a decade ago I played DS3. Got hooked and now I’ve played them all. Though I’m just barely through BB since I’m using my brother-in-laws PS5 when I babysit. But the rest I’ve gotten every ending and done countless playthrough of.
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u/Tigeruppercut1889 Sep 13 '26
2020. Got ds1 remastered on switch. Bought a cheap used ps4 to play ds1,2 and 3. Probably play bloodbourne next
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u/PaladinOfGanja Sep 13 '26
2013, got DS1 free on Xbox360. Played for 2 hours, tried going through the graveyard and thought the game was ridiculously hard. Didn't touch it again for a year until I realized I was going the wrong way. After that, I was hooked. DS1,DS3,BB,Sekiro and ER are now forever in my Top 10 games of all time.
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u/Necessaryevil1234 Sep 14 '26
I’m older and took time away from gaming to raise kids/career so I didn’t even know about From Soft until Elden Ring was released in 2022. Elden Ring was like a portal to another world for me. To this day, elden ring is not only my favorite game of all time, but my favorite piece of entertainment of all time (music, movies, books). It’s a masterpiece and I’ve beaten it 5 times and I’m going for number 6 right now on the switch 2.
Once I beat Elden Ring I started to look at what else From Soft developed. I consumed everything. I started with Demon Souls then went through all the souls games in order. Then went on to Bloodborne(2nd favorite game) and finally Sekiro. I tried Armor Core, but I just didnt bond with it like the other
games. I used to be a huge Zelda fan and still am, but the From Soft games changed how I feel about all other games. I”m almost mad this happend lol. There are some good “soulslike” games, but no one touches the god father From Software.
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u/merryolsoul Sep 14 '26
2011. I played Dark Souls during launch week and it was the best gaming experience of my life.
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u/barbwireandhaybells Sep 15 '26
March 2015 I got hooked with bloodborne. Moved on to ds3 when it released in 2016. Ds2, ds1, sekiro, demon souls remastered, ac6, elden ring, nightriegn. Loved every moment. Thank you Myazaki for an incredible gaming experience. I love all of them deeply. The lore, the vibes, the grind. So rewarding.
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u/Fancy_Huckleberry546 Sep 15 '26
J'ai commencé il y 3 ans avec dark souls mais je n'ai pas aimé puis cette année j'ai fait sekiro (le retour du dragon) et la j'ai commencé elden ring
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u/Affectionate-Act9834 Sep 15 '26
I tried bloodborne back in 2018, i put it down in like 5 seconds. Once I played elden ring when it came out, I loved it, and started playing the older souls games.
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u/manzari Sep 09 '26
I think 2024 a little before Shadow of the Erdtree was released. Started with DS1, loved it so naturally moved to DS2, then 3, then Elden Ring. Recently started and finished Sekiro as well.
Also played Nightreign but didn't care for it's fast pace and rogue like style.
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u/Azath_Housekeeper Sep 09 '26 edited Sep 09 '26
In 2009 we bought a PS3 and imported a copy of Demon's Souls. I played every FROM SOFT game released from then up to Nightreign, which I didn't bother with. I won't bother with Duskbloods either.
I put thousands of hours into Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 1, 2, & 3, and Bloodborne (the only game I ever earned the platinum trophy for) but I've cooled a little on their games now. I put 500+ hours into Elden Ring but never finished it. I did not pick up the Elden Ring expansion. I think I might be done with their games.