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The main From Software games (Demon Souls, DS, DS3, BB, and Sekiro). They really are special, and a cut above games like Witcher 3 or BoTW imo. I don't think I
by fhood 6y ago
The main From Software games (Demon Souls, DS, DS3, BB, and Sekiro). They really are special, and a cut above games like Witcher 3 or BoTW imo. I don't think I have ever played a game where nearly every element was best in class and worked so well together.
The "stories" are brilliant, and the way they are told is perfect for the medium. There is an incredible world, that is awe inspiring and fascinating, with deep and expansive lore, and yet it never gets in the way, or suffers from a disconnect with the player. In BoTW the vast majority of my actions make no sense in the context of the plot. In the DS games or BB the world doesn't revolve around my character, so my actions are those of an inhabitant rather than the driver of the plot, and thus my actions don't destroy my suspension of disbelief, despite the freedom given to me, the same way they do in a game like Cyberpunk where my player clearly exists in the separate plane from the one the the world is in.
The music matches the atmosphere and gameplay seamlessly, with very few disconnects. Especially Sekiro, which links its music to the gameplay nearly flawlessly. I won't claim it superior to Undertale, but it still lives in the very upper echelons.
The gameplay is genre defining. I don't think much more needs to be said of it, other than that the difficulty has been grossly misrepresented. My former roommate, who struggled with the tutorial levels of fallout 4 beat Sekiro. These games aren't easy, but they also probably aren't "too hard" for your average player.
And the level design is brilliant, intricate and varied, awe inspiring, and encouraging/requiring exploration without it feeling like a chore (swamps excepted).
Go play these games, jeez.
- ahelwer 6y agoI've been replaying the first Dark Souls in co-op with a friend over the past few months. As long as you stay out of the shield-turtle playstyle trap (something that took convincing for my friend) it's a lot of fun. I will say there's a steep quality drop in the back half of the game (post Anor Londo). The Artorias DLC matches the best of it, though. Only advice I'd pay to newbies is to get good at dodgerolling instead of using a shield. Turtling behind a shield is very effective in Dark Souls 1 (fixed in later installments) but becomes dreadfully boring after a while. The game has a reputation as being difficult but if you summon NPCs or other players for boss fights they are quite easy (purists might say this defeats the entire point).
- tsimionescu 6y agoI will add that a marvelous thing in all of From's games is that there is essentially no filler content. Every enemy (encounter) you meet is different in some way from every other, it's always challenging you in a slightly different way. There may be reused ideas between the games, but within a single game, you're never on clear a path of just doing more of the same. This is something almost no other company even seems to be trying, while From is constantly succeeding at it.
- autocorr 6y agoI agree, but that's also probably why the OP left out Dark Souls 2 from their list :)
- tsimionescu 6y agoI left that one out of my memory when I said "all their games"...
- lmedinas 6y agoI really liked DS2, I understand why its the "weak" of the bunch but its still an incredible good game.
- abhijat 6y agoDS2 is a really good game and ds1 falls off after ornstein and smough. Ds3 is not really as good as these two.
- princevegeta89 6y ago+1 to this. I was a very selective gamer and the only games I played more than once recently were Dark Souls 2 and 3. Heck, I'd pick them up again given the time. Very special and challenging gameplay that is done right. There are no advantages to you as a player, and you need to watch your every step. I am on the same page regarding storytelling - it is a masterpiece. Couple that with the great artwork they've done, and you're put right in the middle of some fantasy land.
- chad_c 6y agoThe Demon’s Souls PS5 release is also just phenomenal. Umbasa!