{"id":125388,"date":"2022-06-09T14:54:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T12:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=125388"},"modified":"2022-06-09T14:54:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T12:54:14","slug":"the-best-order-to-play-the-soulsborne-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/125388-the-best-order-to-play-the-soulsborne-games","title":{"rendered":"The best order to play the Soulsborne games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elden Ring\u2019s release has brought many new players into the genre, and while some will be content just play it, many are no doubt considering trying out a few other titles by FromSoftware.<\/p>\n<p>However, it can be daunting to decide where to start as there are six different titles to choose from.<\/p>\n<p>To help you decide, we\u2019ve compiled a guide to the correct order to the play games for a player fresh off Elden Ring but who has never played another FromSoftware game.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Dark Souls 1<\/h3>\n<p>The best place to start your FromSoftware journey is the first game of the Dark Souls trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>While this makes sense immediately since it is the first game in the mainline series, you\u2019ll also want to start here because of the game\u2019s length and difficulty level.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being an older game, Dark Souls 1\u2019s combat still holds up well, and its difficulty curve is relatively moderate, with only a few boss fights being harder than the encounters in Elden Ring.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, thanks to it being an older game, Dark Souls 1 is also one of the shortest of the soul\u2019s games compared to its sequels, meaning it won\u2019t be too taxing after the marathon of Elden Ring.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KfjG9ZLGBHE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Dark Souls 3<\/h3>\n<p>You would think that the next game you\u2019d play would be Dark Souls 2, but in actuality, the third game is a far better choice for your next Soul\u2019s experience.<\/p>\n<p>Dark Souls 3 has fluid, responsive combat, a vast world and, most importantly, several quality of life improvements over its predecessors.<\/p>\n<p>In many ways, it\u2019s the closest to Elden Ring in terms of general gameplay but has a more conventional format.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_zDZYrIUgKE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Bloodborne<\/h3>\n<p>The next FromSoftware game to tackle once you\u2019ve wrapped up with Dark Souls 3 is Bloodborne \u2013 although if you don\u2019t have a PS4, you\u2019ll have to skip it.<\/p>\n<p>Though it came out before Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne is by far the fastest-paced of the FromSoftware games, with fluid combat that strips players of shields and spells and prioritises speed and aggression.<\/p>\n<p>After the slower pace of previous games, Bloodborne will feel a little different and boasts some of the hardest fights in the Soulsborne genre.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Crk_GpxGQE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice<\/h3>\n<p>Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is some veterans\u2019 favourite Souls game for good reason.<\/p>\n<p>The title has some of the best writing, boss fights and gameplay of all the games; however, we\u2019d recommend playing it after the others as it requires a far higher degree of skill to play.<\/p>\n<p>The gameplay of Sekiro is centred around parrying and rhythm. As a result, for many, it can be challenging to master \u2013 hence why you\u2019re given a chance to continue even after dying once.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rXMX4YJ7Lks\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Dark Souls 2 and Demons Souls<\/h3>\n<p>The final two games are Dark Souls 2 and Demons Souls, and we\u2019d recommend you play them last for several reasons.<\/p>\n<p>For Dark Souls 2, it\u2019s a case of the game\u2019s feel. Dark Souls 2 feels clunky and sluggish even compared to other souls games, even Dark Souls 1.<\/p>\n<p>Combining this with its odd design choices, the bloat of bosses, and inconsistent difficulty makes Dark Souls 2 an odd experience that is best left until last.<\/p>\n<p>Demons Souls is in a similar boat as even with its PS5 remaster, its clunky core gameplay and bugs remain.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it\u2019s best to leave these two till last to avoid tarnishing your experience with the other games.<\/p>\n<p>However, this is just a suggestion guide, and if there are any FromSoftware games you really want to play or don\u2019t want to play, you can pick and choose at your discretion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4IzXvLXbfzg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JiqGi3GMTko\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/125384-xbox-releases-nine-vague-previews-ahead-of-the-summer-showcase\">Xbox releases nine vague previews ahead of the Summer showcase<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the best order for you to play the Soulsborne games if you&#8217;re new to the series and have just finished Elden Ring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":125389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11681,4],"tags":[12583,1728,25722,16092,26269,26056],"class_list":["post-125388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","category-playstation","category-xbox","tag-bloodborne","tag-dark-souls","tag-elden-ring","tag-fromsoftware","tag-sekiro","tag-souls-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}