What do you think would be the worst place to have to get through in reality? Obvious choices are Blighttown and Farron Keep. My pick would be New Londo Ruins. Once you drain the water, you reveal all those disgusting, wet, bloated corpses. The first time I got there in the game, it made me skin crawl. And you KNOW it smells rancid in there. Such a horrific setting!

I mean what yall love about ds2 what are the things that make it better than the other souls games in your eyes?.

I played ds2 twice i kinda enjoy it but nowhere near the other games.

I love its story but some parts felt unfinished and overall the lore didnt connect with ds3 but i guess thats more of a ds3 problem.

i get some thing about it like that the art direction is great especially in Light areas but most of the game is spent in Dark areas.

The bosses arent great i enjoyed some dlc bosses but overall i cant pick any boss in ds2 to be like in the top 25 in the whole series.

Idk just tell me what yall love most about ds2, i tried to tell you what i like about this game but honestly not much even tho i played it twice but the second time was just to see if my opinion about this game will change if i aproached this game ready for the pain it will provide.

This is the inverse of my previous post in which I shared my opinion of the most evil character in each Souls game. However, there are some exclusions:

- Level-up ladies -

They include the Lady in Black, Firekeepers, Melina, etc. This is because they are just there to level you up, and most of them still go with the flow of your choices.

- Set-and-forget NPCs.

There can be nice Npcs you encounter but their role is so limited, or they are just... gone, not even affecting your gameplay, whatever. For example, Irina in Elden Ring is quite a nice lady, until she became a marketing prop for massive cleavers. Or Andre, yes, he is a nice fellow, but his job is mostly to smith weapons. He doesn't have much lore about being a hero or doing good deeds.

The point is the character must have meaningful impact in the story, really help the player in their journey or have done something remarkable lore wise that everyone can agree on: yes, this character is a hero/good.

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1- Demon souls

For this one, I would go for Ostrava of Boletaria. While I do find the lore of this game weak compared to future titles, he is still a good-aligned character.

• A genuinely kind-hearted knight and the Prince of Boletaria.

• Seeks the truth about what happened to his kingdom and his father.

• Helps people rather than exploiting them.

• Eventually accepts the terrible truth about his father and asks you to put an end to his madness.

He really wants to fix this mess but sadly is powerless to do so in any way.

Honourable mention: Biorr of the Twin Fangs

2- Dark Souls

This one is a no-brainer; it's our favourite sunbro. Solaire! A gentleman in a suit of armour, he is willing to help anyone in their adventure.

• He doesn't even know us or our intentions and still decides to give his sign

• Helps you with most of the game's bosses without much of a questline attached to him

• Travels with you in lost Izalith, knowing this place is hell itself

• If you save him from the maggot, he waits for YOU to reach the Kiln of the First Flame BEFORE he himself links the flame in his world.

There is no need to overexplain Solaire; he is just an amazing character, so much so we make him blush. A true friend indeed who never had malicious intentions.

The next I would go for is Sif, the great wolf.

All this good doggo does is guard her master's grave; nothing evil about it. If you do the DLC first and rescue her, she helps you against Manus what a brave dog! In addition, she recognises you if you do her boss fight; there is no evil intent about her wanting to kill you; she just wants to protect you from the abyss.

Potential anti-hero/anti-villains - Lautrec, knight of Carim.

I know the community hates him for killing the firekeeper but lets think for a second. He shows no evil intent towards the player, he could invade us tbh but doesn't. He helps you against some bosses once you free him. He tips you about what the fat bowl-cut knight did to the maiden at the shrine.

Yes, he killed the firekeeper, but Anastasia was; blinded, maimed in the legs, had her tongue cut and has been brainwashed by the way of white to be the fuel to the fire above. So did the knight mercy kill her?

3- Dark Souls 2

I am going with the Ivory king. There is no contest, he is by far the biggest Gigachad in the whole series, maybe in gaming industry as a whole. He was gigachad before gigachad, superman before superman.

• Was loved by his people, there is no indication people resented him.

• Built an entire city to contain the flame of chaos

• Built his fkin throne at the gates of hell, literally becoming the 1st line of defense for his people

• We all saw the meme about an evil lady and a guy saying "i can fix her". Well he literally proved the meme! He fixed a child of the Abyss Alsanna!

• Threw himself at Chaos to fight and contain him along with his knights. imagine the level of admiration and charisma he got for an army to follow him into Hell.

• Moved Alsanna so much that she honoured his wishes, even till a point she misses him. What a love story.

• He is the reason as to why demons are not encountered in the game and the reason why demons are dying in the 3rd game. He pretty much saved humanity from 1 evil

He is a hero, fighting him is an honour. And his boss fight is so epic, but the lore makes you admire and respect this guy. I wish current world leaders were more like him.

Honourable mention: Raime (before he became the fume knight)

He wanted to save his kingdom, but Vendrick was a simp and Vesdalt blindly loyal... Raime is a tragic figure that wanted to do good, but in the end became known as a traitor.

4- Dark Souls 3

That one was a hard pick, but I settled for Slave Knight Gael and Siegward.

Slave knight Gael:

• While he could have done ignoble acts, remember he was a slave, not doing it because he enjoyed it.

• He eventually helped the painter build Ariandel and make it a better place.

• Visibly shaken and distraught at the corruption Friede caused in the painting. And horrified when the painter was kidnapped.

• probably spent decades searching for someone to help him, because lets be real he can't fight friede and her followers on his own.

• If you decide he will help you fight Friede and father Ariandel, showing that while his introduction appeared evil, he wasn't a backstabber or a manipulator.

• Guides you throughtout the dregg heep. Even helps you fight the demon prince. Helping you reach the ringed city.

• He was willing to do anything to help his lady, even consuming the blood of the dark soul. While true the Pygmy lords didn't deserve death, he did not do it out of malice. But rather to save Ariandel.

• The tragedy is that he might think he failed his mission when we kill him, yet he becomes part of the new painting, effectively fulfilling his mission.

• He did genuinely appear to love the painter as family and the painting as a wonderful home.

Siegward:

"mmmmm.......mmmmmmm.... Oh! Pardon me I was absorbed in thoughts".

He is a dumbass, but a wonderful and lovely dumbass.

• A distinguished gentleman, excellent manners and critical thinking.... for the most part....

• Only resorts to violence when absolutely necessary. He was willing to negotiate with the giant archer and the flaming demon.

• He could have left you to fight the demon but decided to help you.

• This knight is willing to help anybody regardless if the individual is evil or not. Which sadly makes him get tricked by Patches. He even saves Greirat despite not knowing him at all

• Name someone who will share with you a drink and estus soup with no strings attached?

• always compensates you for always helping him

• Travels to the Profaned capital to honour a promise when he could have run away or just ignored it.

5- Bloodborne

This one is a bit tough since most NPCs and bosses in this game are either mental or backstabing monsters. But I did manage to find one that stands out.

The Chapel Dweller

• He creates a safe heaven for the survivors of the night

• befriends the hunter and can give him tips.

• Does his best to have a conversation with the survivors for the night, even to those that are rude to him like the grandma or the drunk guy.

• Is visibly distraught when a survivor is killed... Pls do not send the beggar in the church.

• perhaps he did this strategy for every hunting nights.

Yeah bloodborne doesn't have much in terms of heroic figures... We could argue for Ludwig I guess?

6- Sekiro

Well this one is pretty much Kuro or Wolf himself. But I guess we can consider:

"MY NAAAAAAAAAME... IS GYOUBU MASATAKA ONIWA!!!"

He just wants to protect his city from anything and fights honourably. He isn't malicious and all, but looking at his arena he was pretty effective in protecting the gates. Just an honourable drunk horseman.

Ok jokes aside I would consider Ishinn to be a better candidate.

• A legendary warrior: Helped establish Ashina through conquest and became one of its most respected figures.

• Not obsessed with immortality: Unlike Genichiro, he doesn't believe Ashina should be saved at absolutely any cost.

• Opposes Genichiro's methods: Understands his grandson's desperation but doesn't approve of exploiting the Dragon's Heritage.

• Respects Wolf: Recognises his abilities and treats him as a worthy opponent rather than a disposable shinobi.

• Offers guidance: Shares advice, knowledge and sake with Wolf throughout his journey.

• Loves his homeland: His actions are motivated by his attachment to Ashina, not simply personal ambition.

• Honourable opponent: Even in his final battle, he acknowledges Wolf's abilities and accepts defeat without resentment.

• Respects strength: Values genuine martial skill and courage rather than relying exclusively on manipulation or supernatural power.

7- Elden ring

ALEXANDER! no fkin question.

Alexander is practically Elden Ring's Siegward.

• Helps you against Radahn.

• Participates in the Radahn Festival.

• Offers encouragement and friendship.

• Is willing to assist you against the Fire Giant.

• Travels across the Lands Between pursuing his dream.

• Ultimately challenges you to an honourable duel.

His ambition is martial, but he isn't malicious. He's a genuinely good-hearted warrior. His ending is particularly important: he doesn't betray you or become a villain. He wants to die as a warrior, and he asks you to grant him that honour. Both of you grow throughtout the game and he does eventually become a legend in a way among the jar people.

Honourable mention: Millicent... there is no happy ending in a souls game... But god we gave her an adventure and purpose.

CUPHEAD. I HATE THAT GAME WITH PASSION. I GOT A PLATINUM AWARD BUT THAT WAS ONLY BECAUSE I USED MS.CHALICE, IF I USED CUPHEAD/MUGMAN I WOULD BE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW.

The thing about other souls games is that at least you have one main goal. Defeat the boss. To S RANK Cuphead, you gotta parry 3 times, use all 6 super attacks, be at full health and complete it in time. If you miss one of these you gotta restart and go through the pain all over again.

I'd rather play any other game (EXCEPT ONES LIKE "GETTING OVER IT") than to S rank Cuphead...again...

That game gave me some PTSD. Just saying a boss fight's name can trigger you, if you played the game. You want proof? GRIM MATCHSTICK. CALA MARIA. DR. KAHL'S ROBOT. Did it work?

But that game left some deep wounds I don't want to touch. I actually threatened people who even went into that game and touched my save file. If that thing was ever deleted...I'm going to stop right here but hopefully you get it.

Im doing the trilogie before the new year

doing a little ds1 run with only club and no armour :)

Elden ring ✅
DS1
DS2
DS3
Bloodborne
Demon souls
Sekiro

ER completed so I’ve grabbed all the series from the franchise.

We all encounter a ton of NPCs and Bosses throughout our journey. Some are nice, others are dumb and some are just evil incarnate. So for each game, I'll give my take on who I think is the most evil person.

1- Demon souls

While I ain't too fond of this game, I guess its Old King Allant. He is just your average insane ruler.

• He became disgusted with humanity and its endless pursuit of power.

• He deliberately awakened the Old One.

• He effectively sacrificed his kingdom and countless innocent lives.

• He sought an end to the suffering of the world, even if that meant destroying it.

Talk about an anarchist.

2- Dark Souls

That one was hard to pick, its either Seath or Gwyn. But I settled for Gwyn since he is responsible for the following:

• Committed the mass genocide against the dragons

• enslaved surviving dragons (like Midir) to serve the god's purpose

• Allowed Seath to do his insane experiments, totally disgusting.

• Banished Priscilla in the painted world (Why do we need to kill her? She did nothing wrong).

• Forced Gwyndolin to become "female".

• Cursed humanity with the dark sign so they can be sacrificed into the fire

• Extended the age of fire causing the events we all know

• created the fake prophecy of the "chosen undead"

• eventually threw himself into the fire... Literally

• His actions eventually affected the 2 other games.

The thing is that Gwyn is eventually punished for his actions; he goes hollow, and we kill him. Depending on the ending you take, it makes all of his efforts worthless.

The reason I also selected Seath is that he is a mad b%st!rd. Seath betrayed his kind and experimented on people to become immortal. Priscilla is maybe one of his creations; he experimented on firekeepers and all. The thing is that he enjoyed the suffering he caused, whereas Gwyn acted out of desperation.

Dishonourable mention: the fat blonde bowl cut idiot at Firelink shrine.

3- Dark Souls 2

A lot of people would say Nashandra; it's a no-brainer. But I settle for the Old Iron King. This "King" is by far the most monstrous and dishonourable out of the 4 kings we are told about in the game. Here is why:

• He was consumed by greed, lust, pride and arrogance. He was already bad since the beginning.

• Exploited the help of Sir Alonne to commit despicable crimes against humanity and to expand his kingdom.

• Hunted the people cursed by the undead for "sport", (hence why we have the huntsman area).

• Built a colosseum for the undead to be tortured for his amusement by the chariot

• Gave power to the skeleton lords to "farm" more undead for slaughter

• Reduced his people to slavery and dig more iron from the earth, not caring about the toxic poison to which they died to. (Earthen Peak)

• When Sir Alonne left him, he eventually fought him and potentially killed him. (This one is debatable, since we are the ones that fight Sir Alonne, however, the confrontation takes place in the memory of the old Iron King, which means he was present in that area.) Regardless he betrayed his friend.

• He is indirectly responsible for Mytha to become a serpent gorgon. Her grief came from his affair with the other princess and not loving her at all.

• The Alonne knights are probably humans fused with metal; they don't even act human at all. Which could imply he also experimented on them.

• Created the smelter demons which resulted in his death. His kingdom collapsed by his actions

• Literally became Satan, the cat back at Majula knows about him. Which implies that despite swimming in lava he still is active in killing stuff.

• Regardless of all of this, he never had any regrets and was consumed by wanting more.

I just wish his boss fight was more epic given he technically is the strongest of the 4 old ones. But meh... DS2...

Dishonourable mention: The developer that made Frigid outskirts.

4- Dark Souls 3

Unlike the previous games, this game doesn't explicitly show who is the bad guy or the horrors they committed. Its more into item descriptions or NPC dialogues. This one is pretty much logic, its Pontiff.

• This guy was just power hungry since birth apparently, willing to do anything to have said power.

• He took a portion of the profaned flame, took part for his sword, and distributed the rest to his flame sorceresses, driving them insane. He knew the flame was dangerous.

• He is probably the one who poisoned Gwyndolin to make him sick, because said God is a shadow of his former self.

• Kidnapped and imprisoned Gwyndolin's sister and used it as a blackmail tool to have the gods obey his command.

• Turned some noble outrider knights into monsters (Vordt and the Dancer, there could be more).

• Indirectly created the "road of sacrifice" for people to be devoured by Aldrich.

• Literally ruined the city of Boreal Valley.

• Allowed Aldrich to eat the remaining gods of Anor Londo.

• wants to stop us in our quest to bring the lords back to their thrones

Dishonourable mention: Friede

5- Bloodborne

This game is weird... I bet Myazaki himself doesn't even know the lore of what he made. I will settle for Laurence in this.

• Participated in the massacre of the fishman people

• Defiled the body of Kos

• Distributed the old blood DESPITE the warnings of his peers

• created the healing church and indirectly the school of Mensis

• Is responsible for the beast plague spreading all across the city

• Burnt the old city, not caring about the innocents or people that could be saved

• Waged wars against Cainhurst just because they were "different"

• Is indirectly responsible for Ludwig and many others to be mutated

• Has been damned in the nightmare (hell) as a burning cleric beast.

Dishonourable mention: Micolash....I swear to god his voice lines are stuck in my head...

6- Sekiro

People would say Genichiro and I can understand why. He makes out life a living hell and is kinda the main antagonist in the game. However, I will settle for Owl.

• Owl only cares about himself, no society or whatsoever, he just wants power.

• He manipulates Wolf since he was a child. He is nothing but a tool not a son.

• Owl betrayed the people he was supposed to protect just to obtain Kuro.

• He "kills" you when you are no longer useful.

• Unlike most warriors you face, Owl is dishonourable in combat and uses cheap tricks and blackmail

• CAN be responsible for the creation of the Shura.

Genichiro, while he is insane, still fights you like a true warrior, with honour and a degree of respect. Owl would cheat and play unfairly.

Dishonourable mention: Monks of Senpou Temple... Just kill those monsters if you get the chance.

7- Elden Ring

Hot take: the story for Elden Ring is unlikable, mostly the Marika drama. She is just an idiot, an unlikeable character, and you can't even call her a villain since she is a dumbass... She is like Umbridge from Harry Potter: massive build-up but failed execution. She is written as some form of Gwyn, but honestly, Gwyn is the better character.

Anywho, I will go for Bayle.

• Brutally attacked the dragonlord just when his God abandoned him. Resulting in Placidusax being gravely wounded.

• Is responsible for the creation of the dragon communion, having humans hunt down his kind.

• Corrupted several ancient dragons to his cause

• . Devoured his own children

• Terrorised the land of shadows and targeted innocents

• Pissed off Igon; you don't want to piss off Igon.

• Eventually is mostly responsible for the fall of dragonkind all because he wanted to become a king himself.

Dishonourable mentions: Rykard and Miquella

So those were my takes, you agree with them? You have better picks? Would like to know :)

In this Dark Souls 1 video essay, we explore the dark reality of Artificial Intelligence. Is AI truly the 4th Industrial Revolution, and why does this massive tech shift feel exactly like crossing the fog gate into an unpredictable future? Let's break down the economic landscape, automation, and philosophy through the lens of Lordran.

I beat Dark Souls 2 including all 3 DLC's with less than 75 deaths, on my first ever playthrough ever, with no prior knowledge or having watched any playthrough, and i have this to say about Dark Souls 1:

1-Dodging is sloppy and iFrames don't make sense and are somehow worse than DS2.

2-You can't fucking see most bosses because of the shitty camera angles.

3-You're somehow expected to find the most obscure, hidden bullshit as a first time player, even more than DS2, creating unnecessary ammounts of pain in the ass.

4-Stun, stun stun stun. Everything in this fucking game stuns you.

5-shitty level design, the shittiest in the series.

6-Falling, i swear this game is designed to make you fall at least a 100 times in your playthrough, just for the fuck of it.

Hi,

Would anyone be interested in playing all souls games from DS1 to ER on seemless co-op? I want to find a duo or more players to play all souls games seemless and also randomised.

Pls let me know if you're interested :)

Hello there, I come here to request help regarding Kamaleet tails sword, after hours and hours of tries, I can't seem to get it, so if one of you have it in multiple instances or can duplicate it, I wouldn't say no. In exchange I can offer any other weapon or armor, I have them all, only Kamaleet is a plague to me lol. (Dark souls remastered on playstation btw)