Before I get piled on by the entire internet (and I will), I still gave this game a 9. However, some environments and assets were overused, and the lack of RPG elements and choice bring our favorite wolf down to rank 6. The combat system is masterful, and there are some incredible boss battles to be had – including the best surprise of 2019. This is awesome, because after so many games where From Software kept putting cool parry stuff in that people were loath to master, it made a game where you had to perfect parrying to survive. News flash: Last place on a From Software game list is still light years beyond most games in my book.Īnyway, I love Sekiro dearly but I feel that it lacks many of the options and variety of other Souls games. No matter how you want to play, it comes down to mastering the sword. I can only state that so many times, but Sekiro fans are sure to come after me anyway. You’re a fragile guy who takes on impossible enemies. Sound familiar? There are enough similarities to the philosophy of the Souls titles for me to include this game, even if it’s a broad comparison.

It’s not really fair to rank Sekiro in the Souls echelon as it’s a significant departure in many ways, but still contains many of the same structural skeletal pieces From Software has refined to a science. And yes, we’re going to include Bloodborne (which is pretty much a Souls game) and Sekiro (which isn’t, but we're ranking stuff so we may as well get it in there). The list below is my current ranking of everything Souls. That's pretty deep for a series about slaying monsters, and a big part of what made me fall in love with it. The first, second, third, and tenth time you get smashed under a giant's maul is crushing but when you eke out that victory against all odds, drop your controller and shout, 'Not today, ,' you've maybe found a piece of yourself there under the ash. They are about testing yourself against the impossible and somehow still managing to come out on top.

They are about defeating that which cannot be beaten. The Souls games are about challenge, and they are about triumph. So, how do all the games stack up against one another? Everyone has their tastes and preferences when it comes to Souls titles, and they all have plenty of reasons. Hell, you can go on YouTube and watch literally hours of discourse and analysis on minutia of each game. Since the esoteric Demon’s Souls flew in the face of gaming trends, From Software has become the gold standard to emulate in the world of action/RPGS, providing desolate backdrops where unyielding challenges give way to unprecedented victories.

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