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Summary
FromSoftwareis a much older company than many people give it credit for.
It started back in the 1990’s with the King’s Field series.
And without a doubt, the man has an incredible track record.
Bloodborne isn’t the only console exclusive game FromSoftware has made.
But many of us must start from humble beginnings, and Miyazaki is no different.
That didn’t mean everything the series produced was a golden goose, though.
Armored Core 4 and For Answer were both hit with middling reviews internationally.
The game was made more fast-paced and streamlined compared to older titles, and was thefirst to be multiplatform.
It is also, however, the Dark Souls games with the least new ideas.
Dark Souls 3 is about how no matter how much we try, things must end eventually.
you might’t keep beating it and hope for more.
You have to adapt and change.
And in that sense, Dark Souls 3 is an incredible achievement.
Ready for a huge world to explore?
But what really made Elden Ring excel was its open-world structure.
4Dark Souls
Dark Souls is, for many, when FromSoftware became a household name.
It is hard to over-exaggerate just how influential Dark Souls is.
It took the at times messy and unfocused ideas of Demon’s Souls and refined them.
The world was dark but so enticing.
Everything connected in a way that felt brand-new.
For all the good that Dark Souls had, it is the combat that became its selling point.
It really is a one-of-a-kind game that knew what it wanted to be.
3Sekiro
After a decade of Soulslike games, Sekiro felt like a breath of fresh air.
Turn your opponent’s attacks back on them with these powerful parries.
It was proof that Miyazaki could direct something entirely different, and do it damn good.
Everything in Demon’s Souls is trying something new.
And it is truly a masterpiece.
Every piece of Bloodborne feeds into each other.
Insight makes it easier to be frenzied, but harder to become a beast and vice versa.
Blood is a variety, so you’ve got the option to run out of healing.
It harkens back to the back expression of itself that had felt missing since Demon’s Souls.
FromSoftware may have the best Souls games, but which are the best of the best?
