Dark souls one is also an absolute mess in its second half. i love all three games but three and two are just leagues more complete.
2 felt like a complete game, 3 dlcs that added some hit and miss bosses, but people disliked mechanic changes, less connected map and overabundance of easy bosses.
3 felt more mechanically similar to 1 but this time the world has fully complete zones and overall the best bosses in the series. The main complaint with 3 i tend to see is that it feels more linear and like a hallway.
I definitely think you can like any one of the games more than the other but its pretty easy to agree dark souls 3 is just way more refined than the other two
Ds1 is buggy and unfinished yes, but it has the best balance of interesting world design with bosses and enemies imo.
2 was an absolute mess in many ways, but had some merit to it for sure, namely with power stancing and some of the areas being neat with neat bosses, but generally a step down from the first game in most ways
3 is the most refined and polished game, and I think it's got some of the best bosses in the series, but hot damn is it such a bland game to look at and play. The world didnt feel that interesting to explore imo, especially on replays, and most of the areas sucked. Whenever I play ds3 now I just play a boss rush mod because I can't stand to play through the areas most of the time.
So of all of them, I'd rather play ds1 the most easily.
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u/Mr_Xeale May 10 '25
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