Ranking Every Soulsborne Game

Now that I beat Demon's Souls PS5 it's time to finally do the one thing I'm qualified to do -- rank video games based on my own biased criteria. Check it out!
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[@davidmccluskey5192]

"I want to keep this video around 10 minutes"

[@Szanth]

Immediately checked the time to see how much longer than that it was inevitably going to end up.

[@gunterke]

That made me check the time and chuckle. He did make it closer to 10 minutes than 2 hours.

[@Medsas]

joke on you i play videos at 2x speed so it is 10mins

[@shandy4ever]

now, time for the boss list runtime: 4 hours

[@Unibot47]

I'd watch the hell out of that lol

[@gareth_3d]

This would be high pogificity. I feel like NL would have some "who was this again??" moments which could be really great.

[@MrMeddyman]

Pinwheel S tier pay respect because he killed the egg

[@frenchexpat5601]

Oh my gosh, I need this so much!

[@georoilvecchio8932]

I’d love watching him struggle with the names of each boss, I can’t imagine what he could possibly come up with

[@luckypasta376]

Can we have a tier list for the best chess openers next eggman

[@affablegiraffable]

Oh hell yeah, that would be so good

[@Vengatio]

Galaxy brain tier: Grob opening.

[@HOBOSRUS33]

He’d probably have to start doing openers completely before that happens

[@manofpowe]

Galaxy pog brain dude

[@beanie7965]

Chess piece tier list when?

[@miguel7888]

Madman actually left the ad on the screen for the whole video.

[@thomascheckie2394]

I genuinely anticipated him closing it but the madman just let it dangle

[@humanaku9135]

"ranking every northernlion youtube let's play" "ranking every sub sunday"

[@seacat1342]

cave story lp top tier

[@SkrubsTheNeko]

Supremopete did that lol

[@noatiendoboludos]

Ranking every NLSS monthly thumbnail

[@shadowfootball1]

Ranking every NLSS

[@SkrubsTheNeko]

@@noatiendoboludos i would watch that

[@FMGInferno]

"I don't want to spoil the Sekiro bosses." Next sentence: "You have Isshin at the end"

[@Budd631]

Hahahahhaa

[@sarexui634]

He meant gameplay and story wise. I'd hate to meet a person who thinks knowing the name of the last boss is a spoiler, especially when in the game itself it's not that big of a reveal.

[@kdhlkjhdlk]

You can't spoil the Sekiro bosses, because they're all guy with sword.

[@clag1109]

@@kdhlkjhdlkOver half the bosses would like a word if anything DS2 suffers from “guy with a sword syndrome” the most iirc

[@alexhutcheson8467]

"I wanna keep this video around 10 minutes" extreme lionDoubtit

[@mrscrufflemuffin]

Call Mr. Sekiro, he's crying because NL didn't even mention the posture mechanic.

[@Level80Sorcerer]

Do you mean the double ichimonji fits all system?

[@hypnotoad311]

Sad to see that Dark Souls isn’t the Dark Souls of Dark Souls anymore

[@akshaydalvi1534]

But Glad to see that Dark Souls 3 is the Dark Souls 3 of Dark Souls 3 now

[@SunburnedAlbino]

Demon's Souls is one of those games where the second playthrough is infinitely more fun than the first after you know how everything works

[@RMarsupial]

I'm playing Demons' Souls properly for the first time (on PS3) and to me it just feels like such a prototype of Dark Souls. Every level is just a more annoying version of a level in Dark Souls and FUCK there's stupid red twats with 1,000,000 HP that 1-shot me everywhere.

[@GordKeen]

Thats an opinion and here is mine. No lol. I love demon souls, but the bosses are some of the worst parts about it. They are way to easy and some of the levels are kind of boring like lords path 1-2 or the 2nd level after adjudicator with the reapers are ghosts.. absolutely terrible level design from those 2.

[@_cripticon8004]

@@GordKeen do ng+ then, that specifically makes the game harder. Or do an sl1 run or smthing, if you want difficulty just do that

[@_cripticon8004]

@@RMarsupial well that’s bc darksouls just copied demonssouls’ areas

[@lapostetu9337]

@@_cripticon8004 are you ok?

[@craygroup]

“Ranking every Isaac episode”

[@Nevendar92]

Easy, put them all in S-tier

[@spethjonesdrew]

Soulsborne tier list? That's Rojo Caliente.

[@pyroson1475]

call back to geoguesser with sinvicta, now thats rojo caliente.

[@LuckyLeprechaun100]

im sure a lot of NL's fans watch most of his stuff, but if you asked me: What videos do the Geoguessr fans watch? It absolutely would be tier lists and chess.

[@DecayingReverie]

@@LuckyLeprechaun100 I feel like that's a fair assessment.

[@ahandsomefridge]

@@LuckyLeprechaun100 Nope. Fall Guys, Souls games and NLSS for this Geoguessy fan. Although I'm temporarily skipping Demon's Souls because I'm watching Dans playthrough.

[@Reinturtle]

@@LuckyLeprechaun100 You got me... that's literally what I watch

[@TheShadesOfBlack]

I'd love to see a ranking of every Soulsborne boss.

[@TheFreddie306]

Would be the best list of 2020

[@Madhatter1781]

Best boss is Champion Gundyr, change my mind.

[@UM96lol]

@@TheFreddie306 The video would probably take until 2021 to watch through to the end

[@WhoGivesAFlyingDick]

@@Madhatter1781 That's a strange way of spelling Guardian Ape

[@Madhatter1781]

@@WhoGivesAFlyingDick Ngl, I do love guardian ape, but he didn't beat my ass as many times as champion did haha

[@DanGheesling]

Demon Soils better be in the top half...

[@sambience6854]

When are you making your list Dan?

[@justinlariviere]

HEADLINE: “Tier list champion ultra bald esports legend delivers Soulsboner content to the humble masses.”

[@davidhong1934]

Local eSports champion "Nor Thernlion"

[@colinpaton3304]

Nobel Peace Prize Nominee

[@justinlariviere]

@@GombySprangster 📠

[@davieslovesfloyd]

I love that you put Dark Souls III first. It's not my favorite, but I think fans don't give it near enough credit. Keep doing you NL!

[@meursaulty6672]

DS3 is definitely my favorite as well. I haven't had the opportunity to play bloodborne though, here's hoping for a PC port in the near future.

[@watertruck9893]

Yes a non toxic dark souls fan. Hard to find nowadays considering most of them can’t stand others having a different opinion. Northernlion’s ranking is exactly as what I ranked. Dark souls 1 was ok because it got a little tedious sometimes and the rolling was pretty bad but you don’t notice it until you play something like dark souls 3. The stop to drink Mechanic was really really annoying.

[@SapSapirot]

Dark souls 3 fucking sucks. All the oldschool players agree with me.

[@SapSapirot]

Okay, im emotional. It dosen't suck, but it is inferior in EVERY way to darksouls 1 except superficial stuff like graphics. Dark souls 2 you are allowed to dislike, personally, i liked it because of how inventive they were with the skill system and itemization. Wacky but flawed. Now darksouls 3... Dark souls 3 is like that hot model you always thought you wanted, but once you get to know her she is all looks, and no matter how hard you look there just is no real depth. It had THE WORST balancing of DS game, resulting in only one playstyle being viable... The result is a game that FEELS good to play, because they have smoothed over some rougher corners.. but that is all that it is carried by. An empty shell of a DS game thats carroed by gameplay innovation and ease of use. DS3 is not a bad game, i have spent actual hundreds of hours in it. But it is just objectively a shallower experience than DS1 or 2.

[@Htown1738]

@@SapSapirot what are you talking about, I switched my weapon type so many times during my darksouls 3 run lmao, i even found myself using different weapons that had an advantage against certain bosses during the fight

[@cptKamina]

As should be done with any content that is Bloodborne related: Thanks for the company.

[@CountCristo]

Was that comment really from the bloodborn series?

[@cptKamina]

@@CountCristo Yea, I think it was during his struggle when trying the one reborn. He said he wished to one day have a community where that is the only thing people comment. Or something like that.

[@CountCristo]

@@cptKamina Yeah I remember the comment - I just didn't know the context. Thanks

[@AdrianVM19]

I LOVED hearing NL's new take on Dark Souls 3. Especially because this whole feeling of DS3 being more of a "culmination" of all the themes explored in the original DS... man, it really feels like a love letter to the franchise.

[@moonlemon09]

Not exactly a love letter to the franchise, so much as a love letter to the first Dark Souls. To me DS3 came off as relatively uninspired. The world and lore didn't excite me the way Dark Souls or even Dark Souls 2 did. Those games gave me a real sense of wonder and mystery my first time through (DS2 to a lesser extent), and the sense of thematical/geographical retreading in DS3 cut into that a great deal. So I guess I actually agree with NL's initial take of the game.

[@hamachibeans4471]

@@moonlemon09 I am the opposite, dark souls 3 lore of the bosses and areas interested me way more than 1, and I played 1 first

[@HowToMolly]

Egg, we've literally been waiting for years for you to make an updated Isaac item tier list. Pls, end our suffering.

[@guuber6981]

I believe that’s one of his subscriber milestones so we will get it hopefully soon

[@chazwwe]

850k Subs, I'd also imagine it'd be after the next expansion even if he hits 850k before then.

[@brandonharrison60162]

He did it bois!

[@MrAwesome2250]

NL: i dont want to spoil it literally 2 seconds later - the isshin boss fight a the end is amazing

[@ezrablock3218]

That's a fucking spoiler? Hey guys, this game has a good part at the end! Are you not going to buy a game because you now know the ending isn't shit?

[@LysFlowerful]

@@ezrablock3218 more than one year later i feel obligated to point out that the guy meants that revealing THE NAME of the last boss was a spoiler, not that it was good.

[@ChickenTeller]

​@LysFlowerful another year later I must question, how is the name of the boss a spoiler?

[@Roin7]

Why isn't your opinion the same as mine

[@alexpopowski1318]

I know... it’s disgusting. I’m assuming your opinion is the same as mine, it must be.

[@Sketchy_Sketching_Sketcher]

@@alexpopowski1318 lmao

[@ryufan13]

Dark souls 1 not even top three, crazy mike is rolling in his grave 69 times exactly.

[@Nrzpokrter]

Doesnt deserve to be

[@SuperSymn]

"I used to be a Dark Souls 2 defender, I'm not afraid to admit it. Everyone makes mistakes" - Egg Master Ryan, circa 2020

[@wiktiktik]

My Gourd's gonna be outta Pogwater after this one boys!

[@TheLowTemplar]

This video made me decide to go back and watch your Bloodborne series, which I didn’t get into when it was first coming out

[@williamhenning4700]

Honestly, same.

[@MeMe-nu9cf]

I'd recommend not watching the series he made when it first came out. He quit part way. The more recent series goes through the whole game.

[@Fangflier]

I haven't played any of the souls games but I really enjoyed watching you play through that randomizer and fighting Sieth(?) on the roof. That was fantastic, thanks for the video!

[@seanfield9172]

Literally the only person keeping 2020 interesting for me, thank you so much egg lord

[@LainWest]

This makes me so happy

[@hampaladin4750]

Now this is Rojo Caliente!

[@thornlessgnu412]

Really entertaining video, both as a huge Soulsborne fan, and also because you were the one to introduce me to Dark Souls wayyyy back when you did your first Dark Souls playthrough on KZbin! You should try out the Cinders mod for Dark Souls 3! It's an INSANELY well made mod that just adds a lot of content to the original game!

[@electroman51]

You got me into dark souls the first time you played it, i still go back and rewatch that playthrough

[@MrHeorhe]

I feel the original demons souls soundtrack is more memorable. Very minimalistic with only a few instruments playing st the same time, where in the remake they went full force orchestra. While the production quality goes way up it's an entirely different feeling and sound and I cant really distinguish them apart except for the melody/harmony borrowed from the original peices. Also goes from a despair filled ost to a triumphant almost militaristic epic feeling. Not bad per say but the atmosphere and storytelling is by far the best in demons as there are 5 simultaneous stories that fit the environment they are told in

[@shindrac]

I feel obligated to say: The sheer amount of ganking in DS2 mostly comes from the changes in SotFS. Base DS2 had way fewer gank moments, and they were mostly only a problem when you didn't know it was coming. SotFS enemy placement was just brutal. I'm not saying this would change it's placement on the list, but it probably explains the gap NL feels between when he first played DS2 and his newest playthrough of SotFS.

[@Fathalos]

Pog raining down from the heavens

[@ivansalvatore9631]

I love your tier lists egg, I'd love to see more

[@skylined1022]

Nice to see some love for sister Freedee

[@micolashcage267]

Glad to see his opinion on the fan service stuff in DS3 changed. I remember him talking about it a lot whenever talking about DS3 before the replay and I always was of the opinion it was more “culmination” than “fan service.”

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

"So many great bosses... don't really wanna spoil it... Isshin at the end." Bruh. :D

[@MonaraGraevling]

Hey NL, there's an easy way to hide ads on a website if you want them hidden for a video (without using an ad blocker). Either refresh the page or wait for the ad to complete, and click the small X that appears. It allows you to change that space to a non-ad menu about feedback.

[@DuckmanDrake909]

DaS 1 > bloodborne > DeS > DaS 2 > DaS 3

[@dreyvas2]

1) Demon's Souls 2) Dark Souls 3) Sekiro 4) Bloodborne 5) Dark Souls 3 6) Dark Souls 2

[@spideyfan1024]

I wish I could experience Dark Souls 3 for the first time again.

[@teenagesilver6512]

same

[@TheShadesOfBlack]

Im actually shocked with his #1, considering how much he talks about #2, and I never hear him mentioning #1

[@jacob5061]

In his playthrough of DS3 he said it was the best one. But yeah other than that not much.

[@TheShadesOfBlack]

@@jacob5061 Didnt he play DS3 before Bloodborne though?

[@jacob5061]

@@TheShadesOfBlack yeah but he played ds3 recently again that's when he said it

[@TheShadesOfBlack]

@@jacob5061 Ah

[@StiffyGriffy]

Ryan, the carthus sandworm IS solair, I don't know how you could ignore the resemblance

[@nematode8293]

Same ranking. Though I go “Bloodborne first” on odd weekdays and “DS3 first” on even weekdays cause I like it that way.

[@yellowsock13]

I actually agree, pretty much exactly. Especially the take on ds3 cause it makes you realise how clunky old souls is

[@elijahamgast]

> “I wanna go up against a large knight with a giant sword” Shadow of the colossus playthrough when???

[@jimmykellenberger1664]

Ryan might flip out over the whole.... bird riding thing.... hahahah..

[@TomerShemesh]

I've never played a Souls game before but I'll definetly get Demon's Souls on the PS5 once I get one

[@amon8579]

You definitely should! It’s an amazing experience, especially if it’s your first Souls game.

[@karlklein2263]

Sword saint Isshin shouting "Do it Sekiro!!" At the end of his bossfight is in my top 5 gaming moments of all time.

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

HESITATION IS DEFEAT

[@fredbird7257]

This is almost my list exactly.. while i have more respect for Ds1 as an influential piece of art, i have way more hours in 3.. the combat, boss fights and PVP are so good its impossible not to call it my favorite of the series.

[@Chromodar]

I can't be mad at these ratings, reasoning makes sense even though it _does_ feel weird to see DS3 at the top. That being said, original Dark Souls got me in the feels in a way that no other game in the franchise (maybe no other game in general even) ever did. I feel such a personal emotional connection to it that even though I can logically see that Bloodborne is a better game with a more interesting setting and smoother, more refined combat, I would still have to rate DS1 above even Bloodborne.

[@Polinchi]

My first fromsoft game was Sekiro, and i liked it a lot, so i was like "lets jump to dark souls" and at first it was really hard, because of the RPG elements to it, like so many numbers and things floating around i didnt know what to do, but they are a really unique experience, i understood why people loved this games so much.

[@gazza9260]

*At magic the gathering arena HQ* "Hey let's contact Northenlion and offer him 1 bilion dollar sponso.. Nevermind"

[@mentecato666]

I would love to see him play the online version

[@DAsphyxiated]

I just tried to close the ad that is showing on his page and wondered why it wasn't working for a good 5 seconds...

[@AsianGM]

My man is pogging up with ANOTHER tier list!

[@SzenSzej15]

1. Bloodborne 2. Sekiro 3. Dark souls 3 4. Dark souls 5. Dark souls 2 6. Demon's Souls

[@a.s.k9913]

How dare you have different opinion from me. I request an apology at this moment.

[@DoppeD]

The fact that such people exist is scary.

[@Cleanshart]

DS3 was my favorite but I would like to know your thoughts on the music for soul of cinder because it has the gwyn piano in the background

[@dutchlane2681]

Steely Dan Albums tier list when?

[@NivramAxuf]

Dark Souls 3: Best overall game Dark Souls 1: Best Map Design Dark Souls 2: Best PvP (probably its been a while) from Souls 1 it improved on combat mechanics and it deserves that credit.

[@pareku]

i recently played through all the dark souls games again and i honestly think your assessment about dark souls 3 is correct. everything just feels more polished (sound design, gameplay, balancing of weapons) and fluid in the third one. I think ds 3 has a better chance to stand the test of time, while dark souls one (hot take maybe) will only be remembered for nostalgia or perhaps for the incredible mods. also if you play sekiro, i recommend the mod "poorly translated edition"

[@saberaxe]

This is gonna be a spicy one boys. NL should definitely replay Sekiro on NG+ without Kuro's charm, really gives the game a fresh feel and pushes the difficulty to the next level where otherwise you might roll a lot of the easier bosses and mini bosses.

[@williamwolfe962]

Pogged for a Sekiro replay, there's dlc now, good reason to return? 😁👍

[@Charsept]

A Sekiro Sunday Stream would be 100% pog

[@marciamakesmusic]

What DLC? There was a minor update

[@olasarcasm]

My strongest bloodborne memories are the 5 minute loadtimes on launch

[@seanfield9172]

This man just keeps on hitting home runs, somebody give this man the 2020 egg award already

[@TericT]

you got some nuts on ya to make this list compadre

[@janko6637]

Do a proverbial/adage tier list next It would be the number 1 video on KZbin

[@drunkenhyena3121]

Great list! Dks3 is deserved, and I think on a 2nd playthrough Sekiro will be even more pogged than before.

[@PanamaPunk1]

NGL I missed your Sekiro playthru and am watching it currently. Literally Gourd Pogging so far.

[@bavv3441]

I’m egg-sactly the same with Bloodborne and DS3 , they swap 1st place in my head all the time depending on the day. I agree with Sekiro’s placement as well

[@noobclass171]

KZbinr: I’ll rank the soulsborne games Community: *so you have chosen death*

[@DenSporetrix]

Everybody knows the worst thing about Dark Souls is the community telling you that your favorite in the series is wrong and that you're an idiot for liking it, but they only say that if you like DS3 the best. If you say DS2 is your least favorite the DS2-stans will show their heads and go "Am i the only one who likes DS2?" For the 500th time.

[@MolochniyLomtik]

You know what's next right ? All weapons tier list in souls games.

[@JayOrDev]

SEKIRO SECOND PLAYTHROUGH PLEASE EGG I'M BEGGING YOU

[@Tropcopter]

The more time passes the more I appreciate everything about DS3. I think Dark Souls 1 has much higher highs but also lower lows, while 3 is somewhere in the middle but consistent throughout. I honestly can't choose which one I prefer as my fave

[@shaftahoy]

That's a good way to put it.

[@yahdo]

Bought Sekiro at release, but hit a wall at the Blazing Bull boss, after having struggled tremendously to get to that point. Recently picked it back up, and Steam achievements has notified me that I'm in the final area. The game is past remarkable, and looking forward to watching your second playthrough 👍

[@Stuugie.]

Dark souls 2 was great still imo. Ivory King is the best boss in the series

[@sifamon3876]

i finished my first DS2 playthrough a few days ago, and I gotta say, the Ivory King himself wasn't as memorable as say, the Fuke Knight or Sir Alonne, it was more about the buildup

[@degg7129]

@@sifamon3876 yeah, seeing the knights prepare to go to the great chaos is a really memorable

[@tentativeplace7526]

Lion: this video will be under 10 minutes reality: this claim is disputed

[@GordKeen]

I think ringed city really put dark souls 3 on the bloodborne level. I instantly loved dark souls 3 regardless, but the ringed city has so much lore that was teased since dark souls 1 and dlc1, while bloodborne dlc expands upon lore in game, but also kind of came out of nowhere

[@Level80Sorcerer]

Not a single mention of the Deck13 attempts at the formula including The Surge 1 and 2? It is what it is...

[@ZapsClaps]

Good video and tier list. Little disagreement with preference for humanoid with sword/weapon bosses, those feel very tired to me over the course of the series. Playing demon souls this year I really enjoyed all the monster like bosses, like Maneater and Flamelurker.

[@Jay-fj2lh]

Hey NL, great vid! Would you be able to shrink the screen regions of these tier vids? The arena ad there the whole time is a lot of free advertising!

[@purplatypus7405]

No news on elden ring

[@BlackSheepDream]

Before even starting to watch this I know my mans is going to do Sekiro dirty.

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

Sekiro has the best combat system by far

[@joshalvarez298]

I would actually agree with this placement pretty much 100% I falter between switching DS3 and BB.

[@JudgmentJay]

I think a lot of people have the same mindset you used to have regarding DS3. It came out at a time when people were starting to get burnt out on the series and instead of focusing on the many positives (visuals, combat, boss fights, level design) they instead nitpick it to death. Is it really that big of a deal that it shares some similarities to Dark Souls when the core gameplay is extremely good?

[@teenagesilver6512]

so true

[@markwilson6867]

I’m biased towards Demon’s Soul because it was the first one I played on the PS3. That pain of something new that was really hard has been etched into my brain forever.

[@thepope98]

He had this conversation every demon souls stream but still kinda cool, but I'm gonna be really bloody poffed for the boss ranking video i tell ya what

[@yongukjung5390]

man the platform exclusivity of bloodborne really pisses me off, now that I know NL appreciates that game so much

[@bfotydemon]

dark souls 2 is the best of the three and i will die on this hill. love seeing the tier list vids, NL. always a nice treat even if this one got had me >:(. hopefully we get some more lists in the new year!

[@ElPared]

Soul of Cinder is actually supposed to be your character from Dark Souls after they linked the Flame. Kinda cool huh?

[@ExpiredOatmeal]

Holy shit you actually got it right. You're a man of refined culture and taste, egg.

[@TempestMauve]

I think the problem with having a tier list (apart from the period in which each game came out) was the same problem with the community. No one really knows the selling point of a Souls game anymore. What do you really prefer? Replay value? Level design? Attention to Detail? Difficulty? Exploration? Longevity? Medieval Fantasy? Mulitplayer?

[@teenagesilver6512]

Bosses? The music? The aesthetics?

[@matthewjefferson9797]

Can we get a tier list of souls borne bosses?

[@Kilroyan]

now here's the listicle content I've been craving! also, I think the list is spot on.

[@HeadsetRuler]

honestly? I agreed with this list entirely

[@MrMeddyman]

NL knocking on Sekiro for not having diverse builds when for the majority of his Dark Souls career he only play strength hulk smash style

[@joaquinjamerlan3824]

NL doesn’t remember playing sekiro

[@gmeaki02]

He remembered the boss made of water that uses two fans!

[@Lucky-lu9wk]

I think he means O'Rin, the ghost lady miniboss?

[@MrGreenYeti]

"I want to keep this around 10 minutes." Is 21 minutes. Yes.

[@FilledCircle]

Next please any% speedrun rank soulsborne bosses.