What Order Should You Play FromSoftware Games | FornaTRON

[@warawana]

Bro just used the Tier ranking system for a "what order to play in" list. I, too, enjoy chaos. Do continue.

[@thrashhhhh]

Bruh this video makes no sense.

[@-jakey-]

Call me crazy. A madman if you will. A psycho. But the best way to play them is in the order they were released.

[@tomrader013]

My order was BB, ER, DS3, Sekiro, and those 4 games are 10 out of 10. After that I completed DS2 and DS1 little by little, but the combat is what really made me fall in love with those games and those 2 were really hard for me to get through since it is much slower

[@fornatrongaming]

I personally like the faster combat more. But I’m stoked that Bloodborne and Elden Ring got you into the series.

[@JYakobb]

Imo it’s Elden ring , ds1 , ds3 , ds2 , demon souls ,Bloodborne, sekiro

[@ryanf7441]

So interesting to see everyone’s order on the games. I played them in this order: DS1, Bloodborne, DS2, DeS, DS3, Sekiro, ER I would recommend a newbie play in this order: ER, DeS (remake), DS1, DS2, DS3, Bloodborne, Sekiro

[@pie579]

Playing Elden ring first might be harder to go into ds games cause you can’t jump

[@RageKage987]

but you can its just not the same button. i dont think jumping will make that much of a difference though more like the old clunky style wont hold up if your expecting elden ring levels of fluidity.

[@jlmeyer7]

My order was : ER, DS3, DS1, BB, DS2, Sekiro (still need to get a ps5) Wouldn’t change it for the world. I have since played most of them I don’t even know how many times

[@DreyfusLagoon]

Why didn’t you play them starting from ds1?

[@fornatrongaming]

Better get on playing Demon’s Souls! Also you should 100% play Armored Core 6

[@jlmeyer7]

@@DreyfusLagoon a coworker had DS3 so I started playing that. By this time, the Fromsoft sale in the Xbox store was over and the games weee all full price again. About halfway through DS3 I found the whole DS trilogy on sale so I bought the collection and played DS1. I had heard so much shit talking about DS2 that I debated not playing it, though I eventually caved. It wasn’t as bad as I had expected.

[@pie579]

I’d play by order of release

[@Pix_PT]

Bloodborne was my first soulsborne game then I played Elden Ring now I'm playing Demon's Souls remake Absolutely loving these three so far. I pretend to play either DS or Sekiro next idk yet.

[@PureCapsaicin]

Demon souls is a good game but I would’ve tried out one of the darksouls first just because it’s where all of these games were formed from ya know? I went Elden ring, Dark souls 3 and bloodborne at the same time, ds1-2, sekiro, then demon souls. The experience for demon souls is cool on ps5 but the bosses aren’t great and it’s too easy to enjoy all that much, for me of course. Doesn’t matter though honestly just play whatever but Demon souls would be my last recommendation, maybe ds2 but they’re both contenders for that position.

[@Yalro6]

Elden Ring is my new favorite game. I got it a few weeks ago and it has tied with Skyrim for my favorite games of all time. Im watching playthroughs of the other titles to learn more about the game and lore. I know there "not connected" but there's too much that ties in with the other Fromsoft games. Like its a prequel and the endings are what turned into Souls, Bourne and...brain fart but you get what im saying.

[@fornatrongaming]

Elden Ring is incredible, I have beginners guides on my channel for Demon’s Souls , Dark Souls Remastered, Bloodborne and just started Dark Souls II … sooooo you can follow along if you want …

[@Yalro6]

@@fornatrongaming ill check them out. There's so much depth with this series.

[@KommanderCiwi]

My first souls game was Elden ring and I got addicted, I want to 100% all the other games too

[@sunchip1111]

I like the frankness. Subscribed Keep it up doodski

[@fornatrongaming]

I appreciate real ones like yourself 👊

[@smurf3265]

I really wanted to try elder ring but the lack of even a little bit of hand holdind and no quest log is making me unsure to buying the game. The fact of not knowing what are my objectives or what to do is very frustrating and it seems boring to follow the guides on the wiki googling everything to even have an idea of anything.

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

Then go back to mainstream triple A trash

[@Yetiyye]

Elden ring is peak so do what you want I guess but you're missing out

[@loxley75]

I only got into Souls games recently because I remember from right back when Demons souls came out I was thinking, this is just not for me, I love the art design but I work too damn hard and my time is just too important to have it wasted on being killed by a boss a hundred times just to 'git gud'. I am so glad that I ended up giving Bloodborne a try recently and that it was my first Souls game! Its supposedly one of the hardest games but man, its not THAT hard and getting good isnt some huge boring job it just means playing the damn game and learning the moves. As for most of the bosses, I would usually beat them on the second or even first try as long as I kept my attention on my surroundings. That being said, I may have beaten orphan of Kos on my first attempt but two damn shark men down a well or a couple of bloody winter lanterns down a tunnel and I'm there for the next week! 😄

[@feircy]

Dark souls 1 first 100% my favorite blind run and actually more forgiving than demons souls lol. If you start with elden ring you will have a hard time going back to the old ones

[@Grapelordz]

My play order went with Sekiro (personal favorite, 100% completion), Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3. Played all of this throughout 2024. Currently passed the dancer boss in DS3 and Bloodborne currently on hold since I don’t have the DLC and I somehow beat the game without knowing it and missing half of the base game bosses

[@michaelharless3746]

I played Elden Ring and went through it 4 or 5 times then played Sekiro. Now I am playing Dark SOuls remastered.. I love all these games oh and I played Lies of P between Elden Ring and Sekiro

[@fornatrongaming]

We JUST finished my Dark Souls Remastered beginners guide! You should check it out kzbin.info/aero/PLusgq8a-lERH1_SG592BM6q4sF8hQ9xFC&si=wsxPRRXbfrA3T--J Stoked you are enjoying these games

[@FalStarzii]

I wish I never played sekiro first because now that I’m used to that speed the rest makes it hard to dodge/ parry in the rest of the slower paced games. But I wish I can play it for the first time again it was so good

[@fornatrongaming]

Also, Sekiro is an action game. So maybe you just prefer that type of game without level ups or stats. 🤷🏼

[@stephenbelanger]

The order I’ve done so far has been pretty solid. I started with Elden Ring, then did Bloodborne which did a great job of showing off the range of FromSoft while still being also fairly polished. From there I went for the DS1 remaster, which is definitely worse graphics and a lot rougher gameplay, but the combo of ER and BB made me appreciate it enough to get through it anyway. Now I’m on to DS2. I also tried Sekiro a bit after BB, but bounced more due to time constraints than any difficulty issues. I’m thinking I’ll get back to it after I finish the DS trilogy, but I think it’s probably a reasonable follower to BB if you didn’t have too much trouble with the difficulty level of BB.

[@fornatrongaming]

That’s rad, stoked you are enjoying these games. JUST started a DS2 beginners guide on my channel… sooo 👀 Perfect timing.

[@thegoat3153]

my order was sekiro, bloodborne, dark souls 1, dark souls 3, elden ring, and finally dark souls 2(this year)

[@fornatrongaming]

I don’t see Demon’s Souls on that list. And you should 100% play Armored Core 6

[@TheSuicune7]

Honestly glad I went straight to DS1 after Elden Ring. Both DS2 and DS3 were chores to play through, and I get the feeling that had I done those two next instead of Bloodborne or even worse, before DS1, I’d have likely quit on the series and that means missing out on Sekiro, my #1 game of all time.

[@mraza786]

Hey I wanna know what order to play games for story I don't care about the difficulty and stuff I just want to play for the story if you've played all the games do you mind helping me out

[@rocketboy7098]

bro you need to reword that

[@mraza786]

@@rocketboy7098 me?

[@rocketboy7098]

@@mraza786 him lol

[@mraza786]

@@rocketboy7098 I see btw can you help me out

[@ironcozy]

The best part of elden ring is theres always somewhere to go and mini bosses to fight before taking on a more difficult challenge

[@fornatrongaming]

That is 100% the reason why those mini bosses exists. And it is very difficult to design unique bosses, that is why the basic dungeon and catacomb mini bosses are usually just enemy NPC's with a boss healthbar. But their main purpose is to provide runes for players so they can level up and take on the main story bosses.

[@Cro_Lex]

Hey Fornatron, I'm getting my Dark Souls Trilogy today. Which part would you play first? A little info about me: I have the platinum trophy for Bloodborne, Elden Ring and Demon Souls. I'd like to play through all three games using your guide. Are your guides designed so that I only have to play through them once to get the platinum trophy or should I pay attention to something?

[@fornatrongaming]

@@Cro_Lex the Platinum trophies for the Dark Souls games are significantly more difficult to get than 3 that you have. Each game will take multiple playthroughs and LOTS of grinding for rare covenant item drops. None of my guides are 100% platinum guides. So if you want the platinum you have to playthrough the game and use NONE of the boss souls, because you will need them to craft boss weapons and get certain sorceries or miracles. Dark Souls 1 isn’t too bad. But Dark Souls II and especially Dark Souls 3 are brutal. Good luck!

[@PickleRick-qi7wp]

I bought bloodborne dark souls and demons souls when they came out and couldn't figure out how to progress then my buddy was walking me through blood borne I got to level 45 then just dropped it I bought elden ring on release loved my time in the lands between beat it twice now ive beaten demons souls remastered an I'm currently going back to my level 45 in bloodborne while I download dark souls 1 on my xbxo series x cause I can't afford shadow of the erdtree lol I've also played a bit of sekiro when it was gamepass but I didn't buy it before it left 😢😅

[@fornatrongaming]

I have walkthrough guides on this channel for all the FromSoftware games (minus Sekiro), so watch my Bloodborne guide and shred

[@johnsmith-4904]

My order was majorly messed up (I haven’t played demon souls or ds2). I went bloodborne, ds1, ds3, elden ring, sekiro

[@fornatrongaming]

Meh, as long as you are liking the games. I just started a Dark Souls II beginners guide … maybe it’s time for you 👀

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

I think it really depends on how much time a person has available, and how into it they are after the first game (since they can quit at any time). The better games near the top of course (but not in order of best to worst) Because of that would recommend: 1) Dark souls 3 or Bloodborne 2) Elden ring 3) DS3/bloodborne (whichever they didn't play 1st) 4) Demons souls ps5 5) dark souls remastered 6) sekiro (brutal game for new players, can't farm levels for health points) 7) dark souls 2 (and scholar of the first sin). Dark souls 2 was really good during the year that the DLC was coming out, because the co-op and PVP were extremely active. It's fallen off a lot as people have left the online game. I myself played them all in order of original releases, quite a few times.

[@stussy4]

i played em in order as they released, but I would agree thats not the best for newcomers. ds1 has so many dick riders but truth is, compared to most modern games, it feels and looks so fucking clunky... newcomers should 100% start with elden ring or ds3 for the least jarring experience. also people in the comments gotta get off the ds2 hate train, its a really solid game thats honestly equal to or better than the others in some ways

[@fornatrongaming]

A man of fine taste right here! I always meme and say Dark Souls II is the worst FromSoftware Miyazaki era game… because that is true! But also you are putting it up against absolute masterpieces! Dark Souls II vs ALL “Souls Likes” and action RPG’s , DS2 stomps allllll over anything out there! I thought Lies Of P was pretty good! Best attempt so far at a Souls like. But hands down I would still rather play Dark Souls II.

[@procow2274]

Where is the rest of them?

[@RageKage987]

those are all of them. copycats arent listed

[@procow2274]

@RageKage987 fromsoft has made over 60 games.

[@Sanger--07]

​@procow2274 What? Are you talking about the armored video games?

[@kareemkamal-tf1vr]

hey man are you gonna do sekiro guide too or is the type of game where it doesnt need it

[@fornatrongaming]

Yes I plan to do all the FromSoftware games.

[@travtuck7646]

Meh....start with Sekiro like I did. Then do DS1 - DS3. O what fun!

[@rorymoriarty-scanlon882]

I definitely agree with you that Elden Ring should be the first game for newcomers. It’s the most recent, most complete and there’s still a lot of new content about it online. Then my list in order would go: DS3, Bloodborne, DS1 Remastered, Sekiro, Demon Souls Remake, And then DS2 if you want. But as it’ll be the last one you won’t be stressed about finishing it because it is long and the worst one imo.

[@fornatrongaming]

LOL interesting list, I always say DS2 is the worst FromSoftware souls game (because it is) but it’s still FARRRRRR bettter than most RPG’s or ARPG’s released by other devs. And it’s better than any “Souls-Like”, that should be their benchmark “Make a better game than DS2”

[@rorymoriarty-scanlon882]

@@fornatrongaming Yeah. Haha I was tryna alternate the Souls games a bit to help avoid burnout with newcomers. I would say both Nioh games easily surpass DS2. Nioh 2 in particular. I never actually finished DS2 though. I’ve tried it so many times but I just lose interest.

[@fornatrongaming]

@@rorymoriarty-scanlon882 I’m doing a Beginners guide where we get super OP and make the playthrough fun! LOL but I still get memed by the hilarious hit boxes in DS2

[@Anthony90026]

Are the Dark Souls games connected to each other story wise?

[@fornatrongaming]

Yes but not directly. It’s kind of like you are in the same world with the same set of rules.

[@4n7h0ny.]

I played elden as my first souls game, now I'm tryna beat DS123 Sekiro

[@fornatrongaming]

I have guides on my channel for all 3 dark souls games and Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne.

[@Soraa_aa1]

Ive heard that Dark souls 3 has no correlation to one or two, so would I be missing out on lore if I start with dark souls 3??

[@3FSplsoilup]

I believe so, Dark souls 1 ,2 ,3 are all in the same universe, and The events in Dark Souls 2 could not have happened without all that happened in the first game.

[@Soraa_aa1]

@@3FSplsoilup I brought all 3 dark soul games about 2 weeks ago when I wrote the comment and I still havent played them yet. But thanks this was helpful!

[@2cluenjar]

It goes 1 then 3 because 2 story after 3

[@truthwarrior7826]

I love this channel. If I get snappy it’s not you it’s the game and how effortless you make it look. I hated Bloodborne but because of your channel it’s my all time favourite. Thanks!! Did you like Sekiro?

[@arjanverhesen4243]

I like started playing Demon Souls remake first, like I bought it for the graphics, like I have no idea what I’m getting into like these games are so hard like it’s like mental. Like very difficult as a noob like me like…

[@fornatrongaming]

@@arjanverhesen4243 kzbin.info/aero/PLusgq8a-lERFHnrukPgIH4LXaZMCzrh6N&si=UrL3w1n_xi5d_mDD

[@RageKage987]

they arent that hard your just new and dont know what to do yet. just keep at it and youll understand how to make things easier. if your really struggling then look up videos but you really dont need to. use everything at your disposal and learn how it all works. learn which enemies get taken down better by which attacks you use and DO NOT button mash it will not help all it will do is lock you bc you inputting to many buttons. try to time you dodges or use a shield. you could even try magic if you want and just toss fireballs at crap that takes the heat off a bit.

[@zakariasiyoucef1216]

i played sekiro first and i liked so much that it's kinda ruining my elden ring experience, it's just that elden ring feels more bs/unfair but i will finish the game because it's really good and inovative it feels like zelda botw but with more depths and diffculty, but i still miss sekiro combat system it's pure satisfaction it's doesn't feel bad dying to the same boss over and over again.

[@fornatrongaming]

Sekiro is its own thing, it’s FromSofts first Miyazaki era Action game. I have a beginners guide for Elden Ring. Walks you through the whole game, you should check it out and I think you will enjoy your playthrough more kzbin.info/aero/PLusgq8a-lERHnKGgHmtFyFdtZJLPMo5Bk&si=IWHl2jgP14AZLL3w

[@EwanMcG67]

id reccomend elden ring demon souls ds1 ds2 ds3 bloodborne sekiro

[@exeMido]

So elden ring peaked your interest in souls like then you decided to play in order? Not that methodical, I'm sure the gap and change in game play style frustrated the heck out of you That's why we come to these videos

[@Xx_GobbaGamer69_xX]

Meanwhile me who played sekiro first

[@joewas2225]

Highly Highly disagree on the order. Now to be clear the only ones I haven't touched are Demon's Souls & Sekiro... 1st: Bloodborne 2nd: Dark Souls 3rd: Dark Souls 3 or Elden Ring 4th: Elden Ring or Dark Souls 3 DO NOT TOUCH Dark Souls 2 or SOT1S

[@fornatrongaming]

Your weakness disgusts me! Go play Demon's Souls and Sekiro! AND play Armored Core 6

[@Shirogamih]

Shut up ds2 is amazing + you never played bloodborne or demon souls 🤡

[@Titanmakesmehappy]

How come people never include armored core games into this but include sekiro ?

[@fornatrongaming]

@@Titanmakesmehappy because all the Armored Core games before 6 are hard to 1) get a hold of 2) only available on legacy platforms (PS3 , PS2, Vita). So they aren’t really worth mentioning.

[@RageKage987]

@@fornatrongaming also they dont play like souls games sekiro, bloodborne, and elden ring are much more similar. armored core is nothing like these.

[@xrawszn349]

we need Bloodborne 2. and remaster 1 on pc they are sitting on a goldmine

[@fornatrongaming]

@@xrawszn349 we don’t need a sequel. Bloodborne is amazing as a single story. I would LOVE for Sony to just release a 60fps patch. But they won’t. Good thing we have ShadPS4 and all the amazing work modders are doing to get Bloodborne working on PC. It will be playable by the end of the year (2024).

[@Hans0622]

If you’re going to play dark souls I’d recommend it on the switch. It’s not as Jarring when it comes to graphics.

[@fornatrongaming]

LOL that is literally the WORST way to play Dark Souls 1. Might as well play it on a PS3 or an Xbox 360.

[@qhrynxx1306]

elden ring+dlc ds3+dlcs ds1 remastered bb+dlc ds2sotfs sekiro ds

[@Shirogamih]

In my opinion Elden Ring > Sekiro > Bloodborne > demon souls > Dark Souls trilogy in release order. Save the trilogy for last !

[@JMSB-ei1zx]

ALLWAYS PLAY DS1 PLEASE GOD

[@satoruu3044]

I'm 10 seconds in. It's sekiro

[@fornatrongaming]

wrong.

[@buddhawasright]

wrong.

[@Ne0S0ft]

My man forgot the best game ever. NINJA BLADE 😂

[@fornatrongaming]

Can't forget Kings Field

[@jacrispybbq]

elden ring dark souls 3 sekiro bloodbourne ds2 never touch ds1

[@holycloud2900]

elden ring first and then the rest of the games in chronological order to adjust to new mechanics, ds1 is extremely basic and primitive opposed to ds3/bloodborne. just got to the point where he told me to fuck myself. ok tyrant i guess this currently public comment section isn’t for other people to share ideas.

[@DreyfusLagoon]

Why would you start with elden ring? It’s the most modern one so everything else will feel like a downgrade. It’s best to stat with demons souls or ds1

[@fornatrongaming]

@@DreyfusLagoonpeople won’t start with an older game with older mechanics, most will be turned off by how dated they feel now. If they play Elden Ring and love it, then they will look past things like aging graphics or aged mechanics…

[@DreyfusLagoon]

@@fornatrongaming fair, but I don’t think that would change either way. A majority of the people I know are only playing up to bloodborne because of how clunky the older games feel compared to elden ring. If you start there it’s easier to move foward than it is to regress in quality imo

[@fornatrongaming]

@@DreyfusLagoon 🤷🏼

[@holycloud2900]

@@DreyfusLagoon it’s the easiest to digest for new players, there’s tons of resources that guide you in the right direction opposed to other games, quality isn’t an issue if you appreciate the games for what they are.

[@ericstrahler5767]

Kings field. Hands down. Not fromsoft. Still the graddaddy. Nice to see the evolution. Elden ring is a bloated hot mess. Great. But not in the right direction.

[@fornatrongaming]

@@ericstrahler5767 🙄

[@RageKage987]

nobody played kings field for a reason dude. its trash

[@Xx_GobbaGamer69_xX]

Meanwhile me who played sekiro first

[@fornatrongaming]

🤷🏼