14 years between
Thought I'd share this fun info. I've 100% both DS1 and DS2 about 14 years apart. The last "other" achievement I needed to get the The Dark Soul are noted:
- Dark Souls - 6/23/2012 Knight's Honor, Acquire all rare weapons
- Dark Souls 2 SotFS - 7/25/2026 Master of Pyromancy, Learn all pyromancies
That false start of DS2 in the middle there was on 3/21/2014, which was a little over a week after it released. I remember getting started and having this overwhelming sense of just not having it in me at the time. I put 200 hours into DS1 and the thought of doing that for DS2 was a big "Nope". I ended up playing South Park The Stick of Truth instead.
When I did finally pickup DS2, here in 2026 as the SotFS edition, I ended up sinking another 200 hours into it. So, I was for sure onto something back in 2014 knowing what was ahead of me.
After wrapping up DS2, I gave Sekiro a shot up through lightning jockstrap guy and tossed aside that garbage. I'm now under the Smoldering Lake in DS3 instead and it's been infinitely more entertaining compared to Shadows Die Cheaply :)
In that 14 years, I've moved across the country (twice!), sprouted 2 hellspawn, started co-coaching kids soccer, and learned how to fix a lot of stuff on an antique WRX I've owned since it had 3 miles on it.
Across ~40 years of gaming, Dark Souls is right up there near the top of my favorites. Even after the countless times being absolutely bitch slapped back to the fire, I still really enjoy it. Looking at the number of rings I need to chase down for 100% DS3 has me reeling though. Holy Shiiiit.