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I know, I know. "Second half isn't as good as first half", "Second half is unfinished", and all the other takes on it. But, I'm actually really curious how some of you feel about the game after Anor Londo and the Lordvessal.

I have a unique relationship with it myself being that while I was playing through Anor Londo the first time, I would frequently watch some Lore and Gameplay videos after my gaming sessions. One day, I stumbled upon a Youtube video discussing something called the Tomb of the Giants.

Of course I had no idea what that was yet as I tried to avoid major spoilers my first playthrough. However, the video quickly drew me in and I was curious why the guy kept mentioning how much he disliked the area and all the zones after Anor Londo as a whole.

Up until then, I had heard constant praise from people about the game's level design and I myself loved all the cool shortcuts and loops. (My favorite being the Parish elevator) This was the first time I had heard negative opinions about the areas in the game and it influenced me a bit when I actually went through Izalith, Tomb, Archives, and New Londo.

Since this post is already long, (sorry to you guys who are still reading these massive chunks of text) I won't detail the rest of my playthrough here. Instead, let me just say that I didn't enjoy these areas and the experience they offered very much because I was only really focusing on how much they were criticized.

About a month or so ago, I finished my second full playthrough of DS1 and I completed the second half without really trying too hard to like or dislike it and I found that I actually enjoyed a lot of it. (Besides Bed of Chaos probably 😂 ) I would often notice little details such as the Daughter of Chaos Bonefire being like a little underground Firelink Shrine for Demon Ruins and Lost Izalith cause of all the shortcuts.

Anyway, sorry for the rant. I'd like to know what the community thinks about these areas, the bosses, or anything related to them in particular. Thank you to anyone who read my story as well. 😄

I'm personally super hyped for Elden Ring Tarnished Edition since I've only ever played on the PS4. I've been looking forward to the Switch 2 port for ages and the new gameplay looks sharp so I'm beyond exited for my third playthrough on this platform!

Anyway, what is something Souls-related that you're looking forward to or just exited about? It can be literally anything:

• An upcoming Game
• A Game you just got
• Something cool your doing in-game
• A funny or interesting thing that happened to you while playing
• Anything else at all

As always, happy to chat with you guys so feel free to talk this sort of thing here. 😄

Mine was when I first got O&S to phase two. I got so much adrenaline in that single moment! I've had quite a few others, so a few more for me was when I first entered the DLC and when I first stepped into the Kiln.

Feel free to share your best Souls memories from the game down below!

What Souls or Soulslike game do you think embodies the Souls experience? I personally think that Dark Souls 1 is the definitive introduction to the genre as well as a very influential game in general. ( You guys already know how important this game is, you don't need me to tell you lol! Plus, I'm probably a bit biased since this was my first souls game. )

Anyway, what game do you consider to be Peak Souls and why?

Edit: I'm trying to say that DS1 is peak Souls for me. Sorry for any confusion with my wording Lol!

Which of these areas do you think has better level design? For me, Undead Burg has better level design than the actual portion of Anor Londo that you play through (not including the portions outside the map of course), but I just love Anor Londo's visuals and vibe. Please share your opinions below!

Also, here's a link to Part 1 in case you missed it: Sen's Fortress vs Undead Parish

Happy gaming everyone and don't go hollow out there!

Hey guys! Which area has better level design: Undead Parish or Sen's Fortress? I personally prefer Parish just a bit because of the elevator and the memories associated with it! 😂 Feel free to share your favorite below and why.

Hey guys! Dark Souls 1 was my first Fromsoftware game and my introduction to souls, so naturally it holds a special place in my heart. I'd like to know some of the craziest or most ridiculous things that you ended up doing your first time in Lordran. Because I'd never played a game like it at the time, I made some really bad choices that impacted my very first character. But some of my standout bad decisions were that I put 10 levels into resistance and decided to level strength, dexterity, and intelligence at the same time lol! 😂😭 Please share some of your first playthrough horror stories below!

After many suggestions from the community to play, I finally bought the game. Just wanted to tell everyone I finally started the journey! Also, check out how many "Play Ds2 comments are here lol: https://www.reddit.com/r/fromsoftware/comments/1u67d14/your_first_fromsoftware_game/

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Mine is that I enjoy the most of the second half of the game. My favorite area in the second half is Tomb of the Giants and my least favorite is Lost Izalith. I like Tomb because there really is no other area like that in a video game I've played before. (No, I'm not trolling. I actually enjoy playing it.) I'd like to know your most controversial hot takes about this game and why you think/feel this way. Let's keep it friendly in here though or else I'll need one of those skull lanterns because it's about to get real dark in here...

I wanted to personally thank everyone that took time to comment and share their opinions on Dark Souls in this conversation in a fun way and help to create a great experience in the community. As a new redditor, my posts this far have been very successful; all thanks to the souls community: you guys Thank you all and sorry if I couldn't reply to every comment yet. I have tried to get to all of them but there's just so many! 🥲 I never expected this amount of support from you all and I'm deeply grateful for it.

What was the first time you started actually enjoying your first souls game and appreciating it? Since my first game was Dark Souls Remastered, I began to really enjoy the game more when I got to Anor Londo. Once I beat Artorias though, it because one of my favorite games.

My first one was Dark Souls Remastered on the switch 2. I beat it in January and fell in love with souls games afterward. Since then, I have beat both DS3 and Elden Ring. Now I'd like to know what game you guys played first and why you loved it. Personally, I feel that the atmosphere and level design of DS1 is unmatched and the characters are unforgettable.

Edit: Thank you all for responding to my questions and contributing to this post! I deeply appreciate all of your feedback and it's been great to discuss our beloved first experiances in Fromsoftware's games. I hope to continue discussing more and posting more about this kind of topic in the future. Once again, thank you all. Hopefully I'll see you in the next post!

My top three are:

1st place: Twin princes

2nd place: Abyss Watchers

3rd place: Dragonslayer Armor

I haven't played the dlc's yet, but I'm about to start them. So to honor that, I'd like to know what the community thinks. What are your top three and why?