Dark Souls/Bloodborne

[Zunawe]

This has no thread, and I'm kinda curious about whether many people have played/enjoy the series. Personally, Dark Souls is possibly my favorite game of all time (I still haven't spend enough time in Dark Souls III to know whether I like it better). I'd like to share it with anybody willing to consider it.

Naturally, you should put things in well-labeled spoiler tags. These games are about discovery. Don't ruin it for somebody.

[Nebbles]

Oh woo!

I'm... maybe middway through Bloodborne, and barely into Dark Souls II. I haven't had much time to play them because of school, sadly.

[Zunawe]

Yay, other person.

I've played a good bit of Bloodborne, but I've watched my roommate play through almost all of it. It's a very strange world.

As for Dark Souls II, it's really the worst Souls game, but don't give up on it because of that. The story is still very significant.

[Nebbles]

...wow, lol, a classmate of mine said the same thing about Dark Souls II.

I'm terrible at the combat, but I really adore the lore, plus Bloodborn is goddamn gorgeous, like wow the world is really pretty. The art direction is fantastic.

[Zunawe]

FromSoft's world building is second to none. I never fail to be stunned by what they build into these games. As much fun as the combat is, I love the games for their stories and environments.

[Nebbles]

Oh, definitely. They do story telling in such an amazing, masterful way.

[Zunawe]

You've finished DSI? And if yes, which ending?

[Nebbles]

Sadly, no, I got DSII first. I didn't have the systems for DSI, though now my computer is probably able to run it... if I had the cash for it.

[Zunawe]

It'll be $5 over the summer on Steam. So there's that.

I would strongly recommend playing the first one before the second one. It's not really a progression like most games under the same title. It's more like each one tells a grander version of the same story. And without the first one, the other ones don't have the same impact.

[Nebbles]

...shit, 5 dollars? Goddamn, I'll get it for sure then.

[Zunawe]

It's $20 minus 75% because Steam sales. Or at least that's what they've always set the price to for the past three years.

Out of curiosity, what are your theories about Bloodborne's story?

[Nebbles]

I honestly need to go back and play more, because it's been so long since I've played and there's not too much I remember from the lore.

[Zunawe]

Just "fear the old blood" and you've basically got the entire game.

[Zunawe]

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition is $4.99 on Steam. Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is $13.59 on Steam. Dark Souls III is $44.99 on Steam. Would recommend.

[Nebbles]

Get 'emmm! Get 'emm!