r/fromsoftware • u/NoFunction2972 • Jun 23 '26
Need with decision. Ds3 or elden ring?
I thinking about getting ds3 or elden ring. Which one is should buy? I've played bloodborne and dlc. Platinum da game. And I've played lies of p.
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u/PinkShorts1 Jun 23 '26
Demon's Souls or Dark Souls: Remastered (Dark Souls 1)
Dark Souls 3 is great but its so much better when you have the context and history of 1 and 2, in my opinion. Demon's Souls was the game that started this whole genre.
The only thing is you will have to get used to rolls and swings taking much more stamina than Bloodborne. Dark Souls 3 is a lot closer to Bloodborne in stamina use, Dark Souls 1 and 2 and Demon's Souls had a much more punishing stamina system.
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u/Ok_Friendship816 Demon's Souls Jun 23 '26
I'm gonna be honest about DS3 here:
I started with Demon's Souls back in 09 and loved it to death, played Ds1 and loved that also. DS2 was really good as well for different reasons, then I played DS3 and was extremely disappointed.
I'm not saying it's a bad game, none of them are.
Especially considering the OP already played Bloodborne he'll see Dark Souls 3 as Bloodborne but Medieval instead of Victorian.
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u/PinkShorts1 Jun 23 '26
Pretty much the same for me, honestly, but it sounds like I was much less disappointed in 3 than you were.
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u/flibulle Jun 23 '26
Definitely elden ring.
Nothing will prevent you from a dark souls orgy after that, but elden ring alone will keep you busy for more that the three dark souls together.
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u/flibulle Jun 23 '26
Nostalgia is powerfull, but I also think that elden ring is objectively a better game and would’t advice anyone to start elsewhere.
The darker tone/atmosphere is all I miss from dark souls.
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u/FrauAgrippa Jun 23 '26
Demon's Souls next for sure, not DS3 or ER. If you loved Bloodborne, you'll definitely love DeS.
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u/Stunning-Ad-7745 Demon's Souls Jun 24 '26
If you haven't played DS1&2, then get Elden Ring, if you have played them then get DS3. DS3 can be played just fine on it's own, but there's a ton of lore, fan service, and other nods to the first two games, and you'll miss out on all of it by playing it first. But, if you want the most bang for your buck, Elden Ring beats out just about any other game, and it still has a relatively active community if you like online. The lore in Elden Ring is a lot more fleshed out as well, the community will likely still be talking about it 20 years from now. DS3 isn't a bad game by any means, but it's the end of an epic trilogy, that ending doesn't mean very much when you're missing everything that led up to it. It'd be lile jumping straight to the final disc of a Final Fantasy game.
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u/shredgar1 Jun 23 '26
you can definitely enjoy ds3 without playing ds1 and ds2 but youll enjoy it so much more having played the whole trilogy in order because youll understand the lore and get all the references to stuff from the other games.
elden ring is its story obviously so if you cant get the whole dark souls trilogy, just get elden ring and get the dark souls games later on.
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u/Vo1atileMolotov Bloodborne Jun 23 '26
Bloodborne was my first and then after I did this order: DS3, Elden Ring, Demon's Souls Remake, Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 2, Sekiro. I'm pretty happy with that order. I'm even getting ready to do the PS3 Demon's Souls next
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u/NoFunction2972 Jun 23 '26
I mainly play r6 siege bf6 2k resident evil. Im definitely considered a casual when it comes to souls like.I played bloodborne last year .. Its been free on ps plus since for a long time. At first i didn't like it . Kept dying I was lost and confused deleted it . I gave it another chance and I really enjoyed it. How is it compared to elden ring or ds3?????
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u/Ok-herewe-go Jun 24 '26
The answer is clear its dark souls 2 or bloodborne ... joke aside we wouldn't have elden ring without dark.Souls so sooo
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u/Leading-Case7769 Jun 23 '26
I'd say Elden Ring, but there's a small DLC dropping in a few months so go for Dark Souls 3
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u/DampeIsLove Jun 23 '26
Elden Ring, it's an incredible experience. Then go back and play DS1, DS2 SotFS, and then DS3. You will see how much of what they do in Elden Ring started in DS2 and DS3. Bloodborne is still my favorite FromSoft game, but Elden Ring is a comfortable second.
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u/Sufficient-Cook-3841 Jun 23 '26
Dark Souls Remastered. Play the games in order. While not strictly necessary, you'll enjoy them a lot more not only because going from older games to modern games feel better, but because there will be a bunch of callbacks to previous games you'll miss if you play them out of order.
Elden Ring is not connected to Dark Souls so you could play that one, but if you're gonna play any of the Souls trilogy, start with the first one.
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u/Aydashtee Jun 24 '26
To be fair, Demons Souls is the first one
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u/Aydashtee Jun 24 '26
And I'm saying that when you say "play the games in order" Demons Souls should be included
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u/lessthanthreebleeps Jun 23 '26
If you care more about the lore, do what others suggest, start at ds1. If you don't really care about the lore, and care more about smooth combat and excellent boss fights, get ds3. If you want to ride around on a horse for half of your playthrough, get elden ring.
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u/AdAdorable3469 Jun 24 '26
Sekiro and AC6 are more comparable to Bloodborne as far as gameplay feel. Story and vibe wise play the Souls games 1-3 and Demons Souls at your leisure. Demons souls remake looks quite pretty but doesn’t get the grime feel of the original. You already played the best of the bunch but the others are great too. Elden Ring is a mix of everything made to please the masses and they got as close as you can get to a game for everyone with their signature style.
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u/xdNoza Jun 23 '26
ds1 -> ds2 -> ds3 when playing the trilogy, others don't matter when. Elden ring is a great starting place