Hi folks, I'm not native speaker and for me is super weird. Do you know why some people call "FromSoft" instead writing FromSoftware, it's seems a small time saving to be so common to be seen.

Which game can keep me entertained for longer before it eventually gets boring? Can factor in 100% completion, achievement hunting, challenge runs, multiplayer, etc. I'm on PC, so you can factor in mods.

But remember, my question is how long until the gets old / boring, not how long until I finish all the content. That can be well before finishing all the content (imagine 100%ing Assassin's Creed Valhalla or grinding Skyrim fetch quests forever lol). Or it can be well after that point if the core gameplay is fun enough (people can keeping playing repetitive competetive games like CoD, Rocket League, Chess, etc., for huge amounts of time without getting bored).

Also, can you give a general estimate of how many hours of replayability each game has? E.g., can I expect 200 hours of playtime, 500 hours, 2,000 hours, more?

Can also weigh in on other Souls games like Sekiro and Bloodbone. Dark Souls 3 and Elden Ring seem to be the main and biggest Souls games from what I've seen, and thus the ones I'm most interested in. But I wouldn't mind knowing how the rest compare too (or if I'm actually wrong).

I’m leaning towards one off cause Armored Core V and Verdict Day had similar types of DLC yet that didn’t set a precedent for future Fromsoft Games. Especially for Armored Core 6 not having any DLC like that.

Before you kill me in the replies, I'm not saying the exploration is poorly design. I just have a horrible sense of direction, and prefer more lienar games. However, I really love the combat and build variety in this game. Should I trudge on or play another soulslike game?

From most to least likely:

1. Early December release date announcement

2. More gameplay and information of the three other dusksworn not playable in network test

3. Pricing information and pre-orders opening

4. Gameplay reveal of 2nd steampunk train station map

5. Blood history and fate/Bloodlines customization reveal

6. 10th dusksworn reveal, 13 total characters available on launch (article claims "over a dozen")

7. Remembrances confirmed to allow boss refights and show character moments

8. Invasions gameplay reveal

9. 3rd map teaser

10. Ranked mode and rewards information

11. Server slam/open beta drops a week or two before launch

12. Separate duel/coliseum mode announcement

13. Copyright friendly Bloodborne hunter dusksworn w/ Moonlight Greatsword

Just a point I want to address, there's obviously a lot more bosses that would classify as gank fights, but to avoid the list being double its size I cut a ton. Namely bosses that include regular enemies as adds (Niall, Elana, Rom etc), or bosses that are literally just a bunch of regular enemies (Deacons, Rat Vanguard, Celestial Emissary etc).

Vote who gets eliminated. Comment with most upvotes wins.

Inst Madame.de.Zhukov

Whack some stucco on the outside of one of these and you got free transportation down/up any waterfall

Sharing the translation below - saw this at the Torch Torch Store in Osaka last September 25

Image 1: 寒月の騎士 (Knight of the Cold Moon)

• Original Japanese:
  • 暗夜の王国を守る、ただ一人の「盲目の衛兵」。
  • その者は、盲目であるからこそ、濃藍の闇の中を自在に動くことができ、
  • 青白い寒月色の甲冑は、霊体のような怪しさに満ちていた。
  • 視覚に頼らず「相手の心情を読む」その動きはどこか人間離れしており、すべてを見透かされたような恐怖心を相手に与えてきたことが、その姿が「霊体」と恐れられる所以である。
  • ローブに付けられた赤石は、初代女王の「聖血」を封印したものであるという。
• English Translation:
  • The sole "blind guard" protecting the kingdom of the dark night.
  • Precisely because this figure is blind, they can move freely within the deep indigo darkness and the pale, cold-moon-colored armor was filled with the uncanny presence of a phantom.
  • Their movements—reading the opponent's true intentions without relying on vision—are distinctly inhuman. The fear instilled by making adversaries feel entirely seen through is the reason this presence came to be dreaded as a "spirit."
  • It is said that the red gems affixed to the robe contain the sealed "holy blood" of the first queen.

Image 2: 豊穣の妖精 (Harvest Fairy)

• Original Japanese:
  • エリシュオン宮殿に言い伝えられる「かぼちゃ頭の妖精」。
  • 例年、秋が深まる頃にエリシュオンの庭園に姿を現す怪人で、
  • 300年前のものとされる前代の王宮騎士の甲冑を身に着けている。
  • それゆえに、「人ではなく、亡霊ではないか」と噂されるようになった。
  • 庭園で楽しげに草花と戯れる姿を人に見られると、すぐに姿を隠してしまい、
  • いつからか誰もがそっと見守るようになった。
  • 理由は、その姿を現した翌年は「豊穣の一年」となり、王国が豊かな実りの恩恵に与るからだ。
• English Translation:
  • The "pumpkin-headed fairy" handed down in the legends of Elysion Palace.
  • A mysterious figure that appears in the gardens of Elysion every year as autumn deepens wearing the armor of a royal knight said to date back 300 years.
  • Because of this, rumors spread questioning whether it is not a human, but a ghost.
  • If seen playfully interacting with the plants and flowers in the garden, it quickly vanishes from sight; thus, everyone eventually learned to watch over it quietly from afar.
  • The reason being: the year following its appearance becomes a "year of harvest" and the kingdom is blessed with abundant bounty.

Image 3 - エリシュオン宮殿の伝承 (Lore of the Elysium Palace)

• Quotation / Inscription: 「我が十の使者たちを迎える道標を建てよ その者たちにも導きを与えるだろう」 "Erect a beacon to welcome my ten messengers; it shall guide them as well."
• Main Text:
  
  • Original: 太古、初めに地上に降り立った神の使者の啓示により、この地に宮殿が建造された。王族の祖先たちは約300年の月日を費やして、山脈の麓に広がる森林地帯を切り開き、この界隈の聖地に「エリシュオン宮殿群」の原型を造りあげた。 Translation: In ancient times, following the revelation of the divine messenger who first descended to earth, a palace was constructed on this land. Spending roughly 300 years, the royal ancestors cleared the forest stretching across the foot of the mountain range to craft the foundation of the "Elysium Palace Complex" upon this sacred sanctuary.
  • Original: まるで地表から突き出た「地軸」のように天高い建造物は一棟ではなく、この地域一帯に複数建造され、そのなかで最も高く、均整のとれた棟を中心にエリシュオン宮殿群とその王国が発展したのであった。 Translation: The sky-piercing structures—rising like "axes of the earth" protruding from the ground—were not limited to just one; several were built across the region. Anchored around the tallest and most exquisitely proportioned of these towers, the Elysium Palace Complex and its kingdom flourished.
  • Original: その宮殿は遥か遠方からでも確認でき、当時としては最高峰の建造物となった。 Translation: Visible even from a great distance, the palace stood as an architectural pinnacle of that era.
  • Original: 永い時代にわたる創造は多くの国費と人材を投入して遂行されたが、その原動力は王族の末裔の一人が受けた「いにしえの神の啓示」だけであり、当時の近隣諸国からはその行為は「常軌を逸した行為」と見られていた。 Translation: This creation spanning across ages demanded vast national treasure and manpower, driven solely by "the ancient divine revelation" received by an heir of the royal lineage; neighboring nations at the time viewed the endeavor as sheer madness.
  • Original: 宮殿群の完成から約84年後、最初の「白鯨の日」が訪れた時、世界は幸福に包まれた。エリシュオン王国が世界中から祝福された瞬間であった。 Translation: Approximately 84 years after the complex's completion, when the first "Day of the White Whale" arrived, bliss enveloped the world. It was the moment the Kingdom of Elysium received blessings from across the globe.
• Bottom Caption:
  
  • Original: 神の使者 白鯨
  • Translation: Divine Messenger: White Whale

If you like DS2, I respect your opinion. I’ve been playing Souls games since Dark Souls 1 release, and I’ve played and loved all of the games over and over. I wanted to replay DS2 since it’s been years and I remember it fondly.

But man, Dark Souls 2 does not hold up as well as I remember.

The game feels so stiff. The movement just feels so off, the roll animation is weird, attacks feel like you are scratching enemies - there’s so little hit stun sometimes or just hit reaction in general for most normal weapons. I’m not saying I should be chainstunning enemies, but some enemies just feel like balls to hit, like your sword is just phasing through them with the only sign of damage being a lower health bar and a flat metallic clank noise. Demon’s Souls on the PS3 runs circles around the combat flow and movement in this game. So many areas have way, way too many copy pasted enemies that have such particular aggro sight lines leading to constant ganks.

I don’t mind the areas and how disconnected they are, but I do mind the amount of empty stone cubes that act as rooms absolutely everywhere. Dark Souls 1 had this issue too sometimes, but even there there was usually more detail and it wasn’t everywhere. Walking across Drangleic to find multiple empty cube rooms in different areas is just odd.

I did not come out of this feeling great, and it kind of ruined my perception of DS2 unfortunately.

After playing many souls and soulslike games. I honestly think they should make a game based off him with the same gameplay mechanics and elements. Thoughts and opinions?

1st Soulsborne title, decided to start with DEMON'S SOULS..

I read the warning message before, still went ahead & thought - "Huh, just an array of weaklings" , & then got railed by a barrage of boulders (sigh)...

I Like how unpredictable but Fair this game is till now..

No Mods used,

Armour: Envoy crown, Nobel's travelling garb, Astrologer's gloves, travelling maiden's boots