Is Dark Souls 1 impossible?

Tiresome, but not impossible It's pretty much unfeasible to walk into Dark Souls as a first-time player and not get annoyed at some point.
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Is Dark Souls impossible?

It's not like some games, such as Return of the Jedi for Super Nintendo, which is so impossibly difficult that it's only frustrating and annoying instead of rewarding. Dark Souls is extremely difficult, but in the best possible way. The short answer is unfamiliarity. It's hard until you get used to it.
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Is Dark Souls one of the hardest games ever?

For that matter, the entire Dark Souls series is bandied as some of the hardest games ever, but Bloodborne is often seen as particularly challenging thanks to its fast-paced combat. That said, it's not as if Bloodborne is the be-all and end-all of difficult video games.
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Is Dark Souls 3 or 1 harder?

If anything, DSIII is much harder, at least in the back half. The first game front-loads its difficulty, peaking with Ornstein & Smough at approximately the halfway point, and from there it's all downhill- none of the bosses in its latter half are anywhere near as challenging, at least once you figure out their tricks.
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Is the first Dark Souls easy?

Back in the days where most games are hard/easy, Dark Souls got praised to be one of the hardest (other ones are still harder back in days on hardest difficulty) but since Dark Souls don't have the difficult setting it got praised by it's difficult.
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Which Souls game is hardest?

Sekiro forces players to learn and master its combat systems or die, easily making it FromSoftware's hardest Souls game. Throughout the main story, the game enforces this core principle in various ways to keep players on their toes.
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Is Elden Ring or Dark Souls harder?

Harder than Dark Souls games? Par on Par with Ninja Gaiden I would say. There are some bosses in the other souls games that may be harder but overall, Elden Ring is harder and that is due to the bosses having more attack moves and they sometimes even change the tempo of their old ones, catching you off guard...
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Which Dark Souls is the longest?

  • Dark Souls Prepared to Die Edition: 47–105 hours.
  • Dark Souls remastered: 26–63 hours.
  • Dark Souls II: 46–119 hours.
  • Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin: 36–105 hours.
  • Dark Souls III: 32–93 hours.
  • Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition: 35–93 hours.
  • Bloodborne: 34–76 hours.
  • Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition: 28–77 hours.
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What is the hardest part of Dark Souls 1?

Dark Souls: 10 Hardest Encounters In The Game, Ranked
  • 6 Dealing With The Infamous Anor Londo Archers. ...
  • 5 The Entirety Of Blighttown. ...
  • 4 Fighting The Asylum Demon... ...
  • 3 The Ridiculous Fight With The Capra Demon. ...
  • 2 The Even More Ridiculous "Fight" With The Bed Of Chaos. ...
  • 1 Falling Into The Trap Of The Basilisks.
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Which is longer Dark Souls 1 or 3?

So on average, for a first timer, I'd say Dark Souls 1 runs roughly 15-20 hours. Dark Souls 2 is easily double this, while 3 is somewhere in the middle IMO. There's fewer areas to see, but they're bigger and take more time to explore.
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Has anyone ever beaten Dark Souls?

I've beaten all 3 souls games without a guide. Don't remember how long it took to beat each. I would say DS1 took the longest because being cursed and losing the Firelink bonfire. As well as going to the bone zone first until I gave up and eventually made it to undead burg.
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Is Dark Souls or Cuphead harder?

Ultimately, what makes Cuphead more difficult is that there are no potential glitches or random enemies that can throw off the player. Instead, victory is always within their grasp but can easily be lost at the smallest miscalculation.
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What is the hardest fight in Dark Souls?

Hardest Bosses In Dark Souls, Ranked
  • 8 Gwyn, Lord Of Cinder.
  • 7 Sanctuary Guardian.
  • 6 Four Kings.
  • 5 The Bed Of Chaos.
  • 4 Dragon Slayer Ornstein & Executioner Smough.
  • 3 Manus, Father Of The Abyss.
  • 2 Artorias The Abysswalker.
  • 1 Black Dragon Kalameet.
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Do you become a god in Dark Souls?

Rather than a state of being, godhood in Dark Souls is a state of prestige. In Anor Londo, one can marry into godhood and lose it just as easily. “God” is essentially a title conceived to elevate this one race and society above others, similar to how peerage separates upper and lower castes in aristocracies.
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Can you be evil in Dark Souls?

Being RPGs, the Dark Souls games usually don't paint a fine line between good and evil. In fact, it can even be argued that the games' biggest villain is the protagonist, depending on the point of view.
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Why am I cursed Dark Souls?

The player character may become cursed during their death animation if they die of a different cause just before the Curse buildup meter fills. This is most likely to happen while fighting Seath the Scaleless, but the timing required is very specific.
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What is the easiest class in Dark Souls 1?

The Sorcerer or the Pyromancer are good classes for beginners. Both start with ranged magic, which can help in the beginning stages of the game. My choice would be the Sorcerer, since the Soul Arrow spell has a much greater range than the Pyromancer's Fireball.
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What is the best class in Dark Souls 1?

Bandit, Wanderer, Pyro and Cleric are the best starting classes for Str, Dex, Int and Fth respectively. Deprived and Thief have too many wasted points. Also note that Wanderer and Pyromancer have an extra point of Resistance that comes at no cost.
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How many times can you beat Dark Souls?

This is known as NG+ (or New Game Plus), with the + at the end increasing with each playthrough. Souls gained by killing bosses in NG+ are multiplied any where from 2x to 5x what they gave you in your first play through. You can play through the game a total of eight times, including the first play through.
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Which Dark Souls game is the hardest to 100%?

Dark Souls 3 is one of the harder games to 100% because of the cryptic questlines that have strict requirements as well as acquiring items that are Rare and hard to find.
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Is Dark Souls 3 faster?

Everything moves more quickly in DS3, including your character and for some reason, you don't need to be as accurate with critical atracks. The new DLC is pretty difficult, but it also seems a little better suited to speed runs, more like Bloodborne.
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Is Demon Souls connected to Dark Souls?

No all the Souls games are in their own separate universes. Demons Souls is separate but Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2 are not. Also note that the events in Dark Souls 1 are so far back that in Dark Souls 2, those events are considered legend. Demon's Souls was a Sony Japan game.
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Which is harder Dark Souls or Bloodborne?

Bloodborne. A Gothic horror/Lovecraftian take on the Dark Souls formula, FromSoftware's Bloodborne is more difficult than the Souls series.
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What is the best Souls game to start with?

Some will suggest starting with the original Dark Souls, as it marked the beginning of the franchise and gives you a broad overview of what the series offers. While Dark Souls 1 is a great place to start, from a gameplay standpoint, we'd recommend diving into Dark Souls 3 first.
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