Which is harder Dark Souls or Dark Souls 2?

Dark Souls 2 stands out for having an ideal difficulty level. The first Dark Souls is considered too hard, and the third is too easy. It could be said that Dark Souls 2 got the difficulty just right.
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Is Dark Souls 1 2 or 3 easier?

Dark Souls 3 is probably the easiest of them all, animations are faster and you generally have more control over the character. That being said, - the whole game is faster, bosses are way faster etc. Don't worry, you'll get used to it.
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Which Dark Souls are the hardest?

The 15 Hardest Dark Souls And Souls-Like Games, Ranked
  1. 1 Dark Souls 2: Scholar Of The First Sin. The least favorite Dark Souls of most fans, many players would say that Dark Souls 2 was the easiest in the series.
  2. 2 Bloodborne. ...
  3. 3 Dark Souls. ...
  4. 4 Hollow Knight. ...
  5. 5 The Surge. ...
  6. 6 Dark Souls 3. ...
  7. 7 Demon's Souls. ...
  8. 8 Salt and Sanctuary. ...
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Is Dark Souls 2 hard?

The worst grind would be getting the rings you get from killing 1000 player invaders and player hosts in this game, but thankfully, there's no "All Rings"-achievement in DS2. If you mean just for achievement, no, it's not hard. In fact, this probably is the easiest Souls game to 100% achievement.
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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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Ranking the Dark Souls 2 Bosses from Easiest to Hardest - Part 1 [#20-41]

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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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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Is it okay to skip Dark Souls 1 and 2?

Dark Souls has never been story heavy. You can skip it. I don't advise it, however. You may acclimate more slowly because of the change in interfaces and controls.
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Is Dark Souls really the hardest game?

Totally unrelated games that so much as dare to be slightly challenging can't exist without being called “the Dark Souls of X” by gamers and critics. Regardless of whether it's true or not, Dark Souls is often considered to be a benchmark when it comes to determining what truly classifies as a hard game.
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How long is Dark Souls 2 total?

When focusing on the main objectives, Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is about 36 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 104 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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What is considered the best Dark Souls?

Bloodborne is the best souls game and no other comes close to it.
  • Bloodborne.
  • Dark souls 3.
  • Elden ring.
  • Dark souls 1.
  • Demon Souls.
  • Sekiro.
  • Dark souls 2.
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Which Souls game to play first?

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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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 2 the easiest Souls game?

Dark Souls 2 stands out for having an ideal difficulty level. The first Dark Souls is considered too hard, and the third is too easy. It could be said that Dark Souls 2 got the difficulty just right.
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Should I play DS1 and 2 before 3?

Also, DS2 is more of a self-contained story. It was made by a different dev team and plays quite different from both DS1 and DS3. It has some rather weird gameplay mechanics that do not return in DS3. For this reason I'd suggest playing it only after DS1 and DS3.
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Do Dark Souls 1 2 and 3 have the same story?

All three Dark Souls games take place in the same world but at very different times and often in different places. Dark Souls one takes place primarily in Lordran at the very tail end of Gwyn's age of fire.
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What makes Dark Souls so hard?

The games can be hard if you are impatient. You need to accept that you will die while you're working out enemies move sets and weaknesses, especially bosses. Souls games also call for good decisions on builds and weapons early on.
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Is Elden Ring as hard as Dark Souls?

Elden Ring bosses are typically harder than most of the offerings in Souls for a variety of reasons. Particularly in the late game they do a lot more damage than their Souls counterparts and have way more HP.
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What is harder Skyrim or Dark Souls?

1 Dark Souls (Harder)

Dark Souls is harder than Skyrim—and it's not even close. The layers of difficulty put into Dark Souls places it among the most challenging games of all time. They even named a version the "Prepare to Die Edition" because of its painstaking difficulty. Expect to die numerous times, and then some.
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Are DS1 and 2 connected?

There are even allusions to DS1 in DS2, which is pretty stand-alone. DS3, however, mentions DS2 a bit more and leans HEAVILY into DS1. None of the games are connected lore and story-wise.
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What's the difference between Dark Souls 1 and 2?

Dark Souls 2 is different than Dark Souls in seven fundamental ways. While Dark Souls 2 features the legendary difficulty, exploratory spirit, and trademark boss battles of its progenitors, it alters several key game play components that players of the original Dark Souls take for granted.
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How many endings does Dark Souls 2 have?

Dark Souls 2 also features two endings (although one was added post launch), that are somewhat similar to the endings in Dark Souls but have different context.
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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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How long does it take to 100% Dark Souls?

When focusing on the main objectives, Dark Souls is about 41½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 105 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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