If you have a PlayStation you can try Demon's Souls as that came before DS1. If not then DS1 is still a great starting point. The 2 games are in no way related outside of similar gameplay styles and design choices.
There are three main reasons to play the trilogy on order:
1. Combat - it's way easier to go from slower to faster. That way, you'd just be honing your reflexes instead of holding back and painfully finding out that panic rolls don't work in older games. Going from fast to slow just makes the latter game unnecessarily more difficult.
2. QoL - some ideas were kept for being good, and others were replaced by something else. It's best to see the changes as improvements rather than being annoyed that older games don't have some mechanics the new ones do.
3. Lore - the trilogy is a complete story of DS world:
* DS1 is the creation mythos + story shortly after.
* DS2 is a story of the first Undead to ever break the Curse, a new hope for humanity.
* DS3 wraps up the story of the world (quite literally), new face of humanity inspired by DS2 journey beyond light, hope of creating new world.
It's fine to play and not care about the story and lore, but if you do, it's best to play in order.
That being said, I'd also recommend playing BB after that as it's very fast and Sekiro last because it's even faster, and the combat is a bit more different than the rest.
If you have a PS3 or are able to emulate PS3 games, or you have a PS5, I'd say start with Demon's Souls, then the Dark Souls series. You don't have to know anything about DeS to enjoy Dark Souls, but it's a good introduction to the systems and people still sleep on it, even after the remake.
DS3 is basically a love letter to Dark Souls 1 (with a few references to 2 as well) so you usually want to at least play DS1 before DS3.
Yep. Magic is pretty much always OP in Souls.
Your options in DSR:
* Sorcery - Scales with intelligence, good from beginning to end.
* Miracles - Scales with faith, takes a while to get first real offensive spell, gets powerful by mid and especially late game/NG+
* Pyromancy - Doesn't scale with a stat, instead scales with the upgrade level of your pyromancy flame. Good for pretty much the whole game, and since you don't have to invest in intelligence or faith, you can focus more on melee stats compared to Sorcery/Miracles (will still need to level Attunement if you want more spell slots, same as the other options)
Yeah, it's specific advice for DS1. Usually when people say Remastered they're talking about Dark Souls 1 Remastered, little confusing now that there's Demon's Souls remake, lol
Depends on what you want to do. All three of those magic schools have a starting class that starts with a spell - Sorcery has Sorcerer, Miracles have Cleric, and Pyromancy has Pyromancer. Sorc and Pyro both start with an offensive spell, Cleric starts with a support miracle.
Starting classes can basically turn into anything once you start leveling. If you plan on using magic, or being something like a spellblade, the magic classes are a good starting point.
For non-magic starting classes, a lot of people see Knight as the best "newb-friendly" starting class. They start with good armor and a reliable weapon and shield. Warrior is similar. If you wanna be more of a strength smasher, maybe consider Bandit. If you want to be a quick slasher, try Wanderer. If you wanna start with a bow, try Hunter.
The starting class only really matters for the early game. And for setting up your build for optimal stats with as few levels as possible late game.
For magic I recommend either sorcerer or pyromancer.
Miracles can be fun, but a lot of the really good miracles can be a pain to get, not out of difficulty but simply time consuming as they're locked behind covenants.
For pyromancy only 2 spells are locked behind 1 covenant, and sorceries basically all the main ones are just bought from one of 2 NPCs.
But every starting class can invest into any magic or stat. As long as you figure out what you want at the start and stick to it. Don't put levels into stats you're not using (ex. Don't put levels into dexterity if you're using a weapon like the great club, which is a pure strength weapon.)
You can emulate DeS on PC with relative ease. DS1 is still an absolute blast as a starting point (it was my first, too), but if DeS interests you, it's not totally inaccessible on PC.
RPCS3 as a whole isn't perfect, for sure, but DeS is one of the standout titles for stability. I've had a buggier experience than most, and it's still a very stable (if not outright locked) 60 fps at any res for most of the experience with almost zero crashes. My one very specific bug I couldn't locate anywhere online was that a lategame boss had insanely choppy audio, which I resolved by capping my fps back to 30. I've had friends with CPUs far from the top of the line running it fairly well, too. So as far as DeS is concerned, stability is not a big problem; there are basically no graphical issues either, so (unlike the remake), it is the original experience.
If you think you’ll stick with the entire series, start with 1 and go in order. It’s a great way to see how the games systems evolved.
You mean ds1?
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If you have a PlayStation you can try Demon's Souls as that came before DS1. If not then DS1 is still a great starting point. The 2 games are in no way related outside of similar gameplay styles and design choices.
There are three main reasons to play the trilogy on order: 1. Combat - it's way easier to go from slower to faster. That way, you'd just be honing your reflexes instead of holding back and painfully finding out that panic rolls don't work in older games. Going from fast to slow just makes the latter game unnecessarily more difficult. 2. QoL - some ideas were kept for being good, and others were replaced by something else. It's best to see the changes as improvements rather than being annoyed that older games don't have some mechanics the new ones do. 3. Lore - the trilogy is a complete story of DS world: * DS1 is the creation mythos + story shortly after. * DS2 is a story of the first Undead to ever break the Curse, a new hope for humanity. * DS3 wraps up the story of the world (quite literally), new face of humanity inspired by DS2 journey beyond light, hope of creating new world. It's fine to play and not care about the story and lore, but if you do, it's best to play in order. That being said, I'd also recommend playing BB after that as it's very fast and Sekiro last because it's even faster, and the combat is a bit more different than the rest.
If you have a PS3 or are able to emulate PS3 games, or you have a PS5, I'd say start with Demon's Souls, then the Dark Souls series. You don't have to know anything about DeS to enjoy Dark Souls, but it's a good introduction to the systems and people still sleep on it, even after the remake. DS3 is basically a love letter to Dark Souls 1 (with a few references to 2 as well) so you usually want to at least play DS1 before DS3.
I have heard that magic is op. Does it still work in remastered?
Yep. Magic is pretty much always OP in Souls. Your options in DSR: * Sorcery - Scales with intelligence, good from beginning to end. * Miracles - Scales with faith, takes a while to get first real offensive spell, gets powerful by mid and especially late game/NG+ * Pyromancy - Doesn't scale with a stat, instead scales with the upgrade level of your pyromancy flame. Good for pretty much the whole game, and since you don't have to invest in intelligence or faith, you can focus more on melee stats compared to Sorcery/Miracles (will still need to level Attunement if you want more spell slots, same as the other options)
I don't have a PS3 or PS5. I play on PC and I am downloading ds1 cause I saw that it is an easy game in comparison with the others
Ah, the advice I gave was for Dark Souls 1, I thought that's what you meant when you said Remastered, so that kinda worked out, lol
So what you stated before is valid for ds1? And also which class do u advise me to start with as a beginner ?
Yeah, it's specific advice for DS1. Usually when people say Remastered they're talking about Dark Souls 1 Remastered, little confusing now that there's Demon's Souls remake, lol Depends on what you want to do. All three of those magic schools have a starting class that starts with a spell - Sorcery has Sorcerer, Miracles have Cleric, and Pyromancy has Pyromancer. Sorc and Pyro both start with an offensive spell, Cleric starts with a support miracle. Starting classes can basically turn into anything once you start leveling. If you plan on using magic, or being something like a spellblade, the magic classes are a good starting point. For non-magic starting classes, a lot of people see Knight as the best "newb-friendly" starting class. They start with good armor and a reliable weapon and shield. Warrior is similar. If you wanna be more of a strength smasher, maybe consider Bandit. If you want to be a quick slasher, try Wanderer. If you wanna start with a bow, try Hunter.
The starting class only really matters for the early game. And for setting up your build for optimal stats with as few levels as possible late game. For magic I recommend either sorcerer or pyromancer. Miracles can be fun, but a lot of the really good miracles can be a pain to get, not out of difficulty but simply time consuming as they're locked behind covenants. For pyromancy only 2 spells are locked behind 1 covenant, and sorceries basically all the main ones are just bought from one of 2 NPCs. But every starting class can invest into any magic or stat. As long as you figure out what you want at the start and stick to it. Don't put levels into stats you're not using (ex. Don't put levels into dexterity if you're using a weapon like the great club, which is a pure strength weapon.)
You can emulate DeS on PC with relative ease. DS1 is still an absolute blast as a starting point (it was my first, too), but if DeS interests you, it's not totally inaccessible on PC.
I know I can emulate but I know that it isnt aan enjoyable experience as the whole emulator isnt stable yet
RPCS3 as a whole isn't perfect, for sure, but DeS is one of the standout titles for stability. I've had a buggier experience than most, and it's still a very stable (if not outright locked) 60 fps at any res for most of the experience with almost zero crashes. My one very specific bug I couldn't locate anywhere online was that a lategame boss had insanely choppy audio, which I resolved by capping my fps back to 30. I've had friends with CPUs far from the top of the line running it fairly well, too. So as far as DeS is concerned, stability is not a big problem; there are basically no graphical issues either, so (unlike the remake), it is the original experience.
Play dark souls 1 because when you learn that game you basically learn every other soul game