| Hynad said: I haven’t played all of them, but (anecdotal) I know quite a few who did, and the titles that come up the most when discussing which one is the best in the series/genre are Demon’s Souls, the first Dark Souls, and Bloodborne. |
That is the typical consensus, with BB and Dark 1 leading the way as the best. The combat in BB is really loved, while the world design is Souls 1 is considered the series apex. Demon gets a lot of love for being the first.
Souls 2 is practically universally agreed as the weakest, due to some poor bosses.
Personally, I think Souls 3 is the best, but it doesn't get the recognition due to franchise fatigue. Souls 3 gets dinged a bit (by some, I don't agree) for the back to back bosses in late game (e.g. Lothric Castle).
Either way, there is no bad game in the series, even Souls 2 is a really good game (and gets too much flak).
