CaliggyJack: Dark Souls Bosses Ranked

CaliggyJack 08.05.23	I learned to mod my Dark Souls game solely so I could delete Centipede Demon from it.
Ryus 08.05.23	1 is 1 obv i like 20 a lot, think it should be higher, def higher than 14 at least. also demon firesage 6 wtf
CaliggyJack 08.05.23	The 3 Asylum Demon's are generally well balanced and fun bosses imho
Gyromania 08.05.23	Troll list. Taurus demon is a nothing boss, same as stray demon and demon firesage. O&S forever overrated af
Scheumke 08.05.23	Nah bro O&S are classic and probably the best designed gankboss they've done. Can't think of one that works better and feels fair but tough as nails with multiple angles of approach.
Shemson 08.05.23	Bed of Chaos was the only boss that gave me big trouble BUT I did play off the back of completing Elden Ring and DS3 so I had an unfair advantage over you guys who played it first
BaselineOOO 08.05.23	This game's bosses are so dated it's embarrassing.
Zig 08.05.23	Priscilla is awesome. Also Artorias is my fav.
CaliggyJack 08.05.23	1 and 2 are generally interchangeable tbh
GreyShadow 08.05.23	i'm sorry, people like 1? people have fun with 1?
zakalwe 08.05.23	Iconic
CaliggyJack 08.05.23	Brilliant
Gyromania 08.05.23	O&S are insanely overrated. it's one of the best bosses in DS1, but that's not saying much because the bosses really haven't aged well in that game sans dlc content and even then idk. the Demon Princes are a way better gank fight imo, even tho they don't necessarily zone you in a small space as well as O&S did.
zakalwe 08.05.23	There are better bosses but the atmosphere tied in with the lore and what was a truly original and ridiculously hard fight at the time has made O&S the absolute granddaddy’s. They are not overrated at all.
Gyromania 08.05.23	idk maybe they aren't overrated in the context of what a huge wall they were for players and that they represented this huge spike in difficulty, but looking back on them fromsoft have made infinitely better bosses since. while we're at it, i think anor londo is overrated as fucking fuck too. visually striking area but the main castle is pretty damn boring to explore
zakalwe 08.05.23	Anor Londo being an illusion of went before is a work of art. It’s a masterpiece of design, there’s nothing else in gaming history quite like it.
CaliggyJack 08.05.23	I find the library more beautiful than Anor Londo nowadays.
Gyromania 08.05.23	the reveal of it being an illusion was pretty cool, def didn't blow my mind the way it did others i guess, but traversing the area in the dark was a cool novelty the first time i discovered it. the duke's archives are alright. i kind of hate that area because the damage scaling is just fucked, but aesthetically it's cool enough. idk though man, i think the first like 3rd of the game is the best, with a few later game areas thrown in, primarily the painted world and new londo ruins
auberginedreams 08.05.23	Anyone played Mortal Shell? I’ve played all the FromSoft games and some other soulslikes but I’ve heard mixed opinions on it. It’s on sale for $6 on PlayStation right now though so I feel like I might as well give it a shot.
BaselineOOO 08.06.23	For me Undead Burg, Undead Parish, Depths, Blighttown + Sen's Fortress are way above Anor Londo in level design. Anor Londo has that Japanese videogame vibe to it though < 3 @aubergine Don't, it's a waste of time. Try Nioh 2 if you haven't
auberginedreams 08.07.23	Oof. What’s so bad about it lol? I’ve already beaten Nioh 2 twice. I’m kinda hungry for a new game in this genre that isn’t trash.
swallowtales 08.07.23	Mortal Shell definitely sucks, just feels bad to play hard to describe
JohnnyoftheWell 08.07.23	Ashen is cute and somewhat overrated. V endearing world design
BaselineOOO 08.07.23	Get Blasphemous (or wait for 2) or play the Lies of P free demo on steam, it is pretty good once you learn that you need to block/parry and not dodge. I enjoyed a game called Ender Lilies but some people hated it because it was girly or something. Ender Lilies reminded me the most of Dark Souls. It had a horrendous OST but you can just mute that. My advice is not to expect Western developers to be capable of creating decent Soulslikes because exactly zero Western studios are good at creating combat animations.
CaliggyJack 08.07.23	I love Deck13s soulslikes
JohnnyoftheWell 08.07.23	"because exactly zero Western studios are good at creating combat animations" lol F has anyone played uh the Nioh 2 sequel? Wo Long? combat in that looked sick but haven't heard much word on it
PotsyTater 08.07.23	Insanely terrible ranking
PotsyTater 08.07.23	@aubergine I enjoyed Mortal Shell, it’s very short but it’s got some very unique combat mechanics. It definitely feels very odd and “heavy” tho, takes some getting used to. It’s worth $6.
PotsyTater 08.07.23	Gyro is hellbent on becoming the new snoxall in regards to dark souls opinions
Dewinged 08.07.23	O&S are not overrated, it's the most challenging fight of the game and the point where many DS fans are born (when after weeks of trying you finally beat them and you feel like a game god) Capra Demon and his two dogs can go fuck themselves in every fucking playthrough, specially if you're a mage. I still have a crush on Priscilla. Now and forever, but the tail has to go girl. Gwyndolin has the best covenant. Nito divides the bad death metal from the good one for me. If an album reminds me of Nito and Tomb of Giants then it stays. Pinwheel lol Bed of Chaos... I deliberatedly die three times and take on one spot in every run, can't bother. Terrible. Artorias would settle the base for all modern From Soft bosses, legendary fight. Taurus Demon is a great intro boss. You probably don't remember that anymore. Asylum Demon was a nice surprise first time going back. Gwyn has amazing music and great design/lore but he gets nullified the moment you learn you can just spam parry and parry his second combo attack. Manus and Sif fights when done in the right order are just heartbreaking and just absolute top.
zakalwe 08.07.23	Good old Sif. How they went from that to apes flinging shite in Sekiro I will never know.
BaselineOOO 08.07.23	Trivia: the real life voice actress of Priscilla is in fact a plank of wood. The voice acting ruined the whole fight. I didn't vibe with Priscilla at all but I like her tail a lot.
Scheumke 08.07.23	"because exactly zero Western studios are good at creating combat animations" Hollow Knight. All I'm gonna say. "Anyone played Mortal Shell?" Hollow Knight. All I'm gonna say. [2]
Dewinged 08.07.23	"because exactly zero Western studios are good at creating combat animations" New Lords of the Fallen is looking sick though.
BaselineOOO 08.07.23	"Hollow Knight. All I'm gonna say." That's a 2d game lol. It's much more difficult to do animation work for 3d models. "New Lords of the Fallen is looking sick though." Spanish studios are the future of Western video games for sure. Spain has an incredible pool of untapped talent, and we're witnessing a wave of exciting new studios emerging. It also helps that Spain is naturally liberal and not politically woke like France, Sweden and Britain, that's extremely healthy for creative artists. Finally, we're going to see boobs again in Western video games...
Scheumke 08.07.23	"That's a 2d game lol. It's much more difficult to do animation work for 3d models." Yeah that's fair.
Gyromania 08.07.23	“ Gyro is hellbent on becoming the new snoxall in regards to dark souls opinions” O&S is a controversial take (again I think they’re close to the top of DS1 just a massively overrated boss imo), but I’m pretty sure the souls purists agree with me that DS2 is the weakest game in the franchise by far. I’m pretty sure you’re the Snoxall on that one
swallowtales 08.07.23	@Johnny - Wo Long is cool, I reckon it is worse than Nioh 2 but it's definitely a lot of fun to play. Not nearly as hard, and plays a bit differently but definitely very similar overall.
PotsyTater 08.07.23	@gyro snox IS a souls purist 😂
JohnnyoftheWell 08.07.23	@swallowtales interesting - how long a play is it? i saw some demo footage with insane-looking boss difficulty, but guessing they toned it right down
PotsyTater 08.07.23	Wo long aesthetically looks pleasing to me, at least slightly less tacky glowy bull shut than Nioh, but if it’s still isolated maps in the style of nioh I probably will not bother
swallowtales 08.08.23	Trying to remember how long it took me, I got the platinum so I took a bit of extra time but it is not very long, maybe 20 to 30 hours for a standard playthrough? But yeah it is isolated maps so if you aren't about that it hasn't changed in that regard. I don't mind that format though and absolutely loved the Nioh games so thought was cool.