I wanted to post this as I’m currently about to finish my platinum trophy run of the Soulsbourne games. I’ve completed DS1, 2, 3, BB, ER, and Sekiro. Ironically, the last one I have left is the one that started it all, Demon Souls.I find myself wanting not to go along with it, not only cause I heard it was one of the more tedious games to platinum, but because it is the ending of a journey that helped me through such a tough time in my life. After Demon Souls, there’s nothing to the caliber of these games. Nothing to grab me by the neck and put me in awe of the scenery. Nothing to punish me for my own mistakes without thinking it was the games fault. Nothing that can truly touch my heart like the lore of these games.I’m glad I played these games, they helped through a tough time in my life. I was always a “If you fail or something bad happens, learn, and keep going.” type of guy. I’ve always strived to be better and to never give up. To always see things through. However, this past year, some things happened that made almost unable to keep going. I had to quit college and my job, and it felt like my life took a full stop when I was finally getting somewhere in life. I had even got accepted into my dream school. I was depressed, I was anxious, and most of all, I felt alone. More alone than I have ever been. I, in a sense, almost went hollow.Since these events opened up my time(I don’t really want to get into specifics, if you want I have another post that kind of explains my situation), I decided to play the games that were on my backlog. I went from the Jedi games and loving those was thinking, “Hey, I should try those souls games before that new DLC comes out”. So I started with Bloodbourne, and when I beat father Gascoigne, I finally understood why these games were popular. I finished the game and got Old hunters, and got good enough for the game that not even Maria gave me trouble. Then I got to him, the man that to this day is the hardest boss fight I have ever fought. I fought Orphan of Kos for days until one night, with no blood vials left and nearly no health, I beat him. The feeling was euphoric.Safe to say, I got addicted. I went to ER, beat it and then beat the DLC. Even beat Radahn the night before the Scadutree system was buffed. Then I played DS1, falling in love with its level design. I will admit to my mistake and say I skipped 2 and moved on to 3 because of the hate I heard about it. Every single boss in 3 was an absolute banger, and even though it had pretty lacking level design, everything made up for it, to the point where it’s probably my favorite out of the trilogy. After I finished 3, I tried 2 and while it wasn’t as fun as the other games, I still loved it. I loved it even more when I played NG+ and realized how much freedom I had compared to the other games. I then played Demon souls and loved that, mostly because I love seeing how far companies have gotten with their games. Then to practice for Sekiro, I played Lies of P and I found it almost as fun as the Fromsoft games( I don’t really see myself coming back to it). My god, did doing that help. When Sekiro clicked, every fight was a masterpiece of skill and flow. Sword Saint Isshin is one of my favorite fights in all of gaming.The community, as toxic as some parts may be, helped me make new friends. The gauntlets from the dark moon covenant were so fun. The ER gauntlets, the memes on Reddit, patches emporium helping me out with the platinum trophy as well as getting Millicent prosthesis. The help I got and the people I’ve met were awesome.After I finished that I realized how close I was to the Platinum trophies to all the games. So I did, starting with Sekiro. That brings us to now where the only game left is Demon Souls. This journey isn’t just about a guy who wanted to play these games but a journey about a guy who needed to be reminded of one thing. There is always a solution to a problem, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, and there is always a fire in the darkness. And if it appears there isn’t, you make one. These games, this community helped me through my time of need, a time where I felt more worthless than trash.Thank you, Fromsoft, for making experiences that I will never forget. For making art pieces that will always live in our memories.And thank you, souls community, for making this journey even more memorable and even more fun.So this is everyone’s reminder: please stay safe and don’t you dare go hollow!P.S. The video is an edited by @virtka1 on Instagram, I can’t find any other of his socials.
