The real Dark Souls starts with 2.
It would be hard to overstate Dark Souls' influence at this point, spawning not only its own subgenre but altering the sensibilities of a broad array of games outside of the soulslike mould. If you ask me, the results have been mixed—partly, I think, because it's difficult to define the game's formula and the source of its success. Then there are the sequels, which have caused endless debates about which is the greatest of the Dark Souls trilogy.
While the small-scale level design of individual areas, with shortcuts and hidden routes that send you in a loop, can be found in plenty of its imitators, Dark Souls' impeccable approach to world design is singular. Even FromSoft's own sequels and spiritual successors, whether that's Bloodborne or Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, don't have such a coherent world. It's not hard to imagine why, because even Dark Souls itself struggles to pull it all together.
If that system sounds familiar, it's because Elden Ring does the same thing. FromSoft's latest actually shares many of Dark Souls 2's sensibilities, putting players in the driving seat of their experience instead of throwing them down an obstacle course full of skeletons with the lights off. Even ingrained series and genre expectations, like the ability to respec the player character stats later in the game, only started with 2.
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