Which is the shortest Dark Souls game?

Dark Souls 3 features the shortest average playtime out of all the games in the series.
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Which Dark Souls game is longest?

Meanwhile, Dark Souls 2 is the longest of the Soulslike FromSoftware game, coming in at 37 hours for the main story and a massive 27 hours for the side quests alone. This takes the total time to complete the main story and side quests of the Souls series to a whopping 191 hours.
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Which Soulsborne game is the shortest?

Demon's Souls began the Souls franchise in 2009, taking players to the kingdom of Boletaria. HowLongToBeat polling places an average run of the 2020 Demon's Souls remake's main story at around 24 hours, which makes it the shortest game of all the Soulsborne titles.
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Is Dark Souls 3 shorter than bloodborne?

For Dark Souls I or II it took me ~ 45-50 Hours for an all-bosses playthrough (for the first time), In bloodborne it took me about 30 and now I have finished Dark Souls III in just over 18 hours.
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Which Dark Souls is easiest to run?

5 reasons 'Elden Ring' is the easiest Souls game to get into. The Dark Souls series by From Software — and the slew of successors it spawned — is famous for its uniquely challenging, unforgiving gameplay. Sometimes that manifests in the form of enigmatic puzzles or unexplained gameplay mechanics.
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Souls Games Ranked From Easiest to Hardest



Which Dark Souls game is hardest?

The 14 Hardest Dark Souls And Souls-Like Games, Ranked
  1. 1 Dark Souls 2: Scholar Of The First Sin. The least favorite Dark Souls of most fans, many players would say that Dark Souls 2 was the easiest in the series.
  2. 2 Bloodborne. ...
  3. 3 Dark Souls. ...
  4. 4 Hollow Knight. ...
  5. 5 The Surge. ...
  6. 6 Dark Souls 3. ...
  7. 7 Demon's Souls. ...
  8. 8 Salt and Sanctuary. ...
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Is Dark Souls 1 easy?

In reality, the game is in the middle. It is not too hard or too easy. Dark Souls is one of those games that, with a lot of patience and learning, you will be able to get through it. The first Dark Souls game that I played was Dark Souls 3, which is supposedly the easiest in the series.
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How many hours is Dark Souls 1?

Dark Souls is a lengthy game with plenty of bosses to face. The intricately designed areas, interconnected world, and powerful foes you'll face will easily put you at around 40 hours just to complete the standard game.
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Is Elden Ring the longest Souls game?

Compared to the time it takes to complete other Soul's series games and other open-world RPGs, chances are Elden Ring will certainly take more than 30 hours to get anywhere near the end. Elden Ring is FromSoftware's largest game to date and this is the first time there is an open-world title in the Souls series.
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How long is dark souls remastered?

When focusing on the main objectives, Dark Souls: Remastered is about 29½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 68 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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Is Dark Souls 3 long?

According to the "Dark Souls 3" game guide on gamepressure, the base game length is about 32 hours. This is the length if the player elects to largely avoid doing any of the side quests or defeating any of the optional bosses that are present throughout the game.
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Is Dark Souls 2 easy?

Dark Souls 2 stands out for having an ideal difficulty level. The first Dark Souls is considered too hard, and the third is too easy. It could be said that Dark Souls 2 got the difficulty just right.
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Is Sekiro or Dark Souls harder?

Since its release, Sekiro has been killing it with its huge success in the RPG genre. Although the game is loved by the community, We couldn't help but notice the one star reviews complaining about the difficulty of the game, with many stating that its even harder than the Dark Souls franchise.
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Is Sekiro shorter than Dark Souls?

All souls games are very short including Sekiro when you run through the arenas. But when you collect items and fight enemies they get much longer. I always take my time for the first playthrough. same but even if you fight every mini boss, get all items, health upgrades and prosthetic upgrades, its still shorter.
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What is the hardest soul like game?

The 15 Hardest Soulslike RPGs, Ranked By Difficulty
  1. 1 Bloodborne. Fans of Dark Souls who want a Soulslike game with a similar theme but more dynamic combat would appreciate Bloodborne.
  2. 2 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. ...
  3. 3 Nioh 2. ...
  4. 4 Mortal Shell. ...
  5. 5 Ashen. ...
  6. 6 Salt And Sanctuary. ...
  7. 7 Remnant: From The Ashes. ...
  8. 8 Hollow Knight. ...
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How long is DS2?

Dark Souls 2 has a ton of content. It has a lot of areas to explore and bosses to fell within, but not all of them are required to beat the game. According to howlongtobeat.com, which crowdsources its completion time estimates, Dark Souls 2 takes around 45 hours to beat.
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How long does it take to 100% Elden Ring?

While if you're looking to 100 percent complete Elden Ring the median completion time is 96 hours. However, players have been known to spend well over 100 hours on Elden Ring, with the longest playtime How Long To Beat recorded being over 152 hours.
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How long does it take to beat Elden Ring 100%?

100% Completionist length

Seeing every corner of Elden Ring and doing as much of the game as you can will probably take you at least 90 hours, and probably longer, up to or even past 110 hours (again, your skill level and general pace will make a big difference here).
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Is Elden Ring bigger than ds3?

If you have played games like Bloodborne and Dark Souls, you might be quite privy to large maps with tons of hidden stuff. When it comes to Elden Ring, that core formula stays the same here as well. However, if you consider the sheer span of the world, it is much larger than a game like Dark Souls 3.
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How long is hollow Knight?

HowLongToBeat calculates a playthrough at around 21 hours -- and that's just for the main story. If you add in optional areas, that figure inflates to 26 hours, which is staggering for an indie game. And if you're a real completionist, you're looking at a whopping 42 hours of playtime.
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Is Elden Ring longer than Dark Souls?

FromSoftware's newest Action-RPG title, Elden Ring, is one of the largest games the studio has developed, and will take longer to beat than previous installments in the Dark Souls series thanks to its sprawling and detailed open world.
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Is Elden Ring harder than Dark Souls?

Elden Ring is more approachable than Dark Souls in many ways, but not when it comes to parrying. Parrying in any Souls game is not an easy thing to do. Precise timing is needed to ward off attacks making it a high-risk, high reward manoeuvre.
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Is Dark Souls harder than Bloodborne?

For that matter, the entire Dark Souls series is bandied as some of the hardest games ever, but Bloodborne is often seen as particularly challenging thanks to its fast-paced combat. That said, it's not as if Bloodborne is the be-all and end-all of difficult video games.
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What is the hardest game of all time?

10 Most difficult games out there
  • Contra. ...
  • Mega Man 9. ...
  • Flywrench. ...
  • 1001 Spikes. ...
  • Dota 2. ...
  • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Zelda II is the black sheep of the Zelda series. ...
  • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. A game so hard, it wasn't released outside Japan. ...
  • Ghosts 'n Goblins. Ghosts 'n Goblins is for the most hardcore players.
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Is Dark Souls harder than Cuphead?

Cuphead Is Hardest Due To Its High Stakes Pace

While Dark Souls is notoriously difficult for good reasons, Cuphead has proved that true punishment comes not from enemy difficulty but defeat by the smallest mistakes.
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