Agreed.

How I did it may not be the best. But damn, did I feel accomplished afterwards.

I went into DS1 without any background. I only looked up things when I was 100 % stuck (I played with the broken short sword for far too long). I definitely used some summons (mainly the NPC ones), but you could also choose not to.

Beating O&S the first time after a week or so of trying was one of the best feelings ever (don’t want to spoil anything hence the vagueness).

Elden Ring is definitely more beginner-friendly, but the sheer mechanics you can learn in DS1 will help in all soulsbourne games (maybe not Sekiro).

I have not played Demon souls, so maybe that’s a better jumping off point?

I once deleted system32…That’s when I began calling the shots.

That’s like $13 up here in Canada. But I’d assume they have the same sandwiches here. But wow, that’s outrageous.

Obviously no religion. They all are useless in my books.

No one should need some “ancient texts” to tell them how to not be a piece of human garbage.

Christianity and Islam are probably the two major ones who have caused the most death out of any.

Just be a good person.