The Best Area in Every Souls Game (Including Elden Ring) 

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Dude….Fountainhead Palace is one of the best areas I’ve ever seen in games PERIOD. Like honestly. I still haven’t forgotten about it. The lore, enemies, Divine Dragon, level design, color, atmosphere is all GOLD imo.

While Siofra river overall wasn't my favorite area in Elden Ring, the moment when riding down the elevator in the woods was just jawdropping. I felt like I was 7 years old again, with a re-kindled, childlike wonder of what video games could offer. One of my favorite gaming moments of all time.

My favourite area in DS2 has to be Majula, if that counts. I don’t think I’ve felt anything like stepping out into Majula from the Things Betwixt in a video game. It feels comforting, it’s beautiful, and is one of my most memorable gaming moments.

I think Caelid deserves a shout out. I first encountered it after getting caught in the trap at Lake Agheel - a typically FromSoft poke in the eye. Once I realised I was waaay under-levelled, I just ran all the way through it on Torrent - chased by giant killer crows, bear-sized rat-dogs and a rot-breathing dragon - back to the relative safety of Limgrave. Way to leave an impression, though.

Sen's Fortress is my most favourite area in DS1 DS2, it was Sunken Kingdom, the aesthetics were really cool. DS3, it was the whole Dreg Heap and Ringed City in the DLC, it was just brilliant, the whole end of the world vibe was perfect. In Elden Ring it's Siofra* River and the Eternal City, basically the whole Underground planetarium like place, it was the most beautiful world I have ever seen in a videogame. EDIT: Played Sekiro, Fountainhead Palace is the best area in Sekiro. EDIT 2: Played Witcher 3, Toussaint (with the no yellow filter mod) is now the most beautiful place I have ever seen in a videogame.

The Tower of Latria from Demon Souls is one of the creepiest areas of all time.

Leyndell was definitely my favorite area because of its freedom, but I think Castle Morne’s atmosphere is underappreciated. Morne would be my favorite area if the Leonine Misbegotten fight wasn’t reused 3 or 4 times after that, because its introduction on the flooding beach filled with graves was amazing the first time.

Liurnia is probably my fave. The view from the cliffs after you beat that POS Godrick and you see the lake in the distance and all that greenery. It's like the polar opposite of Caelid. My mood instantly tank's whenever I have tk visit Caelid for something or other but I always love riding around Liurnia or Limgrave, very beautiful areas. Lyendell is good but in the night it gets all smokey and creepy and not fun at all. No thank you.

Raya Lucaria was my favorite area by far in Elden Ring. The atmosphere is so mysterious and the way there are so many small hidden areas throughout it, it just felt incredible. My only gripe would be that I wish there was a little more between the courtyard after Red Wolf and Moongrum. Farum Azula and Stormveil would be my next two favorite areas.

I think Undead Burg connecting to The Depths connecting to Blighttown connecting to The Great Hollow connecting to Ash Lake is the greatest linear progression in any video game tbh. They aren't one area but damn they're so well designed. Best area is Oolacile tho. Atmosphere is incredible. Followed by Majula.

What I also love about the royal capital is the fact that you will probably get a sneak peak at it from that chest trap, making you curious about exploring it, making the moment you enter it all the more impactful

Honestly, my favorite areas in Bloodborne and Sekiro are Fishing Hamlet and Fountainhead Palace. I love the amphibious scenery and feel like these areas fully capitalized on the themes of both games. Still though, I do have to agree with your choice of Central Yharnam. It is an excellent starting area.

The fishing hamlet is my favorite area in bloodborne, it's such breath of fresh air and a clever way of using the nightmare setting to transition from a regular clock tower into a rainy haunted fishing village, you've been hearing about this secret in the nightmare that Ludwig and Maria where trying to protect and the suspense keeps raising as you go through the the lovecraft like enemies fighting the bell assassin and end on one of the most unique and fun boss encounters in the orphan of kos

I’ll admit Senpou Temple has some very annoying enemies and literally every boss there is based on a gimmick of some form, but damn if it wasn’t one of the best looking and atmospheric areas in Soulsborne series, also the music is amazing

I would unironically pick Blighttown as my favourite lol The fps drop used to be annoying as shit though

Dude I’m so glad you said Central Yharnam. It is incredibley well designed, genuinely genius. It’s easy to get lost on your first playthrough, but it’s never frustrating, and whichever path you take it gonna be a correct one. When you first go up to the bridge, the game wants you to turn left back down to the sewer, as it holds the hunter set. It could’ve blocked off the rest of the bridge with a wall or other physical obstacle, but no they put 2 very intimidating werewolves there, that act as a psychological barrier! And your led down to the other side of the sewer! Its incredible

It was very small, but in dark souls 3, my favorite location had to be the Kiln of the First Flame. Despite only having one boss, the location looks stunning, with the ambience and coolness leading you to the boss and the dark sign in the sky. The boss room looks great, with all the swords laying around and the ash covering the ground, as if showing the place burnt to the ground after how many times the flame had been lit. Plus, the Soul of Cinder is one of the coolest bosses in the series, and just a great hit of nostalgia.

I always love discussion on the areas in these games. They are where you spend the majority of your time in-game and can have just as much character as the bosses. Yet, they aren't discussed nearly as much as the bosses. Solid picks all-around. As for my own... Dark Souls 1: I know Anor Londo is objectively the "best" but it's Painted World of Ariamis for me. The first level Fromsoft made for DS1 and they liked it so much that they had to include it. The level design is the star here with how much the level is layered and loops back on itself frequently. It shows the heights of individual level design we would see more in later games. Dark Souls 2: Forest of Fallen Giants is the best base game area, but overall, it is a tie between Shulva and Brume Tower (excluding the co-op zones). I love when levels let you see other parts of the area from various vantage points. It helps sell the overall immersion of the setting and shows the progress you are making. For Shulva, its the art design and the feeling of spelunking through ancient, magical ruins with a poison dragon at the heart. For Brume, it is the verticality and tough enemy encounters. Dark Souls 3: My favorite Fromsoft game, so this is a hard pick. I think my top 2 are Cathedral of the Deep and Dreg Heap. The former for how thoroughly you explore a grand, but disturbing site. The latter for unparalleled atmosphere. What is it that the merchant at the start says? 'You feel like a god observing the end of times.' Damn. Bloodborne: Central Yharnam, 'nuff said. Elden Ring: For legacy dungeons, Leyndell with Stormveil as a very close 2nd. Both have the most intricate level design and great senses of progression, but Leyndell trades some of the tightness for scale. I also love how well-defended Leyndell is to get into. Helps sell the importance of the place. For open-world zones, Siofra River Well. It might be my all-time favorite level in terms of visuals. Finding and lighting all the torches was fun as well. Made me feel like I was playing Zelda. Haven't played Sekiro or Demon's Souls.

Limgrave is my favorite location in elden ring. it properly introduces the main points of exploration of the game; enemy camps, caves, tombs, folkhero dungeons, evergaols, and dragons. all of the things you might see on your journey are shown to you in a tutorial sort of way. on top of being a great introduction it's also very calming as enemies are not constantly on you or shooting you with projectiles from really far away. You get a chance to really take in the expanse of the area and every secret in it.

That transition was so cool haha, Can't wait for more of your videos!

One thing people seem to miss about Forest of Fallen Giants is that it sets the pace for ds2. The area with the sleeping hollows is like the introduction to it. You CAN sprint through with wild abandon. ut youre gonna get mobbed and killed. If you take it slow and carefully you can take on each hollow 1 at a time without waking the rest.

Another positive thing about ds2's forest of falling giants is that there are subtle details about the war against the giants that had taken place a long time ago. When you're about to finish the game you come back here and get to know how that war went by actually being in the fray.

No one mentioning Dragon Memories from DS2? That has to be the most unique area in the entire series. You enter it, expecting yet another flashback of the war of giants (like the other memories), but instead, you're faced with an empty, ruined world - what seems to be the remains of the Age of Fire. Not to mention, it's also one of the few areas in the Dark Souls trilogy that plays music, and it's a pretty damn good one at that. It seems to be the one area that everyone forgets just because all you do is take one item then leave, but it was just so memorable to me and I cannot forget my first time discovering it on a blind playthrough.

mine are- demon's souls- 1. tower of latria 2. island's edge 3. boletarian palace 4. the nexus 5. archstone of cheiftain dark souls- 1. Anor londo 2. painted world of ariamis 3. sen's fortress 4. blighttown 5. firelink shrine dark souls 2- 1. majula 2. dragon aerie 3. heides tower of flame 4. frozen eleum loyce 5. shulva bloodborne- 1. forsaken castle cainhurst 2. research hall 3. hunter's nightmare 4. cathedral ward 5. old/central yharnam dark souls 3- 1. the ringed city 2. painted world of ariandel 3. irithyll of the boreal valley 4. lothric castle 5. archdragon peak sekiro- 1. fountainhead palace 2. senpou temple 3. ashina castle 4. hirata estate 5. sunken valley elden ring- 1. leyndell royal capital 2. volcano manor 3. stormveil castle 4. crumbling farum azula 5. academy of raya lucaria

I absolutely LOVE Miquella's Haligtree, it holds some of my most used talismans in it and despite it being platforming in a fromsoft game, i had a blast with it. Malenia is also probably my favorite boss in a souls game only being followed up by sword saint isshin

I like the winter dlc area from dark souls 2. It's interesting how after unfreezing the area you need to reexplore it again

My favorite area in Demon's Souls is the Tower Of Latria. The atmosphere is incredible. Hearing the chiming bells in the distance, and then coming face to face with the squid heads for the first time. Just perfect.

DS 2 was my first game in the series and tbh I was surprised to find out that people considered Dragon area the best area of the game. For me it was cool but it was one of those areas where u just find key item see the pretty views and leave.

Pontiff on a first playthrough (especially if you don't have a greatshield) totally felt impossible. He seemingly had endless stamina and his combos never stopped. It's wild to look back on because now I could easily stomp him but I remember those days

Blighttown is actually my favorite DS1 area unironically, with the Ash Lake being a close second. Sometimes I just like vibing to the Ash Lake theme with my baby ancient dragon buddy.

In therms of art direction,i really think that Elden Ring is the best of all time in that regard. Every single main map has this focus on giving you amazing horizons and variety in soundtrack,enemies and atmosfere. Limgrave,Liurnia,Caelid and Altus are so very well crafted in diferent ways,with diferent architetures that resemble diferent artists and styles. Bloodborne and ER,for me,are the best world crafts that From has done so far.

Since everyone here obviously wants my opinion... Demons souls: 1-3 (tower knight Archstone) Dark Souls: Anor Londo Dark souls 2: Shulva, Sanctum City but non DLC I'd say Aldia's Keep. (It's aesthetic is so different, a lack of enemies in the first area is interesting, but the area is still very fun to explore) Dark souls 3: Cathedral of the Deep Bloodborne: Central Yharnam Sekiro: Fountainhead Palace Elden Ring: Leyndell of course

For Dark Souls 2 Shaded Woods was probably my favorite. Starting from Benharts introduction all the way through the Scorpioness it was an eerie, transitory area that kinda sticks with you.

Although I love the other games more, Dark Souls 2's Frozen Eleum Loyce is the most fun I have ever had exploring a new area. It was big and you could go in a lot of the places you could see, it had a lot of cool shortcuts and great interconnectivity, it had a great gimmick, it had 2 great bosses, it had a lot of secrets, it had cool enemies which weren't overdone in terms of quantity and was overall very fun to explore and conquer. I especially love how you are encouraged to explore this area twice and progress through it. You could literally fight the boss, kill it and get to the end of the DLC first thing upon entering. But oh no, the boss is invisible. So you go and explore the rest of the area. At first a lot of the paths for you are blocked over because of the blizzard, but you take notice of them. There are also invisible knights who become briefly visible for a short while before becoming invisible, just like the boss itself. Then you get the key item which allows you to see those enemies and the boss. So you defeat the, imo pretty good, boss and head for the castle. There, as a reward for your hard work, the storm gets dispelled and you are allowed to challenge the final boss. But, once again, tackling the boss without exploring the area first results in you getting destroyed most likely. So you go and explore the area again, but this time you notice that there are a lot of new possibilities. There are 3 new paths for you to go down and get 3 new knights. I also love the way 2 of these paths tie back into already explored areas. Those being the one way shortcut to the bridge right after Aava and the snow boulder that rolls down the hill from the other side where the knight is and plugs the hole in the bridge. Removing the blizzard also unfreezes at least one chest and it makes it possible to light the torches for that big door, past which is the key needed to enter Frozen raindeer fuckland. So you go out of your way to explore all these different things, which are cool in their own way. And, to top it all off, once you have gathered your army, you are ready to challenge the final boss of the DLC and conquer the area. I absolutely adore this gimmick and the progression of this level. It has an intriguing start in the way you are gatekeeped from immediately fighting the bosses and encouraged to explore, then it has a slow middle section of exploring which allows you to take it all in(did I mention how beautiful I think this area looks btw). Then you conquer the first challenge that is Aava. Then you are faced with another road block, so you go and in a metroidvanian style you explore everything that you couldn't before, slowly unearthing every secret and empowering yourself in the process. And then the culmination with the Ivory King fight is incredible. Anyway, as for the other games: Dark Souls 2 - Frozen Eleum Loyce / Lost Bastille if we exclude DLCs. Dark Souls 1 - Anor Londo. Still Anor Londo even with the DLC excluded. Dark Souls 3 - Ringed City / Archdragon Peak if we exclude DLCs. Bloodborne - Fishing Hamlet, with the Nightmare of Mensis and Research Hall VERY closely behind / Nightmare of Mensis if we exclude the DLC. Demon Souls - Haven't played Sekiro - Fountainhead Palace, with Senpou Temple as a close second. Elden Ring - Probably Leyndell, although Stromveil Castle and Raya Lucaria are also very strong contenders.

Weirdly enough, for elden ring I think my favorite area would be the leyndell sewers despite it being one of the most hated areas in the game. The reason is because I love how the different paths loop back to the underground roadside and it’s that breath of fresh air because even though you know you have to go back in that fucking maze, you’ve made progress. That and the color palette and the music remind me of the garamsythe waterway in final fantasy 12. Which is a meh sewer area but I really love that game so having a bit of nostalgia gives it bonus points.

I would say the big and complex underground system of elden ring is my favorite of all. The first time I ventured inside of it and found myself beneath the Eternal City of Nokron (which I didn't even know existed yet), and set my eyes on the big Mohgwyn palace high up and far in the distance, I just thought it's a nice piece of scenery. Little did I know that the palace was actually a location I could go to, it made me look around, see all the enviroments and realise that it's actually all intertwined snd connected. Same thing goes for the first look I've had at the lake of rot from the high spot right after the Uhl Palace Ruins. I just saw this big red cloud eating up the whole view, which was extremely surprising since everywhere else it was all blue, dark or green with flowers. When I finally got to the lake of rot, my eyes opened wide and I realised what I saw a week ago from that spot a few hundred feet above me. This connectivity, level design and the reward of fulfillment after exploring everything and seeing everything fit and suddenly make sense... that's definitely what Elden Ring did best imo and the underground world of it is a direct proof of this beauty.

I know this list didnt included Dlc areas, but the Fishing Hamlet has to be my favourite area in the whole series. It not only cleverly expands the Lovecraftian horror to a really fresh esthetic, but also the atmopshere and the lore implications are sublime. It makes the dlc have that "nightmare like" progression to it and enhances the horrors of the world. Man, I like all fromsoft games, but Bloodborne was truly their masterpiece.

Mine has to be leyndell. The soundtrack, the beautiful rolling golden fields, the glorious golden shine of the capital, with the giant dragon in the back. Absolute perfection

Solid list!!! Thank you for your insight!! My subjective best non-dlc area for every souls game (barring Sekiro, because I still am only halfway through) DeS: Tower of Latria: I have a love/hate relationship with this one, a burning passion nontheless. DS1: Darkroot garden/basin: I absolutely adore the calm, serene night atmosphere and its unique enemies. Always a joy whenever I enter this area. DS2: Lost Bastille: The night atmosphere with the sound of waves crashing against the castle's walls, the different paths, hidden loot, hidden bosses. I simply love it. DS3: Lothric Castle: Absolutely amazing atmosphere, with hidden chambers, loot and unsettling scenery. It's the highlight of non-dlc DS3 for me. Bloodborne: Yahar'Gul Unseen Village: I was absolutely TERRIFIED during my first playthrough. Unbeatable atmosphere and drip, unsettling but beautiful skyline with lots of secrets. Elden Ring: Leyndell: It was a tie between the royal capital and Nokron, but ultimately decided for Leyndell because of its vastness. It actually feels like a fully explorable city full of secrets and the city can be explored a second time in a different setting. Extremely beautiful with the WOW-effect when entering for the first time.

For me it’s: Demon’s Souls: 3-2 Latria Tower DS1: Blighttown DS2: Brume Tower BB: Yahar’gul DS3: Ringed City Sekiro: Ashina Castle ER: Leyndell Capital

Bloodborne being my favorite game in the series, I’d don’t disagree with your choice at all however, in second place I think I’d have to edge out cainhurst for upper cathedral ward just because of the music, the lore implications (if you keep up with that, it’s the area that really makes you go…oh, god) and the boss, Ebrietas was easily the hardest for me until the DLC

For Bloodborne lore, the absolute best source is the reading of "The Paleblood Hunt" by Jay Britton. Its a 5+ hour epic that goes over the world so thoroughly that I, with 10,000 hours in the game, learned several new, revolutionary things. Highly recommend.

My favorite area is the ash lake it hits very different and the music with all the trees and water and the dark hydra that super hidden place when you discover there's a massive hidden place

I'm going to go with: 1-3 for DeS Undead Burg for DaS Majula for DS2 Irithyll of the Boreal Valley DS3 Volcano Manor for ER

Im giving it to the Haligtree for it be good all around, it has an amazing view, looks beautiful during sunrise and sunset, and has a great boss/bosses. I was only thinking about Malenia at the time but Loretta is fun too. Only complaint is the Scarlet Rot swamp on the way to Malenia

I think tower of latria from demon’s souls is highly underrated. From the chilling cries of the prisoners, to the terrifying enemies, to the imposing gothic architecture, the whole area leans into horror and could easily fit in bloodborne. I also love how it consists of multiple drastically different sub-areas, like the prison, outside streets and towers, and the swamp below. I’ll never forget my astonishment at going from the claustrophobic prison into the network of towers and bridges in upper latria.

My favorite area in Elden Ring is either the Moonlit Plateau, the Mountaintop of Giants, or the Consecrated Snowfield. First arriving on the Plateau was one of my biggest wow moments. They really overhauled the atmosphere there into something completely unique, and after the run and arena for Astel, its hard to top, but they do it anyways. I loved the Consecrated Snowfield too because the entire game is littered with the results of a total war, everything feels broken and destroyed. When you arrive to the Snowfield though, its almost totally forgotten. Its a mix of all these different aspects and forces colliding into this desolate but perhaps holy place. I also really enjoyed the MoG for the opposite reason. Its a totally devastated area with no remaining life. It fits well with the themes of the game in that its essentially a massive graveyard

my favorite ds2 area is majula. nothing fromsoft has made since ds2 has captured the same tranquil feeling majula gives off (setting, music, lighting, and life.) additionally it connects everywhere. it was just an awesome hub area

Idk I really love most of the areas of ds3 more than most

I like how your video just ends instead of you rambling on about subscribing and liking the video. So refreshing.

Raya Lucaria still might be my favorite in Elden Ring. I remember walking up to the academy; I was fully mesmerized by how breathtaking the scenery was. Also Central Yharnam is a great pick

I recently beat dark souls for the first time and was blown away. One boss fight I was really looking forward to was Ornstein and Smough since they were hyped up to be difficult. I beat them on my first try without a struggle, very disappointed. Did you guys have a similar experience?

Obviously this is a "my own opinion" video. Not everyone is gonna have the same opinions, and each player has different experiences. For me, the ranking would be as follows: DeS: Boletaria, after Tower Knight (my least played FromSoft title) DS1: Undead Burg (It just works so well as an introduction, also has a lot to explore and connects to so many areas) DS2: It's a tie between Brume Tower and the vanilla version of Iron Keep (This is by far my most played and until ER my favorite Souls title. Fight me.) DS3: As you said, the games areas don't really shine, but I enjoyed both the Ringed City and Lothric Castle a lot (Honestly, the game is more defined by its boss fights than its areas) BB: I loved Old Yharnam and the nightmare (I only played through this game twice, so I don't know it very well) Sekiro: I have to go with Mibu Village on this one. not a popular pick, but I loved the atmosphere there. ER: There are many contenders, this game is incredible. Visually, I'd have to say Raya Lucaria, but when it comes to overall it has to be Volcano Manor. it was just so amazing in every aspect.

Quick and straight to the point! Love it man!

First video of yours Ive seen, absolutely love your style no bs straight to the point and well written. Very good job!

Hypogean gallow was for me the most interesting area in bloodborne IT had this cool horror vibe together with the "hail the nightmare" song

My list, if my favorite area is DLC I put it there as well: Demon's Souls: 3-1 Dark Souls 1: Anor Londo Dark Souls 2: Majula/(Eleum Loyce) Dark Souls 3: Irithy/(Ringed City) Bloodborne: Central Yharnam Sekiro: Fountainhead Palace Elden Ring: Leyndell

I have countless hours of just wandering in Leyndell, its so awesome. Great vid

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Cool video! My favourites would be: DS1: A pretty hard choice, but probably Anor Londo. Weird as it is, Lost Izalith is also up there amongst my top 3. Yes, it is unfinished, but the atmosphere always grabbed my attention. Shame that one of the most interesting places of all, the birthplace of all demons was the one left incomplete and extremely unpolished. DS2: Brightstone Cove Tseldora. My favourite part of DS2 was when a bigger area was broken apart by smaller pathways, buildings, secrets to uncover, shortcuts to unlock and plenty of hidden things to discover. The cove absolutely excels at it. While DS2 is the black sheep of souls games, I really love the adventorous exploration aspect of the thing - that's why I'd also add the Gutter as my 2nd fav, as weird as it may sound. DS3: Ringed City, no question. The city at the end of the world absolutely amazed me the first time I went there, and it still does after my 25+ playthroughs. There's literally everything there that makes an area great: nice soul/item drop rewards, badass enemies, beautyful visuals, secrets to uncover, 2 of the games best bossfights, good area variation both visually and mechanically (with the large open lake and the tight streets) and to top it all, it's all in a single bracket for PvP, making it the best invading spot next to the Pontiff area. Bloodborne: Fishing Hamlet. The transition from Maria's boss room with the mechanical clock, the bright, hopeful lights that lead decievingly into the gloomy and depressing town at the seashore is one of the best moments for me in gaming. The enemies are horriflying in the greatest way possible. Top all that with my favourite boss in all of Souls, the Orphan and his arena being one of the best in Bloodborne. Elden Ring: Academy of Raya Lucaria. Ironic how a game with openworld being its main selling point managed to be the most captivating and inspiring for me whenever I entered a legacy dungeon. The beautyful, detailed and intricate FromSoftware level design shines through these places, while for me, it was kind of lost on the open fields after traversing endless grassy hills. Raya Lucaria is literally Hogwarts but in Dark Souls and the atmosphere is just insane. Elphael is a very close second for me. I haven't played Demon's Souls, and Sekiro, well... many of you goys gonna hate me for this but every area felt samey. I really can't think one that really stood out much, and I even forgot many of its names. I'd say it's because I played it years ago, but that could also be said of DS2, and I remember all its areas vividly. Sekiro just couldn't catch my attention as much as all the other Souls games and is probably my least favourite out of all.

How could you get it so wrong, dude? 😜 Best area in DSII is Majula.

Ash Lake will always be my favourite area out of every FromSoft game because of how mesmerizing it felt to see what was at the bottom of The Great Hollow. That endless expanse of trees and the ashes of what could only be the dragons slain by Gwyn’s holy knights was just such a mind-blowing thing to fathom.

While I do agree with your reasoning for Central Yharnam, my vote would be Cainhurst Castle, with the Research Hall in the nightmare as a close second. Cainhurst is not only one of the most stunning areas IMO, it adds so much lore and motivation to many of the characters in the story. I can understand your choice though.

Says Anor Londo as if The Painted World of Ariamis doesn't exist.

Some ideas: Best/worst Bosses worst areas (duh) Best moments/reveals Best enemies(??) Best NPC's(???????) lowest/worst moments

Sick video man, im really enjoying these kind of videos from you.

From the one I've played (and no DLC I guess) Dark Souls 1: Sen's Fortress Dark Souls 2: Dragon Aeries/Shrine Dark Souls 3: Untended Grave Sekiro (from what I've played): Not even sure if its a actual area but the part with the big snake Elden Ring: This one I am not sure, I kinda jump between 4 area. Would be between Caelid, Stormveil Castle, Leyndell and Nokron

While stuff like Stormveil Castle has great level design, its disappointing how in the previous Soulsborne games we got 20+ areas every game and in Elden Ring, we only have SIX main legacy dungeons, aka areas with soulslike level design. The open world was great on a first playthrough, but it's such a slog to go through Mountaintops again and again. In the past games it was even more fun to revisit areas because you knew where all the shortcuts were, that's what makes games like Ds1 and BB so fun to replay.

I wish I could play elden ring for the first time again. Anyone else agree?

For me the Stormveil castle was just very special. Might be one of the best zones. Or even the rivers! They look so good and the first time I went to Ansiel river I couldn't belive it!

Finding Miquella’s haligtree was like something from a dream.

Cathedral of the deep is the best area in ds3 imo. Just one bonfire for huge sprawling area

Nice list. For me the area that always sticks with me from DS1 the most is Painted World of Ariamis. It's such a treat to find, and is such a cool, mysterious hill of snow and ruins.

The first time I walked into the capital was after defeating Fia’s champions and I wasn’t prepared for its beauty. It caught me so off guard and as you said being able to go everywhere you see adds such an insane level of verticality.

5:04 he was shocked at Irithyll's intricacy as he shoots a lightning arrow, nice

Just wanted to give some love to the entire Haligtree level. I know Malenia is insanely difficult, but the entire area, from the canopy, to the Haligtree Town, to Elphael. Just an incredible area and very challenging.

Lol this was so interesting to see how utterly different your choices were to mine. (sorry for rambling if anyone even finds this comment) - Personally 4-1 in Demon's Souls is one of my least favourite levels in the game, for me it would have to be 3-2, 1-3 or 5-3 (on visual and thematic aspect alone, I know there isn't much actual 'level' to 5-3). - Dark Souls for me is unironically Blighttown, I think it is one of the most evocative and cool areas they've ever made. Ash Lake or Painted World would have my vote in the same way as 5-3 would on visuals/thematics alone, though Firelink is also absolutely iconic. - For DS2 I think I'd say Lost Bastille/Sinner's Rise, though if DLC was allowed it would be hands down Frozen Eleum Loyce, I think that area is absolutely beautiful and thematically spot-on. - I've not played Bloodborne or DS3. - For Sekiro I think it has to be Senpou Temple for me, it is the area I'm most excited to get back to every time I play the game, even in spite of it having the worst boss in the game. It's not really a full area but I also really love the transition from the Abandoned Dungeon into Ashina Depths, the abandoned torii on the cliff edge is one of the creepiest, most ominous bits of set design I've encountered in any medium, I think about it all the time. - Elden Ring is really tough. I think probably Leyndell has to take it, but I really love everything about Raya Lucaria and I also remember being awestruck when I came upon the Lake of Rot (even though its hell to actually play through).

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Leyndell was awesome, but it can get pretty frustrating because it's such a maze. All these huge areas that you have to walk through, with strong enemies that often don't allow you to ignore them, with a single very unintuitive path that you *have* to find to continue the game. (walking on the dragon and going to the right on a hidden hole in a house like, come on) The area is awesome, but it's not flawless.

Subbed since it was refreshing to see someone share my Elden Ring views. To make these quality videos with 8k subs is impressive. You deserve alot more and I'm sure you'll get there, much love ❤

Fun video I think your second picks were usually my first

My favorite area in dark souls 1 is actually sens fortress, loved being able to use all the traps

Your videos are awesome, hope your channel gets bigger soon

My absolute favourite area in all Souls games is fishing hamlet. There is just something about it that I ABSOLUTLY love and it is also one of the most unique areas in all of the games.

Solid list! Mine's similar except Fountainhead Palace and Upper Cathedral Ward are my personal favorites in their respective games

I like Blight Town. I also love the Gutter in DS2, because of the torch/sconce mechanic. I was happy when they put sconces in other areas in the SOTFS edition. Though my OCD need to light every sconce can be a bit time inefficient.

In Sekiro I think Senpou Temple might be my fav area. It's got this balance of beauty and creepiness.

Morgott boss fight is my favorite too, there is something really cool about how some of the moves he uses earlier in the game are repeated here! I love how my brain lit up when i saw a move i recognized and actually dodged it

Leyndell was my favorite as well, but the architecture to many of the closed off buildings are odd when you really examine them, they got full sized closed 1st floor doors but the upper levels look very short, you've seen them with the mini balconies and the closed off windows

Cainhurst castle bro - you had it right. So crazy stumbling upon it and the atmosphere is too good

I instantly thought of Fountainhead Palace when you got onto Sekiro, but actually the entire area in the past leading up to fighting Lady Butterfly was fantastic & made me really fall in love with the combat. I want a Sekiro prequel or sequel more than anything.

the volcano is also pretty cool, you find an illusor wall, walk and 2 minutes later you arrive in a big city on a volcano the sensation was incredible

Can't agree with Anor Londo. From an aesthetic POV it's a big wow moment, it's what you have always been building towards for the first half of the game. When looking at it from the entire game's progression, the satisfaction of finally reaching O&S along with (potentially) killing Lautrec is unparalleled throughout DS1, where many people ended up both rekindle the bonfire at Firelink Shrine and getting the bonfire warp in one fell swoop. But the level design and enemy variety in Anor Londo leaves a lot to be desired- vast empty areas with little to no enemies, repetitive hallways and staircases, and areas with enemies are mostly several of the same variety copy-pasted. The highlights were basically the ones you mentioned in the video and not all that much else. None of that really takes away from the experience of the area overall for me- but I do think that Blighttown, the most hated area in the entire game, actually hits all of these notes (great level design, even if infuriating - significant to the lore, even emotionally so with quelaag & her sister - and big satisfaction/reward for completing the area) a little bit better than Anor Londo did. Cool vid!

many places in elden ring are so epic like the underground siofra or mohgs place, leyndell is so incredibly well done and exploring all of that, the scarlet rod area where malenia is or the place where maliketh is, everything is just so well designed and done with so much love man i felt like a kid exploring this game, i nearly 300 hours and there is still places ive never bin before its just an incredible piece of art

Hot takes! I didn't anticipate any of your picks but you sold them. Great video.

Leyndell was one of my favorites as well. I love the contrast from the earlier levels where everything seems more decrepit than the capital. Even with the dragon corpse laying in the town the city looks pretty opulent with the gold every where.

my favorite area in sekiro is Bodhisattva Valley, it has such a unique vibe and after u watch some lore videos it just hits different, i always love to spend some time exploring this place and the poison lake

Dropping a like for that cool transition (it was dope)

Entering Nokron after defeating Radahn and seeing that blue, spacey sky blew me away. Insane vista