FromSoftware | JRPG Chronicles

Console	Name	Developer	Lucca's Observations
PS4	Bloodborne	FromSoftware	Victorian Gothic-flavored Dark Souls; similarly punishing ARPG gameplay with similar soul/blood collection to level stat mechanics
Xbox 360	Dark Souls	FromSoftware	Spiritual successor to Demon's Souls, where multitudes learned to die and die again
PS3	Dark Souls	FromSoftware	Prepare to die! A lot! Super-challenging ARPG combat and dungeon delving, successor to Demon's Souls
PS4	Dark Souls: Remastered	FromSoftware/QLOC	See XBO
Xbox One	Dark Souls: Remastered	FromSoftware/QLOC	Includes all DLC and some QoL improvements, but otherwise largely unchanged (besides visually)
Switch	Dark Souls: Remastered	FromSoftware	See XBO
PS3	Dark Souls II	FromSoftware	More Dark Souls = more death
Xbox 360	Dark Souls II	FromSoftware	Set in the same universe as the first game, with similarly punishing 3rd-person ARPG gameplay
Xbox One	Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin	FromSoftware	See PS3
Xbox 360	Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin	FromSoftware	The definitive edition of Dark Souls II
PS3	Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin	FromSoftware	Enhanced/remastered version of Dark Souls II with better AI
PS4	Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin	FromSoftware	See PS3
PS4	Dark Souls III	FromSoftware	See XBO
Xbox One	Dark Souls III	FromSoftware	More ways to die and keep dying; combat is overall more fluid than previous games, an MP-like system is introduced
PS5	Demon's Souls	FromSoftware/Bluepoint	Revitalizes the original Souls game, adding some handy item management QoL features; just as difficult as the original
PS3	Demon's Souls	FromSoftware	Punishing ARPG gameplay, loads of dying, learning, and dying again - collective actions online shift the difficulty of the game as a whole
Xbox Series	Elden Ring	FromSoftware	See PS5
Xbox One	Elden Ring	FromSoftware	See PS5
PS5	Elden Ring	FromSoftware	O you don't have the right to ignore the impact of this open-world Soulslike (with creative input from George R. R. Martin)
PS4	Elden Ring	FromSoftware	See PS5
PS3	Enchanted Arms	FromSoftware	Mediocre, sci-fi-themed, turn-based, adds Sixaxis controls to enhance attacks in this version
Xbox 360	Enchanted Arms	FromSoftware	Fairly mediocre turn-based JRPG with some grid-based tactical elements to combat
PS2	Eternal Ring	FromSoftware	Another first-person FromSoft dungeon crawl, but this one has customizable magic rings
PS4	Eternal Ring (DL only)	FromSoftware	See PS2
PS2	Evergrace	FromSoftware	ARPG with 2 separate protagonists, character parameters are increased via equipment rather than leveling
PS2	Forever Kingdom	FromSoftware	Sequel to Evergrace, similar equipment-focused character growth, ARPG where all characters share damage taken
PSX	King's Field	FromSoftware	1st-person dungeon crawler, FromSoftware's second game (this is actually King's Field II)
JP PSX	King's Field	FromSoftware	The actual King's Field I - still in first-person
PS2	King's Field: The Ancient City	FromSoftware	FromSoft coming through again with first-person dungeon action
PSX	King's Field II	FromSoftware	Actually King's Field III, a good look into where Dark Souls eventually came from
GameCube	Lost Kingdoms	FromSoftware	Card-based ARPG, another FromSoft jam
GameCube	Lost Kingdoms II	FromSoftware	Pretty much similar to the first, some tweaks to the cards were made
PSX	Shadow Tower	FromSoftware	Plays similarly to King's Field, but killing particular enemies determines stat growth
PS3	Shadow Tower (PSone Classics)	FromSoftware	See PSX
Vita	Shadow Tower (PSone Classics)	FromSoftware	See PSX
PSP	Shadow Tower (PSone Classics)	FromSoftware	See PSX
JP PS2	Shadow Tower: Abyss	FromSoftware	Another first-person FromSoft jam and sequel to Shadow Tower, this one features soul harvesting and independent NPC schedules