I have two set of favorite things. From games and Taiji weapons. I have ranked the former and likened the latter to different romantic relationships. I have not done the opposite, so I decided, why the hell not? Or at least take a stab at comparing the former to the latter.
To recap, here is the list of the From games in order of my favorite to least favorite. Of the ones I’ve played, of course. I have not played Demon’s Souls. Yet.
- Dark Souls III
- Elden Ring
- Dark Souls
- Dark Souls II (Scholar of the First Sin)
- Bloodborne
- Sekiro
As I have said ad nauseam, this is not a list of the best From games; it’s a list of my favorites. Which means no one is allowed to argue with me about it! That doesn’t stop people, of course, but that’s neither here nor there. In addition, I would put Dark Souls II (Scholar of the First Sin) ahead of Dark Souls as to which games I’d prefer to play, but Dark Souls is the better game in general.
Now. It’s a bit harder in ranking the Taiji weapons. Also, it’s not just Taiji weapons. The Karambit Form is its own thing and the DeerHorn Knives are from Bagua. I don’t know that form, but I can walk the circle with the DeerHorn Knives. The Sword Form will forever hold a special place in my heart. But….if I were to be totally honest, the Double Saber Form is my favorite. It is just amazing. Followed by the DeerHorn Knives. Which is not Taiji! Then the Sword Form, Fan Form, Dancing Hua-Li Sword Form, Staff/Spear (no form, just drills), Saber Form, and Cane Form. I would put the Karambit Form around the Fan Form, but it’s squishy. If we’re only taking the Taiji weapons forms, then it’s Sword Form, Dancing Hua-Li Sword Form, Saber Form, Double Saber Form, Cane Form, and Fan Form. I think for the process of this purpose, I’m going to swap in the staff/spear for the dancing sword form just because. So we have sword, cane, saber, double saber, fan, and staff/spear. Honestly, I don’t think I can compare the weapons to FromSoft games. I will say that when I mentioned in the RKG Discord all the weapon forms I practiced, one of my buddies said, “Are you an actual Sekiro boss?” Which was hilarious, but not far from wrong! I have a bunvch of tricks in my bag, and I am not afraid to use them.