Demon’s Souls has the best level design and it’s not close

playing Demon’s Souls for the first time after finishing the rest of the series, and these levels blow everything else out of the water. There’s so much to explore and everything feels very thought-out, it feels like a real triumph to conquer a level. Compare Boletarian Palace 1-1 to Undead Burg, even if you count the lower section it’s barely half the size. And the later games levels, like DS3 and Elden Ring just feel like glorified runs to bosses with little of substance or challenge between them. If the game stays this good this will be my favorite souls game easily.