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[GigaBowser]

I personally enjoyed Bloodborne and Sekiro the most for smooth combat.

 

[Y0ssarian]

 

[mansoor1980]

bloodborne , offensive and responsive

 

[Flabagast]

Bloodborne, there is not really any debate to have here.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Bloodborne.

I don't count Sekiro as a Soulsborne game. It just isn't.

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

Bloodborne needs to get the "better hardware" treatment. Give us ps5 with 60 fps, and PC ultrawide and unlimited fps update already! Bound to happen any time now.

 

[slade]

Sekiro. Bloodborne is much like Elden Ring, held back from true greatness by its technical shortcomings. It's why every one wants a next gen port that fixes its issues.

 

[Starfield]

I'd say Eldenring because it is the only Souls game I played

 

[Hinedorf]

There's 3 groups of people who will actually vote. 1: Bloodborne fanatics who aren't really From fans but will vote BB if ever present. 2: Objective people who either have played some or all From games. 3. From fans who like all From games but still have a unique opinion which still may be biased towards BB.

I see a whole lot of #1 type of voters with very little context to their reasons. Off the top of my head when I thought of smooth combat my vote went with BB. It's a very ambiguous statement to make people vote on.....BB is surely the choice if we're just talking random thoughtless actions in combat. In truth if you're actually good and can master the timing without a doubt Sekiro is the smoothest From game.

 

[Chukhopops]

30 fps combat != smooth

I voted Elden Ring because of the guard counter and jump mechanics but Sekiro at 60 fps is basically just as good, very different though.

 

[GymWolf]

Sekiro.

Bloodborne second.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

knack 2

 

[Bartski]

What does it mean „smoothest combat”?

 

[Clear]

Nioh 2 probably.

Not to diss FROM's combat, but Team Ninja's approach to weapon and stance switching just flows so much more smoothly.

Soulsborne combat is great but I've always found it quite methodical, the only real variance is the speed at which you need to perform your steps.

 

[GigaBowser]

What does it mean „smoothest combat”?

Not talking about framerate, just the flow of the combat. Which combat has the smoothest, most responsive flow?

 

[Xeaker]

Demon's Souls (2009)

 

[Dream-Knife]

Elden Ring. Guard counters are where it's at.

I didn't like BB, but will give the PC port a second chance.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Bloodborne needs to get the "better hardware" treatment. Give us ps5 with 60 fps, and PC ultrawide and unlimited fps update already! Bound to happen any time now.

trust in bluepoint but wish they would hurry up

 

[SJRB]

This can only be Sekiro. The dance of parry-parry-parry-attack is incredibly hard to master but once you do it has an amazing flow.

 

[Sub_Level]

Bloodborne is one of the greatest games ever made, so…

 

[RoboFu]

It’s all pretty much the same except Bloodborne doesn’t have block.

The main issue with this question is you will always get PS fanboys voting BB even if they never played any of the games.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Elden Ring. Guard counters are where it's at.

Truthfully it makes the 'turtle' approach viable where you will hide behind shield/stamina/HP and exploit regular hits.

 

[Raonak]

Trick weapons in BB make the souls combat so much more fun.

 

[Sentenza]

It's Sekiro and it's not even a close contest, frankly.

Elden Ring is my new favorite From Software game for a variety of reasons, but when it comes to CORE mechanics and tight boss fights Sekiro still tower over the rest of their production.

 

[mxbison]

Sekiro had the smoothest but relied to much on parry IMO. It was pretty much a parry simulator and there wasn't really another way to beat bosses.

I think Bloodborne had the overall most enjoyable combat.

 

[VN1X]

Super Mario Odyssey

 

[jufonuk]

Botw with a korok leaf

 

[Sentenza]

Sekiro had the smoothest but relied to much on parry IMO. It was pretty much a parry simulator and there wasn't really another way to beat bosses.

I've seen this claim made multiple times and I have to call bullshit on it.
Blocks, dodge, Mikiri-counters, evasion jumps, offensive posture-breaking double jumps, kicks and other shit... There's no way the combat in Sekiro can be dismissed as a "parry simulator", especially when the comparison point are the other FS games.

 

[PixelatedBeast]

It’s all pretty much the same except Bloodborne doesn’t have block.

The main issue with this question is you will always get PS fanboys voting BB even if they never played any of the games.

In what world where do we live in where green rats can suggest playstation fanboys have the least informed opinion on the Soulsborn genre? The real problem with this question is you will get xbox or pc fanboys people voting without ever playing BB or Demon Souls, where as most Fromsoft ps fanboys have played all of them... See how that works?

 

[The Cockatrice]

"smooth" gaf votes bloodborne sub 30 fps, frame lags. lmfao. Great atmosphere and second best souls game but smooth? Far from it. Sekiro the best.

 

[GymWolf]

knack 2

Yep, best cartoony brawler out there.

 

[jufonuk]

Do I get Dark Souls remastered for the switch ?

 

[Nautilus]

Still need to play Elden Ring. But from the ones I played, Bloodborne is probably the best Souls game.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Sekiro. The traversal and combat is a notch above.

Its a parry game yes, but by depleting the health gauge also when given the chance their posture won't restore as quickly. Which means you will likely end up winning if you also keep doing damage inbetween.

 

[deriks]

Sekiro is too much about paring, so not really smooth. I guess they perfect at Dark Souls 3

Sony boys saying too much about Bloodborne

 

[JimmyRustler]

I like Bloodborne best as due to the ranged weapons a failed parry doesn't necessarily ends up in you being hit. I mean, I REALLY dig parrying but am mostly terrile with my timing, so I usually don't bother too much with this in other Souls game and just go for the backstab.

 

[Haggard]

If we`re talking about "smooth" then everything else looks downright clunky compared to Sekiro`s "flow-based" combat. One could argue that Sekiro uses a completely different combat system, though.
Strictly speaking about classic Souls-combat I´d say it`s a tie between Bloodborne and Elden Ring.

 

[01011001]

Bloodborne.

I don't count Sekiro as a Soulsborne game. It just isn't.

I also would never put Sekiro in this category as it lacks basically all the standout mechanics of a Souls game. it's way more of an action stealth game than anything souls related.

 

[Juza]

 

[Salmon Snake]

Sekiro.

If BB would have smooth 60fps then it would be my #1.

 

[tusharngf]

The surge series

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Nioh 2

 

[Daneel Elijah]

Demon's Souls (2009)

Seconded !

 

[The Cockatrice]

The surge series

Underrated game, especially the first one. Second one was eh but the first is "chefs kiss". Also the most unique system, limb cutting gets you the armor part of that specific limb. Genius.

 

[Calling 911 Melts Beams]

spongebob squarepaints battle for bikini top on nintendo gamercube

 

[Danjin44]

Sekiro hands down for me, I'm loving Elden Ring but Sekiro has best combat FROM ever made.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Sekiro at 60fps is just chefs kiss. Bloodborne can't compare.

 

[Captain Toad]

Bloodborne, but the tradeoff is you lose the RPG elements and the vastly different character builds.

 

[Captain Toad]

Sekiro hands down for me, I'm loving Elden Ring but Sekiro has best combat FROM ever made.

I can't agree. It seems only well suited for boss sword fights which are almost all the same thing. Exploring the world is pretty trivial and feels like padding for the next sword fight.

 

[Dr_Salt]

Its Sekiro easily.

Idk how people can vote for ER when the game has awful input lag. Feels like a big step back from DS3.