These are the best Souls bosses according to PlayStation devs from Naughty Dog to Sony Santa Monica

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Ahead of Elden Ring's launch this month, a bunch of PlayStation Studios devs from Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Bend Studio, and Sony Santa Monica have revealed their favorite bosses from the Dark Souls series.

The devs' responses were compiled into a list on the PlayStation Blog. As a bit of a foreword, FromSoftware director Hidetaka Miyazaki reiterates that his all-time favorite boss from the Souls games is Old Monk from Demon's Souls, which also happens to be the top pick from Thomas Hart, associate community manager at Insomniac. 

Hart was surprised to find that their second attempt at beating Old Monk revealed a completely different move set from the boss fight, and so they Googled some tips. Of course, if you've played Demon's Souls, you know why the boss's behavior changes with each battle. "I was hit with the revelation that I wasn't fighting a computer… it was other players," Hart said. "PvP boss fight! Mind blown!"

Bend Studio technical artist Tucker Cole reckons their favorite boss is Nameless King from Dark Souls 3, a battle Cole found to be equal parts spectacular and punishing. "Perhaps as intimidating as his offense is his tendency to walk calmly towards the player between attacks, displaying the patience and composure of a seasoned warrior," Cole explained. "Defeating this formidable foe imparts a comparable sense of mastery, along with the pride of having defeated the boss that stood at Lothric's absolute peak."

If you ever hear a battle described as a "dance," you know it's some serious business. Ivanna Liittschwager, environment artist at Sony Santa Monica, says the fight with Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower in Bloodborne was the most challenging and beautiful she'd seen from the series.

"Lady Maria has