Dashiell wrote...
Looping to Firelink was awesome because you could as well start from 2nd bell or do everything else before Fortress then just return to main quest.
From Firelink, you have access to Stray Demon, Taurus Demon, Gargoyles, Moonlight Butterfly, Capra Demon, Quelaag and Pinwheel. You could also include Siff but that would require you to farm 20k souls. (7 bosses)
In dark souls 2, you have access to Ornstein, Dragonrider, The Pursuer and the Last Giant. You could also farm souls to buy the ring and go down the hole and fight that shitty boss. (4 bosses)
In dark souls 3, you have access to Vordt and Dancer. If you kill Dancer, you have access to Dragonslayer Armor and "Oceiros, The Consumed King". Or if you kill Vordt, you have access to Curse-rotted Greatwood, Crystal Sage and Abyss Watchers. (2 bosses)
And this is not including any jump skips because a regular player wouldn't find those.