Forgive me if this has already been done , I did try searching. I see a lot of varying views about the Souls series with 3 games out, and now that DS2 has been around a little while people should've had enough time to get a decent opinion of where it stands. As with all game series, there is only 'amazing' to 'shit' and I think this needs to be settled or at least see what the general consensus is, if there even is one I mean.
So what basis do we rank them? That's a good question, it would be easy to just go with your gut overall instinct and say what you feel. Feel free. It's just that me and my friend debated on grounds like BEST EXPERIENCE vs BEST GAME. Basically if you just give an order I'll assume it's just the general overall feeling, otherwise it's helpful if you give a simple explanation or elaborate with visible rankings. Feel free to rank in multiple categories if you feel that paints a better picture I guess, whatever is important for you.
I haven't played Demon's in about 4 years so my own ordering is a little unclear, I do have a general idea though. Might be a good idea to spoiler tag any DS2 stuff that's super secret. Try to avoid putting games on equal ranks, but feel free to do it if you like. If you feel the spiritual predecessors e.g. Kings Field belong in your list, you may do so.
also, at the time, it was this new thing that came outta nowhere, and the new online integration that everyione's copying these days felt so original and satisfying. not to mention the challenging, yet rewarding gameplay. 
