10 Worst Video Game Choices You Regretted The Entire Playthrough

Dark Souls is a giant parade of regrettable choices (it comes with a Prepare To Die edition for a reason). However, there is only one choice that you are going to regret from start to finish, and that is picking the wrong starting gift.

By the wrong gift, we obviously mean the Old Witch's Ring.

At the start of the game, at the character creation screen, you get to choose from a variety of useful items. There is a master key that can unlock every door in the game, a powerful bomb, and extra humanity items, all of which sound incredibly useful, but then the game confronts you with a mystery—the Old Witch's Ring.

The ring's description is deliberately vague, talking of how you might discover the ring's purpose in the future (emphasis on might), which is why you might think picking it could lead to something amazing.

However, in reality all the ring does is allow you to communicate with Quelaag's mute sister. That's it.

The ability isn't even necessary to join the sister's covenant, and better yet, you don't need to pick the ring at the start to get it, since you can also acquire it by trading it for a Sunlit Maggot later in the game.

It's really just a waste of inventory space.