question: What number in the series was Dark Souls III after Demon's Souls?
answer: fourth
context: Title: 2014 in video gaming
  Passage: The year 2014 saw the release of numerous games, including new installments for some well-received franchises, such as "Assassin's Creed", "Bayonetta", "Borderlands", "Call of Duty", "Castlevania", "Civilization", "Dark Souls", "Divinity", "Donkey Kong", "Dragon Age", "The Elder Scrolls", "Elite", " Far Cry", "Final Fantasy", "Forza Horizon", "Infamous", "Kinect Sports", "Kirby", "LittleBigPlanet", "Mario Golf", "Mario Kart", "Metal Gear", "MX vs. ATV", "Ninja Gaiden", "", "Pokémon", "Professor Layton", "Shantae", "Sniper Elite", "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Strider Hiryu", "Super Smash Bros.", "Tales", "The Sims", "Thief", "Trials", "Tropico", "Wolfenstein" and "World of Warcraft".  In addition, it saw the release of many new intellectual properties, such as "Destiny", "Five Nights at Freddy's," "Sunset Overdrive", "Titanfall", "The Evil Within" and "Watch Dogs".  Many awards went to games such as "Bayonetta 2", "Dark Souls II", "Destiny", "", "Mario Kart 8", "" and "Super Smash Bros. for Wii U".
  Title: Wayward Souls
  Passage: Wayward Souls is an action-adventure video game developed by Rocketcat Games and released on April 24, 2014 for iOS.  A PC version is currently in development.  The gameplay resembles that of "" crossed with the randomly generated dungeons of a roguelike and the escalating challenge of the "Dark Souls" series.  Rocketcat has continued to update the game since its launch, adding new playable characters and increasing the base price of the game.  Currently, the game has six playable characters.
  Title: 2016 in video gaming
  Passage: The year 2016 saw releases of numerous video games, including new installments for several well-received franchises, such as "Ace Attorney", "Battlefield", "Call of Duty", "Civilization", "", "Dark Souls", "Dead Rising", "Deus Ex", "Dishonored", "Doom", "Far Cry", "FIFA", "Final Fantasy", "Fire Emblem", "Forza Horizon", "Gears of War", "Hearts of Iron", "Hitman", "Homefront", "Homeworld", "Kirby", "Mafia", "Mario Party", "Master of Orion", "Metroid", "Mirror's Edge", "Persona", "", "Pokémon", "Ratchet & Clank", "Shadow of the Beast", "Shadow Warrior", "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Star Fox", "Star Ocean", "Street Fighter", "Titanfall", "Total War", "Uncharted", "Watch Dogs", "XCOM" and "Zero Escape".  In addition, it saw the release of new intellectual properties, including "Overwatch", "Quantum Break", "Tom Clancy's The Division" and "The Last Guardian", and indie titles such as "Abzû", "Hyper Light Drifter", "Inside", "No Man's Sky", "Owlboy", "Stardew Valley" and "The Witness".  Many awards went to games such as "Overwatch", "", "Inside", "Doom", "Dark Souls III", "The Last Guardian", "Dishonored 2" and "Titanfall 2".
  Title: Dark Souls III
  Passage: Dark Souls III is an action role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.  The fourth entry in the "Souls" series, "Dark Souls III" was released in Japan in March 2016, and worldwide in April 2016.
  Title: Souls (series)
  Passage: The Souls series (ソウルシリーズ , Sōru shirīzu ) is a series of action role-playing video games created and developed by FromSoftware.  The series began with the release of "Demon's Souls" for the PlayStation 3 in 2009.  "Demon's Souls" was followed by "Dark Souls" in 2011, and its sequels, "Dark Souls II" and "Dark Souls III", in 2014 and 2016 respectively.  With the exception of "Dark Souls II," the games were directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki.
  Title: Dark Souls II
  Passage: Dark Souls II is an action role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Games.  The third game in the "Souls" series, "Dark Souls II" was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
  Title: Demon Flowers
  Passage: Demon Flowers (Japanese: 狂い咲きの花 , Hepburn: Kuruizaki no Hana ) is a horror manga with boys' Love themes by Hakase Mizuki.  Long ago, when Japanese Gods descended upon humans, their mixed offspring inherited supernatural powers...and the name "Kuruizaki no Hana. "Now, those of the Demon world are rising up to wipe out these offspring—led by the cool and confident assassin, Ushitora.  He's worshipped as a deadly professional, but when he falls in love with one such gifted boy, Masato, everything changes.  Ushitora betrays his people, instead sacrificing himself to a life on the run, in order to care for Masato and a spirited orphaned girl named Nao.  From Mizuki Hakase, creator of The Demon Ororon series, comes a dark, chaotic drama about three lost souls in search of the true meaning of family.
  Title: Dark Souls – The Board Game
  Passage: Dark Souls – The Board Game is a miniature-based exploration board game created by Steamforged Games.  It is based on the "Dark Souls" video game series by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment.  A successful crowdfunding campaign raised over to fund the development of the project.  It was released in April 2017.
  Title: Bleach: Dark Souls
  Passage: Bleach: Dark Souls, known in Japan as Bleach DS 2nd Kokui Hirameku Requiem (BLEACH DS 2nd 黒衣ひらめく鎮魂歌（レクイエム） , lit. " "Bleach DS 2nd: The Black-clothed Flickering Requiem"") is the second "Bleach" game for the Nintendo DS.  The game introduces new characters, and adds new moves for the older characters as well as introducing new game modes.  "Bleach: Dark Souls" also includes Hollows of varying sizes, for players to fight.  The number of Reifu cards in-game are also increased from the original, and more cards (four cards, instead of the previous game's two) are displayed on the touch screen during battle.  The Wi-Fi battle mode has been improved to make it easier to play online.  The game's theme song is "Resistance" by High and Mighty Color.
  Title: Dark Souls
  Passage: Dark Souls is an action role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows.  A spiritual successor to FromSoftware's "Demon's Souls", it is the second installment in the "Souls" series of games.  The game was self-published and released in Japan in September 2011, and worldwide by Namco Bandai Games the following month.
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