Dark Souls II: Crown of the Old Iron King

1. nurfedx

   Oct 30, 2021

   10

   One of the best Games known to mankind.
   From Software is a safe heaven for the Gaming community.
   Especially in times where big DevelopersOne of the best Games known to mankind.
   From Software is a safe heaven for the Gaming community.
   Especially in times where big Developers dissapiont us with theyr fraudulent intent.
   Praise the sun!… Expand

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2. javaleno

   Oct 29, 2014

   10

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This DLC is freaking amazing. The reason why I think it is amazing is because of 2/3 bosses. One boss is a magic based smelter demon, instead of the regular fire smelter demon. I am spoiling this boss because I don't want you to be pissed off when you go through this insanely difficult area just to reach a boss you fought already. ANYWAY, the second boss is freaking amazing!! He is part of the main lore and is related to one of the other bosses in the main story, which I thought was badass. And the final boss is my favorite boss of all time. Reason being, the setting, music, and boss design is just so beautiful. It isn't the best boss fight in terms of like, the actual fight, but I love the lore and setting the most. Ornstein and Smough is still my fav boss fight ever. I definitely recommend this DLC. Oh yeah, the areas are pretty cool as well, I did it on NG7, and it was pretty hard, but fun of course. Iron king>Ivory king>sunken king.… Expand

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4. Tommapar

   Aug 27, 2014

   9

   Crown of the Old Iron King manages to achieve original combat scenarios, all new to the series, while refraining from the muddy atmosphere ofCrown of the Old Iron King manages to achieve original combat scenarios, all new to the series, while refraining from the muddy atmosphere of previous settings (like Crown of the Sunken King) and bringing a welcome high fantasy atmosphere to the setting.
   If you liked the previous DLC, this is going to be even better for you, since it improves upon the bar set by the Crown of the Sunken King in classic Dark Souls fashion. These improvements come in the form of powerful and more varied enemies; the inclusion of "effigies" that you can destroy that produce certain buffs on enemies, or summon firestorms that hurt you if you get to close; and the intricate and complex level design we saw (and personally loved) from the last DLC gets to be the center of attention this time around, with the central area being a huge hollow tower, with an almost labyrinthical structure, full of shortcuts, enemies and gorgeous views.
   As the previous DLC, this one comes packed with 3 bosses, with a clear emphasis in 1v1 encounters like we saw in the Artorias of the Abyss DLC for Dark Souls 1 (Artorias like boss fights) instead of the barrage of enemies thrown at you in previous bosses that made deaths feel cheap or unfair.
   These type of fights offer a much less frustrating game experience, while retaining the challenge we love from the series.… Expand

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5. Garfoodle

   Sep 2, 2014

   8

   Its just as good as the first DLC, but its still pretty good. The bosses are not too good, as all 3 are reused from the base gameIts just as good as the first DLC, but its still pretty good. The bosses are not too good, as all 3 are reused from the base game
   (Alonne=Pursuer, Fume Knight=Lost Sinner, and smelter demon=smelter demon)
   The level design isn't as good as the first one, either. But that being said, all the base enemies are a lot better overall, and so are the new weapons and armor, which all look amazing. And there are some callbacks to DkS1/Demons Souls.
   Anyway, its still a good, solid DLC, worthy of a buy.… Expand

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6. StaticSpine

   Sep 5, 2014

   7

   Good DLC, bun not as good as the first one locations design-wise and atmosphere-wise. There are some cool shortcuts though. New enemy typesGood DLC, bun not as good as the first one locations design-wise and atmosphere-wise. There are some cool shortcuts though. New enemy types are nice and the new bosses are good too (except Blue Smelter Demon... he's just a re-used boss from the original). Overall, the DLC is worth money/time.… Expand

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7. DeusXCom

   Aug 29, 2014

   5

   Disappointment. Definitely worse than The Sunken King. Theoretically about the same value, so 10 bucks for 5 hours of gameplay including someDisappointment. Definitely worse than The Sunken King. Theoretically about the same value, so 10 bucks for 5 hours of gameplay including some co-op and pvp, so still questionable, but compared to the previous DLC, the quality is even weaker here. It's still hard, especially if you're playing on NG+ and more, so at least you'll get a good amount of combat challenge, but Souls series is not just about the difficulty, the main reason why I love original Dark/Demon Souls is the atmosphere, story and the level design, and all of that is lacking here. Level design looked promising at first, but in the end it's mostly a vertical mess filled with elevators, atmosphere is ruined by constant annoying sounds of those elevators or lava flow and the lore behind all that is quite minimal. (No new NPC's whatsoever again). Another big let-down were the bosses, even less inspired than the ones in the main game and even though this was my criticism with previous DLC, here it's even worse - a big knight with a big sword, an overgrown Shiva and the blue Smelter Demon? Is this really the best you can do? I still liked some parts, the whole ash theme and the ashen idol mechanic for example, but for the first time in the Souls series I found that I wasn't really enjoying myself, I was just plaything through. It's a pity, because The Sunken King was pretty decent DLC with many interesting ideas and I was hoping for an increasing quality level and eventually an impressive trilogy, but the Crown of the Old Iron King feels more like a Dark Souls 2 outtake/b-side/leftover. 5/10… Expand

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8. Squerol

   Sep 4, 2014

   0

   As like in first Sunken bla bla bla DLC, no DLC will change godly-bad core of the game, especially that announced 3 DLCs in a row, some daysAs like in first Sunken bla bla bla DLC, no DLC will change godly-bad core of the game, especially that announced 3 DLCs in a row, some days after game release, is just jump on cash... Commercial, commercial, commercial.... 0/10… Expand

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