Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 751 Ratings

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  1. ZeroKing
    Sep 5, 2023
    2
    Artificial complexity and stuffiness in each location, a million homeless people in each location, graphics and technical components at an obscenely terrible level, easy and boring bosses
  2. AlexProgresiveX
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    I have waited years for this review, although this game suffered a lot of hate for years, it is a gem, which completely changed the souls mechanics, gave depth to a story that was not so polished in the initial version, the gameplay It's perfect, and the graphics downgrade is understandable for those stable 60fps, although it doesn't follow the same argument as DS1 and DS3, it's a jewelI have waited years for this review, although this game suffered a lot of hate for years, it is a gem, which completely changed the souls mechanics, gave depth to a story that was not so polished in the initial version, the gameplay It's perfect, and the graphics downgrade is understandable for those stable 60fps, although it doesn't follow the same argument as DS1 and DS3, it's a jewel from this studio.… Expand
  3. TheSatanist
    Aug 17, 2023
    10
    After going for all the platinums on Console and also 100% all available Soulsbornekiro-Games on PC I was actually shocked that I spent most playtime in Dark Souls 2 and had to evaluate on this unforseen outcome :D While the game clearly strays from the path of DS1, DS3 and Demon's Souls it actually has an intruiging way of telling its story and a really nice pacing. Are there some boringAfter going for all the platinums on Console and also 100% all available Soulsbornekiro-Games on PC I was actually shocked that I spent most playtime in Dark Souls 2 and had to evaluate on this unforseen outcome :D While the game clearly strays from the path of DS1, DS3 and Demon's Souls it actually has an intruiging way of telling its story and a really nice pacing. Are there some boring bosses? Hell yeah! Are the graphics a bit cartoony? Yes they are! But the atmosphere delivered is just amazing, the gameplay is a bit different from the other FS-Games but also super fun. While the vanilla game would only deserve an 8/10 the by now complete game including the 3 DLCs is a straight up 10 of enjoyment.… Expand
  4. Eyean
    Aug 5, 2023
    7
    This game really lived up to the whole "this game is the hardest thing ever" marketing that surrounds the Dark Souls franchise. The amount of awfully designed areas and bosses is impressive. That being said, the core gameplay and amazing DLC's do somewhat redeem it.
  5. Jonny123
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    I came in with low expectations but to me this version of Dark Souls II was a fantastic experience on par with other From Soft titles. I especially enjoyed the unique/insane weapon combinations (for example Bone fist right hand + Majestic Greatsword left hand).

    After putting a lot of time, effort and frustration into it and playing other From Soft titles there is an outstanding game    I came in with low expectations but to me this version of Dark Souls II was a fantastic experience on par with other From Soft titles. I especially enjoyed the unique/insane weapon combinations (for example Bone fist right hand + Majestic Greatsword left hand).

    After putting a lot of time, effort and frustration into it and playing other From Soft titles there is an outstanding game with a great atmosphere and fantastic gameplay hidden underneath a huge pile of annoyances like clunky menus, lack of modern features and unexplained mechanics.

    For casuals I'd strongly recommend to just play a more fun and accessible modern PC game like god of war any day or (if you are dedicated) to start your From Soft journey with Elden Ring.

    For people who are intrigued by From Soft games this is another fantastic title to spend hundreds of hours on. If I had to pick one "genre" to play for the rest of my live it would be From Soft titles - for me their gameplay and atmosphere is just unmatched. These aren't normal games this is art. I can't even tell which one I like the most because they are all playing in another league than any other game I have played over the last 30 years. And for that they deserve a 10.    … Expand
  6. AgentLvi
    Jun 19, 2023
    8
    Great game. The story is decent. The scoring is great, visual is really amazing, the voice & sound is also amazing
  7. nietzfk
    May 20, 2023
    9
    I love now. It's full of content. Gameplay can be troublesome sometimes, but it's all good.
  8. da_one23
    May 8, 2023
    5
    **** this piece of **** dog**** goofy ah piece of trash utter garbage cringe ah hoeless mother ****ing game. great game i reccomend.
  9. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 7, 2023
    8
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  10. watchm824
    Feb 27, 2023
    9
    Good game. Dedicated to all fans of the genre. Who complains about the complexity - just does not understand anything.
    Addon - nothing particularly interesting.
  11. crablebable
    Feb 19, 2023
    7
    Dark Souls II feels like the twilight zone of dark souls games. This game never comes close to the highs of the other two souls games, with a different approach to level design and extremely underwhelming bosses. Some people will complain about enemy placements and level design, but I found that it made for an interesting challenge in how you approach certain areas, with this in mind, aDark Souls II feels like the twilight zone of dark souls games. This game never comes close to the highs of the other two souls games, with a different approach to level design and extremely underwhelming bosses. Some people will complain about enemy placements and level design, but I found that it made for an interesting challenge in how you approach certain areas, with this in mind, a new mechanic which drains your max hp each time you die seemed to discourage me from experimenting a lot of the time, which is something that I greatly disliked. When it comes to bosses, it feels as if they went with quantity over quality and many of them feel underwhelming and extremely easy, there are very few times where I felt I needed to think when fighting something when simply circling around mindlessly was the best approach for 90% of them. On top of this certain character attributes such as ADP completely skews with the balance of the bosses from player to player, and its unclear that such a stat is vital to upgrading in order to make the game feel "normal". Overall I appreciate what the game does with it's story, taking it in a very unique direction from 1 & 3, but its issues shine through to an unbearable degree that are hard to ignore. By itself it is a "good" game but compared to the other masterpieces fromsoft has put out it stands out and not for the better.… Expand
  12. farrrullll
    Jan 27, 2023
    8
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  13. smahlt
    Jan 20, 2023
    8
    Pretty solid game, nice follow up to the first though not quite as polished.
  14. ErayTellezi
    Jan 16, 2023
    8
    Elden Ringi saymazsak ilk defa bir Souls oyununda büyü yaptım. Özellikle DLC'lerdeki boss yolları için hibrit bir karakter tavsiye ediliyordu ama neticede çok gerekli olduğunu düşünmüyorum. Çok az büyü kullandım. Elden Rİng'te de böye hibrit, kara büyü atan bir karakterim vardı ama orada daha çok büyü kullanıyordum. Bunda stamina falan da kastığım için ağır zırhlı oynayabildim ve yakınElden Ringi saymazsak ilk defa bir Souls oyununda büyü yaptım. Özellikle DLC'lerdeki boss yolları için hibrit bir karakter tavsiye ediliyordu ama neticede çok gerekli olduğunu düşünmüyorum. Çok az büyü kullandım. Elden Rİng'te de böye hibrit, kara büyü atan bir karakterim vardı ama orada daha çok büyü kullanıyordum. Bunda stamina falan da kastığım için ağır zırhlı oynayabildim ve yakın dövüşe daha rahat girdim.

    Dark Souls Remastered ve Dark Souls 3 ile kıyaslayacağım. Core mekanikler aynı zaten, farklılıklara değinmek lazım. İlk farklılık ilk oyundan sonra artık bir üssümüz var. Bazı satıcılar başka yerlerde olsa da genelde bir yerde toplanmış durumda. Oyunun lineer ilerlememesi yine ilk oyundaki gibi. Sürekli geri gitmek, doğru zamanda doğru şeyi yapmak gerekiyor. İlk iki oyunu rehbersiz bitirmek imkansız.

    Alanların ve mekanların çeşitliliği ilk oyundaki kadar olmasa da başarılı. Bölgeler bazen zorlayıcı olabiliyor. Bu durumda bazı bonfire'ların gizli duvarların arkasına koyulmuş olması saçma durmuş.

    Atmosferi Bloodborne ya da Dark Souls 3 kadar kuvvetli değil. Bunda görsel kalitenin biraz kötü olması etkili tabii. Yoksa çizimler, konseptler yine şahane.

    Düşman çeşitliliği yine epey üst seviyede. Boss çeşitliliği de iyi ama dönemin teknik imkanları nedeniyle olsa gerek, hareketleri o kadar çeşitli ve akıcı değil. İlk oyuna göre daha iyi, üçüncüden kötü. Ayrıca çok zor bir boss da yok. Akılda kalıcı değiller.

    Neticede 57 saat süren macera, yine ağzımda hoş bir tat bıraktı. Şimdiye kadar oynadığım From Software oyunları arasında bir tık zayıf kalsa da 2023 yılında bile iş görüyor.    … Expand
  15. botardi
    Jan 1, 2023
    7
    dark souls was appraised for it's fair and rough difficulty, putting you through a difficult challenge that is truly rewarding when beaten
    dark souls II is hard because the gameplay is much more limited, and very frustrating, as you're not fighting the hard bosses, but the more-than-supposed punishing mechanics that make those bosses so goddamn hard, killing the satisfaction of slaying a    dark souls was appraised for it's fair and rough difficulty, putting you through a difficult challenge that is truly rewarding when beaten
    dark souls II is hard because the gameplay is much more limited, and very frustrating, as you're not fighting the hard bosses, but the more-than-supposed punishing mechanics that make those bosses so goddamn hard, killing the satisfaction of slaying a boss and replacing it with relief sometimes
    still, this game shines on many other aspects, as the world is greatly built (not the level design) and the variety of playstyles is even bigger than on the first one    … Expand
  16. Top1saraya_
    Dec 29, 2022
    6
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  17. r0m4n0
    Dec 15, 2022
    8
    Good Game : A lot of features & mechanics make this opus interesting !
    if u like Elden Ring, this Dark Souls II has the same spirit ...
  18. maluigario
    Dec 5, 2022
    6
    The least consequential Dark Souls game of the franchise and its spin-offs. It's an okay game, still worth playing once maybe if you like the franchise. It does a lot of what its predecessor and sequel did, but worse: worse combat, worse controls, worse boss design, worse level design, worse music, worse characters, worse lore. This game essentially exists to show that the cycle of linkingThe least consequential Dark Souls game of the franchise and its spin-offs. It's an okay game, still worth playing once maybe if you like the franchise. It does a lot of what its predecessor and sequel did, but worse: worse combat, worse controls, worse boss design, worse level design, worse music, worse characters, worse lore. This game essentially exists to show that the cycle of linking the fire from game 1 is indeed an unbreakable cycle and that humanity tries again and again to perpetuate or break it. Dark Souls 1 sets the story up better, and Dark Souls 3 concludes it better, and both of them have much cleaner visuals, much better environments, and much smoother combat. It's also the hardest one to get all the achievements for, as my 450 hours of game time should attest to compared to 1 & 3; it's the one I liked the least and the one I was forced to play the longest to keep my record of 100% all the FromSoft games.… Expand
  19. Crimson9
    Nov 28, 2022
    6
    Dark Souls II is generally a step back from Dark Souls 1. Some quality of life considerations have been made here such as more linearity and fast travel, and this takes away from its predecessors feeling of adventure and loneliness. Combat has not changed too much, but it somehow seems like a step back. It is far clunkier than the previous game, and the hitboxes are awful. The game alsoDark Souls II is generally a step back from Dark Souls 1. Some quality of life considerations have been made here such as more linearity and fast travel, and this takes away from its predecessors feeling of adventure and loneliness. Combat has not changed too much, but it somehow seems like a step back. It is far clunkier than the previous game, and the hitboxes are awful. The game also takes Souls in a meme direction, where difficulty becomes more about traps and hidden enemies that bash you in a slapstick moment rather than about managing resources and carefully fighting enemies.

    The game still nails the atmosphere though, and the story here is actually really good. Somehow it is also the best Souls game in terms of role playing and build variety.    … Expand
  20. Davidnotavailab
    Nov 5, 2022
    4
    Holy **** these games increases my chances of being more easily affected by the placebo effect. It was about when i got to harvest valley that i realised this game struggles with ideas, same level design, crappy encounters repeat that for 30 hours, now to a lazy maze until u get to a mediocre boss, done. At least ds1 had a good map design in the first half. Anor londo felt so differentHoly **** these games increases my chances of being more easily affected by the placebo effect. It was about when i got to harvest valley that i realised this game struggles with ideas, same level design, crappy encounters repeat that for 30 hours, now to a lazy maze until u get to a mediocre boss, done. At least ds1 had a good map design in the first half. Anor londo felt so different from the rest. How the hell is this a 90 metacritic game, how is this must play this is one of the things i would reccomend anybody sane in the head to avoid. Critics grow some **** balls and stop giving a 10 to any game like this. It gets to a point that a game can be ridiculously bad and its consider better than something that we used to see before.Also the graphics are horror. This came out in the same year as the witcher 3 did,wtf look how that games map and design looks. Im not talking about techniques used, just how it aesthetically looks. And dont defend it with **** like oh this was meant for ps3, ac iv was also playable on ps3 and looks infintely better than this. Gta v as well.… Expand
  21. Aqualonuss
    Nov 5, 2022
    8
    "Schlechtestes Spiel der Reihe, trotzdem sehr gut!"

    Ich hatte enormen Spaß, bin aber von vielen Sachen kein Fan. Bosse sind zum Teil grauenhaft und Welt hat nicht so schönes Design wie noch die Teile davor.
  22. DavidBondy
    Oct 24, 2022
    5
    I cannot recommend this game at all. Scholar is just unfun. Encounters throw waves upon waves of enemies at you, and while it is a valid skill for a game to check in a player, the overuse of this is nothing short of frustrating. Dark Souls, by contrast, rarely throws large quantities of enemies at you, making the few times that does happen feel like an actual check of my skills ratherI cannot recommend this game at all. Scholar is just unfun. Encounters throw waves upon waves of enemies at you, and while it is a valid skill for a game to check in a player, the overuse of this is nothing short of frustrating. Dark Souls, by contrast, rarely throws large quantities of enemies at you, making the few times that does happen feel like an actual check of my skills rather than a frustrating way of making the game harder. The game also has significant issues with hitboxes. That being said, Scholar has some things going for it. It's visual style is superb, and I like many of the locations I encountered. Majula is my favorite hub area of any Souls game by far. It is such a gorgeous place and feels like a comfy respite from the dark, dangerous world.

    It is worth noting that Scholar is also significantly different from the original Dark Souls 2. I have not played the original, but from what I've heard, I'd recommend playing that instead. It still has some issues with convenience and bugs, but the major issue of enemy placement and encounter design is fixed. Do not take my word for this, instead read what people have said about the original Dark Souls 2. Consider Scholar an optional hard mode.    … Expand
  23. Gliphy
    Oct 7, 2022
    9
    Моя первая часть Dark Souls, которую люблю больше прочих, но какой же это кривой кусок кода. Во всем эта игра намекает, что должна быть Demon Souls 2. В итоге мы получили, что сюжет непонятный набор концепций; локации никак не связаны, а если и связана, то ну просто крайне нелогично. Боссы очень медленные, а рядовые враги очень слабые, но их настолько много, что пердак прям разрывается.Моя первая часть Dark Souls, которую люблю больше прочих, но какой же это кривой кусок кода. Во всем эта игра намекает, что должна быть Demon Souls 2. В итоге мы получили, что сюжет непонятный набор концепций; локации никак не связаны, а если и связана, то ну просто крайне нелогично. Боссы очень медленные, а рядовые враги очень слабые, но их настолько много, что пердак прям разрывается.

    Но я люблю эту часть Душ. Люблю за ее посыл, люблю за ее персонажей, люблю за ее атмосферу и музыку. Лукатиэль навсегда останется в моем сердечке, как и Изумрудная Вестница    … Expand
  24. Danvie
    Oct 5, 2022
    6
    Очень затянутая игра, с хуёвым левел дизайном, когда вместо честных боёв 1 на 1 или 2 на 1, на тебя вечно устраивают засады минимум 5 на 1, копирайты боссов в своей же собственной игре и хуже атмосфера, нелинейность, чем у первой части.Очень затянутая игра, с хуёвым левел дизайном, когда вместо честных боёв 1 на 1 или 2 на 1, на тебя вечно устраивают засады минимум 5 на 1, копирайты боссов в своей же собственной игре и хуже атмосфера, нелинейность, чем у первой части.
  25. Zallen
    Sep 9, 2022
    9
    Лучший соус с кучей контента и добротными боссами (в семье не без уродов) - которые задают челлендж, а главное - повышение сложности для тру хардкорщиков. Из минусов откровенно прохладный лвл дизайн.
    9ть и точка из 10ти.
  26. draemato
    Aug 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Masterpiece society doesn't deserve.

    In community it is respectful to hate DS2 an it's fans, and tbh i also didn't liked this game at first, but when i played DS1 and DS3 i was shocked, because everyone told me that those games are masterpieces and so on, but there is nothing special in those, i mean, DS1 is really 5/10 and DS3 is Lordran but N thousands year ago. Dark Souls II is the best, people just don't get it, but it's fine, we have our cozy small community.    … Expand
  27. BoomerZoomer
    Jun 30, 2022
    8
    You know where to go next without using wikipedia and its actually fun and has most location variety of all dark souls games
  28. space_spaghetti
    Jun 13, 2022
    4
    This was my first time playing what people call a 'souls-like' game. I found the intro mysterious and vague but it was interesting with great graphics and imagery. I liked selecting a character and getting a hint at the weird things to come by reading item descriptions. The audio is atmospheric and creepy in the best of ways...

    The gameplay though, it plays like a Crash Bandicoot    This was my first time playing what people call a 'souls-like' game. I found the intro mysterious and vague but it was interesting with great graphics and imagery. I liked selecting a character and getting a hint at the weird things to come by reading item descriptions. The audio is atmospheric and creepy in the best of ways...

    The gameplay though, it plays like a Crash Bandicoot prototype with a much more annoying camera to control in addition to your stiff character. Pillars, walls, corners and even your own body block the important things you want to see. It had me managing the camera a lot more than I wanted to and made this less than fun to play.    … Expand
  29. Yukhta
    Jun 8, 2022
    8
    The game is good addition to original DS2. If you enjoyed DS2 original you should play this.
    Fresh experience.
  30. Izoeros
    May 30, 2022
    4
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  31. Jonneeyy
    Apr 14, 2022
    10
    Was ein geiles Rollenspiel! Extrem spannende Welt, teilweise echt geile Bosse und ein mega Kampfsystem. Außerdem gibt es viele kleine Verbesserungen im Vergleich zu DS1, Inventar usw.
  32. prostopopez
    Mar 29, 2022
    9
    Unlike first and third games in the series, Dark Souls 2 dives into local history, which is mesmerizing if you like castles, knights, and the Middle Ages. Loses in smoothness to the third game, to the story of the first, but still a great experience. Music, combat system, atmosphere are wonderful. The only thing that annoys you if you have little free time is the presence of manyUnlike first and third games in the series, Dark Souls 2 dives into local history, which is mesmerizing if you like castles, knights, and the Middle Ages. Loses in smoothness to the third game, to the story of the first, but still a great experience. Music, combat system, atmosphere are wonderful. The only thing that annoys you if you have little free time is the presence of many nondescript locations and bosses. Recommended to play with friends.… Expand
  33. KermitTheReview
    Mar 22, 2022
    8
    I once had to refund this game after only 2 hours of experience. But after a while, I decided to give this game a second chance and it was the right decision. This game has many weaknesses, but after learning that Miyazaki is not involved in this game too much, I lowered my expectations and I enjoyed the game. The game is quite difficult at the beginning, but after reaching the mid-gameI once had to refund this game after only 2 hours of experience. But after a while, I decided to give this game a second chance and it was the right decision. This game has many weaknesses, but after learning that Miyazaki is not involved in this game too much, I lowered my expectations and I enjoyed the game. The game is quite difficult at the beginning, but after reaching the mid-game stage and getting used to the mechanics of this game, Dark Soul II is quite good. Especially the DLC with extremely high quality. This is worth trying.… Expand
  34. DORAN42069
    Mar 13, 2022
    5
    game smells like "kakish"game smells like "kakish"game smells like "kakish"game smells like "kakish"game smells like "kakish"game smells like "kakish"game smells like "kakish"
  35. pavvlad
    Feb 20, 2022
    9
    one of the best ds games - game atmosphere characters lore its like 10/10 but dark souls prepare to die edition forever in my heart so ii chapter 9/10
  36. bigjoint
    Feb 18, 2022
    0
    feels like it came out like 10 years before dark souls 1 its uninspired and clunky as ****
  37. namelessrequiem
    Feb 8, 2022
    8
    8/10, after playing ds1, the experience of this game feels like just capitalization of the 1st one
  38. S3XU4LH34L1NG
    Jan 30, 2022
    9
    This is a **** masterpiece, yeah you can see the not 100 % perfect polish in some corners but imo this a more then fitting worthy succesor to DS1. Its a really chucky game. Depending on your speed and skill a 30-40h is realistic. Worth playing in 2021.
  39. C4NAB1Sx
    Jan 27, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff… Expand
  40. proprosmert01
    Jan 7, 2022
    6
    A spoiled and lightweight version of a great game, but nevertheless quite interesting
  41. Khinzer
    Jan 6, 2022
    9
    Nice game, not a Miyazaki creation but it's really good and challenging anyways, but for me it's a 9/10 because of f*cking Frigid Outskirts, it's the only area in the franchise that really hate.
  42. Emirkartal
    Jan 6, 2022
    8
    bosses were not difficult but i hate this map design. I'm tired of fall down and die...
  43. Brunodaniel123
    Dec 26, 2021
    10
    Ótimo jogo,não tenho nada a reclamar,tirei horas de jogos muitas divertidas,uma bela histórias,pvp.mt bom,armas boas para pvp,melhores magias,recomendo a todos jogar,não vai pelo lado onde as pessoas fala que esse jogo é ruim,quem fala isso acho q nem deve ter saido de majula.
  44. Vzhik
    Dec 7, 2021
    7
    Итак.. Не знаю почему ничего не написал ранее... Наверно потому что и так всё понятно - лучшая игра трилогии. :-)
    Да, хоть она и была у меня первой в серии, но я возвращался в неё и после Bloodborne, и после Demon's Souls с Dark Souls 3. Прошел еще на PS3 и PS4, в отличии от...
    Отличнейший визуальный стиль. Это главное в играх, что б глазу было приятно а душе комфортно. Нелинейный мир.    Итак.. Не знаю почему ничего не написал ранее... Наверно потому что и так всё понятно - лучшая игра трилогии. :-)
    Да, хоть она и была у меня первой в серии, но я возвращался в неё и после Bloodborne, и после Demon's Souls с Dark Souls 3. Прошел еще на PS3 и PS4, в отличии от...
    Отличнейший визуальный стиль. Это главное в играх, что б глазу было приятно а душе комфортно.
    Нелинейный мир. Как прекрасно искать, заблудиться, не знать куда идти.. а потом найти новый проход. Как прекрасно когда начинаешь прохождение и еще не знаешь куда пойдешь.
    Самая лучшая магия в серии. А люблю играть магами. Тут прям со старта посох и вперед. Далее прогрессии очень адекватная - новые заклинания, новые посохи.. Разные навороты и буст урона, и отвлекающие, защитные.
    Отличные арены боссы. Как интересно пробовать убить Преследователя баллистой, Увидеть невидимого Аву и ломать голову что это такое, удивиться наполнению воды у Гибкого часового, случайно узнать что Алчного Демона можно отравить кувшинами рядом, узнав что пауки на Фрее отгоняются факелом и можно пройти проще, когда не получается пройти Дымного, одеть шлем, отключив первую фазу, и пройти почти сразу, случайно в компании на Сере Аллоне увидеть как он делает себе сепуку... Офигеть от яда на Мите и случайно найти мельницу..
    Прекрасные локи. Как офигенно после душного Дранглика очутиться в умопомрачительном Храме Аманы.. С песнями, безмятежностью..
    Самое лучшее разнообразие тактик и подходов, построения перса и методик прохождения.
    Ну и конечно Маджула...
    Это все первое прохождение. А сейчас? Сейчас самое лучшее вторжение за синего - когда кидает на всю игру и не знаешь куда попадешь.
    Но объективно, конечно, игра не без недостатков. Прекрасно помню ощущение, что игра пустышка и бросить бы её нафиг, но это относится к любой серии DS.
    Но оценка такая же как и для остальных частей серии 7/10 .    … Expand
  45. dislove
    Nov 9, 2021
    7
    Ordinary locations with a large number of identical enemies, a very large number of bosses, but most of them are similar and easy, an incomprehensible balance of characteristics and levels
  46. Jonnymetter
    Nov 3, 2021
    9
    My favourite game of all time. I don't give it a 10 because it has flaws (a lot of them if I have to be objective). But the only game that has this kind of ambient, sensation and emotion put into a world.
    Majula is like a second home, Drangleic is like a reflection of our world and Aldia is what resides in what makes us human. I cannot express how this game has accompanied me these years.    My favourite game of all time. I don't give it a 10 because it has flaws (a lot of them if I have to be objective). But the only game that has this kind of ambient, sensation and emotion put into a world.
    Majula is like a second home, Drangleic is like a reflection of our world and Aldia is what resides in what makes us human. I cannot express how this game has accompanied me these years.

    Truly, a masterpiece,    … Expand
  47. 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 Developers dissapiont us with theyr fraudulent intent.
    Praise the sun!
  48. Geralt123
    Oct 20, 2021
    6
    DS2 can't keep up with DS1 and DS3. It is clearly visible that the project leader in charge was not Miyazaki. The person in charge didn't know what Souls games are about and what he was doing.

    It is certainly not a bad game, it is an ok game. But I would say it is only 70% of DS1 in terms of quality and atmosphere. Here are the CONs: - Graphics are WORSE than DS Remastered. Art    DS2 can't keep up with DS1 and DS3. It is clearly visible that the project leader in charge was not Miyazaki. The person in charge didn't know what Souls games are about and what he was doing.

    It is certainly not a bad game, it is an ok game. But I would say it is only 70% of DS1 in terms of quality and atmosphere.

    Here are the CONs:

    - Graphics are WORSE than DS Remastered. Art style is not as good, there are texture repetitions, forests look extremely ugly like in a 2003 game. Lighting is extremely flat and simple due to the graphics downgrade.
    - Atmosphere not as dark as in DS1/3. Scenery and lighting is quite bright, so maybe it would be better for Barby and the 7 princesses
    - Enemy tracking is insane. The enemy can alter his hit until the last microsecond, he tracks you. It is very annoying because you have to wait until the last moment when dodging
    - Embarassing dialogues: They tried to copy the somewhat surrealistic and depressed dialogues from DS1, but failed
    - Samey bosses: Almost all bosses have similar attack pattens: some swings, a charge attack. The feel
    very samey in contrast to the very individual bosses in DS1/3
    - Keyboard layout: the changed he key assignments to absoluetely horrible keys so have fun when picking up an item, moving your hand to the Enter key each time, pretty annoying

    So they failed in many departments. It is still ok, but please buy it on sale for max. 10 Euros.    … Expand
  49. gotterpotter56
    Oct 10, 2021
    8
    По сравнению с первой частью, в этой части очень много контента, и как по мне, это главная проблема игры. Уже близко к концу, просто хочется чтоб игра быстро закончилась. В некоторых местах игра стала лучше, а в некоторых хуже. Сама стилистика и атмосфера игры, если честно мне не понравилась. А так, криминально плохого в игре нет. Оценка 8.6 из 10По сравнению с первой частью, в этой части очень много контента, и как по мне, это главная проблема игры. Уже близко к концу, просто хочется чтоб игра быстро закончилась. В некоторых местах игра стала лучше, а в некоторых хуже. Сама стилистика и атмосфера игры, если честно мне не понравилась. А так, криминально плохого в игре нет. Оценка 8.6 из 10
  50. Andrewblank610
    Sep 28, 2021
    9
    In my opinion, the best of dark souls mechanics. DS3 and anything in the future could be better with power stancing and hexes being its own class of spells. While DS3 is obviously a much more beautiful and dark game, DS2 is definitely good in its own right. Don't let the complainers turn you away.
  51. rezo_21
    Sep 18, 2021
    8
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 80 IIIIIIIIII====================
  52. DisAbbys
    Sep 5, 2021
    10
    +-Dark souls 2 привнёс в серию много нового, что-то из этого удалось(стойки с двумя оружиями, сосуд души, уголь вражды, разделение стамины на два стата, новые интересные моменты на нг+, механика со сбором осколков эстуса), а что-то оказалось недоработанным/лишним(адаптируемость, память душ , камни лечения);
    +Вариативность прохождения нисколько не пострадал со времён первой части, плюс    +-Dark souls 2 привнёс в серию много нового, что-то из этого удалось(стойки с двумя оружиями, сосуд души, уголь вражды, разделение стамины на два стата, новые интересные моменты на нг+, механика со сбором осколков эстуса), а что-то оказалось недоработанным/лишним(адаптируемость, память душ , камни лечения);
    +Вариативность прохождения нисколько не пострадал со времён первой части, плюс появилось больше классов оружия и самого снаряжения соответсвенно;
    +ПВП стало куда лучше, чем в первой части(больше разнообразия , арен, баланса), хотя читеры всё ещё есть;
    +-Мир игры стал куда более рваным, а локации соединены не всегда логично, также пропала связь между локациями. Но зато сами локации всё ещё интересно изучать: они довольно разнообразны, секретов довольно много, есть локации довольно нелинейные(хоть и не все);
    +-Боссы в игре есть, как очень крутые(Вельстадт, Зеркальный рыцарь, прячущийся во тьме, преследователь, Рейме, Аллон, Син и т.д), а есть и очень слабые/лишние(Алчный демон, драконий всадник(дважды как босс), маг и прихожане, виверна и т.д)
    +Лор всё ещё интересен.
    +Длц - лучшая часть этой игры: тут лучшие боссы, локации, лор. В общем, длц удались.    … Expand
  53. panconpaltaa
    Aug 7, 2021
    10
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  54. L140
    Jun 16, 2021
    6
    Плюсы:
    +Левелдизайн
    +Разнообразие рабочих билдов +хорошее пвп Минусы: -Однотипность мобов. Как вы думаете, следующий моб будет рыцарем? или рыцарем? а может быть рыцарем? -хуевые и безыдейные боссы, кроме дымного рыцаря -вся сложность в том что тебя просто хуярят толпой -музыка мне не понравилась    Плюсы:
    +Левелдизайн
    +Разнообразие рабочих билдов
    +хорошее пвп
    Минусы:
    -Однотипность мобов. Как вы думаете, следующий моб будет рыцарем? или рыцарем? а может быть рыцарем?
    -хуевые и безыдейные боссы, кроме дымного рыцаря
    -вся сложность в том что тебя просто хуярят толпой
    -музыка мне не понравилась
  55. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    7
    Наверное самая бодрая часть серии соулс, которая получает заслуженные 7 балов, за геймплей и графику соответствуенно.
  56. ppytry
    May 19, 2021
    7
    Многие ругают эту часть знаменитого сериала за частые баги в игре.Да,есть такое скажу я вам но это же не критично! К тому же компания FROM software извинилась за это и подарила каждому кто купил эту игру большое DLC "Crown of the Sunken King" совершенно бесплатно!!! Как итог игра в целом весьма хорошая получилась,окружающий живой мир оставил очень положительные эмоции.Лично я игрой доволенМногие ругают эту часть знаменитого сериала за частые баги в игре.Да,есть такое скажу я вам но это же не критично! К тому же компания FROM software извинилась за это и подарила каждому кто купил эту игру большое DLC "Crown of the Sunken King" совершенно бесплатно!!! Как итог игра в целом весьма хорошая получилась,окружающий живой мир оставил очень положительные эмоции.Лично я игрой доволен и советую ее тем кому этот жанр нравится.Теперь собственно что в нутри коллекционного издания "Маджула" Красивая железная коробка в нутри которой сама игра на диске,красочный артбук,литографии и саундтрек на CD.Все очень красиво и по привлекательной цене у Озона.… Expand
  57. Jenkip
    May 6, 2021
    7
    Ну, что сказать, Миядзаки пришёл, и сделал всё немного лучше чем было в оригинале. Игра стала сложнее (хотя, всё ещё самая лёгкая часть серии). И в целом ощущения более приятные (хотя баланас всё ещё убитый, ага, бесконечные (99) хилки)

    7/10.    Ну, что сказать, Миядзаки пришёл, и сделал всё немного лучше чем было в оригинале. Игра стала сложнее (хотя, всё ещё самая лёгкая часть серии). И в целом ощущения более приятные (хотя баланас всё ещё убитый, ага, бесконечные (99) хилки)

    7/10.
  58. GabriMH19
    Apr 21, 2021
    7
    Tenia muchas ganas de seguir descubriendo la saga Dark Souls. Anteriormente había conseguido completar la tercera entrega de la saga y la verdad que me dejo con muchas ganas de seguir conociendo mas acerca de la saga Dark Souls. Asique también decidí completar Dark Souls II y la verdad que estoy bastante contento con el resultado. De oídas siempre había escuchado que Dark Souls II era elTenia muchas ganas de seguir descubriendo la saga Dark Souls. Anteriormente había conseguido completar la tercera entrega de la saga y la verdad que me dejo con muchas ganas de seguir conociendo mas acerca de la saga Dark Souls. Asique también decidí completar Dark Souls II y la verdad que estoy bastante contento con el resultado. De oídas siempre había escuchado que Dark Souls II era el hermano feo de la saga y que en su día no tuvo una buena acogida por gran parte del publico. Pero después de pasarme esta entrega denominada Scholar Of The First Sin que en si es una versión mejorada y adaptada de la entrega he de decir que estoy bastante satisfecho. Creo también que no llega a estar a la altura de Dark Souls III pero en si no es una mala entrega. Si es verdad que la dificultad no esta tan bien medida y en muchas ocasiones es demasiado sencilla. Pero sigue contando con una buena historia, unas buenas mecánicas y una apta jugabilidad que son los pilares inconfundibles de la propia saga. Pero si que entiendo que puede pecar de no ser tan imaginativo o de descuidar algunas aspectos del juego. Creo que un contenido mas medido y pulido hubiera podido aportar mas y convertirlo en mejor juego. Pero en si me parece una gran entrega y una opción muy recomendada si quieres disfrutar de un desafío a lo Dark Souls. Muy recomendado.… Expand
  59. thatpower
    Apr 16, 2021
    6
    Dark Souls 1 with better graphics and 10 times more cancer. Still an enjoyable game.
  60. BayEzio
    Apr 1, 2021
    9
    Better than ds1 and ds3 worse than bloodborne. If you played original ds2 probably there isn’t so much change but if you haven’t you should start from this
  61. UncleEd
    Mar 19, 2021
    6
    Demon’s Souls is one of my favorite games ever and Dark Souls was a great game too. Dark Souls II feels like it did not quite get why people love Souls series in the first place. It is true that Souls games are usually praised for its notorious difficulty, especially for the reason Demon’s Souls came out at a time most games started to become extremely easy. But for the fans of the series,Demon’s Souls is one of my favorite games ever and Dark Souls was a great game too. Dark Souls II feels like it did not quite get why people love Souls series in the first place. It is true that Souls games are usually praised for its notorious difficulty, especially for the reason Demon’s Souls came out at a time most games started to become extremely easy. But for the fans of the series, it was the rewarding challenge, not the difficulty. If you are challenged with a fair difficulty, where you know it’s your own fault when die, you will feel much more rewarded when you finally overcome that challenge.

    Dark Souls II went the opposite direction. It’s full of horrible enemy placement and multiple enemies ambushing you. Three or four melee enemies swinging their weapons and at the same time ranged enemies shooting at you from a distance. Yes, you could still come up with strategies such as patiently waiting for the right moment where no enemy started its attack animation so you can get an opportunity to hit. Talking about hits, there are several issues with it, absent in the previous Souls games. Even the weaker enemies seem to have an almost never-ending stamina where they swing again and again and at the same time chasing your character. Hitbox is horrible and you will often not understand why you did not hit or how the enemy was able to hit you.

    Dodging is also more difficult, thanks to the introduction of a new stat called adaptability. Unless you invest in it (which you definitely should, but that will also prevent you from investing in combat skills), you will not be able to dodge. Same goes for estus flask and unless you increase your adaptability, using an estus flask takes forever.

    Boss fights, a very important aspect of Souls series, are unfortunately not very memorable. Your main frustration, however, will be getting to a boss fight, not the boss fights themselves. As if the game wants to make up for this design flaw, enemies despawn for good after killing them a dozen times. Enough grinding can make any area of the game a piece of cake. But the grinding will definitely hurt your overall enjoyment.

    Is there anything good about Dark Souls II? Yes, there are quite a few novel ideas. It can be fun to play with different builds. Power stancing with dual weapons can be fun. Mejula is one of the best hubs in any Souls game. Overall atmosphere can be quite good at times, despite the fact the level design is not very clever (another strong aspect of Souls series abandoned in Dark Souls II).

    Demon’s Souls was a masterpiece. Dark Souls was a spectacular game with some flaws. Dark Souls II introduces some good, but minor (not core) ideas. It also betrays the most important principles that make a Souls game special.    … Expand
  62. Amsheagar
    Mar 19, 2021
    10
    Very hard, but very atmospheric game. Strange, but i always calm down when i play dark souls 2. The fight is so much fun.
  63. TasteThePainbow
    Feb 2, 2021
    5
    Will scratch the Souls itch if you're a series vet looking for more, but ultimately does not deserve the venerable Dark Souls name.

    I'll preface by saying that I've only payed SotFS, not the original DS2, so some of my criticism may not apply to the original. I'll be referring to SotFS as simply "DS2" for most of this review unless otherwise stated. The sad fact of the matter is that    Will scratch the Souls itch if you're a series vet looking for more, but ultimately does not deserve the venerable Dark Souls name.

    I'll preface by saying that I've only payed SotFS, not the original DS2, so some of my criticism may not apply to the original. I'll be referring to SotFS as simply "DS2" for most of this review unless otherwise stated.

    The sad fact of the matter is that when comparing DS2 to 1 or 3, DS2 does everything either worse, or at least in a lazier, dumbed-down way. Controlling your character is clunky, thanks in no small part to the snap-point directional controls that essentially turn your analog joystick into an eight-way digital pad. You cannot fine-tune your movements due to this, which makes the platforming areas hair-pullingly frustrating. Mario 64 did better 3D movement than this almost 20 years before this game was released. If you are playing on Steam, this can be somewhat fixed with Steam controller settings, but you shouldn't have to bother. (Google steam dark souls 2 controller fix)

    DS2's combat will have you calling bull in several ways. You will get hit by attacks that were way off and you will miss attacks despite being locked-on. You have to level-up your ability to be invulnerable during a dodge, which begins at a nearly-useless level. The invulnerable-dodge-roll is such a huge part of Souls and Bloodborne gameplay that for it to require leveling to use effectively is a mind-boggling decision. Doing this leveling will help with avoiding some of those aforementioned attacks, but the rest are just bad hitboxes where an enemy's weapon is a few feet wider than it looks. Enemies that are low-to-the-ground will be stupidly hard to hit with certain weapons, even if you're locked on. Large weapons like ultra-greatswords and great hammers, must be manually aimed despite being locked-on. I see what they were trying to do with that, allowing you to correct the swing since those weapons have longer animations, but it doesn't work well and just tracking the locked-on target like in DS1 and 3 is so much better.

    The souls series is known for difficulty, but more so in DS2 than the other ones did the writers and designers REVEL in the difficulty. The three fire-keepers at the beginning laugh about how much dying you're going to do and then the designers made areas and bosses harder in lazy ways, most notably just throwing lots of enemies around. DS1 and 3 have their gank-squad moments, of course, but fewer and at least in more interesting ways. DS2 also punishes death much more harshly, making you lose a little max health each time you die and keeping you available to be invaded by NPC's and other players if you're online. It's for this reason that I recommend playing DS2 offline unless you're specifically looking for PVP, otherwise the same player will likely keep invading you over and over while you're just trying to get through an area in peace.

    Lastly, the world and NPC's of DS2 are just shallower than the others. DS1 is deservedly renowned for its interconnected world where places you've been and will go to can be seen in their proper spots in the distance. DS3 does something similar but a bit shallower, but DS2 takes the cake with its different areas haphazardly placed after each other. The most egregious example of this is when you go up the elevator at the top of a giant windmill tower and exit to find a castle in a lake of fire, none of which could be seen from the tower below but should have been clearly visible. If there were more startling examples like this then they could have gone with a topsy-turvy dream-world angle, but as it is it just comes off as they put areas wherever they could to finish the game as quick as possible. NPC's are likewise shallower where once an NPC goes to the hub area to be a merchant, they're there forever. The won't pop in and out like in 1 and 3 with their own agendas, they exist to serve YOU and only YOU.

    The few things I like about DS2 are its use of color, and its expanded dual-wield weapon system. I look back fondly on the blues and whites of Heide's Tower, the glowing green of Black Gulch, and the golden coast of Majula. The dual-wield system was replaced by weapon skills in DS3, but I'd love to see it fleshed out in a game that doesn't suck.

    I leave DS2 wondering if anyone would still be talking about it today if it weren't part of the Dark Souls series. If it were its own game with its own title from some other developer, would anyone give it a second play-through? Whenever I get bored of DS1 and 3, I know I'm more likely to just play something else than fire up DS2. The frustration just outweighs the fun to be had.    … Expand
  64. VigilanteOito
    Jan 28, 2021
    10
    Jogão, não é bom quanto o 1, mas é bom.
    As DLC são otimas tambem.
    Coop também bom.
    Graficos NORMAIS.
  65. Arfon
    Jan 1, 2021
    9
    Amazing sequel to the original Dark Souls, but that's it. After playing DS1 I got used to this type of gameplay, so I knew what to expect gameplay-wise. The early game zones were my favorites of the game, along with some end game zones. The map isn't as cohesive as Lordran, it has a lot of incongruences with zone transitions. Gameplay is ok, I never had any problems with hitboxes orAmazing sequel to the original Dark Souls, but that's it. After playing DS1 I got used to this type of gameplay, so I knew what to expect gameplay-wise. The early game zones were my favorites of the game, along with some end game zones. The map isn't as cohesive as Lordran, it has a lot of incongruences with zone transitions. Gameplay is ok, I never had any problems with hitboxes or anything, as I've seen other people point this out. There are more bosses than in the first game, but some of them are just normal enemies or something you wouldn't expect to be a Dark Souls boss(I prefer to call some of them "Mini Bosses"). Overall I had a really good experience with this game, playing DS1 made my journey across Drangleic a lot easier because I learn how to play this type of games(Whether they have good gameplay or not) But yeah, if you've never played this game or any FromSoft game, you definitively should give it a try! (DLCs are awesome btw)… Expand
  66. Ridleymain
    Dec 27, 2020
    5
    Unlike the rest of the souls games, this game is just plain frustrating. Most of the bosses are low quality, but I do think there are a few good ones. Also the areas are just littered with enemies just to gank you. It can be fun, but it's definitely my least favorite game in the series.
  67. elolugo
    Nov 18, 2020
    5
    Good game, it has all that the first game had and more. But i think it went too far with the "don't guide the player, let him explore"

    30% of the time i had to google what an item does or where to go, and then i ask myself: What is the point of the game not telling you if you have to google instead

    Recommended only if you liked dark souls 1 and have too much time to spare
  68. DJKrimson
    Nov 1, 2020
    8
    Easily the worst of the soulsborne games imo, but it's still really good. takes some time to get used to if you've played bb and ds3 before. While those games are more fast paced action, this game is more about being patient and strategic. Bad management of stamina feels way more punishing in this game.

    It has some very cool areas. I'm only happy with a few of the bosses though.
  69. madterps
    Oct 8, 2020
    4
    Dark Souls 2 is a crappy version of DS1 and DS3. I have enjoyed the two other installments immensely, those two games were tough but fair and you can make minor progress, this one not so much. I'll tell you why:

    1. The weapons constantly have a meter, it's worse when you play on PC because of the framerate, the weapon keeps going to break soon unless you carry around repair powder    Dark Souls 2 is a crappy version of DS1 and DS3. I have enjoyed the two other installments immensely, those two games were tough but fair and you can make minor progress, this one not so much. I'll tell you why:

    1. The weapons constantly have a meter, it's worse when you play on PC because of the framerate, the weapon keeps going to break soon unless you carry around repair powder everywhere and repair powder are not infinite either until you get to the end of the game, which is utterly ridiculous and you have to farm souls to make sure you carry around enough. There never seem to be a problem with DS1 and DS3, the game will also constantly tells you that the weapon is at risk, which is not as much of an issue in DS1 and DS3. Imagine looking for a bonfire to reset your weapon meter, or getting stuck in a boss fight with a broken weapon while you're trying to swap or god forbid you made it to the boss without .
    2. Auto aim sucks as it constantly jumps around enemies, especially if you are getting attacked by a group. The damn camera goes berserk at inopportune time but you need that aim assist in order to shoot at enemies with your magic or else you pull out your binocular and sometimes it's a pain to switch back and forth, not sure why my version did not work properly when I played it with a PS4 controller on the PC. It's a chore at times to switch between sniping and regular combat when you press on the left pad and it does not switch at all and you're stuck trying to block with your shield when you have your bow equipped instead.
    3. You have to research adaptability in order to upgrade it or else your Estus flask use is crap unless you don't move, or you try to run away and then heal, but that does not work with faster enemies that have so much stamina and that is something that does not happen in DS1. Your stamina doesn't regen that quickly even with the Chloranthy Ring. Life gem is also limited until you spent like 10000 souls at a merchants shop, you have to research the Internet for that. Hell, you start off with two, count them two Estus flasks and a limited amount of life gem. DS1 was never that unforgiving.
    4. Parry and control mechanics are different than DS1 and DS3, granted I should have played DS2 before DS3, but I kind of played DS3 and DS1 before I played DS2. Shooting arrow is now tied to R2 for some reason instead of R1.
    5. The bosses are kind of forgettable, alot of them are rehashes from DS1. Old Dragonslayer is an exact copy of Ornstein in DS1.
    6. This game loves to gank you out of nowhere, enter a new room or area and six soldiers, etc will gang up on you, there is no indication either. Never had as much problem with DS1, maybe at the top of the Undead Parish, and those were weak enemies at the beginning of the game, DS1 seems to be fine, as you can draw them out carefully if you know that you are not close.
    7. Shield absolutely sucks, be prepared to take damage unless you upgrade your strength to about 30 to use a great shield with 100% physical damage. Really, 30 strength for a shield??? DS1 and DS3 never had problems with this.
    8. Hollowing sucks, unless you use the ring that only allows hollowing to go down to 75% of your max health. Hollowing here appearance wise is so much worse than DS1 and DS3 too, you'll turn into an ugly skeleton rather than having ugly marks all over your face.    … Expand
  70. KoKop0
    Aug 16, 2020
    4
    literally unplayable on PC without patches and I can't even use my controller the game doesn't even start up if I have gamepad plugged in... very poor port to PC and unforgivable cash grab for dark souls fans using PC.... Im stuck playing with keyboard and mouse and 30FPS

    I love dark souls games and I wish I could just play the game as I want to but after many tries it just won't    literally unplayable on PC without patches and I can't even use my controller the game doesn't even start up if I have gamepad plugged in... very poor port to PC and unforgivable cash grab for dark souls fans using PC.... Im stuck playing with keyboard and mouse and 30FPS

    I love dark souls games and I wish I could just play the game as I want to but after many tries it just won't work... Im very disappointed and sad!    … Expand
  71. sabaothkelly
    Jul 30, 2020
    0
    Dark Souls 1? Masterpiece.
    Light Souls 2? What a PIECE of TVRD, ¡seriously!? There are too many enemies and bosses doing s**t that is just just random, absurd or jank. Honestly, it's just barely above "Lords of the Fallen" trash mechanics.
    Dark Souls 3? Amazing.
    Sekiro? Very Good.
  72. ReviewTime
    Jul 28, 2020
    8
    By far the worst Dark Souls but still one of the best games ever.
    I played DS3 / DS1 and DS2 was the last one.
    80% of the Bosses are just **** and this is just the truth. There are 3 types of Bosses in this game. [Multiple enemies] The devs realized how hard it is to create a good hard boss. Miyazaki wasnt there so they made a boss themself. Devs fought the boss and thought "this    By far the worst Dark Souls but still one of the best games ever.
    I played DS3 / DS1 and DS2 was the last one.
    80% of the Bosses are just **** and this is just the truth.
    There are 3 types of Bosses in this game.

    [Multiple enemies]
    The devs realized how hard it is to create a good hard boss.
    Miyazaki wasnt there so they made a boss themself.
    Devs fought the boss and thought "this is too easy lets just put him 3x into the room and lets design the next boss"
    I mean this aint a game which is meant for fighting a high amount of enemies.
    Fighting multiple enemies is just a bit luck and praying you land a good hit.
    As a mage this is maybe less of a problem but most people play with close range weapons.

    [Boss?]
    And here you can see why this "Multiple boss" exist.
    I swear I killed almost every 1 vs 1 boss first time.
    They behave like normal enemies
    They just do their combo, you dodge and hit him 1-2x.

    [Dark Souls Boss]
    And the actually good bosses.
    Tbh the best one was Fume Knight.
    Bonfire was directly next to him for a good reason.
    He was fast, he had a lot of combos, he had a second phase and forced me to upgrade my weapon.
    His gift to me was his Ultragreatsword which I wanted.
    Basically everything was perfect about him but I found out he is DLC.
    And im 100% sure Miyazaki saw some of the RELATIVE bad reviews on Dark Souls II and worked on the DLCs because he agreed.

    But dont get me wrong this is still a insane game which even has some things which are even better than DS1 and DS3.
    For example Backstab animation and Build variety.
    But the Bosses and some gameplay changes are just weird ways to make something harder.    … Expand
  73. DavidJB
    Jul 22, 2020
    4
    PREFACE:

    My initial score for DS2 would be about 4.5. Now because of the cashgrab and poor upgrade from the original, I score SotFS as 4. I played DS1 much after release and it blew my mind. I had bought the original DS2 afterwards and found the control absolutely untenable for PC so I didn't played. I decided to come back to it after DS3 because below the surface it seems that a lot    PREFACE:

    My initial score for DS2 would be about 4.5. Now because of the cashgrab and poor upgrade from the original, I score SotFS as 4.

    I played DS1 much after release and it blew my mind. I had bought the original DS2 afterwards and found the control absolutely untenable for PC so I didn't played. I decided to come back to it after DS3 because below the surface it seems that a lot of people were praising the game. I fixed my control and decided to finish the game: this is my critic. For the record, I'm not playing any PVP (only if I'm invaded), and no mods. I spoke with all NPCs I could meet, did all quests I could find, and explored every area I found (except for some subareas which I deemed worthless and the DLCs) while not using a wiki, except for 1-2 very minor thing (like being stuck in the middle of nowhere in order to check what the Blacksmith is selling back in Majula, etc.). The only "help" I really got is that there is a fire Longsword somewhere and I went to find it, and how to get the Chloranty Ring (which to be honest, was where I already was at anyway). I didn't really do the DLC(s) because at that point I had no fun.

    Also, I realized after writing this that two Youtubers made much better criticism than me regarding this. I therefore suggest looking at MauLer (very long) series on it, and also Matthewmatosis video on the subject.

    SUMMARY:
    Control, animation & movement: D (Horrible in general, my worst criticism)
    Level Design: B- (Some awesome areas (most of the end game, Cardinal Tower for early games), some insanely bad areas (all the others?), some filler areas and futile encounters cannot make this higher)
    Art Design: B+ (Solid music, visual concept, atmosphere, etc. Story a bit too cryptic even for a Souls game and graphics are vastly outdated)
    Gameplay: C- (Good core concept, i.e. Dark Souls, plagued by horrible decisions and unnecessary changes)

    Overall: C- or 4/10 (Not recommended, but with a solid remaster that fixes some metrics, animation, controls, etc. it could rise up to a B or 6/10 and would be recommended). I cannot understand objectively how this has such a high score. However, I can understand why some people like the game, and the game is not complete garbage.

    CONTROL, ANIMATION & MOVEMENT
    - Terrible computer controls, known issues, known delay
    - Weird movement and responsiveness
    - Attacked while in animation such as opening doors/chests, entering mists, performing criticals. For me this remove the control from the player and punish him.
    - Bugged catch-roll and hitbox all around (e.g. being hit while in the back of an enemy)
    - Weird weapon movement and "weight"

    LEVEL DESIGN
    + Amazing environment design and level architecture. The implementation and the encounter design does not render justice to it
    - Terrible exploration design with too many gotchas (ambush), dead-ends, useless items, difficult and boring (generally either copy-pasted or because they are monster spam) encounters, etc. that steal the fun out of exploring
    - Long sequence of bad bonfire placement. Sometimes you have two bonfire (almost) within view distance, at other time you have 25+ monsters, buildings, loops, etc. to cross to get to another one (e.g. Wharf). Generally this create more of the previous point.
    - Petrified statue blocking your way. Easy to get past them, but rarely was a positive gamechanger. It just, again, stopped exploration.

    GAMEPLAY
    + Stats are more useful (although I don't like the change to dodge and a stat related to it), more builds
    + I read that NG+ is adding and changing content. I think this is clerver to give more content for the players who manage it.
    - Boss and monster design is horrible and boring for multiple reasons. It is plagued with "big guy in armor", copy-paste, "difficult encounter" consisting mostly of many monsters at the same time (including bosses) which the control and lock-on (i.e. base Dark Souls mechanic) all doesn't support well
    - Bunch of changes that, to me, are not good (just as useless armor, invasion while hollowed, dodge frame changes, parry changes, etc.) and sometimes frustrating
    - Everything feels slow and sluggish

    ART DESIGN
    + Good music, okay sound (but in combat it's not good, it feels like hitting a sack of potato)
    + Amazing atmosphere and environment (the seacoast theme was good)
    - Even at release, graphics were outdated
    - Didn't understand most of the story even if I tried (without wiki, that is), and it's all around not engaging, especially the stream of 3 last bosses that are all "literally whos". The world building in general is weird and the level design makes no sense.    … Expand
  74. amazingmold46
    Jul 2, 2020
    8
    Although Dark souls II is definitely the weakest in the series overall, it does outshine the others in a couple of ways. It has the most stable and well rounded pvp in the series and also introduced omnidirectional rolling into the series. It also has my personal fourth favorite boss in the series, fume knight. Sadly, the game overall suffers from poor boss quality compared to others inAlthough Dark souls II is definitely the weakest in the series overall, it does outshine the others in a couple of ways. It has the most stable and well rounded pvp in the series and also introduced omnidirectional rolling into the series. It also has my personal fourth favorite boss in the series, fume knight. Sadly, the game overall suffers from poor boss quality compared to others in the series and an over reliance on a large amount of enemies while traversing the environment. Still a great game, just not on par with the rest of the series.… Expand
  75. SwitchReview
    Jul 2, 2020
    8
    The worst game of the series? Perhaps. Not a bad game however, in fact it's a great one. I was impressed with the amount of content, my first playthrough clocking in around 37 hours and that's without the DLC. My initial impression was that the game is HARD, even moreso compared to DS 1 and 3. You health lowers each time you die, you're often forced to fight multiple hard enemies at aThe worst game of the series? Perhaps. Not a bad game however, in fact it's a great one. I was impressed with the amount of content, my first playthrough clocking in around 37 hours and that's without the DLC. My initial impression was that the game is HARD, even moreso compared to DS 1 and 3. You health lowers each time you die, you're often forced to fight multiple hard enemies at a time, and you start out with 1 Estus. Even after getting some decent equipment and levels, I still found myself being challenged by some of the areas such as Iron Keep and Shrine of Amana.

    PROS
    NPC summons - you can often find 1 or 2 summons to help you with bosses and hard areas
    Content - A lot of memorable areas, beautiful scenery and music. The lockstones and branches are a nice touch.
    Difficulty - The difficulty felt more consistent throughout compared to the other Souls games. I wasn't just breezing through after upgrading my equipment.

    CONS
    Combat - somehow felt even slower than DS 1 combat. Locking on is atrocious, it glides and is extremely slow. I haven't struggled so much to kill crystal lizards until this game. If you weren't a magic user during your previous Souls playthroughs, better start now.
    Bosses - a lot of bosses that were honestly kinda forgettable. There were a lot of NPC summons for bosses that didn't need them because they were just that easy.

    Overall, DS 2 was not my favorite game of the series but still a great game. I would highly recommend playing DS 1 or 3 first, because this game has a much different story and has the hardest early game in my opinion.    … Expand
  76. Fatryon
    Jun 28, 2020
    8
    Como muchos dijeran, un buen juego, pero un mal Dark Souls, sin tener al Mayazaki como director podiamos hacernos una idea que todo no seria perfecto, y en efecto, la mayor dificultad en lugar de ser los enemigos en si, son la cantidad de ellos, Dark Souls al no ser un Hack and Slash en toda la regla rompe un poco con su esencia implementado la dificultad de esa manera, otra cosa molestaComo muchos dijeran, un buen juego, pero un mal Dark Souls, sin tener al Mayazaki como director podiamos hacernos una idea que todo no seria perfecto, y en efecto, la mayor dificultad en lugar de ser los enemigos en si, son la cantidad de ellos, Dark Souls al no ser un Hack and Slash en toda la regla rompe un poco con su esencia implementado la dificultad de esa manera, otra cosa molesta es que el arma se rompa después de 3 golpes, realista? si, divertido? no, contra los jefes era increíblemente frustrante, pero en general fue un solido juego… Expand
  77. Estonix
    Jun 24, 2020
    8
    Атмосферно, реиграбельно, эспада ропера имба
  78. FromTheBonfire
    May 31, 2020
    7
    The weakest of the series, but still a game above average no doubt. Miyazaki, we missed you in this one.
  79. bancandrei
    May 12, 2020
    8
    For me this game is the best in the souls series, although a lot of people seem to be of the opposite opinion.
    The world is not very interconnected, but the fact that it opens up very quickly in a lot of directions (you don't even need to defeat a tutorial boss) and is sprawling make it the best of the series from an exploration point of view. It also has some of the best settings    For me this game is the best in the souls series, although a lot of people seem to be of the opposite opinion.
    The world is not very interconnected, but the fact that it opens up very quickly in a lot of directions (you don't even need to defeat a tutorial boss) and is sprawling make it the best of the series from an exploration point of view. It also has some of the best settings (skyboxes) and bosses (in general the community complains that they are mostly knights, but then will rate knights as the best bosses in the series anyway).
    Playing with a controller is recommended, if not necessary. Combat feels better that Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, but worse than Bloodborne or Dark Souls 3.
    None of these games have much of a story (they are however great at worldbuilding), but at least this one has an engaging intro and first impressions seem to have mattered for me.
    Changing enemy and item placements feels unnecessary and cheap (it is marketed as a new version of the game) though.    … Expand
  80. JonsGone
    May 4, 2020
    10
    My favorite game out of the dark souls trilogy.
    Not to say this is the best game of the three, it's just my favorite.
    If i had to pick one to replay, i'd probably pick DS3 but DS2 is still my favorite. Bosses are ok, if anything, there's more variance than just guy in armor #24 like in DS3. Probably the game i've struggled the most on, yet it still kept my interest to the end. Several    My favorite game out of the dark souls trilogy.
    Not to say this is the best game of the three, it's just my favorite.
    If i had to pick one to replay, i'd probably pick DS3 but DS2 is still my favorite.
    Bosses are ok, if anything, there's more variance than just guy in armor #24 like in DS3.
    Probably the game i've struggled the most on, yet it still kept my interest to the end.
    Several QoL improvements from DS1, like Bonfire warping, respeccing or non-restrictive dodgeroll while locked on.
    Worst part of the game is most likely hollowing, mechanic that was kept in DS3 through embering.
    Is very obtuse when it comes to progression but this an issue the franchise's had for a while and built its identity on.
    PvP is still a nightmare and should never have existed as invasions.
    DS1 > DS2 > DS3    … Expand
  81. Derildu
    Apr 26, 2020
    2
    I am going to be blunt, this game is pure garbage. DS2 is like the result of a torn condom.... a mistake.

    I played the first 3 hours of DS2 Scholar of the First Sin and I still don't know what the hell is going on. It sat me through two 10 minute cut-scenes at the start of the game, and after wasting those 20 mins, I still had no idea what the purpose of the game was. I've beaten    I am going to be blunt, this game is pure garbage. DS2 is like the result of a torn condom.... a mistake.

    I played the first 3 hours of DS2 Scholar of the First Sin and I still don't know what the hell is going on. It sat me through two 10 minute cut-scenes at the start of the game, and after wasting those 20 mins, I still had no idea what the purpose of the game was.

    I've beaten Bloodborne, DS3 and Sekiro, and I can say that, at least, after DS2, From Soft realised the massive screw up they did.

    Now lets list all the game play problems:
    1. The dodge mechanic is pure garbage. So let me help people who have never played a souls game understand this properly. THE MAIN MECHANIC OF THE GAME DOESN'T EVEN WORK PROPERLY!
    2. When you parry certain bosses/enemies (eg. Dragon Rider Boss), you won't even be able to repose them.
    3. I can chug down a 2 litre bottle of water faster than my character can drink his estus.
    4. The game only gives you one estus at the start, and instead provides a few life gems, which are not replenishment when resting at a bonfire. This is a very sad excuse for healing. This is pathetic.
    5. The hit boxes are more broken than your sanity after playing this game. While playing the game, you will take more damage from the air around the enemies weapon, rather than their actual weapons.
    6. THE LEVELS ARE EXTREMELY LINEAR FOR A GAME THAT IS MEAN TO BE SEMI-OPEN WORLD!
    7. YOUR MAX HEALTH LEVEL GOES DOWN EVERY TIME YOU DIE! This is not a way of making a game hard or more challenging. Its like saying, to make Soul of Cinder in DS3 harder you have half you MAX HP whilst fighting him.
    8. Compared to other games made in the same time span the graphics are ass. So you can't even say that even though the game is pure **** at least the graphics are nice.
    9. The platforming is pure ass.

    Story/Lore Problems:
    1. The main area of the game: Majula has no lore to it. When compared to other souls games, such as the Hunter's Dream in Bloodbrone, or Firelink Shrine in DS3, this is very disappointing and pathetic.
    2. Half the characters in he game are just there to be there. They would have very little contribution to the lore. (eg. The fat blacksmith that somehow got himself locked out of his own shop!)
    3. The bosses are all half-assed. Certain bosses (such as the Pursuer) have the same exact model and move set as a regular enemy, however they just have a boss bar.
    4. All areas and bosses in the game are very easily forgettable. There are very little memorable fights. I had to ask a friend and search up on the wiki for the names of the areas and bosses to even be able to write this review.

    I can continue writing about how bad and broken this game is forever. However, I'll sum up here, as I think I've mentioned the main problems with it (even though there are so many more minor ones). I have just one suggestion for you: DON'T BUY THIS GAME! Get DS3 or DS1 instead!

    Rating: 1.75/10 - the only reason why it gets any points is because the water texture was somewhat decent! It was the only part of the game I enjoyed!    … Expand
  82. xRabia
    Apr 18, 2020
    8
    Metacritic forces me to write a seventy-five character review so that I can have my notes listed without searching game by game.
  83. Gaisericus
    Feb 14, 2020
    9
    this game gets a bad rap for being a little weird. It is the stand out from the souls series, because it wasn't directed by miazaki. sometimes it does things just for the sake of being difficult, and sometimes the level design makes no sense. BUT it had some features that were the best implemented in the series. It had the most balanced pvp, and is still a great game. any game in thisthis game gets a bad rap for being a little weird. It is the stand out from the souls series, because it wasn't directed by miazaki. sometimes it does things just for the sake of being difficult, and sometimes the level design makes no sense. BUT it had some features that were the best implemented in the series. It had the most balanced pvp, and is still a great game. any game in this series is doomed to success… Expand
  84. Mortmawt
    Feb 5, 2020
    8
    Dark Souls 2 is a really strange title in FromSoftware's Dark Souls series.

    Dark Souls 2 is actually not a bad game. The issue with Dark Souls 2 is that it does not feel like a Dark Souls game. I mean every time I play Dark Souls 2 I just feel like I am playing a different souls game and not really Dark Souls. This is the main reason why you will see people saying this is the worst Dark    Dark Souls 2 is a really strange title in FromSoftware's Dark Souls series.

    Dark Souls 2 is actually not a bad game. The issue with Dark Souls 2 is that it does not feel like a Dark Souls game. I mean every time I play Dark Souls 2 I just feel like I am playing a different souls game and not really Dark Souls. This is the main reason why you will see people saying this is the worst Dark Souls game and others saying this is the best Dark Souls game. It just does not feel like you are playing the same game.
    I am one of those who consider it to be the worst Dark Souls game but if I compare it to other games I still find it fun to play. Actually, I can even say it's one of my favorite games.

    If you liked Dark Souls 1, 3 or Bloodborne there is still a decent chance you will like Dark Souls 2 thus I say give it a try as you might very well like it once you get used to all the different aspects of the game.    … Expand
  85. Chalkbrood
    Dec 3, 2019
    4
    Dark Souls 1 is my favourite game. Demon Souls and DS3 are pretty fun too. Bloodborne is great. So why is DS2 so miserable in comparison?
    Because it only does one thing right and it drops several things that made Dark Souls 1 so playable
    The one thing it does better is the inclusion of making it so that any point you put in any stat increases your health, saving you from feeling bad by    Dark Souls 1 is my favourite game. Demon Souls and DS3 are pretty fun too. Bloodborne is great. So why is DS2 so miserable in comparison?
    Because it only does one thing right and it drops several things that made Dark Souls 1 so playable
    The one thing it does better is the inclusion of making it so that any point you put in any stat increases your health, saving you from feeling bad by dropping levels in the most boring stat to ever exist
    the things it does bad is everything else, this was handled by a different director than every previously mentioned game, so I think he just made this game thinking that what made Dark Souls 1 a success was that you died a lot
    while I can see how you could get that impression if you didn't care, I'm baffled as to the approach taken by a professional who was hired to deal with this game
    enemies are spammier and more plentiful, platforms are thinner, you have to return to the hub to level up which requires two loading screens each time you want to do that and boy are they not fast
    the pacing is off too, very near to the start of the game you're introduced to an area with only one enemy type, you gain an absurd amount of levels in the mid game and you can basically play three builds at once, the bosses are so easy I couldn't even tell I was at the final boss, etc etc etc

    it still sort of plays like dark souls so in that sense I can't say it's truly awful but seriously just never play this, every alternative you've heard of is better    … Expand
  86. tobivv
    Nov 26, 2019
    8
    Weakest entry in the dark souls series, but still largely enjoyable, especially in co-op
  87. Genek13
    Nov 15, 2019
    8
    Second in the trilogy and also very good.
    Sooo much to do in this game. Challenge is satisfying :) Great visuals and some new mechanics.
  88. RomanGor
    Nov 7, 2019
    8
    Крутая часть серии, которая раскрывается далеко не сразу. После первой части показалась шлаком, но наиграв более 100 часов начинаешь смотреть на нее совсем иначе
  89. HSuke
    Oct 16, 2019
    10
    I played this in 2019 after playing DS1 and DS3. I enjoyed it more than the other 2. It's much more polished than DS1 and more welcoming than DS3. I think it has the best hub and the most beautiful world among all 3 games. The only issues are that boss fights are a bit too generic, and it's a bit easier than the other 2 titles (or I finally got gud).

    This is a DS game for players who    I played this in 2019 after playing DS1 and DS3. I enjoyed it more than the other 2. It's much more polished than DS1 and more welcoming than DS3. I think it has the best hub and the most beautiful world among all 3 games. The only issues are that boss fights are a bit too generic, and it's a bit easier than the other 2 titles (or I finally got gud).

    This is a DS game for players who want to explore the world more than fight bosses.    … Expand
  90. AngryBaneling
    Aug 26, 2019
    4
    "You will stand at its decrepit gate without ever really knowing why." - An old lady from the opening cinematic of Dark Souls 2.

    Basically, she's telling you how your time will be spent in DS2. You will do things without knowing why. You will kill bosses without knowing why. You will read pointless, unrelated information on boss souls without any world-building. You will seek, seek    "You will stand at its decrepit gate without ever really knowing why." - An old lady from the opening cinematic of Dark Souls 2.

    Basically, she's telling you how your time will be spent in DS2. You will do things without knowing why. You will kill bosses without knowing why. You will read pointless, unrelated information on boss souls without any world-building. You will seek, seek souls for an endgame boss fight without knowing why. You will do most of the things you do in other Dark Souls game, but only you won't ever really know why you're doing it in this game. It's devoid of lore completely. Nothing is connected and everything feels like an afterthought.

    The gameplay is fantastic but what good is that when the world itself is so depressingly empty? Watch a couple of Vaatividya videos about DS2 lore and move on. This game is an endless Arcade Mode, nothing else. If you enjoy that sort of thing then this is for you.    … Expand
  91. WilliamWesker
    Aug 2, 2019
    0
    DS 2 is not even a true "DARK" game, in order to have the title of DARK SOULS in it, the 2013 DEMO of the same is, but the final version is definitely not. It has texture with a very poor quality in all its versions, including the one of PC, especially considering that it is a game of 2014, & in 2015 there were already games like The Witcher 3, which makes DS 2 to look like a game of aDS 2 is not even a true "DARK" game, in order to have the title of DARK SOULS in it, the 2013 DEMO of the same is, but the final version is definitely not. It has texture with a very poor quality in all its versions, including the one of PC, especially considering that it is a game of 2014, & in 2015 there were already games like The Witcher 3, which makes DS 2 to look like a game of a half a decade before the 2014, because of the difference with regard to the quality of textures between the two, something that it is really pathetic & embarrassing for the DS 2 piece of work. It allows the player to warp between Bonfires from the beginning, which literally murder in cold blood a great deal of immersion & exploration in it. The enemies are very badly misplaced in the levels. The animation of the sequences in the attacks are just terrible with respect to the lack of inmercion that it causes, to a player. Its system focuses on punishing the player when the same dies, at resurrect it with less life, instead of encouraging it to self-overcome, which is one of the main philosophies of the DARK SOULS series, Hidetaka Miyazaki himself confirmed that philosophy for the series. The writing level of the game is very poor. The NPCs are extremely depressing, & constantly encourage the player to surrender during the dialogues, instead of encouraging the player not to become Hollow, as they generally should with indifference responses like on DS 3 & ESPECIALLY in DS 1!… Expand
  92. Dudraug
    Apr 2, 2019
    7
    It is not so epic as dark souls 3, it is not so prefect as dark souls 1, it is not so beautiful as bloodborne but it's still good game.
  93. RainbowDenix
    Jan 24, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. DS2 стала для меня первой игрой в этой жопораздирабщей серии,сразу же скажу,что процентов 95 игры я прошёл в коопе вместе с другом(может поэтому я не ощутил того самого Дарк солса) и вот что я заметил последние года эдак 3,игру принято бешено хвалить и рассказывать какая она распрекрасная и самое удивительное в этом,что когда игра вышла в 2014 году большинство фанатов предыдущей части нещадно её опускали и тут встаёт вопрос почему так,неужто переиздание и DLC к игре вышли такими великолепными,что игра вдруг превратилась чуть ли не в шедевр?
    Вот сейчас я расскажу как я вижу её на данный момент.

    Начнём с минусов:

    -Атаки врагов самонаводятся.
    -Хитбоксы атак невероятно кривые.
    -Большинтсво врагов и боссов в игре это гигантские рыцари.
    -Разработчики не очень понимают, что сложно, а что банально неудобно. Взрывающиеся камикадзе, двумя «бабахами» ломающие всю вашу экипировку и заставляющие плестись назад к кузнецу, только действуют на нервы. Костры, спрятанные в тайниках за совершенно обычными с виду стенами, вынуждают или обращаться к подсказкам, или самостоятельно тыкаться носом в каждый кирпичик, как в каком-нибудь Wolfenstein 3D.
    -Не ждите целостного мира. DS2 злоупотребляет лифтами.Причем лифтами волшебными.Я конечно понимаю что мы путешествуем по большой стране,но переходы выполнены слишком грубо.
    -Некоторые локации ужасны.
    -Графика плохая.
    -Из NPC получились плохие соратники.
    -При написании саундтрека муза видимо прошла мимо Мотоя Сакураба. Хотя отличные треки всё же есть,но увы их не так уж много.
    -Не весь лор интересно изучать.
    -Почти все из трёх DLC недотягивают даже до того чтобы назвать их хорошими,чуть побробней:
    -Crown of the Sunken King:скучное монотонное длс,с абсолютно неинтересной локацией
    -Crown of the Old Iron King уже что-то получше,как минимум с точки зрения дизайна локации,2 босса Сыр Алонн и Дымный рыцарь довольно интересные и запоминающиеся.Итог длс неплохое
    -Crown of the Ivory King самое лучшее длс с точки зрения красоты,хотя местами кривое и бесящее.Боссы ну Аава довольно интересный,но когда их 2 это нихрена не весело,Сгоревший Король Слоновой Кости сложный и интересный и вправду удовлетворяет.Итог длс хорошее(чисто за визуал и лор)

    Ну а теперь плюсы:

    -Красивые локации и панорамы.
    -Локаций много и большинство из них удивительны и разнообразны.
    -Несмотря на скудный дизайн боссов с ними интересно сражаться(но не всегда)
    -Иногда длс радуют
    -Пвп интересное если не считать бэкстебов через 5 секунд после уклонения
    -Игра бросает вызов игроку и это самое лучшее что в ней есть.

    Итоги:игра нивкоем случае не ужасна,но и хорошей её назвать.    … Expand
  94. VENUS420
    Dec 15, 2018
    10
    My personal favorite Dark Souls title. People in the PC community were frustrated that this game split up the playerbase, at first it irritated me too, but years down the line, it doesn't matter anymore as the playerbase has dwindled anyway. This version is superior to vanilla Dark Souls 2 in almost every way, and Dark Souls 2 is a fantastic fantasy RPG.
  95. MillersWeeb
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Игра полная параша, филлер между первой частью и бладборном. В игре плохо практически все и играть в неё невозможно.
  96. Pushpak
    Oct 26, 2018
    9
    TLDR: As an individual game, Dark Souls 2 is a beautiful, challenging and a worthy inclusion to the inventory of any RPG fan out there. As a sequel to Dark Souls, it stumbles a bit in some areas but eventually able to live up to the reputation as a Souls game. I would say 9/10, half point for a minute amount of poor boss designs and other half point for the hitboxes. Other than these veryTLDR: As an individual game, Dark Souls 2 is a beautiful, challenging and a worthy inclusion to the inventory of any RPG fan out there. As a sequel to Dark Souls, it stumbles a bit in some areas but eventually able to live up to the reputation as a Souls game. I would say 9/10, half point for a minute amount of poor boss designs and other half point for the hitboxes. Other than these very few setbacks, Dark Souls 2 is an awesome, must have game.

    Introduction: First of all this is not a comparison between Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2. My thoughts are presented by looking at this game as more of an individual game rather than just sequel to Dark Souls. Dark Souls 2 takes things a bit slower than its predecessor. So if you have played Dark Souls 1, you may feel the combat a bit sluggish. But it comes though as a monumental journey in its own.

    Areas: One of the most notable things that Dark Souls 2 has achieved is the aesthetics. Many areas of this installment are absolutely gorgeous. After spending countless hours on grinding the great souls, when you first reach the gates of enormous Drangleic Castle in the stormy rain, it’s really a sight for sore eyes. The breathtaking view of dragons flying around in Dragon Aerie, elegant lightning of Shrine of Amana and gem of a design that is Frozen Eleum Loyce are some of the best artistically designed areas. The ability of Dark Souls 2 to gradually pull up the difficulty level of the areas as the game progresses is commendable.

    Combat: As mentioned earlier, combat is slower than the first game of the series. In spite of that, Dark Souls 2 has improved a lot in this area. There are loads of new varieties in weapons. Twinblades and lances are, in particular, fun to use. You can even finish the game with just your fists. But the most appreciable feat has been the inclusion of power-stance system. The combat always feels engaging even after few playthroughs as there are lots of things to try out. And unlike DS1, you have much more freedom to max out and try multiple weapons. Not only are the weapons but also spells are in abundance this time around. All four schools of magic keeps your interest at peak throughout your journey.

    Gameplay: Dark Souls 2 tries to tone down the techniques that made first game hard while implementing new ways to impose difficulty. The bonfires are much frequent in this game compared to DS1. To compensate this your estus charges have been made limited. But again, the inclusion of lifegems further pulls down the hard nature. There are quite a few interesting stuff that this sequel has introduced. If you want to fight the same boss again without going to next game cycle, you have bonfire ascetics; want to try out new build without creating new character, there’s a soul vessel for you; feel the game is getting easy, you have a covenant to boost up the difficulty level of the areas.

    Bosses and Enemies: Enemies in this game keep the punishing trend going from Dark Souls. Slow/Delayed attacks match perfectly with the pace of the game. Blue Smelter Demon takes delayed attacks to the next level. Most of the enemies hits very hard leaving a very small room for error. The only issue with the combat I found was that Dark Souls 2 struggles to find variety in difficulty. When it comes to non-boss fights, facing horde of enemies at once seems to be the recurring and only way to pose difficulty throughout the game. DLCs, although, tries to offset against this. Putting aside a few shaky aspects of the game, there are numerous good bosses too. Fume Knight the punisher, innovative design of Executioner’s Chariot, intense fight with the Darklurker and the fastest boss of Dark Souls 2 – Sir Alonne are some of the coolest albeit challenging boss fights in the game.

    Memorable Moments: There are a few unforgettable moments from dark souls 2 that got stuck in my mind – Final and a very emotional encounter with Lucatiel, reaching Drangleic castle for the first time, surprise encounter with Freja in NG+, grand battle with the Ivory king and his knights, are a few among those.

    Conclusion: Dark souls 2 tries to carry forward the souls beacon, exposing a few weaknesses in doing so but eventually stands out as a remarkably engaging game. Dark Souls 2 has brilliant design, beautiful soundtracks and some good fights. It’s a very good game just not as good as the first one.    … Expand
  97. Jreload123
    Sep 30, 2018
    8
    Not the best Dark Souls out there but compared to DS1 and DS3 this is a breath of fresh air. New game mechanics like bonfire astetics, little changes in NG+ cycles which adds a lot of replay value, Rewards exploration discovering NPCs more Estus Flasks and other stuff, New stats like Vigor and Adaptability (agility), Dual wielding weapons was perfected by powerstance, Nonlinear areas, aNot the best Dark Souls out there but compared to DS1 and DS3 this is a breath of fresh air. New game mechanics like bonfire astetics, little changes in NG+ cycles which adds a lot of replay value, Rewards exploration discovering NPCs more Estus Flasks and other stuff, New stats like Vigor and Adaptability (agility), Dual wielding weapons was perfected by powerstance, Nonlinear areas, a lot of builds possibilities with Soul Vessels to rearrange your stats, Great areas like Dragon Shrine, Iron keep, and Forest of Fallen Giants, Best fashion souls, And for last the great optional areas and the best of the game is the 3 DLCs Great bosses, Interesting areas with alot of secrets and Great level design (except the for the optional area of Eleum Loyce my ghad...) In my opinion the base game is decent but the dlcs are the pinnacle. Ah and I almost forgot the great challenge of The illusory Rings only for the hardcore fans.
    The bad: Worst level design and connectivity in the souls saga, rolling vulnerability is different, bad bosses; some of them the worst of the trilogy, Decent soundtrack not so memorable as the other games. Horrible areas like The Gutter, Black Gulch and man #$%& that Eleum Loyce optional area.
    Well lets move on; after completing the game three and a half times, Earn all Achivements, kill all bosses and earn one illusory ring. I got to say that DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin was a great and fun experience. If you are having troubles advancing in the game just raise your adaptability to 25 this will make you more agile to avoid damage while rolling.

    Graphics: 8/10 (Very Good)
    Story and DLCs: 7/10 (As a whole good lore)
    World design: 7/10 (average in the base game, better in the dlcs)
    OST or Soundtrack: 7/10 (Good but not memorable.)
    Entertainment: 9/10 (IMO)
    Final Score: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ | Very Good    … Expand
  98. Sunykamey
    Jun 13, 2018
    5
    This is a game about learning your environment and the enemies (patterns) within. Having a horrible hit detection is unacceptable, period. Also due to the change to the enemies spawn the maps feel much more crowded and in a bad way.
  99. ChosenUndead99
    Apr 29, 2018
    8
    The developers have focused completely on difficulty, with a lot of group battles against strong enemies. However it is still a great game with lots of content. Controller required.
  100. TharosTheDragon
    Apr 24, 2018
    8
    I enjoyed it for a while but eventually it was just a grind. Progress became too slow so I quit.

    Maybe my experience was skewed because I made it too hard by choosing "deprived."
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  1. RPG Fan
    Feb 20, 2017
    72
    Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin offers only minor tweaks to serious gameplay issues of the original game. Nonetheless, it still remains a wholly enjoyable online experience, just don't expect much from the singleplayer experience.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jun 29, 2015
    95
    It’s a freaking masterpiece! Do yourself a favor and experience it if you haven’t done it yet. [06/2015, p.68]
  3. Games.cz
    May 4, 2015
    80
    A pleasant combination of revised version of Dark Souls II with excellent DLCs offers a brutal difficulty and a fantastic atmosphere - even more intense than ever. Although the Scholar of the First Sin is not a purchase for everyone, if you try you will not be disappointed.
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