Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin

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7.5

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  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. bigjoint
    Feb 18, 2022
    0
    feels like it came out like 10 years before dark souls 1 its uninspired and clunky as ****
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. Estonix
    Jun 24, 2020
    8
    Атмосферно, реиграбельно, эспада ропера имба
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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
  12. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    7
    Наверное самая бодрая часть серии соулс, которая получает заслуженные 7 балов, за геймплей и графику соответствуенно.
  13. 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
  14. nietzfk
    May 20, 2023
    9
    I love now. It's full of content. Gameplay can be troublesome sometimes, but it's all good.
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. panconpaltaa
    Aug 7, 2021
    10
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  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. Emirkartal
    Jan 6, 2022
    8
    bosses were not difficult but i hate this map design. I'm tired of fall down and die...
  29. 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.
  30. proprosmert01
    Jan 7, 2022
    6
    A spoiled and lightweight version of a great game, but nevertheless quite interesting
  31. C4NAB1Sx
    Jan 27, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff… Expand
  32. namelessrequiem
    Feb 8, 2022
    8
    8/10, after playing ds1, the experience of this game feels like just capitalization of the 1st one
  33. 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
  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. 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
  36. Yukhta
    Jun 8, 2022
    8
    The game is good addition to original DS2. If you enjoyed DS2 original you should play this.
    Fresh experience.
  37. 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
  38. Top1saraya_
    Dec 29, 2022
    6
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  39. 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
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. 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
  43. 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.
  44. 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
  45. 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 ...
  46. 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
  47. farrrullll
    Jan 27, 2023
    8
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  48. 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
  49. 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.
  50. 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.
  51. 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
  52. 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
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#76 Best PC Game of 2015
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#29 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#87 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  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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