Dark Souls II

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  1. Yiordanu
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    A great video game, but a mediocre Dark Souls. Coming from the previous titles by FromSoftware, this game is the one that strays the furthest from the characteristic Dark Souls formula. It has rather poor level design with some areas that feel completely senseless, bosses that aren't as demanding, but in terms of gameplay, it remains a quite enjoyable game with a variety of builds and waysA great video game, but a mediocre Dark Souls. Coming from the previous titles by FromSoftware, this game is the one that strays the furthest from the characteristic Dark Souls formula. It has rather poor level design with some areas that feel completely senseless, bosses that aren't as demanding, but in terms of gameplay, it remains a quite enjoyable game with a variety of builds and ways to play.

    In summary, a very good game, but as a Dark Souls title, it falls short, especially when compared to the company's other titles.    … Expand
  2. BraidzMC
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    The worst souls game.

    Flat linear level and world design that doesn't make any sense. Poison swamps with elevators that go up to castles with lava moats.

    Arcade souls.
  3. Lazzakz
    Aug 21, 2023
    5
    After a surprising ammount of time rushing through this mess of a game, mixed feelings come back to me. Several attempts to finish the game ended up on myself dropping it onto the self again, until I finally built out the nerves to finish it. So much wasted potential, there are so many good ideas that get lost in the midst of a mediocrely polished and skeletal game.

    LIGHT 5
  4. aesirus96
    Aug 15, 2023
    6
    O jogo é bom? Sim.

    É lindo, maravilhoso e gostoso? Nem tanto. Vale o preço? Só numa boa promoção. Mesmo não sendo dirigido pelo Miyazaki, é um bom jogo mas que se torna enjoativo em alguns aspectos como a linearidade de algumas áreas. É a ovelha negra da trilogia souls, mas está longe de ser ruim. Dito isso, é uma vergonha esse preço praticado pela Bandai / Fromsoftware. Mano, o    O jogo é bom? Sim.

    É lindo, maravilhoso e gostoso? Nem tanto.

    Vale o preço? Só numa boa promoção.

    Mesmo não sendo dirigido pelo Miyazaki, é um bom jogo mas que se torna enjoativo em alguns aspectos como a linearidade de algumas áreas. É a ovelha negra da trilogia souls, mas está longe de ser ruim. Dito isso, é uma vergonha esse preço praticado pela Bandai / Fromsoftware. Mano, o jogo é de 2014 e ta quase o mesmo preço que um jogo AAA em 2023!!!!!!

    Pior ainda é lembrar que teve aumento recente de preço por aparentemente motivo nenhum (???). Por favor, por mais que eu goste do jogo, eu prefiro pegar a mesma grana, adicionar uns 80 conto e comprar o Elden Ring que tem um multiplayer decente ativo, tem bem mais conteúdo, vai receber DLC logo mais.

    Capitalização extremamente agressiva em cima da fanbase. Vai se ferrar, Bandai / Fromsoftware!    … Expand
  5. BioShip0706
    Aug 11, 2023
    7
    7. The lowest from software game i've played. Had good points but it's a big mess
  6. sicksak
    Jul 19, 2023
    7
    The game is enjoyable. It has its own pros and cons. The only souls game I won't dare play again.
  7. parsymovies
    Jul 2, 2023
    7
    the worst in the souls trilogy unfortunately Miyazaki wasnt the director and the most important part of game in my opinion gameplay was very slow and bad but it has beautiful bosses as always and good story
  8. elansadrake
    May 27, 2023
    5
    Para mim é o pior da franquia Souls, esse jogo parece ser distante dos outros jogos, é como se ele seguisse a formula souls, mas não fosse um, não sei explicar, 5 é minha nota pois não cheguei a terminar, dropei o jogo bem dizer na metade dele, e ainda tentei retornar para ele umas 3 vezes, mas pelo visto esse será o único da trilogia que vou jogar no baú e esquecer, para mim o jogo pecaPara mim é o pior da franquia Souls, esse jogo parece ser distante dos outros jogos, é como se ele seguisse a formula souls, mas não fosse um, não sei explicar, 5 é minha nota pois não cheguei a terminar, dropei o jogo bem dizer na metade dele, e ainda tentei retornar para ele umas 3 vezes, mas pelo visto esse será o único da trilogia que vou jogar no baú e esquecer, para mim o jogo peca muito na Historia que não é tão convincente para mim como os jogos anteriores e o combate achei bem fraco, até o primeiro achei bem melhor, no mais é isso, não julgo quem gosta, mas esse está muito abaixo dos outros.… Expand
  9. Hyperfailure
    Nov 27, 2022
    7
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  10. Tokson83sky
    Jun 27, 2022
    5
    Compared to other Souls games this one is just so plain and dull. Ah and of course hitboxes go brrrr
  11. k1ra120
    Jun 26, 2022
    7
    Dark sols 2 is a controversial project. Inconvenient combat system + strange visual style. The main plot is the worst in the series and very stretched. Boring enemies and bosses in the main game. Positive: DLC bosses, characters and their stories.
  12. Jackie_Jackson
    May 26, 2022
    7
    Эти ваши дарк соулсы Я хочу сказать были бы вы людьми это вечные дети не троньте их
  13. DarisW
    May 11, 2022
    7
    The only souls game I'm not eager to replay. I have some favourite moments in it, don't get me wrong, but there is a lot poor designed bosses and locations, and mobs are all over place sometimes. Also adaptability is complete bs. But I was invested in lore. It'll be great to read DS2 comic or something like that one day. +1 point for the cute cat in Majula
  14. Solidsnake00901
    Nov 23, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's okay but it pales in comparison in almost every aspect compared to the original… Expand
  15. Geralt123
    Nov 13, 2021
    6
    Oh man. I played DS1 and DS3 and finished DS2 today after 190 hours including DLC. What a gank-fest. What a cheap, uncreative, artificial difficult, poor game. It is really sad and I am asking myself how Fromsoft could deliver such a mess.

    DS 2 is not nearly as good as DS1 and DS3. The Dark Souls atmosphere is not really there. Many terrible bosses (all the same movesets). Or the    Oh man. I played DS1 and DS3 and finished DS2 today after 190 hours including DLC. What a gank-fest. What a cheap, uncreative, artificial difficult, poor game. It is really sad and I am asking myself how Fromsoft could deliver such a mess.

    DS 2 is not nearly as good as DS1 and DS3. The Dark Souls atmosphere is not really there.

    Many terrible bosses (all the same movesets). Or the boss suddenly duplicates and two bosses are spamming you, not even coordinated, just random. Very cheap.

    Often disgusting graphics with repeated textures, poor flat lighting.

    They throw gank mobs at you every 100 meters.

    Poor tube-like level design.

    Stupid dialogues. Like children, they wanted to copy DS1 but didn't succeed.

    Combat system is actually good, but ruined by insane enemy tracking and unfair movies. The enemy can do everything and you can do nothing. Wow.

    There are some good levels and some good bosses though. But please don't expect DS1 here.

    Sometimes had some fun, but often I was annoyed and just wanted it to be over. It is an "ok" game after all.

    The DLCs are freaking hard, but better than the base game. For some bosses I needed 80 tries.

    Summary: buy it for max. 10 Euros, you can have "some" fun    … Expand
  16. Bushido95
    Sep 27, 2021
    5
    Если коротко, то для этой части идеально подходит выражение "ни рыба ни мясо"
  17. F3T1W
    Aug 27, 2021
    5
    The worst Souls Like from Soft'ov, the atmosphere of DS is very imaginary, but the action is of high quality
  18. SmartAlec775
    Aug 27, 2021
    6
    I didn't enjoy Darks Souls 2 nearly as much as 1 and 3. Feels very lackluster compared to the other souls games.
  19. Jenkip
    May 6, 2021
    6
    Худшая часть серии, о да, про то насколько плохи тут хитбоксы я могу говорить бесконечно. ДАЖЕ в ПЕРВОЙ часть хитбоксы были лучше... Вообще, минусов ещё гора, а плюсов немного. Не особо хочется что-либо писать про неё, прежде всего пришёл поставить оценку - 6/10. Просто средняя игра.

    (после ремастеред-версии первой части, здешнее управление на клава-мыши очень печалит)    Худшая часть серии, о да, про то насколько плохи тут хитбоксы я могу говорить бесконечно. ДАЖЕ в ПЕРВОЙ часть хитбоксы были лучше... Вообще, минусов ещё гора, а плюсов немного. Не особо хочется что-либо писать про неё, прежде всего пришёл поставить оценку - 6/10. Просто средняя игра.

    (после ремастеред-версии первой части, здешнее управление на клава-мыши очень печалит)
  20. JoelArpal
    Jan 15, 2021
    5
    Dark Souls II es injusto. Simple y llanamente. No tiene ningun encanto mas alla de ser dificil y obtuso. Puede que el mundo que presente sea interesante, pero no puedo saberlo porque tengo que estar pendiente de cada esquina y de cada pequeño paso que doy. Me es muy dificil disfrutar de un juego que esta constantemente intentando cazarme.
    Es cierto que la saga Souls es famosa por su    Dark Souls II es injusto. Simple y llanamente. No tiene ningun encanto mas alla de ser dificil y obtuso. Puede que el mundo que presente sea interesante, pero no puedo saberlo porque tengo que estar pendiente de cada esquina y de cada pequeño paso que doy. Me es muy dificil disfrutar de un juego que esta constantemente intentando cazarme.
    Es cierto que la saga Souls es famosa por su dificultad, pero en el resto de juegos esa dificultad nace del desafio a la habilidad del jugador y a su capacidad de aprendizaje, no de aprovechad cualquier rincon para plantar un enemigo que claramente tenga ventaja sobre el jugador. La mejor analogia que se me ocurre para Dark Souls II es estar jugando con el niño que tiene la pelota. Puedes ser mejor que el, pero como el es el propietario de la pelota el manda sobre ella y puede cambiar las normas a su antojo. Da igual lo bueno que seas, el siempre gana.
    Es un juego insatisfactorio que no te permite disfrutar de su mundo por culpa de sus formas.    … Expand
  21. Mazma
    Dec 25, 2020
    7
    Il peggiore della saga, ma comunque molto valido, difficile si, macchinoso anche.
  22. Defoxx
    Dec 1, 2020
    6
    Вторая часть серии Dark Souls. Из всей трилогии эта часть мне понравилась меньше всего. Когда я играл, управление на клавомыши невозможно и приходилось атаковать на кнопку ctrl.
  23. zoodle
    Oct 25, 2020
    5
    Under the impression of Dark Souls 1, I bought the second and third parts of the trilogy. But when I started playing it, I immediately did not like the controls and character animations, after playing more, I realized that I did not like this game at all, in comparison with the first part it was some horror, I did not like the gameplay too much and I immediately returned it after playingUnder the impression of Dark Souls 1, I bought the second and third parts of the trilogy. But when I started playing it, I immediately did not like the controls and character animations, after playing more, I realized that I did not like this game at all, in comparison with the first part it was some horror, I did not like the gameplay too much and I immediately returned it after playing something about 1.8 hours.… Expand
  24. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 11, 2020
    7
    Dark souls 2 is weird. You play it and it feels nothing like a souls game but it feels like souls game as well and you dont know what to think. Some bosses are pretty interesting and great but theres also plenty of them which suck. The game design of areas is not good as well most of the time, convoluted places with copypasted enemies.
  25. unicyan
    Jul 25, 2018
    7
    Dark Souls had balance in it's physics and rules. Let me give you examples:

    In this game walls don't block enemy attacks, some enemies have infinite stamina, most enemies are faster than you, your hit-box is too big, your stamina drains really fast, every time you die you lose max HP unless you use human effigies which are few in the game, most of the time enemies just pile up on you,    Dark Souls had balance in it's physics and rules. Let me give you examples:

    In this game walls don't block enemy attacks, some enemies have infinite stamina, most enemies are faster than you, your hit-box is too big, your stamina drains really fast, every time you die you lose max HP unless you use human effigies which are few in the game, most of the time enemies just pile up on you, when an enemy falls your lock on system makes you follow him/her too,controls are unresponsive sometimes, etc.

    The UI is really bad, the lore is weird, the world design is not good, dialogues are sometimes long and boring. It's a good RPG but compared to Dark Souls it's really bad    … Expand
  26. Xevon
    Feb 16, 2018
    6
    After playing either Dark Souls or Dark Souls III, Dark Souls II feels foreign, alien, a little weird. Lots of small things have changed and on the surface the game looks prettier, feels smoother, etc. But in time, the cracks begin to show. The project lead Hidetaka Miyazaki was focusing his efforts on Bloodborne and the game suffers for his exclusion, making a number of serious misstepsAfter playing either Dark Souls or Dark Souls III, Dark Souls II feels foreign, alien, a little weird. Lots of small things have changed and on the surface the game looks prettier, feels smoother, etc. But in time, the cracks begin to show. The project lead Hidetaka Miyazaki was focusing his efforts on Bloodborne and the game suffers for his exclusion, making a number of serious missteps and failing to reach the lofty heights of it's predecessor. The re-released version Scholar of the First Sin is perhaps worse with puzzling enemy placements and utterly insane and ludicrous adjustments over the original which disrupt the flow and do nothing to improve the game in any way. Do not believe this critics. This is easily the worst Dark Souls game and pales in comparison to the first and third games. Play Dark Souls, Play Dark Souls III, avoid this at all costs.… Expand
  27. thomaddox4
    Sep 21, 2017
    7
    It's been said a million times before, but this is indeed the worst of the Souls series. It's really a shame that they decided to make a direct sequel instead of another successor like Dark Souls was to Demon's Souls, because on its own this game is a good one. Not great, but good. It gets a lot of things right: combat is slower paced (and in fact the whole game is slower paced), but thisIt's been said a million times before, but this is indeed the worst of the Souls series. It's really a shame that they decided to make a direct sequel instead of another successor like Dark Souls was to Demon's Souls, because on its own this game is a good one. Not great, but good. It gets a lot of things right: combat is slower paced (and in fact the whole game is slower paced), but this isn't necessarily a bad thing, and it can be just as good if not better to play than the original. Dual Wielding was also implemented the best as it has ever been, and many level concepts are extremely creative and cool. However, that's where the good things end. The world design, the best part of Dark Souls 1, is completely gone: the game has 4 linear paths at the start, and then just one path after those. There are no more interconnections, and the devs gave in to the people who whined about Dark Souls 1 being too hard, and now there's fast travel from the start of the game, probably a reason why they didn't bother with actual world design. Partially as a result of the fast travel taking you between very different areas on a whim, and partially because the feel of the game is very different from Dark Souls 1, the atmosphere also doesn't compare to 1 in the slightest. The game also has more artificial difficulty than the first, with traps that sometimes can't be predicted and learned from, more enemy spamming, and despite this the game is still a lot easier than 1, even for people who play this first as I did. The bosses are also massively disappointing, with almost all of them being incredibly easy, and an incredible reduction in variety: At least half the bosses in the game are humanoid forms with big and imposing armor and weapons. The story is also a step down, with references to the first game that often feel out of place and a troubled dev cycle that made them largely unable to focus and flesh out their original ideas. All in all, it was a solid effort by the B team, and a decent game that's still worth playing, but it was doomed from the start: a sequel made for a game that clearly was never meant to have one, made by different and less experienced people, and it shows throughout the game that the developers didn't really understand what made dark souls 1 great. They very obviously just listened to everyone who hyped up the difficulty without understanding that it was only talked about for the difficulty by people who didn't really appreciate it, and that's a real shame.… Expand
  28. Cech
    May 16, 2017
    7
    Продолжение серии соулс под порядковым номером 3

    Почитав многие обзоры, у меня складывается ощущение, что существует много людей, которым эта часть ДС нравится больше, чем первая. Нет, у этой игры большое количество минусов Техническая часть Лучше: в отличии от 1ой части можно запустить без бубна и плясок. Но у неё проблемы с разрешением.. при его номинальном Full HD система    Продолжение серии соулс под порядковым номером 3

    Почитав многие обзоры, у меня складывается ощущение, что существует много людей, которым эта часть ДС нравится больше, чем первая. Нет, у этой игры большое количество минусов

    Техническая часть
    Лучше: в отличии от 1ой части можно запустить без бубна и плясок. Но у неё проблемы с разрешением.. при его номинальном Full HD система воспринимает его как HD, отсюда все иконки рабочего стола и окна разлетаются туда, где им не место. Также у неё проблемы с запоминанием графических настроек

    Графика
    Для ремастера в 2015 году средне. На дальних дистанциях от пейзажей могут вытечь глаза, но.. это рост относительно ДС 1
    UPD. DLC Ivory King делали другие люди и глаза не вытекают от фона

    Сюжет
    В первой части его нет, тут можно даже проследить, но нет

    Мультиплеер/Ко-оп
    Из-за "относительной старости" игры я не ощутил этот экспириенс в ДС 1, тут это было здорово, особенно когда оставил знак призыва и помогал человеку, общение через жесты забавно и очень атмосферно

    Главная проблема игры - это самокопирование

    Боссы
    Нужен больший уровень прокачки, отсюда рост сложности, но уникальности в боссфайте 0 - десяток одинаковых боссов - большое разочарование, но бо'льшая проблема - это 90% копирование боссов из ДС 1
    UPD. DLC делали другие люди (2), тут хоть сложный босс есть Сэр Алонн

    Локации
    Что-то новое в плане локаций игра не превнесла, и, опять же, самокопирование. НО.. локации имеют ещё большую проблему.. ДС 1 был почти цельным миром с парой ответвлений, здесь же это куча ответвлений, без цельности. За прохождение ни разу не было ВАУ эффекта от шортката, возвращение в некоторые места в ДС 1 просто разрывало шаблоны, а тут куча срезов, которыми вы даже не воспользуетесь.. Очередной перебор с анусами подземелий, но тут хоть с наличием света проще. Одно радует - перемещение между кострами есть изначально и вам не нужно бегать 30 часов для получения такой возможности.

    Персонажи
    Колоритные NPC и забавные враги - забудьте, я был влюблён в людей-грибочков, из-за которых я когда-то купил ДС 1. Колоритом ни от боссов, ни от NPC тут и не пахнет, запомнился только Вождь Венгарл, но остальные..

    Ачивменты
    Очень расстроило то, что я не знал, что нужно было обязательно призывать NPC фантомов на бои с боссами для получения пары ачивментов. Ну етить, серьёзно?    … Expand
  29. rAMZA
    Apr 25, 2017
    7
    Realy boring combat just hit and roll hit and roll, ill give it a 7 because it is still a good score, could have more difficulty options and a hc mode if character dies then its the end of it.
  30. Look444
    Mar 13, 2016
    6
    I can't believe this game has a better score than the first one.

    Thankfully, this one runs on 60fps and has a good optimization but that's about it. The thing that annoys me in this game is the level design. It lost that feeling of being interconnected and stopped making sense, sea level changing to wherever the player is at. They also **** the durability system. It wasn't a good way of    I can't believe this game has a better score than the first one.

    Thankfully, this one runs on 60fps and has a good optimization but that's about it. The thing that annoys me in this game is the level design. It lost that feeling of being interconnected and stopped making sense, sea level changing to wherever the player is at. They also **** the durability system. It wasn't a good way of balancing OP weapons. No, it was **** to have your weapon break in the middle of a boss fight.
    They then decided to nerf miracles to the ground. Most damaging spells disappeared and got less cast uses. Same happened to pyromancies. At least they had variety.
    But then they decided to buff the hell out of magic and dark magic, which was already OP as fk in the first one.
    I could go on forever with flaws this game has, like boring boss fights, too many useless weapons, some lame designs and dexterity being trash.
    But hey, at least the DLC's were pretty good.    … Expand
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#2 Best PC Game of 2014
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#8 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#12 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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Universal acclaim - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. CD-Action
    Jul 23, 2014
    95
    This game’s playability puts to shame everything that’s been released for the new generation of consoles. [06/2014, p.54]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Jun 6, 2014
    90
    The definitive Dark Souls II experience, the latest entry to The Souls series shines on the PC. [June 2014, p.50]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Jun 5, 2014
    80
    If you’re a fan of hardcore games, try Dark Souls 2. It is not as memorable as its predecessor, and yet it is still a phenomenal experience.
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