Dark Souls II

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  1. Freeportaa
    Apr 29, 2014
    10
    9.5

    Amazing game, near-prefect port makes a great game even better! I have not had a single crash or problem since I started the game up a number of days ago and I've already put 20 hours into it already. The port runs at 1080p @ 60fps with 2-3 second load screens on an i7 as opposed to 15-25 seconds load screens on the PS3 (which I've already put 200+ hours into that version). People    9.5

    Amazing game, near-prefect port makes a great game even better! I have not had a single crash or problem since I started the game up a number of days ago and I've already put 20 hours into it already. The port runs at 1080p @ 60fps with 2-3 second load screens on an i7 as opposed to 15-25 seconds load screens on the PS3 (which I've already put 200+ hours into that version). People who are having problems with game crashes at start up are in the VAST minority and FromSoft is aware and working on a fix. In fact, I believe they have patched it and it's working for more people. Others who've complained that keyboard and mouse being horrible are incorrect. Mouse + Keyboard DO take a while to setup but it's quite intuitive after taking the time to get acquainted with that setup and getting a feel for the combat (which can take time even on a controller). Yes, the button prompts use Xbox 360 icons and so do the stones in the tutorial, if you can get past this hump you will find the controls do work well. My personal preference is for a Xbox 360 controller or any game pad in general, that is the easier option as this game was designed for one and works great. As you can see the Metascore for this game is a 9.1. Critics who know what the Souls series is about give this game a great score. I believe people who don't like the game are casuals who didn't expect this game to be as difficult as it is or are disappointed that this game is not quite up to Dark Souls near-perfect standards and have cheated themselves out of a stellar experience. I've seen people walk into sequels (video game, movies etc) with incredibly high (unreal!?) expectations and get burned for it. If you've never played a Souls series game do some research, walk into this game with an open mind and you will have a good time.    … Expand
  2. superexplosive
    May 1, 2014
    10
    Before I begin this review there are some things I'd like to get out of the way:

    1. Being bad at the game does not make it a bad game 2. Not being able to run the game does not make it a bad game 3. This game should not be compared so closely to other RPG's like the oh-so-popular Skyrim With those three points cleared up, I find it satisfying to say that Dark Souls II is a    Before I begin this review there are some things I'd like to get out of the way:

    1. Being bad at the game does not make it a bad game
    2. Not being able to run the game does not make it a bad game
    3. This game should not be compared so closely to other RPG's like the oh-so-popular Skyrim

    With those three points cleared up, I find it satisfying to say that Dark Souls II is a fantastic game.

    Following its predecessor Dark Souls, this sequel brings the same "Prepare to Die" mentality that veterans of the series are familiar with. In fact, Dark Souls II returns this same attitude alongside new characters, weapons, area designs, game mechanics and polished graphics. Upon first startup (by the way, I had NO startup issues whatsoever) I got the "Me vs. The World" feeling that I knew so well from the previous game. Upon navigating the locations that surround Majula, I could see various enemies waiting to kill me, yet I felt so alone. This is a feeling that I am rarely presented with in any other game. Needless to say, I like it a lot.

    Certainly this wouldn't be much of a review if I only shared my praises for Dark Souls II.
    There are really only two minor hiccups that I would like to discuss, the first being the "no-respawn" mechanic. After killing an enemy 15 times in Dark Souls II, they cease to return to life upon your resting at a bonfire. As this was not the case in Dark Souls (the first), I think it should have been an optional mechanic. While it may help players that can't seem to overcome certain foes, it also hinders the collection of items from enemy drops. I found this personally irritating while trying to obtain all pieces of an armor set only to find that I could no longer kill the enemy that dropped those pieces. That being said, this problem can be solved fairly easily with the use of a Bonfire Ascetic. Although the ascetic will increase the difficulty of an enemy, this shouldn't be much of a problem for the seasoned Dark Souls player.

    The second slight issue that I found with this game was the fact that sorceries have a ridiculous damage output. As I went to fight the Guardian Dragon boss with two phantom magic-users, I was a bit disappointed to see that such an epic looking dragon was destroyed within under a minute. I am inclined to believe that this is related to the power of the spells rather than the weakness of the boss (at least in this case). Casting may get annoying in PvP as well, but it can be contained if you know how to properly fight close-ranged.

    All in all, I will give Dark Souls II a 9.5/10 (rounded my score here up to 10).
    As a past fan of the Souls series, I definitely consider this entry worthy of its title and would recommend it to any gamer willing to put in a little effort and maybe some tears.    … Expand
  3. Darvinius
    Apr 30, 2014
    10
    Absolutely brilliant Game. Easy to learn hard to master . On my PC System it´s running perfect without bugs . Thanks From Software for this Pearl of Game :)
  4. DangerMX
    May 1, 2014
    10
    The game has been updated on Steam (PC), work for all now, no justification for this score by the HATERS, the game is beautiful, graphics is modest, but nothing to panic (I liked) no border-aliasing, full FPS, good textures, and the game-play is REALLY GOOD on PC's, continues with the essence of Demon/Dark Souls. For me this game is EPIC... Battle, grade and equipment system is the mostThe game has been updated on Steam (PC), work for all now, no justification for this score by the HATERS, the game is beautiful, graphics is modest, but nothing to panic (I liked) no border-aliasing, full FPS, good textures, and the game-play is REALLY GOOD on PC's, continues with the essence of Demon/Dark Souls. For me this game is EPIC... Battle, grade and equipment system is the most complex in the game EVER, the story-line (Lore) is amazing, the enemies are so hard! But I found easier than previous, nothing to spoil the game! Do not listen to any of these bad reviews below, buy the game and then tell me it was not worth it! Buy ORIGINAL and have no such problems!… Expand
  5. airyimbin
    May 1, 2014
    10
    10/10 Would die again. Game in comparison to the console versions is highly superior in every way. Mod from durante also helps as well with and increase in graphical fidelity.
  6. maximusgi
    May 2, 2014
    10
    It seems like every other user review mentions something about crappy keyboard controls and the rest mention being disappointed with the graphics or the game is too hard for them. CRYBABIES! Waaah.

    Seriously, if you aren't done breast feeding yet, you don't need to be playing this game. This game has console roots, so the fact that you are trying to play it with inferior kb and mouse    It seems like every other user review mentions something about crappy keyboard controls and the rest mention being disappointed with the graphics or the game is too hard for them. CRYBABIES! Waaah.

    Seriously, if you aren't done breast feeding yet, you don't need to be playing this game. This game has console roots, so the fact that you are trying to play it with inferior kb and mouse is ridiculous. Many steam games play better with an xbox 360 pc controller so why not take the time to invest in one.. This is NOT a first person shooter so stop treating it like one. Stop dogging the game over stupid things like kb and mouse controls.

    If you don't like the graphics, fine - I get that - it's not the best in the world and maybe it is a far cry from what was demo'd, but the graphics ARE better than the first game and I've not experienced any game bugs yet after hours of gameplay. Levels, enemies, and bosses are still very interesting and carry a lot of surprises which keep the gameplay fresh.

    And stop whining about the friggin difficulty for crying out loud. If you have played and beaten a Souls game before, you should feel right at home, but if you haven't, try going back and playing Dark Souls or Demon Souls and find they are just as difficult.

    This game is about doing things right the first time and paying close attention to every battle and every thing you do. If you play carefully, you will avoid a lot of the deaths and won't have as much issue with the declining life bar. If you play carelessly you WILL be punished. That is by design - if you don't like it go back to your Call of Duty garbage or your brainless, spineless shooter games that let you save the game every step or heal automatically back to full health every few seconds. Don't throw a game under the bus that is tailored to the hardcore gamers out there that enjoy a good challenge and don't expect to have the game completed for them on a silver platter. It's not your cup of tea - I get it. But it is BY DESIGN to be difficult.

    The controls are fine, graphics are more than serviceable, there is a lot of depth to the game, and a much more in depth character creation system than the previous game. If you don't like the 4 preset faces, then customize one of your own for crying out loud! The game DOES let you do that. And if you are trying to decide to buy the game based on the user reviews, keep in mind that if you filter out the nonsense 0 score reviews due to stupid stuff like convoluted kb and mouse controls and gamers that whine about the difficulty, the game would receive much higher scores.

    The critics got it right this time. Read some of those reviews, they much more closely represent what this game is about and are more thought out than so many of these user reviews are (I'm talking to you 0 review whiners - what I like to call the dumb masses). If you don't like one element of the game don't condemn the entire game, take off a point or two, but not 10.

    How can people take your review seriously when it is OBVIOUS you are throwing the baby out with the bathwater. If you dislike the game and want to give it a negative review - fine - just intelligently explain your case and don't over criticize the game for adhering to its roots. And please do the rest of us a favor: grow up, wise up, man up (except for you lady gamers out there), or shut up.    … Expand
  7. Srjbutcher
    May 4, 2014
    10
    A beautiful challenging game that will push you to your limits. It's a difficult game, but nothing worth doing is ever easy.

    It's actually much easier than the first, but with graphical improvements, a very active multiplayer community, and the same great gameplay, this game at least matches its predecessor. Some people are having trouble with keybindings and such, which i don't    A beautiful challenging game that will push you to your limits. It's a difficult game, but nothing worth doing is ever easy.

    It's actually much easier than the first, but with graphical improvements, a very active multiplayer community, and the same great gameplay, this game at least matches its predecessor.

    Some people are having trouble with keybindings and such, which i don't understand. If you can't figure out how to change bindings or plug in a controller that works, maybe you shouldn't be playing computer games.    … Expand
  8. dragoltor
    May 4, 2014
    10
    Many of the negative reviews given are poorly thought-out and from people who obviously don't know much about souls games. The K/M controls ARE awful, but that is because it would literally be impossible to get the same amount of accuracy with the mechanics of rolling and such without using a controller. A CONTROLLER IS NECESSARY TO PLAY THIS GAME, and that isn't a bad thing. The gameMany of the negative reviews given are poorly thought-out and from people who obviously don't know much about souls games. The K/M controls ARE awful, but that is because it would literally be impossible to get the same amount of accuracy with the mechanics of rolling and such without using a controller. A CONTROLLER IS NECESSARY TO PLAY THIS GAME, and that isn't a bad thing. The game doesn't look bad at all, in fact it looks beautiful, and all of the lighting "problems" are done on purpose for the areas of the game that are MEANT TO BE DARK. this game is amazing, and the pc version is great.… Expand
  9. Betvinga
    May 5, 2014
    10
    The controls for the keyboard are not perfect, but definitely improved considering how poor was the Dark Souls 1 port for PC (in the DS2 options menu, controls, graphics settings and so on are perfectly optimized for the PC version). The gameplay is gorgeous, the environments are detailed and very different between each others. Not too hard, the difficulty is a bit above average and itThe controls for the keyboard are not perfect, but definitely improved considering how poor was the Dark Souls 1 port for PC (in the DS2 options menu, controls, graphics settings and so on are perfectly optimized for the PC version). The gameplay is gorgeous, the environments are detailed and very different between each others. Not too hard, the difficulty is a bit above average and it will keep you busy for hours and hours.
    For sure one of the best games of the year.    … Expand
  10. CodeX96
    May 5, 2014
    10
    Do not believe the people whining about the controls, graphics, or it not working. They are simply not intelligent enough to look at the key bindings, change the resolution in the games video setup section, or bother actually playing the game. This game is just as good as Dark Souls and improves on nearly every aspect of the first game. Devoted servers make the online much easier toDo not believe the people whining about the controls, graphics, or it not working. They are simply not intelligent enough to look at the key bindings, change the resolution in the games video setup section, or bother actually playing the game. This game is just as good as Dark Souls and improves on nearly every aspect of the first game. Devoted servers make the online much easier to handle. The graphics as compared to the Xbox version (I own both) are insanely better. PC: 4k/1080p (As high as your screen allows) at 60fps, and yes, with an AMD video card. Did I mention seamless controls, environment, and no frame skips? Not even lag. The best part is quick loading. Instead of a whole minute on Xbox, it is about a second on PC. Xbox: 720p, 30fps, lag and long load times, with some occasional frame drops.

    This game is the pinnacle version of Dark Souls II. It is easily playable even on low end computers, and works like a charm even with keyboard and mouse. Ignore the low scores, this game is a true gem.

    Xbox/PS3 Version
    9/10
    30fps at 720p, occasional framedrops
    Long load times, annoying when you teleport a lot between areas.
    Online play can be a little messy on Xbox servers, no word for PS3 as I don't have it.
    Ideal controller for gameplay

    PC Version
    10/10
    60fps at 1080p / 4k resolution
    Seamless loading and no lag anywhere
    Great online play if you have decent internet
    No real complaints, it is by no means a bad game

    The game is perfect for anyone desiring a true challenge, but not an impossible one. The game will push you and punish your mistakes, but not agonize you. It just doesn't hand hold you like most modern games. Skyrim is great, and it is an example of a game where a map and guidelines are necessary. But Dark Souls is not one of those games. It requires skill, patience, and intelligence to truly enjoy, but it will be an experience you will not regret.

    If you really wish to experience whether or not this game will work, then torrent the game and play it. If you enjoy it, please buy the game and support this small company. Besides, you won't have any online play if you don't buy it.    … Expand
  11. actualwave
    May 6, 2014
    10
    lol @ loosers who spent $70 on the game and cannot get a $10 controller.
    lol @ loosers who pirated the game to try and rage because it does not work.
    lol @ ppl who bought the game not even trying to understand it and whining "why its so rude to me raping my char aroung every corner" Before trying first game I knew it will be hardcore and it must be played with controller, so I've    lol @ loosers who spent $70 on the game and cannot get a $10 controller.
    lol @ loosers who pirated the game to try and rage because it does not work.
    lol @ ppl who bought the game not even trying to understand it and whining "why its so rude to me raping my char aroung every corner"

    Before trying first game I knew it will be hardcore and it must be played with controller, so I've spent $10 to buy Speedlink XEOX controller and 2 minutes of my time to make it playable with X360ce. Never played with controller before and never had a console -- I enjoyed every moment of the game. For Dark Souls 2 I already had a controller, same controller, and bought game first day it was available on Steam. Its enjoyable and beautiful and I experienced no problems at all.

    Thanks goes to From Software.    … Expand
  12. niinq
    May 7, 2014
    10
    I really don't see why this game has gotten any bad reviews. This game has been extremely fun for the hours and hours that I have put into it, plus the graphics are not bad, even though some may say they are because they're not as good as games such as Battlefield or Crysis. The plot is fantastic and gripping, just like the original Dark Souls. If you are concerned about it not living upI really don't see why this game has gotten any bad reviews. This game has been extremely fun for the hours and hours that I have put into it, plus the graphics are not bad, even though some may say they are because they're not as good as games such as Battlefield or Crysis. The plot is fantastic and gripping, just like the original Dark Souls. If you are concerned about it not living up to the expectations, then do not worry. You will not be disappointed with this game.… Expand
  13. BXCharizard
    May 8, 2014
    10
    Wonderful game!
    If you like to be challenged, this game is for you!
    Compared to the first, is much more beautiful and well crafted, portability is fantastic and the gam play is a bit more fluid. The technical part I would say flawless! (No problem for me). The difficulty is a bit lower than that found in Dark Souls 1, but you can change this by entering in a specific covenant or    Wonderful game!
    If you like to be challenged, this game is for you!

    Compared to the first, is much more beautiful and well crafted, portability is fantastic and the gam play is a bit more fluid. The technical part I would say flawless! (No problem for me).

    The difficulty is a bit lower than that found in Dark Souls 1, but you can change this by entering in a specific covenant or burning an item at the bonfire, which is essential for more experienced players = D

    It's prettier and better .. but still Dark Souls = D    … Expand
  14. KywPT
    May 9, 2014
    10
    Great game, in terms of game, is without a doubt the best souls game made, builds are richer, new stats make new game styles possible and dual wielding seems a lot more rewarding now, also shield nerfs just made the game a lot more then a block and attack game like dark souls was.

    In terms of graphics, You will have a blast, I really like the new zones and havent felt the not whole map    Great game, in terms of game, is without a doubt the best souls game made, builds are richer, new stats make new game styles possible and dual wielding seems a lot more rewarding now, also shield nerfs just made the game a lot more then a block and attack game like dark souls was.

    In terms of graphics, You will have a blast, I really like the new zones and havent felt the not whole map thing people have been talking about, and still think that the maps are great and you can still spend some time looking at all the beautiful details on the map.

    The online is just Ridiculously good now, if you played souls games you know you had to wait 3 hours to get a phantom after 200 trys and 50 summoned failed. Now if it fails it lets you know right of the bat, but it rarely does. THANK GOD FOR THAT!

    In terms of port it is way better, but the non availability of gamepad configuration and the the the usage of xbox keys on subtitles makes it feel like a port, but all the rest is just there    … Expand
  15. Maslocho1488
    May 10, 2014
    10
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  16. Jost
    May 13, 2014
    10
    After the Fix for VAC the Games freaky **** awesome! I hope there will come some more games like this game from Bandai Namco Games. Realy good, good.... good jop!
  17. Quina
    May 21, 2014
    10
    So here's the thing. Dark Souls 1+2 (as well as Demon's Souls) are made for a very specific type of gamer - The dedicated, knowledgable, willing to work for rewards, hard-core type. I totally understand AND accept bad reviews for these games. If you don't understand this game, you just don't... Play something else.

    IMO, Dark Souls 1 is superior to Dark Souls 2 in terms of lore (so far),    So here's the thing. Dark Souls 1+2 (as well as Demon's Souls) are made for a very specific type of gamer - The dedicated, knowledgable, willing to work for rewards, hard-core type. I totally understand AND accept bad reviews for these games. If you don't understand this game, you just don't... Play something else.

    IMO, Dark Souls 1 is superior to Dark Souls 2 in terms of lore (so far), level-design, and originality. Both games are not 'flawless' but that does not take away from the fact that even Dark Souls 2 is still a milllllllion worlds above ANY mediocre, shallow, press-A-to-win game these days.

    From Soft, may thy masterpieces forever stay the demanding, challenging, deep experiences they are now.. May the true gamers of this world appreciate, and the casual ones stay away from them.

    Amen.    … Expand
  18. Stalker2033
    May 15, 2014
    10
    like most of people i was bit disappointed when they downgrade the graphic and atmosphere in the actual game .
    i played demon souls and dark soul 1 and i can safely say that dark souls 2 is great successor to DS1 .
    -even when graphic is downgrade it alot .it still look pretty decent and better than DS1 .animation and mechanics have been improved . -added tons of new wapons and armors    like most of people i was bit disappointed when they downgrade the graphic and atmosphere in the actual game .
    i played demon souls and dark soul 1 and i can safely say that dark souls 2 is great successor to DS1 .
    -even when graphic is downgrade it alot .it still look pretty decent and better than DS1 .animation and mechanics have been improved .
    -added tons of new wapons and armors and still keeping alot of familiar weapons and armors from DS1 like elite knight set or the moonlight blade
    -the combat system is fun ...well (fun) is not the most accurate word .i guess you can say intense ..the moment miss an attack or failed to parry .you are probably died .specially in the pvp.
    -amazing bosses ost just like DS1.
    the game is really beautiful and hardcore .as you can see most low ratings here are from people who sucks at playing or people who cant run the game .if you loved demon souls and dark souls then you will diffidently love this one .    … Expand
  19. DominusKaiser
    May 17, 2014
    10
    A really good game,enjoyed it better than DS1,people giving it a bad score is because they can't outsmart the AI and die quite often or rage at the game,a score shouldn't be based on how much you suck at the game,now entering NG+ after 100 hours of exploring and getting items using Asctetics I can say I haven't found any game breaking bug or anything that made my experience less,as a portA really good game,enjoyed it better than DS1,people giving it a bad score is because they can't outsmart the AI and die quite often or rage at the game,a score shouldn't be based on how much you suck at the game,now entering NG+ after 100 hours of exploring and getting items using Asctetics I can say I haven't found any game breaking bug or anything that made my experience less,as a port is better than the last one DS1 had a Fps cap of 30 and it lagged around at the worst places expected,this one runs for me at a smooth 60 fps without any issue,people complaining their stuff run less needs to check their pc,friend of mine using a quad-core is getting better fps than the ones mentioned here and that should say something,only one point I didn't enjoy of the game was that the AI has homming attacks even with heavy weapons it's nothing that you can't dodge but sometimes it becomes annoying and cheap but it doesn't become anything that handicaps you from playing or becoming better at reading the patterns,as for the online play I enjoy it far more as it becomes more of an annonymous experience with PC on steam and not a hate mail war with under aged users or trolls which often could lead to frustration and could make the game annoying instead of enjoyable as it is now,and as far as I can tell we got a better game than the console counterparts running at better Fps and higher textures,as for the controlls I have seen too many people complaining about them,this game is a port it wasn't suppossed to be a full optimized PC game when the company said already they don't make PC games,we are even lucky that we got it,get a controlller,learn the keybindings and learn to play,I have seen far too many people on YT complaining that they can't "jump" when they don't even know the mechanic of the game or how jump is suppossed to work.… Expand
  20. Lancious
    May 17, 2014
    10
    This game is amazing! The graphics are amazing on a high setting. The controls are easy to learn and very effective. The game mechanics are amazing; if you role into the weapon you get hit (unlike darksouls1). Everyone hates hit because they are bad at it! It is supposed to be hard; if you dont like hard, your not a real gamer. All of you haters need to stop hating on what an amazing gameThis game is amazing! The graphics are amazing on a high setting. The controls are easy to learn and very effective. The game mechanics are amazing; if you role into the weapon you get hit (unlike darksouls1). Everyone hates hit because they are bad at it! It is supposed to be hard; if you dont like hard, your not a real gamer. All of you haters need to stop hating on what an amazing game this is. Dont hate because your bad!… Expand
  21. mochatony
    May 24, 2014
    10
    UPDATE: The other review was negative,because the game didn't work.
    Finally the game it's working,(after the update) and All I can say,it's awesome,beautiful,incredible and more hard than before.
    The multiplayer finally get fixed,now the connection it's super-fast and really good,good job from software.
  22. Derek_Bum
    May 19, 2014
    10
    If you're looking at Dark Souls 2, or even Dark Souls 1, and thinking to yourself "Do I have the balls to tackle a game like this?" Well the answer is gonna be "No". But I'll also tell you this, you're going to pick up that game anyway and give it your best shot because at the end of the day, even though you may be terrified, frustrated, or downright p*ssed off that you can't get through aIf you're looking at Dark Souls 2, or even Dark Souls 1, and thinking to yourself "Do I have the balls to tackle a game like this?" Well the answer is gonna be "No". But I'll also tell you this, you're going to pick up that game anyway and give it your best shot because at the end of the day, even though you may be terrified, frustrated, or downright p*ssed off that you can't get through a level, the feeling of pure ecstasy when defeating a tough boss, or actually even an annoyingly placed enemy, well...not game can beat that feeling.

    10 out of 10 - Would tear my hair out again    … Expand
  23. Shaggydogpoo
    May 19, 2014
    10
    An excellent streamlined (a.k.a. not filled with **** like Skyrim) Japanese RPG. Whereas the world may not be as well realized and some of the Miyazaki magic missing that was in the first game, the gameplay is functionally more solid and versatile and balanced than the first, with a PVP which works massively better than the first. All those saying the game is unfair: git gud. All thoseAn excellent streamlined (a.k.a. not filled with **** like Skyrim) Japanese RPG. Whereas the world may not be as well realized and some of the Miyazaki magic missing that was in the first game, the gameplay is functionally more solid and versatile and balanced than the first, with a PVP which works massively better than the first. All those saying the game is unfair: git gud. All those saying keyboard and mouse, is broken, I can tell you as a person who has beaten the game 12 times with keyboard and mouse in multiple styles of run and challenge runs: its not that hard. Quit your **** and git gud.… Expand
  24. Vinnny256
    May 22, 2014
    10
    Still needs a bit of fine tuning but overall a fantastic entry to the Souls Series, especially from a COOP and PVP aspect.
    A very competent PC port and with Durante's GeDoSaTo tool you can pretty much restore the old TGS demo lighting with barely any performance loss.
  25. DlmlTRly
    May 27, 2014
    10
    great game, seriously, hardcore, but it's good graphics at a normal level, well needless to school gays will shout that the graphics bad, but it's not so great on the management level, do not understand why people are dissatisfied with management, the only thing in this I did not like the game is the fact that there no maps and Sometimes you do not know where to go
  26. Abyssw4lk3r
    May 28, 2014
    10
    An amazing sequel. Has everything it has promised. Idk about those who're facing problems in the PC, but mine's running pretty well. The graphics is decent enough, the gameplay is promising and I wasn't disappointed by the game. It's not like I had a lot of high hopes for it and then got disappointed. The game had everything it promised in E3, nothing more, nothing less.

    And really, the    An amazing sequel. Has everything it has promised. Idk about those who're facing problems in the PC, but mine's running pretty well. The graphics is decent enough, the gameplay is promising and I wasn't disappointed by the game. It's not like I had a lot of high hopes for it and then got disappointed. The game had everything it promised in E3, nothing more, nothing less.

    And really, the idiots giving this a low score must have never played a Souls game before. This deserves a 7/10 at the very least, if I were to give it a bad rating.    … Expand
  27. Johnny_B
    May 31, 2014
    10
    Best game ever. Great, challenging but fair gameplay, astonishing atmosphere, PvP is fun...
    PC controls suck, however, they can be easily fixed by AutoHotKey and similar programs.
    Highly recommended to any RPG-positive hard-core PC gamers.
    Loved DS1 and DS2 is even better IMO.
  28. angel91a
    Jun 3, 2014
    10
    Dark Souls 2 is a masterpiece! With new patches and everything, please change your review! This game is awesome!

    First of all, the graphics are actually superb, they look realistic to me. Next, combat here is improved and better than Dark Souls 1 because of smoother style, and no more cheap combos of stabbing in the back. Third, multi-player is good and fine, more invasions and    Dark Souls 2 is a masterpiece! With new patches and everything, please change your review! This game is awesome!

    First of all, the graphics are actually superb, they look realistic to me.

    Next, combat here is improved and better than Dark Souls 1 because of smoother style, and no more cheap combos of stabbing in the back.

    Third, multi-player is good and fine, more invasions and sinners for the blue sentinels would be nice. Co-op is nice though. P.S. : If you want to connect to your friends better, use a name engraved ring while picking the same god, (look as matchmaking chart for more information).

    Lastly, I think the armor in this game looks more cool then the ones in Dark Souls 1!    … Expand
  29. CrossesAndBones
    Jun 12, 2014
    10
    this game is so fun and amazing when I first got on after 2 min I instantly died after sometime I got the hang of it and tried online overall this game is great and people should check it out
  30. EhhRicky
    Jun 19, 2014
    10
    Anyone giving this a negative review is playing it on the wrong system, this is a console game, not a computer game. on the ps3, it was awwwweeeeessssooommmmeee. So much fun.
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#2 Best 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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