Dark Souls II: Crown of the Old Iron King

 PlayStation 3
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 96 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 96
  3. Negative: 20 out of 96

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  1. Bossuk
    Aug 27, 2014
    4
    This DLC is visually stunning, but the least they could do is give us original bosses. Slapping a bit of Blue paint on a a boss from the main game does not make it new. it's also a little short for the cost.
  2. Dingytheman
    Dec 10, 2019
    4
    Because vanilla wasn't ganky enough this DLC and the last one take ganking to a whole new level! Progression is just tedious, full of cheap encounters from beginning to end.
    Level design is good but not great, it has verticality but also the same issue many areas in vanilla had, empty corridors or rooms that lead somewhere that doesn't make much sense, it doesn't feel like a real place,    Because vanilla wasn't ganky enough this DLC and the last one take ganking to a whole new level! Progression is just tedious, full of cheap encounters from beginning to end.
    Level design is good but not great, it has verticality but also the same issue many areas in vanilla had, empty corridors or rooms that lead somewhere that doesn't make much sense, it doesn't feel like a real place, just a game level.
    Bosses are the best part but partly because most were pretty mediocre in vanilla. If you compare Sir Alonne or Fume Knight to Artorias they pale in comparison because the hitboxes aren't as tight and the lore is weaker. Smelter reskin is worth a mention for how lazy it is.
    Did fans tell you the DLC was better than anything in DeS or DaS? well they lied or never played those games.
    The first DLC Crown of the Sunken King is good, the second is decent but brought down by cheap difficulty and the last is just plain garbage.    … Expand

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#10 Best PS3 Game of 2014
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#35 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2014
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#68 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2014

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Gamers' Temple
    Mar 31, 2015
    85
    Depending on your skill level, this DLC could take between 3-8 hours to get through, and the loot that you'll find, especially the rings, make it worth it.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 24, 2014
    80
    Brume Tower is less claustrophobic than Shulva and the second DLC did a much better job convincing me to revisit Drangleic and its surroundings than the first one. [Nov 2014, p.73]
  3. Games Master UK
    Oct 23, 2014
    88
    A wonderful environment meets memorable boss battling to great effect. [Dec 2014, p.79]
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