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  • Summary: Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin includes the 3 previously released DLC packs - Crown of the Sunken King, Crown of the Old Iron King, and Crown of the ivory King - along with additional features. All versions of the game include the following features (Existing Dark Souls II ownersDark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin includes the 3 previously released DLC packs - Crown of the Sunken King, Crown of the Old Iron King, and Crown of the ivory King - along with additional features. All versions of the game include the following features (Existing Dark Souls II owners will receive a patch to implement these elements): Additional NPCs added for an enhanced story experience. Parameter adjustments for improved game balance. Augmented item descriptions. Improved online matchmaking functionality. [Bandai Namco] Expand
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  1. May 6, 2021
    10
    Best game dark souls 2 lit scurr better than dark souls 3 git gud kakshejejes
  2. Oct 30, 2021
    10
    One of the best Games known to mankind.
    From Software is a safe heaven for the Gaming community.
    Especially in times where big Developers
    One of the best Games known to mankind.
    From Software is a safe heaven for the Gaming community.
    Especially in times where big Developers dissapiont us with theyr fraudulent intent.
    Praise the sun!
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  3. Mar 14, 2023
    10
    Best story in the series and best replayability by far. Aldia is unforgettable. Wonderful game!
  4. Jul 22, 2021
    7
    Eu achei mais ou menos, tipo é bom mas, depois que eu vi eu joguei meio errado n fui corpo a corpo e o jogo ficou chato tipo ser feiticeiro emEu achei mais ou menos, tipo é bom mas, depois que eu vi eu joguei meio errado n fui corpo a corpo e o jogo ficou chato tipo ser feiticeiro em skyrim. Expand
  5. Dec 28, 2020
    6
    EDIT: I was playing first time with Champions Covenant thus everything was way harder that it should have been. That being said imo:
    I can
    EDIT: I was playing first time with Champions Covenant thus everything was way harder that it should have been. That being said imo:
    I can only describe this game as follows...boring! It's a slog to play through. Gameplay is worse than any other in the series with excessive stamina management and weapon degeneration. Atmosphere is really subpar, enemy placement uninspiring and rather not thought through. A classic B team effort. The only persons to play this games are the ones that forced themselves to. Eventually, they "get good" and call others out for struggles they themselves had before they overleveled. However, they think themselves "better" while repressing their own faults. Games should be good not by having bad mechanics but by reliability. This game doesn't.
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  6. Apr 12, 2017
    4
    If you are a hardcore fan of the first game you may find this one very disappointing. Just a little about me, I have over 600 hours on DS1 (DSIf you are a hardcore fan of the first game you may find this one very disappointing. Just a little about me, I have over 600 hours on DS1 (DS is dark souls) and at least 100 on DS3 by now so I have experience and I'm not totally spewing nonsense. I have also done many challenge runs in both including things like no shield, no estus, fat roll, and other runs (still haven't done soul level 1 cause I am a scrub). I love this series and mainly PvE (player vs environment) cause PvP doesn't really appeal to me.

    Pros:
    Runs really well especially on PC compared to DS1
    Has more cool weapons and movesets
    Looks fantastic
    I'm not into PvP much but I have heard it's the best of the series
    DLC has cool bosses

    Cons: (I'm an overly critical fanboy who loves DS1)
    Disappointing bosses
    -many are recycled DS1 bosses that seeming had no effort put into to revamp them
    -many have terribly straightforward movesets that are boring to fight against
    -made more to be unfair and ganky then to be mechanically challenging
    Clunky gameplay
    -lack of invincible frames on roll (probably the most important DS mechanic) unless you level your adaptability stat which makes it feel like your wasting levels
    -feels like the character isn't doing what I am inputting on the controller
    -frequently doesn't switch weapons or use items when I am smahing the button (tried on multiple controllers even brand new ones)
    -has weird mechanics (long pivot animation to run away from enemy, guard break instead of kick)
    -terrible hitboxes (DS1 had them too)
    Confusing and annoying world
    -enemies have boring movesets and ridiculous tracking
    -confusing areas with no clear progression
    -emphasizes quantity over quality (a lot of gank bosses and hordes of trash mobs)
    Awful and confusing story
    -instead of making a cool story and leaving it up to the gameplay to make you feel like a helpless undead it just mocks you and spouts off about how your going to die a lot
    -opening cutscene and conversation with fire keepers laughing at you feels like the developers were getting off to the fact that they made a game that's purposely made to be rage inducing
    DLC made the core game worse
    -random enemy placement
    -now comes with more ganking hordes of annoying BS
    -still doesn't fix clunky gameplay
    -blocks previously open paths making areas less accessible (can be unlocked but only by expensive/hard to find items)

    Conclusion: Not the worst game ever but definitely not a great one either. If this is your first souls game you may actually enjoy it a lot, but hardcore DS1 players probably won't. You may also want to have the wiki open 24/7 cause it gets confusing as hell.
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  7. Mar 5, 2020
    0
    I hate this game. Played DS1 and 3 for over 200 hours each but this is trash. Don't waste 40$. Clunky, slow, unresponsive and willI hate this game. Played DS1 and 3 for over 200 hours each but this is trash. Don't waste 40$. Clunky, slow, unresponsive and will purposefully piss you off. I wish I could say how I really feel after wasting 50 hours on this, but I might be thrown into jail. I spit on this Dark Souls 2. Expand

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