Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin

 Xbox One
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 302 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 212 out of 302
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 302
  3. Negative: 42 out of 302
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  1. sabaothkelly
    Jul 30, 2020
    0
    Dark Souls 1? Masterpiece.
    Light Souls 2? What a PIECE of TVRD, ¡seriously!? There are too many enemies and bosses doing s**t that is just just random, absurd or jank. Honestly, it's just barely above "Lords of the Fallen" trash mechanics.
    Dark Souls 3? Amazing.
    Sekiro? Very Good.
  2. Hollified-Ninja
    Jul 20, 2015
    1
    this game is cheap crap blood and gore is a joke graphics are crap.get lords of the fallen its the true dark souls anyone who disagrees is a jack ass.crap crap cracrap crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  3. ncgalt1984
    Feb 1, 2016
    0
    I can't recall ever playing a game that was less fun that this game. The legendary difficulty of the game is the result of truly terrible controls. The camera will randomly change directions in the middle of fights or even while just running. Jumping is terrible. The graphics are meh. This game isn't brutally hard. It's brutally boring.
  4. Guikeroz
    Oct 12, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O ds2 original é bem melhor que esse Scholar of the first sin. Muito sem logica, tentaram dificultar mais so atrapalharam no jogo. Uma completa decepção para a franquia.… Expand
  5. Napalmandkisses
    Nov 24, 2015
    1
    It was okay dark souls 2 was great but There was no point to releasing this game besides saying the developers released an unfinished game and heres the full version i bought this and was very disappointing but i should of known it was just the actual finished game
  6. socialist6
    Apr 18, 2016
    3
    Terrible game! Jumping? Swimming? Climbing? Grapping? None of that but **** of grinding in mostly narrow spaces. First you stun him with one hit, then hit to keep him stunned, but suddenly he is not affected. Avoid unless you are completely crazy about an okay upgrading and weapons system.
  7. CRM03
    Jul 12, 2022
    4
    I was honestly glad that I skipped over this game and continued to Dark Souls III during my first playthrough of the series, because if I didn't it would have left a poor taste in my mouth. It is pretty shocking just how much of a downgrade the second game is compared to the first. It's worse in every possible area. The bosses are terrible. The areas are terrible. The enemy design isI was honestly glad that I skipped over this game and continued to Dark Souls III during my first playthrough of the series, because if I didn't it would have left a poor taste in my mouth. It is pretty shocking just how much of a downgrade the second game is compared to the first. It's worse in every possible area. The bosses are terrible. The areas are terrible. The enemy design is terrible. The combat is terrible. The sound effects are terrible. It's a painful experience. I could spend hours talking about every terrible aspect of this terrible game. I honestly don't know how they messed it up this bad. Now, you might be thinking, "Why a 4". Well, not everything is completely horrible. The music is good and there are a grand total of two good bosses in the entire game with the dlc. That is Fume Knight and Sinh. Sadly, I couldn't bring myself to beat the last dlc, which is the Ivory King dlc. I have seen gameplay of the dlc's bosses and while they look moderately good, I can't bring myself to make it through the horrible level design. Sir Alonne has the worst boss runup in the entire series. So I will not be completing the last dlc. Maybe someday I will try the dlc again.… Expand
  8. falconhoof
    May 18, 2020
    3
    Classic dark souls. Little to no story feel to it, clunky and unresponsive gameplay, poor visuals. Games like this seem to get away with a lack of substance by simply being difficult.
  9. IVANCHODB
    Jan 16, 2023
    4
    Sinceramente es un juego bueno pero se queda en eso . Dificultad artificial. Gráficos decentes y poco más..no hablar de la jugabilidad o la lógica del juego ya que es inexistente por decir. Y ni hablar de la hitbox ya que posiblemente se les quedó en otro juego ya que este no tiene sentido en lo más mínimo de lo que es , claro hablando de los enemigos ya que a tu personaje lo golpeaSinceramente es un juego bueno pero se queda en eso . Dificultad artificial. Gráficos decentes y poco más..no hablar de la jugabilidad o la lógica del juego ya que es inexistente por decir. Y ni hablar de la hitbox ya que posiblemente se les quedó en otro juego ya que este no tiene sentido en lo más mínimo de lo que es , claro hablando de los enemigos ya que a tu personaje lo golpea hasta el aire.… Expand

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#3 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#25 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#32 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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89

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. X-ONE Magazine UK
    May 26, 2015
    80
    It's still one of the best RPGs out there at the moment, but the NPC invasions and enemy placement felt a little unbalanced this time around. [Issue#124, p.79]
  2. MondoXbox
    May 10, 2015
    85
    From Software brings back its game making the game even better without distorting it. The result is an even harder game, surely suggested while we're waiting for the inevitable sequel.
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  3. ZTGD
    Apr 23, 2015
    90
    PC players that have already played the game and DLC are the ones that will maybe think twice before going through it again, while Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 players will get the most out of it.
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