Dark Souls 2 is shaping up to be one of the spring's best games - but can it topple the fearsome original? Aoife took an extended tour of From Software's new opus last month, and came away with seven reasons for Dark Souls fans to worry.
Bandai Namco has released its latest financial report, revealing that the Dark Souls series has reached around 40 million units combined.
As difficult and frustrating as it is, people should consider reliving the Dark Souls 2 experience, especially because of what's coming to the game.
Many of those who hate Dark Souls II hate it because it's not Dark Souls. The same people love Dark Souls III because it isn't Dark Souls II.
And so many of the issues at the centre of common complaints about DS2 are present in DS3 and sometimes even DS1. The hatred and bile spewed over this perfectly decent game is ludicrous.
I don’t think it’s a terrible game, but like a movie sequel by a different director, for me, it does NOT capture any of the “magic” felt from the Miyazaki entries. Boss battles don’t feel epic, environments don’t have the same sense of awe, the enemy variety isn’t particularly interesting, the art direction just feels bland, about the only thing I can give it praise for is some of the music.
Now, again, this is only how I feel about it, so I’m not trying to invalidate his you feel about the game, but it is the worst entry in the series due to those factors and it’s the least re-visited entry, for me.
Is it decent as a game on its own? Sure. But in comparison to the Miyazaki entries, it does not stack up and I believe that’s where many were disappointed with it.
You can also play it in VR flawlessly on PC & controller with the LukeRoss mod so… another reason to jump back in with extra immersion.
The controls felt very clunky to me, I tried playing it after beating Darksouls 3 and it didn’t feel fluid, obviously the hit detection is less superior for been an older game.
The Smelter Demon is a bombastic boss design that bolsters Dark Souls 2's roster with an experience that updates an older fight's form to function.
Man, I dunno about that. In fact, most boss fights in Dark Souls 2 were forgettable.
I personally haven't seen anyone complaining about the hollow invasion change and I think it is a fine new idea.
If you're worried then why are you playing Dark Souls in the first place?
Edit: Also just read the "Seven reasons for fans to be worried" article... And I agree that some of these changes might go against some of the original concepts/ideas behind Demons Souls and Dark Souls - but really - this game is getting too popular to keep the same limited PvP mechanics and communications (which don't get me wrong, I think are awesome the way they are) We need our series' to change and innovate, which of course means some things have to change (unfortunately this can mean "simplify") but I am willing to give it a try.
Praise the Sun!
I don't mind voice chat as long as you can turn it off, but I wonder how they'll explain the invasion change.
Hmm my first playthrough will be offline so it's cool, wanna explore everywhere possible and just take my time to enjoy
Now this was the game to port to next generation dumb choice to say ps3/360 .