After last week's article about promising games that are going to flop, we thought we'd list seven games that may just outperform expectations.
Dark Souls 2 remains a divisive entry in the landmark RPG franchise, but Hidetaka Miyazaki believes it led to the success of Elden Ring.
DS2 was fine. While there was a bit of recycling assets or ideas for bosses, it was a bigger more open Dark Souls. The Fume knight boss is one of the hardest bosses in the series until Sekiro and Elden Ring were released.
The problem with Dark Souls 2 was the same problem when a different director takes over for a sequel to an outstanding movie. It typically (there are exceptions) doesn’t have the feel and vision of the previous movie.
I wouldn’t say Dark Souls 2 is terrible. Had Dark Souls 1 never been a thing and we got this, I think it would have been praised more. The problem is it didn’t have the Miyazaki touch to it and felt pretty derivative. The soundtrack is a banger though.
And it will happen in the future when he doesn’t touch them as he is planning on.
I like DS 2, might even be my favorite of the 3. But it's a hard sell, there's so many obscure things you need to do to make it an enjoyable experience. So always find it hard to recommend, but it is worth the trouble.
TheGamer writes, "Some weapons resist the test of time."
The Nerd Stash: “Whether you’re here to gloat about your victories or to see what the fuss is about, we present to you the hardest bosses in the Souls series.”
I beat them all with my fists and no hits were taken. What do you mean you don't believe me? I used a guitar hero controller!!!
All the bosses are only from Dark Souls. No Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring, or Demon Souls
Your time machine please I would like to see when VS XIII is coming out.
It bugs me how it mentions TLoU will do below expectations. I for one know it won't do halo/COD numbers but I bet it will be as successful as the uncharted series which is pretty good. But can't wait to try Beyond:two souls and the next Quantic Dream game.
Oh yeah, Dark Souls II is going to blow up in sales in 2013.
It's not coming in 2013.
Really hope beyond gets amazing sales, we need more games like heavy rain and beyond
The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD surprisingly successful? I think you mean suprising that its even on this list. Of course it'll be sucessful Wind Waker is an amazing game