Sneakily added to From's Youtube Channel, it appears that Dark Souls II will be getting three DLC episodes to add-on more content to the acclaimed game. The title of the episodes will be Crowns of the Sunken King. They can be expected on the PS3, PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game.
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.
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.”
Hopefully they each deliver
I'll just copy the comment I made on the official Youtube trailer.
"F****** sell outs. I hope Project Beast turns out to be the new Demon's Souls game, cuz that looks to destroy Dark Souls 2. Also Deep Down looks so amazing. Dark Souls 2 was a big disappointment to a lot of dedicated fans.
It's still a really good game compared to other games. But compared to Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, it's nowhere near that level of masterpiece. And before anyone mentioned the Artorias DLC, that s*** had a purpose.
People CARED about the lore and story in Dark Souls, and the DLC was perfect. Nobody has interest in the garbage lore of Dark Souls 2, because a lot of it doesn't make any sense."
What do people here think?
maybe i'll get the DLC this time. didn't get the first dark souls DLC, but that was mostly because there was no trophy support... and it was $15.
I'm looking forward to it. Also looking forward to Deep Down, and Project Beast.
=/ I miss the days when From put out COMPLETE games that didn't require DLC. Dark Souls 2 is a full game by itself, it doesn't need DLC...
Hopefully if Project Beast is really Demon's Souls 2 and the old director will give a truly complete experience that Demon's Souls and Dark Souls were.