Dark Souls is definitely an engrossing and well-designed game, and since it made a bigger splash than the Black Hydra in Ash Lake, the announcement of a sequel isn’t all that surprising.
So, since it’s probably, and hopefully, going to take a lot of time and effort for it to reach the gamers’ thumbs and fingers, why not list the five most important improvements and choices Dark Souls II should make?
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.”
Dark Souls "must" do only one thing: be as good a game or better than its prior incarnations.
And considering how conservative a developer FROM software has been for the past few decades, the odds of that happening are pretty damn close to 100%.
i hope atmosphere will be same, and feeling that you really are disconected from the world, same good game play, more mystery and more secrets :)
I loved the change from Demons souls to Dark souls and would love a change on the same scale as the previous installment. I doubt that will happen since this is a direct sequel. I will be very happy with more of the same whilst focusing on performance, balancing and of course keeping the difficulty ramped up. If anything I say increase it. If they want a new audience with a sequel they should make a new IP.
Love the series and I think it is in trust worthy hands. Full blown new features would rock my socks off, though.
Dark Souls..II?! *squeals like a piggie filled to it´s curly tail with boundless joy*