There has been a lot of rage over the fact that Namco Bandai announced they would be skipping the Wii U for their upcoming game, Dark Souls 2.
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.”
As long as something gimmicky isn't shoved into the game to support the Wii U game pad, I'm fine with it.
Wii u is weak, as a casual gamer reputation, appeal mostly to kids and doesnt have a big enough install base for a lot of developers to be interested in putting certain games on it. There are a lot of third party games announced that won't be coming to the Wii u because of a few reasons I mentioned. Why did these people bought a Wii u? I thought power doesn't matter. They should have been content with the Wii. The game is coming out on more powerful xbox 360 and ps3 with a bigger install base with gamers that knows they are hardcore gamers so the game will sell on those systems.
I can't wait for the ps4
I didnt know there would be a dark souls 2, thats pretty cool. But im guessing its going to be on ps3 and 360 and that makes me sad. I have them both but Id like it to come out on the new systems to see what they can do with more power AND have an awesome launch window game.
I understand why they do it on ps3/360 but it could easily surpass the sales of dark souls with a small install base by it being the best early game for a new console. It would benefit from a bigger spotlight as an early game for new systems.
I've been saying that a Wii U version of Dark Souls would be phenomenal! A game like Dark Souls requires so much inventory diving while blocking the entire screen and not pausing, making it a difficult task to complete. The Wii U's special features eliminates the need to find dark and lonely corners just to change your armor or weapons. Obviously From Software doesn't believe in pausing the game which is fine, but having hot-keys and a full inventory at your disposal without blocking your view, is perfect in my eyes. Plus, maybe From Software can allow us to use the Gamepad the way COD does and allow us to play local/online multiplayer with friends, on two different screens, at the same time. This feature alone would make me get it!
they got monster hunter. aren't they happy with that?