"Spoilers: Dark Souls II is going to be freaking hard.
Although I wasn’t able to get my hands on the game at this past E3 thanks to tight schedules, I did see Namco Bandai’s CQC Analyst Matt Warner share a half-hour taste of the game to a bunch of us in its press-only room.
The segment I witnessed left me feeling super pumped over its improvements. And equally terrified."
- Patrick Kulikowski
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
Dark Souls 2 is sounding good! However, I can only truly appreciate when it fulfills each and every aspect listed in this list:
- Make it hard, painfully hard. I want to cry myself away from my PS3, need friends to complete it for me and smash
things in rage at the game's soul-crushing difficulty.
- Make farming less autonomously dull. I platinumed Dark Souls his week and the last few weapons I needed required a mid-numbing farm in order to get them. Channeler's Trident anybody? I did find a way to get that easily though".
- Don't include a one-off "cheap" boss such as the Bed Of Chaos. This boss required no skill and in order to beat him (?) I had to don my heaviest armour and hope for the best.
- Fix the PVP for heavens sake! I don't even need to cover how problematic this is! Just fix it for goodness sake! It's impossible to connect with friends, backstabs are ridiculous, especially when up against one or more foe and lightning weapons are the most ridiculous, nooby weapon in the game! Give us balance! There's also nothing more annoying than relentlessly slashing at an indicted player to have them instantly recover their health to full with an Estus Flask.
I'm SL:147 right now on PS3 and have my newfound platinum so if you need any help just PM me. I'm also on the DaS wiki under the same name.