Ray Porreca of Entertainment Buddha writes: "It is hard not to look at Dark Souls II’s new trailer without being engulfed by an overwhelming sense of despair. Those who have followed the Souls games since 2009’s Demon’s Souls are certainly familiar with this feeling by now – the encompassing sense of despair and wonder, fear and awe. Developers FromSoftware have done a notoriously impressive job when it comes to story crafting in their titles; both Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls have plotlines and lore tidbits scattered throughout the game in such a meaningful way that only the most astute players will ever be able to understand what truly is happening in each game’s world."
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
Such an amazing trailer. Can't wait.
Have platinum on Dark Souls. I hope I can manage a platinum in Dark Souls 2, even though I play on PS4, Wii U, Xbox One, PS Vita, 3DS and PC :P
Freakin trailer started my Souls addiction... Time to replay Demon and Dark Souls to fill the time.
Gimme gimme gimme :)