Sebastien Skaf, one of the composers for the incredible visual novel Katawa Shoujo, has uploaded an improvisation of some musical tracks from the critical darling Dark Souls. His talent with the piano is as incredible as anything I’ve ever heard from him, and I’ve gotten his permission to showcase a sample of it here on Takuchat. I still can’t believe Dark Souls II is going to be on current-generation hardware, because the trailer shown at the Spike Video Game Awards looked incredible. See it here at around 2:31, and check out more of Skaf’s work on his YouTube channel!
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.”
Crazy that this is improv
If this man worked on Katawa Shoujo's music, then he's already shown himself to be incredible. This video seals it.