Kotaku: Joshua James Shaw works at Blur, those guys responsible for many of the prettiest cinematic trailers and cutscenes you see for games today.
In addition to their trailer work, though, Blur also do "world building", meaning Shaw has a lot of great character design and environmental work to show as well.
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
Trying to make it sound like a "Versus" article with that title, eh, Kotaku?
is this even news? i try to report these as Lame but all i get is warning and restriction
I haven't read the article, but I'm already able to find fault with the title. "A lot sunnier than Dark Souls?" WELL, the game isn't called Bright Souls. It's DARK Souls, why would anyone expect or even for an instant WANT it to have a warm and sunny atmosphere to it?