So, holy crap guys, Dark Souls II was announced at the Video Game Awards! Crazy, right? Who saw that coming? Here are five things For the Love of Gaming wants to see in Dark Souls II
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.”
1-More original areas, no copied areas from previous games
2-Better netcode for co-op/PVP
3-Even more challenging fights
4-Bring back the world tendency system from Demon's Souls
5-Keep the open world setting of Dark Souls
I agree with all those. Since the souls games are my fav of this entire gen. The announcement was awesome.
1. Agreed. Random spawn points would keep the game fresh and surprising all the time.
2. Agreed. Dark Souls system was like going back to FFI's magic system, which sucks. MP again please.
3. Nah. I mean it would be cool to have new weapon types (like maybe Bo Staffs) but all that other Diablo stuff shouldn't be in the game.
4. Heeeeelllllll no. Uh uh. Do not taint the Souls series by instituting anything from the crap that is World of Warcraft. This list item is absolutely terrible. It wouldn't be Dark Souls if this was implemented. The Souls series is supposed to be you against everything, not a MMO.
5. @#$% NO! Are you kidding? That's the problem with this gen. Too much emphasis on this co-op crap and then when a dev comes out with their own unique approach, the casuals want it to change to the same crap it is in games like WoW. Are you serious? If you want that kind of co-op, play something else and don't call your list "5 things WE want to see" if you're the only one that wants to see that. Frickin' ridiculous.
#6: For it to be canceled so Demon's Souls 2 can be made instead.