Edge - "When we revealed last December that Dark Souls II was to become “more accessible” than its fiendishly punishing predecessor, the hard, self-flagellating core of the series’ fanbase were disappointed – to put it politely. A year later and just three months from release, we’ve secured an exclusive assurance from Dark Souls II co-director Yui Tanimura that this purported change of direction was all a mistake, and another from producer Takeshi Miyazoe that the statement was “a mistranslation” on their part."
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
lel.thats new
Praise the sun
Youtubers who played the game say it is probably going to be harder than DS. I hope the game is presented better at least similar to how Demons Souls gave you better hints about the mechanics
They should make an easy mode and put a label underneath saying 'This mode is for the casual noobilicias kind of guy' and then on normal difficulty say 'this is how the game was designed to be played ;-)'
That way more people can enjoy the game thus generating more cashflow.
I really hope the PS4 version isn't too far behind the last gen release. One of my most wanted of 2014 for sure.