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Dark Souls 2 Xbox 360 Review - DJ Podcasts

Damon from DJ Podcasts writes "In a dark fantasy world where death is no stranger to you, with dungeons and castle ruins filled with the undead and other mythical creatures whose only mission is to kill you over and over and over and over again! Yes you can probably already guess by now that I am talking about the latest sequel to the Dark Souls franchise, Dark Souls II developed by From Software and published by Namco Bandai. Do you have what it takes to go beyond death?"

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Hugodastrevas4063d ago

"I certainly found Dark Souls II hard which made it far less enjoyable and it’s absolutely no fun to be continually stuck in the same place for hours on end. It would have been great to have a difficulty option, despite it being against the whole Dark Souls culture."

What a humongous asshole, saying all we need to make the game better is butcher everything that makes Dark Souls 2 a Souls game. Jesus, some people just don't get Souls games. They even put fast travel in the game to appealto new fans...

Supercheezman4063d ago

No, I never stated it would of made the game better in general. I said it 'would' have been great despite being Dark Souls true nature. Read again man it "Would" is the keyword in that sentence and not should. So I believe I do understand Dark Souls game, where as you dont understand the difference between Would and Should

Hugodastrevas4063d ago

No, it 'would' not have made the game better in any way. Do you know what a niche title is? If people don't enjoy Dark Souls or Dark Souls 2 for what it is there are lots of other games they can enjoy.

P.S. Giving a game a 5/10(average game) because you want it to betray it's own roots is not a professional move.

Supercheezman4063d ago

Did you actually read my comment? Or are you delibarately being an idiot?

Games_R_Us4063d ago (Edited 4063d ago )

"However such a difficulty option would have made the game far more accessible for newcomers to the Dark Souls series. Dark Souls II throws you in the deep end literally and you need to work out if you can swim or drown, it’s that brutal. The lack of a game map, quest log and help guide to push you along your journey made my experience quite unpleasant."

I would certainly agree that this is not a game for general everyday players and as a reviewer your quite right in pointing out its shortcomings. A game is reviewed for all gamers and for the majority of gamers, this game has been brutal in terms of difficulty, the way it doesn't aid you in any way, snd the relentless death and difficulty spike is insane. I do beleive he's said its recommended highly for fans of the genre, but may not be everyones cup of tea. I'd much rather have a review that covers all gamers than just a cross section of fans. I am sure a Dark Souls fan may give it a 9/10, but after the initial hype, this game doesn't tick all the boxes and I do agree with this position.

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Dark Souls 2 Broke the Mold with Smelter Demon’s Over-the-Top Design

The Smelter Demon is a bombastic boss design that bolsters Dark Souls 2's roster with an experience that updates an older fight's form to function.

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CrimsonWing69201d ago

Man, I dunno about that. In fact, most boss fights in Dark Souls 2 were forgettable.

__y2jb201d ago

Dark souls 2 is really underrated.

HyperMoused201d ago

My First DS's no idea why it gets so much hate

Redgrave200d ago

Or as I liked to call it, Horny Butthole Face

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Hidetaka Miyazaki claims Dark Souls 2 “carried” the series forward

Dark Souls 2 remains a divisive entry in the landmark RPG franchise, but Hidetaka Miyazaki believes it led to the success of Elden Ring.

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anast432d ago

The game isn't good though.

Rols432d ago

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.

CrimsonWing69432d ago

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.

Aussiesummer432d ago

And it will happen in the future when he doesn’t touch them as he is planning on.

MrBaskerville432d ago

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.

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Dark Souls: 10 Best Weapons In The Series

TheGamer writes, "Some weapons resist the test of time."

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Father__Merrin436d ago

bastard sword and claymore do the job when grinded up