DARK SOULS™ II Reviews

Don't touch this game. I will admit that as video-games go as a whole this game is not bad per se, however as souls games go this game is a big miss. The bosses feel slow but their attacks have so much lead that even if you dodge you can still get hit. You lose health when you die. You need to level your dodge I-frames. These are just some of the features FromSoft tried out and hit a big flop with. 4/10

[i]Dark Souls II[/i] is ‘bad’ like [i]Shrek 2[/i] is ‘bad’ – it’s actually quite good, just nowhere near as good as its meisterstück predecessor. Yes, the criticism directed at the intractable and, ironically, soulless design choices is justified, but to the perseverance of those that enjoy these games: they are comically appreciated, and no obstacle to the fun to be had.

Honestly I view it as easier than Dark Souls Remastered (And original), Dark Souls 3, and Elden Ring. However, it is honestly a really good game. It's easy to miss important areas, or hidden bosses, hidden items, etc... Which gives you the need to explore the areas fully. So definitely give it a shot if you're a Soulsborne fan. Highly recommended.

Worst out of the 3 but still better than most games. They really like to gang up on that bussy stay safe

Having completed a 100% run of both DS2 Scholar and the original game, I want to leave a review with my complete feelings on both versions. I did enjoy playing DarkSouls 2, and the original release was the first DarkSouls game I ever played, on the Xbox 360, probably around 2016. I have to say that I did not completely hate the original version, nor do I hate scholar, but I cannot really recommend that anyone who does not completely love DarkSouls play this one, it is a very poor introduction to this franchise/genera I also can see where people are coming from when they say that scholar ruined this game, though I find myself disagreeing. I think that scholar improved this game in many ways, however I think that much of the game's original intent was lost with the sweeping changes TL;DR: Skip DS2 unless you love souls games, play scholar if you play DS2

Game works fine along with online features on Linux without any configuration.

great game 9/10 not as great as 1 but better than 3 every one who says this game sucks is a pussy

This version is way better. It has less ganks, less annoying NPC invasions, no forlorn, you obtain all DLC keys instantly, and better NPC questline placements. Negatives are: price tag, less online players and lack of an armor/weapon set or two. As for DS2, the game itself, it kinda sucks but hey, play it enough and it will grow on you. It has nice variety of weapons/armors/spells and I hear pvp is good.

Dark Souls 2 is a litmus test if someone is a coward of the Dark Souls series. An unforgettable adventure for sure.

the black ship of the family but in all actuallity a great game and a great Dark souls part of the series