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[ajb1888]

Hello GAF

Whether or not you are a Souls fanatic.

Whether or not you typically enjoy RPG's.

Whether or not you prefer (the awesome) Bloodborne or some traits in other souls games.

Whether or not (insert reason)

Play Dark Souls 2, preferably Scholar of the First Sin edition as it comes with all its Fantastic DLC bundled automatically.

Dark Souls II is truly one of the greatest experiences you may ever have!!

The game is massive, the build variety and replayability is UNPARALLELED.
Enjoy EXPLORING a vast array of environments filled with DANGER at every turn! Discover secrets (sooo many secrets), experiment with TONS of playstyles and methods available to playing the game.

Enjoy the BEST hub/home environment in Majula. Let the hauntingly beautiful score soothe you as you level up (tip: level adaptability) improve your equipment, and praise the sun.

Enjoy the BEST Covenants in the series!
Covenents that add even more Zones and Bosses!
Covenants that add MORE modes of Difficulty to the game! Its all here

If you like PVP you will find the best in the series here, by far. FASHION SOULS is in too form also as you have soooo many fun options to customize your chosen undead

Is the game perfect? No game is perfect.
Is the game fun? HELL YEAH
Is it worth checking out? Why are you still reading?? Go get Dark Souls II and enjoy a journey that may well suck hundreds of hours of your gaming life! Hahaha

Pro tip: Don't give up, Skeleton!

 

[GHG]

I hated it at first but then grew to love it.

I agree, it's a must play and has the best build variety and PVP of the series.

 

[PartTimeWarrior]

Spotted the From Software employee

 

[888]

I loved it up until the huntsman area. Bosses were cake but holy crap the mobs and layout was annoying. Haven't played since. Picking it back up soon.

 

[Ahasverus]

Only Souls game I've played and beaten. I loved it, felt like an epic journey.

Tried to play 1 but couldn't deal with the bad graphics, muddy visuals and clunky controls.

I have Bloodborne and will play it, some day.

 

[Matty77]

I have tried multiple times and I just don't like it much, even my recent replay I only made it to lost Bastille before going back to Bloodborne.

I don't think it's the shit game some do but it's not for me.

 

[Luigiv]

Counter argument: Don't waste your time. Play Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3 or Bloodborne instead.

 

[Santiako]

Yeah, I love how massive the game is and the enormous variety of builds you can make.

 

[Orb]

Why play Dark Souls 2 when Bloodborne exists

Spoiler

shitpost

 

[Wamb0wneD]

I played it once and will never ever replay it. I'd rather play DS1 or Bloodborne for the 4th time, thanks.

 

[THe_DeiCiDe]

Counter argument: Don't waste your time. Play Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3 or Bloodborne instead.

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[hotcyder]

Well I was going to walk the Great Wall of China or see the Pyramids of Giza but sure - I guess I'll play the not-good Dark Souls game instead

(I already have and I don't like it as much as 1 - haven't touched 3, Demons or BB)

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I really enjoyed Dark Souls 2. Had an amazing time with the Scholar of the First Sin edition on PC.

 

[ToxicPhantom]

Uh, nah! Thanks though.

 

[Weiss]

Why is the start of the game so terrible?

 

[H3rTz DoNuT]

I played it once and will never ever replay it. I'd rather play DS1 or Bloodborne for the 4th time, thanks.

Yep, the weakest entry in the Souls series.

 

[Aomber]

Counter argument: Don't waste your time. Play Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3 or Bloodborne instead.

Yeah this is exactly how I felt when I played Dark Souls 2. It's not a bad game, but it's a bad Souls game, there's just better options to spend however many dozens of hours for that type of game.

 

[DevilSnake]

Definitely. It's the worst souls game, but still better than many other games on the market.

A lot of the armour looked better in DS2 too imo, in some cases in 3 it's as if they added armour sets without adjusting for PBR correctly.

 

[Jaguar Victory]

I'm stuck at the water level part with all the wizards blasting at you while the swamp creatures creep. Fuck that section.

 

[Luigiv]

Why is the start of the game so terrible?

Because the rest of the game is consistently that terrible.

 

[TikeMyson]

I didn't like it that much at first. I bought the SOTFS later on PS4 and started to love it. Great improvement.

 

[AALLx]

Meh.

Replace the title with Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, or Bloodborne and I'd agree.

Dark Souls II is... ehhh. I could have lived my life without playing it. The only value in having played it is so that I can tell people that it isn't up there with the other Miyazaki games.

 

[oneida]

Counter argument: Don't waste your time. Play Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3 or Bloodborne instead.

that's not really an argument is it

 

[dugdug]

Even a bad Souls game is still good, and, DS2 is proof. I still enjoy it, but, it's by far the worst of the series.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Really good game. I don't get the hate.

Dark Souls 1 > Demon's Souls > DS2 > DS3 > Bloodborne

 

[UglyPony]

Dark souls 2 is not a terrible game. Its just worst one in the soulsborne serie. But still a great game.

 

[Mediking]

Nah... Dark Souls 2: Scholarly is NOT newcomer friendly.

 

[jimboton]

Agreed, when all's said and done, it's the second best soulsborne game ever made. What it lacks in interconnected and cohesive world design it makes up in variety and length.

 

[EvilKatarn]

Just play all the souls games and approach DS2, the worst one, with low expectations.

 

[sublimit]

Spotted the From Software employee

He should tell them that we miss them.

 

[KodaRuss]

It was my first souls game so it will always have a special place in my heart.

Majula was a great hub world and the music was fantastic.

Darklurkker can F off forever (Took me 30 or so tries, wasted almost all of my resources to get to him).

 

[DorkyMohr]

I've heard Scholar of the First Sin improves a lot but I still have no love for the way that world is laid out. Sorry Dark Souls 2. You only get one chance to make a first impression.

 

[pretty done]

Dark souls 2 is not a terrible game. Its just worst one in the soulsborne serie. But still a great game.

This.

What a weird ass thread. It reads like OP is recruiting people for his Dark Souls 2 guild.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Played it on 360 but bounced off hard. Trying to get into it on PC.

 

[Bedlam]

Great HUB. Other than that it's not a great Souls game. To the contrary! Considering all its unique strenghts and weaknesses, overall it's by far the weakest game in the series.

Don't listen to the OP, people. In this case, the majority consensus is correct.

 

[TheMadMan007]

I find the Souls game and gameplay boring. It's just the same "wait for the enemy to start it's attack, dodge or block and counter" I could never get into them. I gave them multiple tries but the animation always felt like I was stuck in molasses. Bloodborne's setting and the fluidity of motion did seem much better but I'm so burnt out on every game trying to be "Souls like" and them all suffering from boring settings and gameplay and another Souls game being a year or two out that I've burnt out on even caring about the series

 

[Catvoca]

Dark souls 2 is great, it's my second favourite after the first one. Certainly a game to play yourself and make up your own mind about.

 

[Marcel]

I don't like Dark Souls 2 but the dull ass boss music is the worst offender of this divisive game and the Flexile Sentry is one of the worst pieces I've heard in any modern game period.

 

[pretty done]

I don't like Dark Souls 2 but the dull ass boss music is the worst offender of this divisive game and the Flexile Sentry is one of the worst pieces I've heard in any modern game period.

Does this piece of shit really deserve any better tho?

What a damn joke boss. There's just way too many joke bosses in DS2.

 

[Duxxy3]

I hated it at first. And then I hated it some more. I still hate it.

 

[Davey Cakes]

If DS2 was bad I wouldn't still be playing it at 150 hours, after considering DS1 to be one of the best games of all time.

To be honest I can't believe I'm still chipping away at it. The first really difficult area for me (No Man's Wharf) seems like ages ago at this point.

I kind of wish I could put it down for good but I just won't be satisfied until I get this damn DLC done. It's one part obligation but another part legitimate enjoyment. A bit of a slow crawl with bullshit like Frigid Outskirts but I'm getting there.

 

[benicillin]

Dark Souls 2 is a very good game. The DLC was pretty great. It's underrated I think.

 

[Courage]

I think I might like 2 more than 3. It's the roughest Souls game but it has some of the highest highs in the series.

 

[T.O.P]

I hated it at first. And then I hated it some more. I still hate it.

*

 

[TyphoonStruggle]

Nah. Feel free to miss this one.

 

[brian!]

Dark souls 2 is fucking awesome

 

[Slythe]

Played it this year. SOTFS on PC. Loved it. Can't recommend it enough, Souls fan or not.

 

[AALLx]

Arguing that build variety and equipment count is what makes Dark Souls II better than other Soulsborne is like arguing that having 10 instant cup noodles of different powdered flavorings is better than having a single ramen served from a ramen specialty store.

Sure you have more of "that thing", but at the end of the day "that thing" isn't as good, feels like cheap imitation, and not that different from each other anyway.

 

[Mareg]

I've tried multiple times. I've tried real hard.
I just don't understand that game or it's appeal.
Burn me on the NeoGAF cross if you want.
I just get lost in this game. And if you lose me, I'm not caring anymore. I need some sort of direction or scripted depth. It too sandboxy for my tastes.

 

[Lumination]

Because the rest of the game is consistently that terrible.

lmao damn