
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.
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How to make a bad game: step 1 make Dark Souls 2
I would rather use a working blender as a fleshlight than play this game again.
Game seems fine, but ♥♥♥♥ whoever designed the keybinds menu and decided that controler players on PC dont get to change their keybinds. Also, the default controls on my Nintendo controller are unplayable, I dont have access to heavy attacks or auto aim. In addition the game also refuses to recognise my controler if I use steam input to change my keybinds, so I cant really do much about the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ default ones. Ive spent an entire weekend trying to get the game to recognise my controller and it just won't, I'm faced with a choice between playing with keyboard and mouse or playing with awful controls. At this point in time I would rather shoot myself than do either of those two things.
underrated asf few bad bosses but peak
меня били я плакал
Rating: 7/10 — The Most Controversial and Polarizing Souls Game Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is a massive mixed bag. It is a game that you will simultaneously love and absolutely hate, making it the black sheep of the franchise. On one hand, it introduces some of the best mechanics in the series. The build variety is insane, Power Stancing (dual-wielding) is incredibly fun, and the world of Drangleic is beautifully atmospheric with amazing DLC areas. It feels massive, gives you tons of freedom, and has great replay value. On the other hand, it features some of the most frustrating design choices. Tying your invincibility frames (i-frames) during rolls to a specific stat (Adaptability/ADP) is a terrible mechanic. The Scholar of the First Sin edition is infamous for its artificial difficulty, often just throwing overwhelming gank squads of enemies at you instead of creating clever challenges.
Praise the sun
Words cannot describe how much I despise this abomination of a Videogame. I played through it all, with all the DLC´s and it felt like getting tortured by the Zenobites and Sauron at the same time. This game controlls like a nightmare, it´s ugly as hell and it literally spits on the lore and wordlbuilding of Dark Souls 1. I gave it a fair chance but it´s like this game wanted me to hate it more than I hated myself while playing this sh*t. Do not get tricked by "fans" telling you that Dark Souls 2 ist overrated or anything. It´s overrated and underhated, for every copy of this game should be gathered and thrown into the hellish chasm from which they came. The bosses are also an insult to Miyazaki and the DLC´s are not worth any money. I should get paid one million dollars for even considering playing this game and a billion dollars for wasting my precious time on it. Whoever designed frigid outskirts shall never touch any game with his tainted hands forever. I played through every souls game (for i do not want to call this piece of garbage a souls game) and had a lot of fun. I platinumed DS1 on my PS3, DS3 on my PC and Bloodborne on my PS5. I even made two Soul-Level-One-Runs in DS1 and this was much more enjoyable than playing this game for one minute. I´d rather get crucified than playing this game ever again. Burn in hell Dark Souls 2. Burn in hell.
greatest souls of all time
I despise everything about this game. There's 0 redeeming qualities.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese*languages with full audio support
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