Forbes - My one regret about not traveling to E3 this year is that I didn’t get hands-on time with Dark Souls II.
By every report, every gameplay video, and every screenshot I’ve seen—not to mention my interview with the game’s director, Yui Tanimura—Dark Souls II is looking every bit as good as the original, and perhaps even better.
Now Tanimura has revealed that the sequel will be a purely open-world game rather than the somewhat more guided experience in Dark Souls.
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
Yippee!
If gates are gone, can we do extremely fast speedruns?
I'd bet you'll still get the 'oh crap I should not have come here yet' feeling.
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I'm looking forward to going to areas that are FAR too high leveled for my character & doing suicide runs for decent gear.
Adds to the fun, especially if you manage to beat the boss, by whittling their hp down desperately. xD