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I didn't actually have to say anything other than this critique hit spot on. A hard but fair review of Dark Souls II with comparisons to its predecessors.
I have to say: I was disappointed with Dark Souls II before I even watched the video. Don't get me wrong - Dark Souls II is a good game, but it's a bad Soul's game. To explain it; I acknowledge the Soul's games as an experience rather than just only a game. The feeling of despair, the feeling of accomplishment after beating a boss and the deep story behind the Soul games made them unique.
I still remember Oscar, Sif, Artorias, Ciaran, Sigmeyer, Solaire, Gwyn and my fair lady - hell, I know the name of every single Dark Souls character because everyone of them was memorable.
Sadly this is not the case with Dark Souls II. I don't even remember the name of crestfallen warrior 2.0 and the last time I played was yesterday.
After you have watched this video I just want to make a suggestion; spread the information - the points of this video are valid. I don't want you to whine on different forums but give constructive critisism on the right boards. It [i]might[/i] have an effect on future games of the Soul's series.
I will at least send one mail to the developers and publishers and open a topic about this on another board to at least have the feeling that I did something.
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Edited by WombRaider: 4/29/2014 6:30:37 AMThe only thing I like more in dark souls 2, is the combat. It's a great improvement. However the story, atmosphere, enemy design, map design, character intrigue, and pacing, is all worse than dark souls 1. Benhart of Jugo is my bro though, love that guy. And jester Thomas is a thug as well, wish he was more prevalent. It sucks too because now that I've grown accustomed to dks2 combat, I couldn't even go back to dks1 without raging at the combat (not that the combat is bad, it's just not as good as dks2).