Recent reviews by dean

Incredible graphics, gameplay, and skill trees. Never played PoE but did play Diablo IV and I think that this game adds the necessary depth that D4 was missing. Lots of negative reviews are due to the server issues following launch, but issues like that are inevitable for any hyped new game.

9/10 so far, really enjoying it.

Really beautiful graphics and fluid combat. Albeit a great game, DS2 blows in comparison to the rest of the trilogy. The level design is often terrible. It seems like the only thing that makes most areas difficult is the absolutely absurd amount of enemies they throw at you. As a result, I've probably done more kiting in this game than both DS1 and DS3 combined.

The Souls games and their stories are notoriously vague, which in my experience has been a mostly positive thing. It adds a degree of mystery and wonder that just overall enhances a play-through. However, DS2 seemingly has no direction or story when compared to its trilogy counterparts. In DS1/DS3, it felt like I was killing every boss for a reason. But this game just throws a cluster♥♥♥♥ of lackluster bosses at you and calls it a day. Obviously there are bosses that outshine others, but for the most part, they are all relatively dull fights that serve no overarching story-related purpose.

The game is still great, just not as great as the rest of the trilogy.

7.5/10

Very addictive!