the main menu killed me XD 11/10 - IGN

For real tho

This game delivers on the behalf of being a sequel to an amazing game. Better ways to connect with friends make it a lot less of a chore than the previous installments made it, the new stats offered are all actually usable instead of people skimming over in order to avoid wasting allocation points and the variety of weapons and weapon types make making new builds a task to come back for.

Soul Memory (restricting online play to those who have accumulated a similar amount of souls to you) is a dumb idea though, but people who are truly invested in PVP will get over after they hit NG+ where it is only level based, so its not a big issue. Only last odd complaint is the overusage of bonfires and the ability to travel between. As a scrub of DS1, getting the link from The Depths to Firelink was absolutely mindblowing, and a huge weight just kind of lifts off your shoulders in those situations, in this game, intertwining pathways didn't make too much sense if players could travel everywhere so it makes sense not to do that, but in all it just misses one of my favorite parts of the first game

Last complaints are with the bosses and world consistency. Most of the bosses are too easy, which was the thing I was least hoping for. However there are a fair amount of bosses that can really test you while still remaining fair, and it feels great to overcome, but on the other end of the spectrum there are some bosses that while walking through their room after, its hard to remember there was a boss in the first place, they're that easy. And the world consistency, watch any MapViewer video and you will know exactly what I mean.

Don't you think for a second though that any of this should drive you away; for people who haven't played the previous title, this is an entirely new experience for you, and this is not a bad "first Souls game", for returning players, you already have it, don't lie.

So yeah, Imma play some NG+ on my main, do some fun PVP builds, try a no death/bonfire run a lot of times, and co-op with people who need it, because these games just allow me to revisit in a lot of different ways, hence why you should give em a try.

8.5/10

PS if you just fire up the game I recommend you join the Way of Blue Covenant on the top of the Majula stairs until you feel comfortable giving yourself a challenge. It also gives the Blue Sentinels something to do if you ever get invaded.

the main menu killed me XD 11/10 - IGN For real tho This game delivers on the behalf of being a sequel to an amazing game. Better ways to connect with friends make it a lot less of a chore than the previous installments made it, the new stats offered are all actually usable instead of people skimming over in order to avoid wasting allocation points and the variety of weapons and weapon types make making new builds a task to come back for. Soul Memory (restricting online play to those who have accumulated a similar amount of souls to you) is a dumb idea though, but people who are truly invested in PVP will get over after they hit NG+ where it is only level based, so its not a big issue. Only last odd complaint is the overusage of bonfires and the ability to travel between. As a scrub of DS1, getting the link from The Depths to Firelink was absolutely mindblowing, and a huge weight just kind of lifts off your shoulders in those situations, in this game, intertwining pathways didn't make too much sense if players could travel everywhere so it makes sense not to do that, but in all it just misses one of my favorite parts of the first game Last complaints are with the bosses and world consistency. Most of the bosses are too easy, which was the thing I was least hoping for. However there are a fair amount of bosses that can really test you while still remaining fair, and it feels great to overcome, but on the other end of the spectrum there are some bosses that while walking through their room after, its hard to remember there was a boss in the first place, they're that easy. And the world consistency, watch any MapViewer video and you will know exactly what I mean. Don't you think for a second though that any of this should drive you away; for people who haven't played the previous title, this is an entirely new experience for you, and this is not a bad "first Souls game", for returning players, you already have it, don't lie. So yeah, Imma play some NG+ on my main, do some fun PVP builds, try a no death/bonfire run a lot of times, and co-op with people who need it, because these games just allow me to revisit in a lot of different ways, hence why you should give em a try. 8.5/10 PS if you just fire up the game I recommend you join the Way of Blue Covenant on the top of the Majula stairs until you feel comfortable giving yourself a challenge. It also gives the Blue Sentinels something to do if you ever get invaded.