It's almost perfect.
FromSoft has learned from their mistakes, and has released this wonderful entry in the series that has fixed every main problem that the earlier titles had.
At first, I kept preferring the first one, like many other people... But then, I had been enlightened.


• Absolutely gloriously amazing Co-Op and PVP experience. I adore the fact that you can play the game on your own, and when you're stuck on a boss, just call a friend or two over to help. Or the fact that you can bring your character from your solo experience into a multiplayer battleground of scummy tactics and dank memery.
• Fast and responsive controls, unlike DS1
• Memorable boss battles
• Breathtaking scenery and widely interactive envoirments (Irithyll, Anor Londo, Lothric Castle...)
• Some great characters reminiscent of the first game's ones (Firekeeper, Greirat, Patches, Siegward, Anri...)
• References to older titles in the series ("Post-Apocalyptic" Anor Londo, Siegmeyer's descendant, Solaire's armor...)

• No Steam Cloud support (Dafuq, FromSoft? Even DS1 had it...)
• Server issues
• Engine bugs
• Sometimes boring or dull envoirments (Cathedral of the Deep, Crucifixion Woods...)
• Mostly detached locations (with some exceptions), unlike the fully interconnected DS1.


TL;DR: Improved on most of the other games' flaws, making up a great game Gameplay-wise, but missing on quite a bit of the first game's charm for the overall world structure and locations.


Oh yeah, also, it's hard.
Like, very hard.
Not frustratingly hard!
But very hard, indeed.

It's almost perfect. FromSoft has learned from their mistakes, and has released this wonderful entry in the series that has fixed every main problem that the earlier titles had. At first, I kept preferring the first one, like many other people... But then, I had been enlightened. [h1]Pros[/h1] • Absolutely gloriously amazing Co-Op and PVP experience. I adore the fact that you can play the game on your own, and when you're stuck on a boss, just call a friend or two over to help. Or the fact that you can bring your character from your solo experience into a multiplayer battleground of scummy tactics and dank memery. • Fast and responsive controls, unlike DS1 • Memorable boss battles • Breathtaking scenery and widely interactive envoirments ([spoiler]Irithyll, Anor Londo, Lothric Castle...[/spoiler]) • Some great characters reminiscent of the first game's ones ([spoiler]Firekeeper, Greirat, Patches, Siegward, Anri...[/spoiler]) • References to older titles in the series ([spoiler]"Post-Apocalyptic" Anor Londo, Siegmeyer's descendant, Solaire's armor...[/spoiler]) [h1]Cons[/h1] • No Steam Cloud support (Dafuq, FromSoft? Even DS1 had it...) • Server issues • Engine bugs • Sometimes boring or dull envoirments ([spoiler]Cathedral of the Deep, Crucifixion Woods...[/spoiler]) • Mostly detached locations (with some exceptions), unlike the fully interconnected DS1. TL;DR: Improved on most of the other games' flaws, making up a great game Gameplay-wise, but missing on quite a bit of the first game's charm for the overall world structure and locations. Oh yeah, also, it's hard. Like, very hard. Not frustratingly hard! But very hard, indeed.