10/10 - A game of trial and error. Of pattern recognition. Of hopelessness. Of frustration and of jubilation. Dark Souls 2 is a deeply rewarding and satisfying experience. Packing a plethora of weapons and armour, it encourages deep character customization from its individual weapons' scaling, speed, weight, durability and down to their raw damage outputs; there are always new weapons to try. Added to this, is the fact that characters can be respec'd with ease, so long as the player as a soul vessel; around 4 or 5 of these can be found per playthough. Tired of playing with this mage? Perhaps I'll make a tank character, covered in heavy armour carrying an enourmous club. Or perhaps a nimble character with dual whips? Encouraging plenty of replayability.

The Dark Souls series has always been known for its difficulty. You died? It's because you didn't look where you were going and fell. Or you allowed yourself to get swarmed by some aggresive axe-wielders. Or you rushed around a corner too quickly and took a mace to the face. The game can be punishing - but fairly so. When it comes to fighting the game's memorable bosses, it can be as tough or easy as you want it to be - taking them on with two summoned helpers while you spam magic attacks at a safe distance or go it completely alone, fighting up close and personal.

While I absolutely loved this game, there are some criticisms. The people you meet along the way, while the voice acting in this game is top notch; the characters themselves aren't as intriguing as previous iterations. Nor is the music as memorable as some of the scores found in both Demon Souls and Dark Souls 1. The PvP is also terribly flawed; as it's now based on soul level and its not unusual to be up against people of severly higher levels.

Either way this game was amazing. A must buy. Must play.
"Woman ahead try rear"

10/10 - A game of trial and error. Of pattern recognition. Of hopelessness. Of frustration and of jubilation. Dark Souls 2 is a deeply rewarding and satisfying experience. Packing a plethora of weapons and armour, it encourages deep character customization from its individual weapons' scaling, speed, weight, durability and down to their raw damage outputs; there are always new weapons to try. Added to this, is the fact that characters can be respec'd with ease, so long as the player as a soul vessel; around 4 or 5 of these can be found per playthough. Tired of playing with this mage? Perhaps I'll make a tank character, covered in heavy armour carrying an enourmous club. Or perhaps a nimble character with dual whips? Encouraging plenty of replayability. The Dark Souls series has always been known for its difficulty. You died? It's because you didn't look where you were going and fell. Or you allowed yourself to get swarmed by some aggresive axe-wielders. Or you rushed around a corner too quickly and took a mace to the face. The game can be punishing - but fairly so. When it comes to fighting the game's memorable bosses, it can be as tough or easy as you want it to be - taking them on with two summoned helpers while you spam magic attacks at a safe distance or go it completely alone, fighting up close and personal. While I absolutely loved this game, there are some criticisms. The people you meet along the way, while the voice acting in this game is top notch; the characters themselves aren't as intriguing as previous iterations. Nor is the music as memorable as some of the scores found in both Demon Souls and Dark Souls 1. The PvP is also terribly flawed; as it's now based on soul level and its not unusual to be up against people of severly higher levels. Either way this game was amazing. A must buy. Must play. "Woman ahead try rear"