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Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Action, Fantasy
OpenCritic88IGDB90Metacritic
Dark Souls II is an action role-playing game set in the kingdom of Drangleic. Players control the Bearer of the Curse, navigating a dark, interconnected world filled with challenging enemies and complex boss encounters.
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Epic, demanding, richly built and overwhelming.
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KotakuChris PersonMar 2014A stellar, challenging experience that borrows from its predecessors while making significant and complicated design changes.
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God is a GeekJames BowdenApr 201410/10If you had issues with Dark Souls II on console then Dark Souls II PC will not fix them. If you were hoping that this would be the gorgeous next-gen Souls experience we were shown in that first video then, well, it isn't. But if you were holding out to find out just how the PC version of Dark Souls II performs then know, with full confidence, that it is far and away the superior version, and that's without the need to download any sort of fan-made patch. The cycle of death and success has never felt this good.
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Game InformerDaniel TackApr 20149.8/10An epic adventure from start to finish packed with wondrous environments, imaginative and terrifying foes, and the continual adrenaline-apprehension rush of passing through each fog gate. These aspects make this title a must-play.
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Rock, Paper, ShotgunAdam SmithApr 2014For those willing to invest time into the New Game +, into the covenants and the raiding of other players' worlds, there's far more to uncover than I'll probably ever see. As I said at the beginning, Dark Souls II is a very good game. These have been some of the reasons why as well as some of the reasons why I don't think it's quite as great a game as I'd hoped it would be.
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TechnoBuffaloMar 20146.5/10If Dark Souls II can't even bother to let me experiment, practice, and enjoy at my own leisure, why should I bother with it?
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IGDB rating 8.5/10 from 867 ratings.
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