Ohhh yeahhh, this was a long time coming. I can't even say how long ago I started this game; probably around 8+ months ago, which in turn, took me another 3 months to finally finish the game. Now, I think I me and my friend beat the first dark souls and like 2 weeks later we started this one, so there was barely any kind of breather in between. My first reactions I remember was that the game definitely seemed like it was trying to be more player-friendly than the first game, with a tutorial and plenty of easy tho ya to kill.
With my character, I decided to go a full strength build because after the first game, I desperately wanted to be the big bonk guy that could take a hit or two. And man, this build was so much fun. Actually able to go 1v1 against these scary bosses without feeling like I'm about to get wiped off the face of the map was such a pleasant surprise. Now, the story is about as non-linear as the first game, with this one presumably being set thousands of years in the future from Dark Souls 1, with certain areas that feel somewhat similar, although still keeping its dark fantasy setting. Now, I can't remember everything I did within this game, so I can't give much details that I want, but I do plan on replaying the game. I do remember most of the bosses being fairly more easy than the first game, maybe because of my build, but once we got into the 3 The Lost Crowns dlcs, I started to clutch a little more. Definitely enjoyed all 3 but this is definitely the most challenging part of the game. After killing all 3 kings, you get an awesome crown, but since all I needed was to kill Nashandra, it didn't feel like it was used to its potential. I think it only took us one try to beat her, but it surely was a finale to remember. Now, because this version of the game includes extra and reworked material from the first game, I won't review each dlc individually like I usually do, and because this game offers a New Game + that's apparently vast in its new enemy and weapon/gear placements, I will definitely revisit this game eventually. So for now, after over 100 hours played and reaching I believe level 180, I called it quits... for now. Once I play and beat this game again, I'll come back to update this review.
