Dark Souls II (2014)
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360
3.79 from 2655 ratings
6281 members have it in their collection · 202 playing now · 1901 backlogged · 1200 wish listed
How long? Main story 57h · with extras 93h · 100% 165h (from 37 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- FromSoftware
- Publishers
- Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware
- Genres
- Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Franchises
- Dark Souls
- Series
- Dark Souls
- Events
- Xbox E3 2013 Media Briefing, Spike Video Game Awards 2012 (VGA 10)
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Mar 11, 2014 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Mar 13, 2014 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Mar 14, 2014 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Apr 25, 2014 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
Related
DLC
- Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King (Jul 2014)
- Dark Souls II: Crown of the Old Iron King (Aug 2014)
- Dark Souls II: Crown of the Ivory King (Sep 2014)
Editions
- Dark Souls II: Black Armor Edition (Mar 2014)
- Dark Souls II: Collector's Edition (Apr 2014)
- Dark Souls II: Webhallen Edition (Apr 2014)
Expanded versions
- Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (Apr 2015)
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
752
4 stars
959
3 stars
644
2 stars
236
1 star
64
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Heanihilator Dec 6, 2024
Wow, this one has me hooked. The thing about the difficulty is that you see what mistakes you're making and that it's totally do-able with just a little more precision on your dodges, a little more patience with your striking, not drawing in too many enemies, etc... so the thing that keeps you coming back is being able to see …
Read moreWow, this one has me hooked. The thing about the difficulty is that you see what mistakes you're making and that it's totally do-able with just a little more precision on your dodges, a little more patience with your striking, not drawing in too many enemies, etc... so the thing that keeps you coming back is being able to see that it's just within your grasp. I'm loving the progression, and the more I play and try to find answers online the more depth I see in the the game. It's funny that everything you read talks about "environmental storytelling" but I'm see almost no story at all. I mean the characters throw out names and places in the small amount of dialog they have, but they don't tell a story... you can just tell that a story is there, I guess? I'm almost 25 hours in and literally have no idea what's going on except that I'm seeking the king? By collecting souls of the giants or something like that? Seriously fun, though.
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Status Heanihilator Nov 25, 2024
Playing the original on RPCS3 (it runs fantastic so far, just one minor graphical artifact). It's my first soulslike experience of any kind. Understanding the expectations of the leveling system and how it should play out with a kind of grind to collect souls has taken some time to learn. I also haven't gotten any sort of parry mechanic while …
Read morePlaying the original on RPCS3 (it runs fantastic so far, just one minor graphical artifact). It's my first soulslike experience of any kind. Understanding the expectations of the leveling system and how it should play out with a kind of grind to collect souls has taken some time to learn. I also haven't gotten any sort of parry mechanic while dual-wielding to work and swinging my shield never connects, so I think I have a lot of areas to improve in understanding how to be more effective during combat. But I'm in the swing of things a bit now and have made it to the second campfire in the Forest of Fallen Giants so that's an accomplishment! Time will tell if I have the patience to see this game through.
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Status BurningKirby Apr 23, 2024
Dark Souls 2 Vanilla joins the pack! :D
I did the Shrine of Winter skip for the first time on NG++ while working on the plat. It was pretty fun! Very cool that this game has that kind of flexibility.
I think I'm gonna do Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition next and then that'll be all of them on …
Dark Souls 2 Vanilla joins the pack! :D
I did the Shrine of Winter skip for the first time on NG++ while working on the plat. It was pretty fun! Very cool that this game has that kind of flexibility.
I think I'm gonna do Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition next and then that'll be all of them on Steam.
Status BurningKirby Apr 20, 2024
Hot Take. The Vendrick boss fight in DS2 is worse than Bed of Chaos in DS1. Vendrick is a chore. Collecting the giant souls is neat in theory but really not fun at all. Ya gotta do it tho if you want the fight to be at least somewhat less of a slog. But even with 4 or 5 giant …
Hot Take. The Vendrick boss fight in DS2 is worse than Bed of Chaos in DS1. Vendrick is a chore. Collecting the giant souls is neat in theory but really not fun at all. Ya gotta do it tho if you want the fight to be at least somewhat less of a slog. But even with 4 or 5 giant souls he just sucks. He has way too much hp/resistance and if you fuck up just a little bit you die because he can usually 2 shot you if you happen to get caught by one of the two moves in his moveset that he can chain. Then you need to book it back through the super long room filled with enemies to get to him again. Also pretty sure he has a total of 4 moves I'm aware of, which just adds to how boring the fight is. Just hug left leg and try not to get stuck in a corner. That's it. For like 5-10 minutes. In some of my attempts I've literally had weapons break because the fight is so long.
At least Bed of Chaos looks cool and is over relatively quickly. The runback is long but fairly safe as well. I take that over Vendrick and the giant soul collection any day.
Status BurningKirby Apr 1, 2024
Been working on getting all the steam achievements on this one since I did it in Scholar of the First SIn and was curious about enemy placement changes.
So far it's mostly been really great!. The enemies have overall been much less oppressive than they were in Scholar, with the unfortunate exception of the Iron Keep, which is still a …
Been working on getting all the steam achievements on this one since I did it in Scholar of the First SIn and was curious about enemy placement changes.
So far it's mostly been really great!. The enemies have overall been much less oppressive than they were in Scholar, with the unfortunate exception of the Iron Keep, which is still a total shitshow to get through. I'm finding myself once more resorting to the tried and true tactic of killing the Alonne Knights till they stop spawning. Very fun.
Status Lewis. Jan 3, 2023
I'm going to drop the game, definitely the hardest game I have played. From a long, depressing, walk while dodging enemies to attempt a boss for the 50th time, I can respect this game, but I also know I will never be satisfied with how I finish it, knowing that ill likely just rely on good RNG. For the people …
Read moreI'm going to drop the game, definitely the hardest game I have played. From a long, depressing, walk while dodging enemies to attempt a boss for the 50th time, I can respect this game, but I also know I will never be satisfied with how I finish it, knowing that ill likely just rely on good RNG. For the people that have beaten this game, this is worth hanging up on the fridge.
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Status shinespark Jan 28, 2022
Dark Souls 2 wins for Coolest NPC in the series, Lucatiel of Mirrah:
Status Torgo Jan 19, 2020
Remember the early trailers of Dark Souls II where it looked so much better? This is no reshade or simple filter. Stayd's been editing the lighting, maps, and shaders to improve the visuals throughout Drangleic in the hopes of recapturing or even surpassing that original vision.
https://twitter.com/ZullieTheWitch/status/1217892152119910401
Status Gangreen Dec 28, 2019
So far a very boring game.
It may have been a mistake to start with this one as many have noted it is a very weak sequel. Everything is mysterious and yet I don't really have a reason to move forward. While that exploration and discovery is a key part, the main gameplay loop doesn't make it satisfying. Enemies are …
So far a very boring game.
It may have been a mistake to start with this one as many have noted it is a very weak sequel. Everything is mysterious and yet I don't really have a reason to move forward. While that exploration and discovery is a key part, the main gameplay loop doesn't make it satisfying. Enemies are very uninteresting and the combat is dull. I realize it is a 5 year old game but the graphics and levels are PS2 era vintage. Doesn't feel like it is worth the time.
Status BMO May 2, 2017
I bet this will be a popular opinion: No, seriously, Dark Souls 2 is the best Souls game
Status Guavatin187 Feb 14, 2017
Got to the Gaping Dragon in DS1 before surcumming to sadness. Going to be looking up all the main lore I need to know to be able to get riight into this game.