AGAIN AND AGAIN I COME BACK

I'm glad they did whatever they did because the game is fucking amazing. Scholar is insanely good. You really feel like you're entering into hostile territory with each of the levels. You gotta use your wits and intuition, and the game gives you freedom and choice to get through scenarios however you wish.

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Did you play beyond the first boss? I like DS2 but am in agreement the bosses aren't great, however mechanically speaking they're literally not much different from DS1 bosses, just less inspired thematically

youtube.com/watch?v=c9ViHXf8h6Y

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kino

I really like 2 but man the launch trailer feels really bizarre

youtu.be/qByFob7-8VY

EU Launch trailer was good
youtube.com/watch?v=4IzXvLXbfzg

kek
looks like janky kino

Say what you will about the game but goddamn the Faraam armor is pure sex. It's the best signature armor design in the series.
Everything about this trailer after the prerendered stuff feels like it they were trying to make the game look as ugly and clunky as possible. Feels fucking bizarre just how much graphical standards have changed since the PS3/360 days.

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I do love the Faraam set but I feel the Alva set gets slept on. Worthy Elite Knight successor/companion set.

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Alva is my favourite set in all of the DS games. Wore it again in DS3 and was pleasantly surprised to find it there.
Also kind of fun that people consider Alva the "protagonist before the MC", and not the Faraam knight.
Wish Alva set was in Elden Ring, From p-pls

>still the best souls game
It shouldn't be hard to top DSII, it was full of fixable jank.

I really like how well you can mix and match separate armors too into their own unique looking combination. DS3 has terrible clipping and misalignment issues a lot of the time. Matching a pair of red leggings with the vengral helm looks pretty good with the Alva armor.

Best PVP in Souls games. Comfy atmosphere. Got way too much shit.

combat is even clunkier than it was in the first game, all the dark fantasy atmosphere with cool location, boss and level-design is gone turning it into some generic shit, but hey they made broken PvP a bit less broken, I guess it's the best souls game now :^)

>I guess it's the best souls game now
if you say so xPPPPP
I just said best PVP!!!!! hahahaha Iron Keep fight clubs were LIT AF and I feel sorry for you if you missed out

im so sure that most of the DaS2 haters haven't even played scholar and witnessed the kino

KINO, if you took the throne you are a bitch

Glad that Yea Forums is finally opening its eyes on the true KINO that DS2 was

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This unironically feels like some fan made trailer more than an actual official one. I mean, who the fuck picks music like this for your dark fantasy game? Jesus Christ.

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this can't be real... omfg im crying

>the random clips of the player getting hit and missing all his attacks
lmfao

Jesus christ, thank God From got their shit together with launch trailers later on. I still get chills from DS3's launch trailer
youtube.com/watch?v=ks46TUm_7AA
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dark souls 1
>fun in the early game
>falls off hard halfway through
dark souls 2
>fun throughout the entire game
>even better in the DLC
dark souls 3
>bland and forgettable throughout
>has nice screenshots
miyazaki really is a hack

Peak Kino

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>>even better in the DLC
I love Dark Souls 2 but wrong. The DLC is fucking shit, FUCK Crown of the Ivory King it's pure trash

Shit taste.
I HOPE you don't think The Ringed City is good.

go on then, elaborate

jesus, being contrarian won't make unique or interesting person, you just sound like delusional retard

The furtive DS3 enjoyer.

The announcement trailer is still one of the best: youtube.com/watch?v=U6uyuIQYlfY

The expectations were high after the success of Dark Souls. Shame it didn't live up to it.

Farum Azula is literally Dragon Aerie but well done

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wow you may actually be retarded. the DS2 DLCs are the best things From has ever made

Sunken King was actual unironic trash.

Also, it might be following the style of this trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=7pV5r4ePww8

>the most stable online
>the best PvP
>the best build variety
>great DLC's
why do people pretend like everything in ds2 is bad

>who cares
>WHO CARES
>everything is viable in PvE if youre gud enough
>most overrated DLCs by far and they only stand out because they get compared to the shit base game

I will never not see people who hate DS2 as groupthinkers who where manipulated into hating the game by their internet friends and youtubers.

No I've never played Ringed City

>Ivory King makes you canvas the entire huge area twice to pad it out
>Completely colorless environment: no icy blues, no aurora, no ornate interiors or wintery furnishings, just white with grey bricks
>Reuses Covetous Demon as an enemy type
>New enemies in the DLC just have the huntsman's copse guys' moveset
>Entire eastern area of the DLC lacks a bonfire but has a knight to rescue behind 500 enemies
>The ice rabbits are pure annoying aids
>Tiger boss introduced in the DLC is reused IN THE SAME DLC as a duo fight in the optional section
>The Ivory King himself is fought in a cool setpiece location but has a moveset indistinguishable from the fucking Pursuer

>the best location From has ever made with the best dragon boss From has ever made is trash
just trolling at this point

The hbomberguy defense video has like twice the views of the matthewmatosis one dude

notice how those who hate ds2 will only say that they think its shit, but never back it up.
so heres why ds2 is great
>exploration is rewarding while never being too easy
>you are encouraged to use your enviroment to take on groups of enemies
>each DLC has its own unique mechanic
>sunken has platforms that you can lower and raise with arrows (a mechanic never used again)
>iron has stakes to find and use against enviromental hazards, along with the fire tower opening up the entire area even further
>ivory has the knight bros to find so they can help you in the most scenic boss battle in the series
>overall the game is balanced enough to not give you any bullshit difficulty spikes

you could switch out the names for some elden ring stuff and be more accurate

I will never not see people who love DS2 as contrarians who ignore all the downgrades and stupid decisions in a sad attempt to stand out.

The location was cool and I liked the switch mechanic but the bosses were kinda shit
>three niggas
>Nashandra in worse with adds
>Sinh who might as well be a PS2 MonHun tier enemy
But generally every other DLC had retarded shit too while being decent so it balances out

Did you know there are areas in between "the greatest thing ever" and "irredeemable shit"?

>the best location From has ever made
But Cathedral of the Deep isn't in DS2.

Do you know there are areas between "hate" and "love"?

>Cathedral of the Deep

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YOU WILL DIE! GET IT! CUZZ DARK SOULS IS HARD! YOU WILL DIE A LOT! DIE DIE DIE DIE AND YOU'LL BECOME DARK (LIKE DARK SOULS!) DIE SOULS DARK DIE SOULS DARK

BB DLC>Artorias of the Abyss>Ringed City>DS2 DLC>Ashes of Ariandel

>sanctum city
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this is so cringe, especially considering how often Miyazaki were mentioning in the interviews that making game hard just for sake of difficulty was never the main idea

dude, Ashes of Ariandel contain one of the best boss in the serie

I'm not just basing it on the bosses. Level design, length of the area, number of bosses, etc. are all mediocre. One good fight doesn't save it.

>>Actively discourages exploration and experimentation by decreasing your max hp each time you die while hollow
Kek

Best story in the entire franchise.
I really hope you don't dispute this...right?
YOUNG HOLLOW

fair, AoA should've be in the main game, as DLC it sucks only for lacking content, besides that it's a really nice area with great boss in the end

Ive finally come around on 2 after beating Elden Ring.

>Actively discourages exploration and experimentation by decreasing your max hp each time you die while hollow
>actually crying that death has any kind of consequences
unironically git gud. DeS and DaS both have this mechanic too, in fact DaS2 has the most generous version of it outside of the games that scrapped it entirely.

I like the narrative themes of the game revolving around memories, history being lost, identities being lost, things changing over time and how it all ties into the curse of the undead etc.

But brainlets were in a thread last night trying to argue that Drangleic wasn't always intended to be Lordran after it had lost its original name and despite several characters having dialogue alluding to it