it's been 11 years and I still don't really undestand why people think Dark Souls 2 sucks like, legit, everyone always say it, but I've never heard a sound argument - ThreadSky

thenovika.bsky.social • 30 days ago

it's been 11 years and I still don't really undestand why people think Dark Souls 2 sucks
like, legit, everyone always say it, but I've never heard a sound argument

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catrage.bsky.social•30 days ago

To me, it's got annoying gameplay and mechanics for a souls game and godawful enemy placement
Souls games supposed to punish you in an engaging way, not "oh my fucking GOD" way 🤷 I'm saying this as a person with terrible patience who really likes DS1

sniffy066.bsky.social•30 days ago

DS2 had a ton of jank and odd design decisions and was also my GOTY the year it came out.

flameeliwood.bsky.social•29 days ago

Everyone has their different reasons, but I have mine. Bullet point to save on reading.
Lackluster bosses, annoying progression, clunky in game movement, agility, disjointed world design, bad enemy attack animations, etc.
If you genuinely want to hear in depth I can go in more depth.

flameeliwood.bsky.social•29 days ago

But I don't want to spend a lot of time talking about things if you don't think you're going to read it, or if you don't want to engage with the discussion. If you do though, I'll gladly talk in depth about my issues (and pros) with it.

thatunknownskull.bsky.social•30 days ago

This is from my personal experience, having actually played the game:
The bosses feel like they lack engaging gimmicks, the decreasing HP bar on death feels a bit too punishing at times, weapons degrade way too quickly, and some enemy placement leads to constant ganging on.

thatunknownskull.bsky.social•30 days ago

That being said... Dark Souls 2 is fine. It's still fun.
I think again it's mostly that dying (especially if you don't retrieve your souls) ends up feeling too punishing at times.

aetherred.bsky.social•30 days ago

It's basically picking the "worst" of a handful of masterpieces, which still places it among very lofty company, and I love it to death.

My contention essentially boils down to the Adaptability stat; anything else is nitpicking.

scorchcat.bsky.social•30 days ago

DS2 is godlike. I prefer the argument of “worst souls game”. But thats like saying this 5 star meal isn’t as good as the others.

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