FromSoftware’s Dark Souls 2 routinely shows up on lists as the worst Souls game. It had a shaky launch, and it remains one of the series’ most polarizing games. Some people played it in the vanilla state, while others experienced post-launch updates and DLCs. Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin is widely considered a masterpiece.
There’s a heap of confusion surrounding the terminology. The Souls games are comprised of Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2, and Dark Souls 3. This differs from Souls-likes, which include games like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Bloodborne. Which of the Souls games is indeed the greatest? There is an argument to say it’s Dark Souls 2, a game that is often considered the black sheep of the Souls family.
10 Difficulty Level (Why It’s The Best Souls Game)
The Dark Souls series is renowned for its punishing difficulty, yet each game has varying difficulties. Why FromSoftware decided to make the games’ difficulty inconsistent is unknown, but it could have been to encourage new players.
Dark Souls 2 stands out for having an ideal difficulty level. The first Dark Souls is considered too hard, and the third is too easy. It could be said that Dark Souls 2 got the difficulty just right.
9 Map Design (Why It Isn’t)
Dark Souls 2‘s map design forces players to backtrack, unlike in Dark Souls 3. To the credit of the game, the individual levels are fine. It’s how they come together that is unsettling. Only a few shortcuts in the game are worthwhile, and bonfire placement is nonsensical at times. Bonfires should be smartly placed after grueling encounters. Instead, we get too many bonfires, detracting from the gameplay.
8 Numerous Patches Post-Launch (Why It’s The Best Souls Game)
After the release of Dark Souls 2, it became abundantly clear that FromSoftware hadn’t released their best game. Thankfully, post-launch patches ensured that Dark Souls 2 wouldn’t be the Souls franchise’s black sheep. Unfortunately, many people experienced the launch version of Dark Souls 2. The game’s enemy placement and difficulty were reworked, among other things. FromSoftware’s commitment made the difference, and it could be the series’ best game.
7 Item Selection (Why It Isn’t)
While Dark Souls 2‘s item selection was a noticeable improvement over Dark Souls and Demon’s Souls, it didn’t measure up to Dark Souls 3‘s. Weapons like the Crypt Blacksword, Black Knight Greataxe, Smelter Hammer, and Fume Ultra Greatsword are iconic. However, Dark Souls 3‘s greatswords and hammers, like the Old King’s Great Hammer, provided a humbling experience. Dark Souls 3 has arguably the best loot system, but Dark Souls 2‘s is certainly not the worst.
6 PVP (Why It’s The Best Souls Game)
Dark Souls PVP tests players’ skills against each other. There is a laundry list of problems in Dark Souls 2, but it’s the PVP (player versus player) combat that is all-around excellent. Glitches and bugs plague PVP in the original Dark Souls; players exploit these regularly.
Dark Souls 2 has better locations and combat mechanics compared to its predecessor. Dark Souls 3 failed to make meaningful changes to PVP, and players die too fast. Dark Souls 2‘s PVP has to be the best in the Souls franchise.
5 The Gutter (Why It Isn’t)
While the first Dark Souls had Blighttown, a dimly lit place that was frustrating to its core, Dark Souls 2 had an atrocious place called The Gutter. The Gutter is darker and more confusing to explore, but it doesn’t have the poisonous pits as Blighttown does. Dark Souls 2 is partially an upgrade over Dark Souls, but Dark Souls 3 had the most consistent level design of the Souls games.
4 Scholar Of The First Sin (Why It’s The Best Souls Game)
Dark Souls 2′s special edition is considered among the best in the series. It contains three DLCs— Crown of the Sunken King, Crown of the Ivory King, and Crown of the Old Iron King. The special edition also added new NPCs for added storylines and improved online functionality. Without Scholar of the First Sin, Dark Souls 2 is a lackluster game. With it, however, the game stands out as possibly the best in the series.
3 Too Many Bosses (Why It Isn’t)
The original Dark Souls did have a plethora of bosses, yet Dark Souls 2 may have gone overboard by having 32 bosses. While other games in the series focus on quality boss encounters, Dark Souls 2 has a lot of content that should have been cut. Granted, many of these are optional, but it seems like Dark Souls 2 needs more quality bosses rather than a string of uninspiring ones.
2 New Game Plus (Why It’s The Best Souls Game)
While you may have been frustrated by Dark Souls 2’s level design the first time, once you familiarize yourself with the area, it’s not that complex. Dark Souls 2‘s New Game Plus delivers as it usually does in Dark Souls, leading us to believe it could be the best Souls game. Repeating the game with top-tier gear through familiar areas gives Dark Souls 2 tremendous replayability. Also, fast travel makes it less tedious than the original Dark Souls.
1 Weapon Degradation Is Too Fast (Why It Isn’t)
It seems like at almost every instance, players must return to the blacksmith in Majula to repair their gear. While the blacksmith is one of the coolest NPCs in Dark Souls 2, it isn’t sensible to visit him so often. Although easily damaged weapons and armor add realism to Dark Souls 2, it makes the game frustrating.
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