DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin is a souls-like, dark fantasy and rpg game developed by FromSoftware and Inc. and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware and Inc..
Released on April 01st 2015 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 109,830 reviews of which 92,469 were positive and 17,361 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin into these genres:

Souls-like Dark Fantasy RPG Difficult Action Third Person Atmospheric Action RPG Character Customization Co-op Multiplayer Adventure Fantasy Medieval Dark Singleplayer Lore-Rich Story Rich PvP Remake

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit
Processor: AMD® A8 3870 3,6 Ghz or Intel® Core ™ i3 2100 3.1Ghz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 465 / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 23 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device

Reviews

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Nov. 2024

Don't let anyone tell you this game sucks. I am playing it for the first time and I am personally having a blast. I started with Elden Ring then went on to play DS3 and DS1 Remasterd. I am now on DS2 and for me it has been so much fun. Maybe I am missing something since I am not deep into the game yet but so far for me it has been a blast. I would give it a shot if you are on the fence about getting this game or not. 8.5/10 IMO

Oct. 2024

This is the 3rd time I have bought this game. Originally on PS3, then PS4, now here. If you download this, go over to Nexus Mods and install the 'Seeker of Fire 2.0' mode. This will make DS2, the "Best Souls experience out there" according to FightinCowboy, and I tend to agree with his appraisal.

Sept. 2024

got invaded by a sunbro as a level 9 noob. me: <frantic rolling for 60s> sunbro: <watching> me: <calm down, stop spamming roll> sunbro: <drops item, praise sun, suicide into water> me: <pick up Yorgh's Spear+8, replace Fire Longsword> me: <go forth, wreak shit> favorite gaming moment to this day

Sept. 2024

Super unfair dark soul game. It feels like having a terrible toxic relationship that keeps beating, cheating, and stabbing you in the back, but you keep holding on and keep coming back (also making you have serious trust issues). Not something I'll come back to replaying again, but it's worth finishing it once.

Feb. 2024

Dark Souls II; where do I start. In the beginning of the game it felt insanely brutal, and by the end it became a cake walk. As someone who has beaten ds3, bb, elden ring, sekiro, and ds1, I can say that ds2 was the most bizarre game with the most obvious flaws. This doesn't at all mean that it is a bad game, on the contrary, I think it some of the highest highs and the lowest lows. Firstly, build variety is fantastic in this game. It is significantly better than both ds1 and ds2. I had so much fun using the black knight halberd, the pursuer's ultra greatsword, and finally the fume ultra greatsword. Next playthrough I want to run a miracle build, and I definitely recommend for anyone playing to try to play with a magic build, as having ranged attacks is very useful in certain areas like iron keep, and gives you more content hunting for certain spells. This game has some very pretty areas, but it does a very poor job connecting them in the same way as ds1 or even ds3. And some of the areas make you question why you are playing the game. The bosses are not difficult almost at all in this game aside from a very few, and the areas are the real challenge. From what I have heard, this is mainly a scholar problem, not a vanilla one. Iron keep, Shrine of Amana, and Undead Crypt were by first the worst areas for me personally. I did not find the Blue Smelter Demon or Sir Alonne's boss runs to be bad. The DLCs were great, and I especially liked the Old Iron King and Ivory King DLCs the best (didn't care as much for Sunken Crown). The DLC bosses were significantly higher in quality than the main game ones, and I absolutely recommend doing them. If I were to rank them from best to worst: Ivory King, Old Iron King, Sunken King. Now, the bosses were also really easy from the DLC coming from other souls games, but it doesn't mean they are at all bad. They were all extremely fun to fight. Here are a list of problems that the game has: - Bad hitboxes - Bad balance - No immunity on interaction (fog walls) - Adaptability (i-frames attached to stats) - Bad healing system - Bad enemy placements Here is a list of the games positives: - Good build variety - Fun weapons - Good quests - Majula (one of the best hubs) - Fun DLC - Bonfire ascetics (refight bosses in ng+) - Best side quest content (ex. Darklurker) - Powerstancing My favorite bosses were definitely: - Darklurker - Fume knight - Burnt Ivory King - Sir Alonne - Smelter Demons In summary, the game is very punishing and annoying in certain systems, it has a ton of flaws, but it has a ton of content and I would recommend the game, especially for those who have already played souls or souls-like games.

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DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

39.99€

8.3

92,469

17,361

Online players

2,462

Developer

FromSoftware, Inc.

Publisher

Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware, Inc.

Release 01 Apr 2015

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