DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

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I've played this game for some 10 years, starting way back on the ps3, and I can confidently say that the hate is really just a skill issue. yes, tying your I-frames and estus speed to a substat only upgraded by the most useless stat in the game was a bad idea. yes, some areas like Iron Keep are a disaster. But. There are a mountain of good changes that stayed with the souls game from here on out. fast travel everywhere. not linking estus to individual bonfires. more ring slots. power stancing. the list goes on. dark souls 2 shaped ds3 more than ds1 ever did. is it perfect? no. is it still underrated 12 years later? yes. the issue with leveling ADP is not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things, when ds2 is the easiest to overlevel in with the bonfire asthetics, making you no less powerful in the endgame. basically every area people complain about can easily be learned with a bit of grinding, which is the entire philosophy of these games. I can easily run iron keep without taking damage, or single off every enemy to fight and not get ganked. it takes time, but its really not that hard. and lets be honest ds2 is not the only offender. (lost izalith, dreg heap, hunter's nightmare all have some pretty bad enemy placement) Not to mention that Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 1, and Elden Ring all did the exact same thing: trying new things to see what works. Demon's Souls is let off the hook for being the first, but the other two just happened to not make ADP, and thats the only reason they don't get hated. same formula, but they got didn't have a glaringly bad mechanic. ds2 just happened to make one and people forgot everything it did right. this is by far my favorite souls game, immensly nostalgic for me as my first. I would reccommend this to any souls fan in a heartbeat because at the end of the day if its hard? Git Gud