There are few games that challenge a gamer's sanity, patience and skills more than the critically acclaimed Souls series by developer From Software. I learned this firsthand with the release of the original Dark Souls a few years ago, so when I heard they were making a sequel to an already...

Positives Solid brutal combat and real sense of accomplishment; Easier to get into for newcomers while retaining difficulty; Better graphics and sounds

Negatives Still not for the easily frustrated; Wrong decisions can ruin and adversely affect a play-through

I've spent a heap of time playing this game, I later went to buy the DLC's for it. The game is unique, very punishing, yet very rewarding. Surprisingly the second one in the series: DS2 is the least liked one by many, however I'd recommend this game (well I'd recommend you experience all 3 of these...

We were running out of things to do on DSII and it was getting tired. Just what was needed to spice things up!

Quite slow to get into, not a great deal of combat.. for fans only

The best way to play Dark Souls 2, address many of the shortcomings found in the base game with its three amazing DLC areas.

This game is truly amazing. It's so refreshing to find a gameplay experience that is well suited to an adult gamer. It has nothing to do with the vulgarity of the content but everything to do with the challenge and design of the game systems.

Dark Souls 2 is the excellent sequel to Fromsofts RPG franchise Dark Souls. Priding itself with its tough-but-fair difficulty, amazing character customisation depth, and thriving multiplayer community, Dark Souls 2 is a strong contender for Game of the Year 2014. It is the perfect game for RPG fans.

For those who either didn't enjoy the first game that much or are yet to try out a Souls game, it will be tough to get used to this and may prove more of a challenge. As I was prepared for the way in which the game worked, I felt like the challenge wasn't as great as when I first stepped into...

I can honestly say I spent 100+ hours on this sequel to Dark Souls, it felt longer than the original and offers great replayability in the 'game +' mode, which also introduces new characters not seen in the first playthough.

I'd heard a lot of mixed reviews on the Dark Souls games. Great,, too hard,, frustrating etc. But the overwhelming high rating and reasonable price made my mind up.... Initially wow, graphics nice and conrols fairly easy to grasp.