it's a game how i use it is self explanatory. it's well balanced for online and offline gameplay, requires immense skill and timing, others online are mostly helpful and polite, no apparent bugs. only problem i've seen is the normal server issues that plague all game on release.

Challenging; Fun To Play; Multiplayer

This game is hard. It does not hold your hand, no directions whatsoever. You will have to put hours of work in to enjoy this. Not recommended if you are a casual player, highly recommended if you enjoy a brutally challenging experience.

Ijust barely got it and had it turned on and I love it so far keep up the good work

My boys love playing this game and play it over and over again.

It all started with Demon Souls, a formidable and unforgiving beast, on the Playstation 3. Unfortunately it was a game I had very little exposure too but generated a lot of interest around the hardcore gaming water cooler.

Take a look at the live streams, Let's Plays, and other online phenomena still surrounding Dark Souls -- released two-and-a-half years ago -- and it's easy to see that, despite its length and nearly inestimable depth, From Software's Demon's Souls sequel left fans wanting more.

It was just over a year ago that Dark Souls II emerged and we were tasked with "preparing to die" all over again. Despite repeated claims to the contrary it seems as if developer From Software finally caved to peer pressure and has rustled up a brand spanking new version for the latest generation of...

In Drangleic, a land where souls are used both as currency and consumed for power, you're told to seek misery. Misery will lead you to larger, more powerful souls. You've found your way here, as all cursed folk do, because these souls can cure you of your undeath and the madness of going Hollow --...

If you have the patience and are willing to give the game a chance, Dark Souls II becomes a masterwork of player empowerment goodness. After several hours grinding through the opening hours and learning the cold, brutal ways in which the game operates, you'll find yourself yelling victory chants and...

+Familiar yet refined and satisfying gameplay; +Great level design; +Fantastic art direction; +Varied enemies and environments; +Hours upon hours of gameplay; +It never gets old; +Great sound design that adds to the empowering gameplay

-Buggy AI; -Disappointingly "safe" at times; -Presentation is a little lacking

is a smart, massive, and incredibly rewarding sequel. It's crammed with deep systems, tense encounters, and enough clever multiplayer and New Game Plus elements to make me want to restart the second I saw the end credits.

Rewarding challenge; Tough but fair combat; Great enemy design; Smart multiplayer

Annoying death penalties