Dark Souls 2
Dark Souls II continues demanding action role-playing through stamina combat, death recovery, builds, and a large world. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.5 / 10
About this game
Dark Souls II continues demanding action role-playing through stamina combat, death recovery, builds, and a large world. Builds, regions, weapons, and multiplayer are extensive, while risk, exploration, and combat learning remain compelling. World links and enemy groups feel less organic, and hitboxes, frame rate, and durability add friction. This assessment covers the catalogued Xbox 360 release. This description covers the original xbox-360 release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Collected in series
Dark Souls is a dark-fantasy action RPG series about exploring fading kingdoms and finding a way past their dangers. Weapons, armor and magic shape your character, while learning an enemy's habits or discovering a connecting path can matter as much as gaining another level.
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Dark Souls II continues demanding action role-playing through stamina combat, death recovery, builds, and a large world.
Builds, regions, weapons, and multiplayer are extensive, while risk, exploration, and combat learning remain compelling. World links and enemy groups feel less organic, and hitboxes, frame rate, and durability add friction. This assessment covers the catalogued Xbox 360 release. Overall, its main strengths are Builds, regions, weapons, and multiplayer are extensive; Risk, exploration, and combat learning remain compelling. Its material limitations are World links and enemy groups feel less organic; Hitboxes, frame rate, and durability add friction. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Builds, regions, weapons, and multiplayer are extensive
- Risk, exploration, and combat learning remain compelling
Weaknesses
- World links and enemy groups feel less organic
- Hitboxes, frame rate, and durability add friction
Who it is for: Players who value builds, regions, weapons, and multiplayer are extensive and accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Expect world links and enemy groups feel less organic and hitboxes, frame rate, and durability add friction.
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| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Risk, exploration, and combat learning remain compelling; Hitboxes, frame rate, and durability add friction. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Builds, regions, weapons, and multiplayer are extensive; World links and enemy groups feel less organic. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Risk, exploration, and combat learning remain compelling; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original xbox-360 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. World links and enemy groups feel less organic. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- FromSoftware
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco
- Release date
- 2014
- Platforms
- Xbox 360
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Main Story 100 Hours or MoreClass BuildsMelee CombatThird PersonFantasyHigh Difficulty3D GraphicsGear Grinding
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Xbox 360Worldwide2014
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2014
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