Dark Souls II

By looking at specific review scores, or even at Metacritic, you’ll get the idea that Dark Souls 2, either in its original or in the Scholar Of The First Sin iteration, is a well-liked title. By and large, that’s true. That’s not, however, the case among die-hard fans, as many see Dark Souls 2 as the absolute black sheep of the franchise. Living up to the original Dark Souls is no easy task, but a very vocal group of fans claim that Dark Souls 2 failed to clear that high bar by too long a distance. In an attempt to…

It could be said that FromSoftware’s ever-expanding collection of punishing but rewarding role-playing games – lovingly referred to as the Soulsborne series – has been among the most influential of all time. In fact, the cultural impact of Soulsborne games has been so powerful that it’s led to an entirely new subgenre of role-playing games known as “Soulslikes.” But while many studios have tried to mimic the famed Japanese developer’s game design philosophy to varying results, few have come close to offering the same…