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Is Dark Souls 2 as good as Dark Souls?

Dark Souls 2 has better locations and combat mechanics compared to its predecessor. Dark Souls 3 failed to make meaningful changes to PVP, and players die too fast. Dark Souls 2's PVP has to be the best in the Souls franchise.
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Is Dark Souls 2 harder than Dark Souls 1?

Dark Souls II is definitely harder if that's what you're looking for; playing the first game will give you some perspective/preparation and ease the transition into the ultimately more challenging game.
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Is Dark Souls 2 the same as Dark Souls 1?

Dark Souls 2 is different than Dark Souls in seven fundamental ways. While Dark Souls 2 features the legendary difficulty, exploratory spirit, and trademark boss battles of its progenitors, it alters several key game play components that players of the original Dark Souls take for granted.
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Is Dark Souls 3 or 2 better?

Since Dark Souls 3 came out later it has better visuals overall but the difference isn't big and it's not worth considering when you are deciding which of these two games to pick. Dark Souls 2 has somewhat better scenery than Dark Souls 3, but that's because of the story.
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Is DS-1 remastered better than DS2?

As for the enemies, both games have a lot of variety but Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin has more bosses for you to fight and more content in general. So to sum up, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin is more challenging, has more content, and as for the replayability both games are at the same level.
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Did I Play Dark Souls 2 Wrong? Or is Scholar the Worst Souls Game Ever!

Should I skip Dark Soul 2?

You should most definitely NOT skip it. Seriously. Ignore all expectations, fanboyism, derision, or hype regarding Dark Souls 2. Go in with an empty cup (Bruce Lee), and you will not be disappointed at all.
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Is Dark Souls 1 or 2 better?

Dark Souls 2 has better locations and combat mechanics compared to its predecessor. Dark Souls 3 failed to make meaningful changes to PVP, and players die too fast. Dark Souls 2's PVP has to be the best in the Souls franchise.
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Which Dark Souls is best for beginners?

Dark Souls 3 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

For those wanting the flavor of the main Souls series, but in a more contemporary package than the original, Dark Souls 3 is another great starting point.
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Which Dark Souls is best?

Here are the best Dark Souls ranked in order of worst to best:
  • Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
  • Dark Souls 2.
  • Demon's Souls: Remake.
  • Dark Souls 3.
  • Dark Souls (Remastered)
  • Elden Ring.
  • Bloodborne.
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Which Dark Souls is better?

The first Dark Souls works better than its successor as it is more original. Dark Souls 3 relies too heavily on the previous game and often rehashes ideas. It grows the world in terms of lore, but diving head-first into the first game cannot be replicated.
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How long does it take to beat Dark Souls 2?

When focusing on the main objectives, Dark Souls II is about 44 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 120 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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Was Dark Souls 2 a success?

Dark Souls II was released in March 2014 after some initial delays, with the Windows version being released the following month. Dark Souls II was a critical and commercial success.
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Can I skip Dark Souls 2 and 3?

It has some memorable and unique bosses and areas. DS2 is a great game and is better than DS3 is a number of ways, but also worse in a few others. You can skip it, but you'll miss a big part of the series. I don't recommend skipping it.
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Why was Dark Souls 2 so different?

Part of the reason that Dark Souls 2 was so radically different from the first game was that they both had different directors. Hidetaka Miyazaki directed both Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, and he had felt the desire to move on from the Souls games to pursue more original works.
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How is Ds2 connected to DS-1?

There is no direct connection in the story between Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2, but the two games share a similar core, according to Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki.
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Can I play Dark Souls 2 without playing 1?

Well, there is no link between storylines, so you could play Dark Souls II without playing Dark Souls 1, but I would recommend playing the first game, because if you don't, you will have no idea what you're doing in Dark Souls II.
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Are DS-1 and 2 connected?

Ds2 is directly linked (intended) to ds1, And it managed to do so with it's own interesting story. Have a nice day!
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Which Dark Souls is the easiest?

In many ways, Dark Souls 3 is the easiest Dark Souls game because FromSoft had ironed out many of the little problems from previous entries. Combat in that game is far more polished and faster than it was in Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2.
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Which Dark Souls is the most difficult?

The 15 Hardest Dark Souls And Souls-Like Games, Ranked
  1. 1 Dark Souls 2: Scholar Of The First Sin. The least favorite Dark Souls of most fans, many players would say that Dark Souls 2 was the easiest in the series.
  2. 2 Bloodborne. ...
  3. 3 Dark Souls. ...
  4. 4 Hollow Knight. ...
  5. 5 The Surge. ...
  6. 6 Dark Souls 3. ...
  7. 7 Demon's Souls. ...
  8. 8 Salt and Sanctuary. ...
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Is Dark Souls one of the hardest games ever?

Bloodborne is often touted as one of the hardest games of all time. For that matter, the entire Dark Souls series is bandied as some of the hardest games ever, but Bloodborne is often seen as particularly challenging thanks to its fast-paced combat.
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Is Elden Ring harder than Dark Souls?

The game becomes a lot easier for the player if they make good use of Spirits, but that doesn't quite drop it beneath DS2's difficulty. Dark Souls 2's overall difficulty is still lower than Elden Ring's thanks to its simple, slow enemies, and Elden Ring's toughest fights take cues from the Fume Knight.
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Is Elden Ring related to Dark Souls?

Although Elden Ring does take inspiration from the infamously difficult Dark Souls series, it takes place in a completely different universe and features a plethora of features foreign to FromSoftware's classic franchise. That's not to say the games are more different than similar, though.
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Is Dark Souls better than Skyrim?

1 Answer: Skyrim

After all of these factors that we have discussed, it was very close and a really hard decision to make but in the end, it seems that Skyrim just edges out Dark Souls.
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Is Elden Ring a good first Souls game?

Top of the bill is Elden Ring being more approachable a Souls game than any other to have come before it. While it is still upsettingly difficult at times by design, there's no getting around Elden Ring being far better equipped to accept newcomers than previous FromSoftware games.
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Why is Elden Ring so good?

The world is stunning and bizarre in its vastness, and provides the player with what I consider the game's crucial element: It gives you a seemingly infinite number of places to go and things to do when you don't feel like slamming your head against the wall confronting a difficult enemy.
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