Why do I keep coming back?

gothic 1 meets everquest meets neverwinter nights

>>715734790 (OP)
You love yourself

>>715734790 (OP)
arrested development is the term for it if you want to be technical.

Retardation and lack of taste.

>>715734790 (OP)
Cognitive decline due to aging brain, look it up

>>715734790 (OP)
You have a huge dick.
I should know, we can sense our own.

>>715734790 (OP)
DS1 feels like the better game but have played DS2 way more for some reason.

>>715734790 (OP)
the only unique souls game that wasn't steeped in miyazaki-dead-horse retreads

>>715734790 (OP)
To seek the King, that is the only way. Lest this land swallow you whole… as it has so many others…

Idk, i did not enjoyed this part

>>715734790 (OP)
Last time I played DS2 was on release and I really liked it, put 100 odd hours into it.
Do I try scholar of the first sin or do I keep my memories intact?

>>715735490
>blaming the game for your potato CPU
point and laugh

>>715734790 (OP)
It's a fun adventure. Forget the whole "Dark Souls" thing and it's just a fun high fantasy adventure game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kr7KDCsIws

>>715734790 (OP)
The game's pretty bad but it's got the best backstab animations and idk why they didn't keep them.

>>715734790 (OP)
Sense of adventure, feels like a third person King's Field
https://youtu.be/NgRfdFxdTCU

>>715736191
maybe everyone shitting on the game 24/7 is why you can't have nice things anon

cue some retard posting the troon coffin and think he made a point

>>715735712
That bug also happens on good PCs

>>715736316
they can't post it anymore ever since shadow of erdtree DLC dropped

Like the first one, its just unfinished. Had they spent a bit more time on them, both games could have been great.

>>715735712
>>715736352
It's a PStriple screenshot

>>715736535
ps3 slop was always buggy

>>715735207
Based BDE Bros.

>>715734790 (OP)
I think it's a combination of great variety of builds and a relatively quick power progression. You can get strong in DS2 quite fast if you know what to do, and then beating the shit out of everyone feels incredibly satisfying.

>>715736315
>Make 1 post about the game
>"WTF why do you do nothing but post about this game every moment of every day???"

>>715737140
>main character syndrome
didn't realize you were the only /v/ poster in existence

>>715734790 (OP)
>Bearer of the Curse

>>715734790 (OP)
Because you have good taste and don't let retards online dictate what you should or shouldn't like

When is that guy releasing the lighting overhaul mod

>>715738161
>bearer...seek...seek...lest
>bearer...seek...seek...lest
>bearer...seek...seek...lest
>bearer...seek...seek...lest

>>715734790 (OP)
Severe case of terminally good taste. I suffer from it as well. I fear there's no known cure.

>>715738161
>bare thight
What a slut

>>715738161
Plain Doll > Maiden in Black > Emerald Herald > Emma > Firekeeper (DS3) > Malenia

My opinion of DS2 has only risen over time.

>>715738884
*power gap* > your ranking

>>715738915
What's so good about it? It had best build variety in the series and probably best PvP, but that's about it.

>>715738437
Never ever ever, he's the perfect (read: horrible) mix of low attention span, high attention to detail and procrastination. He keeps adding stuff and perfecting levels and the mod's been in development since 2019. Check out Scholar of the Second Sin or mods like it, it's the best we're gonna get.

>>715739040
>(((((This land is peaceful, its inhabitants kind)))))

>>715739114
>LA smog
give me back the skybox

>>715734790 (OP)
You have shit taste

>>715739375
but the shaded woods is covered in fog
thats why its called the shaded woods

>>715734790 (OP)
You understand kino when you see it

DS2 is the only game in the series that really makes me feel undead

>>715734790 (OP)
I gave it a college try and I just couldn't get into it. Build was fine, was actually having a pretty easy time with the game, and I just wasn't having fun. The level design is so bland and stagnant. Most areas just feel like you're in a box arena. Bosses were boring and their attack patterns were just as bland as the level design. Just nothing about it was making me have fun. It felt like a really weird spot between 1 and 3 where it was maybe trying to be an action game but they just hadn't figured out the BB mechanics yet to make it feel smooth. About the only thing it genuinely liked were the NPCs

>>715739057
I appreciate how many different things it tries and adds. In comparison to the prior games, spell selections in each school have way more variety. Weapon classes that struggled to interact or suffered poor movesets in DS1 and even 3 are often much more enjoyable and effective in 2. Proper offhand movesets I think is an even better addition than powerstance and even ER still doesn't match it. For all the production issues of the game, there's so many small details and interesting ideas both in the systems and the levels that you can tell at least the people in charge of finishing the game had a lot of love for it. It's an earnest but mismanaged game and I can appreciate that a lot more than any cynical by-the-numbers sequel.

>>715734790 (OP)
You’re a zoomer and it was your first souls game.

I remember when it came out and people only complained that it looked uglier than das1 and it had some janky hitboxes/animations. Never really talked about any other aspect negatively.

>>715739057
>Massive weapon variety
Pretty much every single weapon in DS2 has SOMETHING going for it. There's still some bad ones, but a lot of otherwise unimpressive weapons have something really neat they can do, that can justify using them beyond "it looks cool". Unique animations sprinkled in with nice traits, perks to being an off-hand weapon, interacting with infusions in an interesting way, ect. There's like, five , MAYBE 10 weapons I can think of that have no real use, and most of those are redundant crossbows, catalysts, or weapons kinda intended to be memes like the ladle.
>Excellent build variety
Pretty much anything is viable, in ways that feel like your build is working. There's obviously stuff that's better than others, but utter clown fiesta builds can still do some unique shit usually.
>Best stat balance in the series
There's really an argument for every single stat that just isn't true for most of these games. Sure, you can dump Int or Dex of your character doesn't use it, but there's usually still good reason to take it, and all the other stats are really good. You know it's good when Stamina doesn't also boost weight, and is still good to level.
>Best weight system
The fact that you're not constantly trying to get as close to 29/69% as possible is neat. Every single pound matters, it's not a free for all until you hit the cap for your preferred bracket. Taking five pounds off by using a different weapon doesn't mean you go digging for slightly heavier gloves, it's an advantage in itself.
>Best spellcasting in the series
The casts per slot approach results in niche spells being much, much more useful since they aren't directly competing with your standard blast the same way. Excellent variety in both spells and casting tools that fit a variety of playstyles, and a gentle push towards casting being for everyone, not just "dedicated" caster builds.