How it Feels Playing Dark Soul 2 in 2024 | Dark Souls 2 [First Playthrough]

Hey everyone, it's ya boi, Toxic! We're finally back in the land of Dark Souls. What's gonna happen this time? Will we gain 10 levels? Find a hidden boss? Look into glitches or cheats to make the game cheese? One thing is for sure, we gonna be a strength boi and see how much more damage we do. Don't forget to leave a Like and Subscribe for more content! LATERS!!
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[@RallonWolfheartx]

Good job on trucking through this game o7

[@XtoxictoneX]

Never give up, never surrender

[@AllramYT]

You could powerstance 2 ultragreatswords if you want :D you just need 50% more in str and dex than the normal weapon req.

[@XtoxictoneX]

yoooooo, I never thought of this but it could be the ultimate giga chad build

[@AllramYT]

To powerstance you have to hold the 2hand weapon button, and if it just 2hands the left hand then you dont have enough stats or the weapons are to far apart in style to work together.
But powerstancing and the weapons and armors you only see in this game and then again in Elden Ring DLC is also a reason why I love this game above the other 2 in the series.

[@AllramYT]

@@XtoxictoneX There is a video called "Dark Souls 2 Majestic Greatsword Tutorial (dual wielding w/ power stance)"
it doesn't show any spoilers, except for the moveset of the majestic greatsword. One of my fav weapons of all time :D
It has been made to not show any surroundings, but I will still understand if you will want to wait til you get it yourself.

[@XtoxictoneX]

@@AllramYT I didn't even realize this was a thing in DS2 but I'm definitely gonna look up the video you recommended to get more info about it.

[@ephasm]

With all respect, coming from someone who has thousands of hours in every single souls game, and loves them all in different ways: you basically spent the first 6 minutes of this video whining about how you dont like the game and the "jank". There isnt a whole lot of jank, its more about movement and combat feel. One thing every casual souls player does is locks on for attacks - stop that and learn to free aim. Second, DS2 is the only souls game that I'm positive was optimised for M+KB. When played with mouse and keyboard most of the floaty feeling disappears, so if you play with a steam controller which is technically mouse and keyboard settings, there is none.
Just feels weird to put out a video where you immediately say you dont like the game, dont want to play the game, then spend ages moaning about it. The people who will watch this video are going to be people who like dark souls 2.

[@oskarszile4372]

Times never change i guess every ds 2 vid is the same

[@XtoxictoneX]

Thanks for sharing your opinion as I'm also able to share my moaning about my dislikes about a game series that I have come to love. Mouse and keyboard isn't my thing when it's come to play souls on the pc as I was always advised to play with a controller.
I'd rather put out what my raw attitude is about this game whether it is just me complaining about certain aspects of the game or even a skill issue on my part than trying to just make it seems like this is the best game of all time.
All games have their flaws and every game is seen differently by each person.

[@oskarszile4372]

@@XtoxictoneX Maybe if you went into the game with a positive outlook and no influence from others you would not look too much into "issue's" but could just enjoy the game?

[@ephasm]

@@XtoxictoneX nobody is saying you cant, i think you're missing my point. You literally repeat the same complaint multiple times, and what im trying to communicate is that you will alienate the very people you want to watch this. I am very aware of the games issues and have a fair amount of insight into them, but i dont focus on that when im playing and i definitely wouldnt focus on that in a video where i want fans of the game to watch it. I'm not trying to sound like generic internet dick number 547 of the day, just offer some constructive advice.

[@XtoxictoneX]

I appreciate the constructive advice, truly I do and I understand that it could keep the very audience that would watch the video from watching it. The point of adding that section in the beginning was literally to ruffle feathers cause that was recorded after my play session where I was already frustrated with what I was complaining about. If the issues truly bothered me, I would have dropped the game by now. I've started going through them chronologically (with the exception of ER because that was brand spanking new in the middle of DS: Remastered), because I wanted to experience the evolution of FromSoft as they continuing building the franchise to where it is today. A lot of my complaints are a bit biased due to beating ER prior to playing this one where the combat and feel of the game is a lot smoother and encounters are vastly different. But all that being said, I do appreciate the time you've taken to write out/explain your thinking.