SoTFS is by far a better game then DS2 when it launched. Not just because of the patches that fixed the original to an extent. But because the lighting actually exists and enemy placement makes more sense. That being said DS2's pve is extremely weak. Boring boss design up until DLC. Boring level design until DLC. Lore is okay ish. pvp is entirely preference. If we forget all the nonsense DS2 dealt with before SoTFS then it's not that bad. But for me what still holds it back is: soul memory, No reason to make more than one character, no unlimited invasion item, the games overall push towards more farming then any souls title released before or after it, every weapon is buffable and infusable, the lack of having to commit to any attack since you can cancel any animation, I frames on back steps. I could be missing some things. I enjoy DS3 pvp combat the most. While it's pretty simple with not much depth it feels better overall to me. I think DKS probably had the best system when it came to invasions though. DS3's invasions are a bit too punishing even for most hard core invaders. Which doesn't feel good especially when considering how pretty much any newbie can perform alright in a pvp scenario.

By far the weakest game in the series in my opinion, I feel that dark souls 3 was the sequel the first game deserved :) \[T]/

I don't like it. You move while locked on defeating the lock on purpose. For example. If you lock on and circle the enemies left your character faces that way instead of strafing. And the more you level up the easier it gets. Yes all dark souls are like that but this one is the worst with it. In ds1 I was 176 on ng+5 and getting my shit pushed in. In 3 I'm 207 ng+6 I think and still get -blam!-ed up. Dark souls 2 I'm 200 something and don't even think I've gone ng+ yet but I kill everything too quickly. Dlc though gave me a rough time and still is but normal game is honestly too easy with how the leveling is. That's just how I see it though

I'm a filthy casual. What do you think?

Heide's Tower of Flame becomes unenjoyable if you kill the Dragonrider before the Old Dragonslayer.

The PvE mechanics are so bad. You get ganked constantly in a game where fighting more than a single enemy is awkward. The vast majority of the bosses are easy once you invest enough points in ADP, the real challenge of the game is fighting hordes of enemies to get to them. There's too many bonfires, yet most of the bonfires are placed a good distance away from the boss rooms. It requires you to either run past a ton of enemies that can knock you out of the "entering fog gate" animation since it's so slow, or fight them over and over again. I think it's the most unsatisfying game out of the 4 souls' games I've played. Respecs and weapon upgrade materials being infinite is nice and all, but a lot of the weapons I've used in the game are impractical in PvE.

I hate every dark souls game It has very good gameplay Graphics Lore Bosses And everything But i hate hard games i just cant stand losing 18363526 times