The Souls franchise has had an interesting history with Dlc. Demon’s Souls didn’t have any, Dark Souls wasn’t supposed to have any but ended up having a stellar piece, and now, Dark Souls II is set to have a trilogy of Dlc available. It’s easy to be slightly skeptical about a company making such a dramatic about-face on the idea that their games simply don’t need Dlc, but if The Crown of the Sunken King is any indication, there really shouldn’t be a need for further concern.
Reviewing The Crown of the Sunken King isn’t exactly an easy task. What makes Dark Souls II so fantastic is that feeling of exploration and discovery, and in order to keep that alive for you, we’re going to stay as spoiler free as possible. However, there will be very minor spoilers discussed here, otherwise I...
Reviewing The Crown of the Sunken King isn’t exactly an easy task. What makes Dark Souls II so fantastic is that feeling of exploration and discovery, and in order to keep that alive for you, we’re going to stay as spoiler free as possible. However, there will be very minor spoilers discussed here, otherwise I...
- 7/24/2014
- by Chaz Neeler
- We Got This Covered
Dark Souls II's first Dlc is due today, and a new patch has addressed a huge list of issues...
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The first Dlc for Dark Souls II, Crown of the Sunken King, has probably landed by the time you read this, and accompanying it is a huge update that fixes and tweaks a massive range of features.
You can see the full list below (and it's some list), but highlights include a limit to the amount of souls a player can earn whilst fighting invaders, and the removal of healing abilities during any form of PvP, a common annoyance for those who follow Dark Souls' community created honour system of no healing during a fight.
A good portion of the update deals with balancing, making changes to weapons damage, armour effectiveness, and spells. Some items have been changed too, such as the very handy Gower's Ring of Protection, which has been weakened,...
News
The first Dlc for Dark Souls II, Crown of the Sunken King, has probably landed by the time you read this, and accompanying it is a huge update that fixes and tweaks a massive range of features.
You can see the full list below (and it's some list), but highlights include a limit to the amount of souls a player can earn whilst fighting invaders, and the removal of healing abilities during any form of PvP, a common annoyance for those who follow Dark Souls' community created honour system of no healing during a fight.
A good portion of the update deals with balancing, making changes to weapons damage, armour effectiveness, and spells. Some items have been changed too, such as the very handy Gower's Ring of Protection, which has been weakened,...
- 7/22/2014
- by aaronbirch
- Den of Geek
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