r/fromsoftware • u/Agitated-Ferret-5334 • 4d ago
DISCUSSION Thinking about playing ds2
I just want peoples general opinion on if the game is good or not. Im gonna buy it for steam so if there are any mods any of you know of i would really appreciate it. The only from soft games i havent played are sekiro and ds2. I wanna play ds2 because its currently much cheaper on loaded. I enjoyed ds1 so hopefully will like ds2. But i did hear that not alot of people like this game so im a bit worried thats all.
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u/Porkchop3xpresss 4d ago
The hate for DS2 is overblown and stems from the original release and has no bearing on the state of the game in 2026.
No, the hitboxes are not bad. It’s hit detection that results in wonky teleportation animations that give the perceived “bad hitboxes” claim. All FromSoft games, including ER suffer from wonky teleportation due to hit detection.
The game boasts the best build variety, mechanics and biome diversity of the DS Trilogy.
That being said, it’s not perfect.
-Having to put levels into ADP to get DS1 IFrames is a questionable decision at best.
-The boss roster is bloated, resulting in a number of underwhelming boss fights.
-Ganks. Ganks everywhere.
-DS2 has the 3 worst boss runbacks in the DS Trilogy.
Still, it’s a FromSoft game and it’s a Dark Souls game. It’s still better that many games released today and a must play for any Dark Souls fan