Dark Souls II
Dark Souls II
Dark Souls II, développé par FromSoftware et publié par Bandai Namco Games, est un action-RPG sorti le 11 mars 2014 sur PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 et PC. Deuxième opus de la série, il plonge le joueur dans le royaume déchu de Drangleic, autrefois prospère sous le règne du roi Vendrick avant de s'effondrer à la suite de guerres entre humains et géants, de la disparition du souverain et de la propagation de la malédiction des morts-vivants. Le joueur incarne un voyageur maudit en quête d'un remède à son affliction dans un monde sombre et interconnecté peuplé d'ennemis et de boss exigeants. Le combat repose sur la précision, la gestion de l'endurance et l'adaptabilité, avec des possibilités de double emploi d'armes, une variété d'armes et une progression de personnage flexible. Le titre conserve les combats difficiles, la personnalisation, l'exploration et l'interaction en ligne de la série, tout en introduisant un système de décrépissement réduisant la vie maximale après des morts répétées. Les serveurs en ligne ont été fermés le 31 mars 2024. La presse a salué l'expérience comme un défi exigeant pour les joueurs aguerris, VideoGamer le décrivant comme une version plus policée d'un titre considéré comme exceptionnel, tandis que certains joueurs sur Metacritic et Steam expriment leur appréciation pour le jeu et ses particularités, malgré des fonctionnalités perçues comme originales. L'opus affiche un score Metacritic de 91 et un score OpenCritic de 88.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Dark Souls II is a true hardcore challenge, and the weak of will and spine have no place in its cruel and unusual world. »
« Dark Souls 2 is a refined, slicker version of what I consider to be the greatest video game ever made, and it is a title we’ll be finding more and more about post-release as its genius is fully uncovered. »
« It's a hardcore, heart-pounding adventure that's more accessible to newcomers, without sacrificing the series' sense of mystery, awe and wonder. »
« Dark Souls 2 still offers the emotions of a pure adventure, that sense of wonder and discovery that only videogames can provide, closing From Software's trilogy in a brilliant and perfect way. »
« FromSoftware has warned you again and again: "You will die". And in this game you will love even these frustrating moments. »
« In some ways, Dark Souls II is an altered formula of the original game. Not all of its retouches will be to your liking at first, but you will find out eventually there is a reason they are there, and it's all clear consecutively. Dark Souls II is a die-hard fun title holding up for tens of hours. It will let your hands vibrated by adrenaline. It will torment you, but still being righteous. It's just an extremely difficult game. »
« I had huge expectations and was nearly certain that the game would fail to live up to them. Fortunately I was wrong – From Software miraculously managed to improve on nearly perfect Dark Souls. [04/2014, p.56] »
« The first game was close to what a gaming nirvana would be like, the second one inches even closer. [Issue #240] »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Good game. Good Dark Souls game. I dont know why people hate it so much. Fun as heck »
« Dark Souls 2 contém várias particularidades em relação aos outros da trilogia. Essas particularidades por si só, já tornam esse jogo interessante para os fãs. Mas além delas, a sensação incrível de aventura e progressão por diversas áreas distantes, é algo que vale a pena ser experenciado. Não é um jogo fácil, mas se você se der o tempo necessário para superar os desafios, vai viver uma das maiores aventuras do gênero. »
« Jodido juego hermoso. Lo jugué de niño y sufrí, sufrí mucho mardicion. Lo volví a jugar de grande y recordé a mi abuela que me veía jugarlo de niño. »
« this game is absolute **** whoever made it needs to commit toaster bath immediately this **** is genuinely more of a war crime than the big netanyahu bombing children if you like this game you vote green party and genuinely **** black **** every day of your unemployed life »
« one of the best games I've played, the lore is soo good but alot of people dont look into it, gameplay is much better than the ds1 with alot of new weapons and mechanics, the level design and art design is by far the best in the series, I pity the people that don't understand this masterpiece »
« Apenas o melhor Dark Souls. Quem reclama de tudo dele e da hate nunca se quer encostou no jogo e só segue o efeito manada. Claro, esse jogo tem seus defeitos mas todos os outros souls da from tem (menos o Bloodborne ). Não é atoa q esse Dark Souls é mais bem avaliados aqui no meta do que os outros 2 Dark Souls... Brutal, Peak Souls 2 »
« Jogo é tão ruim que ue zerei e não lembro de nenhum boss, sinceramente o pior jogo da from software »
« A masterpiece, the perfect journey, way ahead of its time. Much better than the Demon Souls remake »
