Dark Souls II

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Summary

Dark Souls II is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, released in March 2014. Set in the kingdom of Drangleic, players control the Bearer of the Curse, seeking to cure their undead curse. The game features challenging combat, deep lore, and a dark, atmospheric world. It introduces new mechanics like dual-wielding and a flexible character progression system, with improved multiplayer options for cooperative and PvP play. The online servers were shut down on March 31st, 2024.

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Platforms

PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

Developers

FromSoftware

Release Date

March 10, 2014 (11 years and 4 months ago)

Publishers

FromSoftware, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Content Rating

T Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Violence, Mild Language

Franchises

Dark Souls

Community

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Dark Souls II News

3/25/14

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Shep McAllister

PublishedMarch 25, 2014

3/24/14

Today's selection of articles from Kotaku's reader-run community: Why Post-Game Content Sucks • 10 Reasons Awesomenauts Is The Best MOBA • A Tale Of Dark Souls II Cooperation Read more

Tina Amini

PublishedMarch 24, 2014

3/23/14

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PublishedMarch 23, 2014

3/21/14

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Shane Roberts

PublishedMarch 21, 2014

3/20/14

Final Fantasy VII and VIII, Pre-order Deals, New Humble Weekly [Deals]

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Shane Roberts

PublishedMarch 20, 2014

3/20/14

Here's Dark Souls II with the chosen ones gathering around the bonfire, reimagined in glorious 16-bit by pixel-wizard Bandygrass. Pretty neat animation, and it reminds me of the superb character selection screen in Diablo II. Read more

Gergo Vas

PublishedMarch 20, 2014

3/19/14

Much has been made about Dark Souls II's graphical downgrade between E3 2013 and final release. Here's Dark Souls II developer From Software addressing things in a statement to Kotaku: Read more

Jason Schreier

PublishedMarch 19, 2014

3/19/14