GameRant - Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin

This Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive is Why I Bought the Console, But It No-Showing the September Direct Has Left Me Nervous

Jared Stewart — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:19:55 GMT

Aside from an intense bout of mileage that it received from me when Balatro was released in February of last year, my Nintendo Switch has made a habit of collecting cobwebs, with few games that I’ve felt obligated to play on the console. If it wasn’t one of the rare Nintendo Switch exclusives that I was interested in, I’d deduce whether or not to buy a game on the Nintendo Switch based on if I believed I’d play it in handheld mode, which is not often. If I have the choice of playing something on PC, though, that’s going to be my platform of choice in almost every scenario. I own Hades and Hollow Knight on both Nintendo Switch and PC, for example, and can’t remember when I revisited them on the former.

Lies of P: Overture Proves a Soulslike DLC Shadow Drop is Not Ideal

Jared Stewart — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 18:52:11 GMT

Lies of P: Overture shadow-dropped during Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest 2025 and, unsurprisingly drawing more inspiration from FromSoftware in its design ethos, the DLC is nestled deep within the base game. This wasn’t at all out of the realm of possibility, though, as the entry point for Lies of P: Overture was all but spelled out to players when they initially came across it as one of the few unsolved mysteries that the base game left dangling. Moreover, it was revealed long ago now that Lies of P: Overture would be a story-driven prequel DLC, in that it sees P and Gemini travel back in time, and features a boss rush mode.

Biggest Weapons in the Dark Souls Trilogy

Jake Fillery — Sat, 24 May 2025 07:30:14 GMT

The Dark Souls trilogy is writhe with exciting weapons that players can use against unholy monsters and phantoms, and while it’s always worth knowing the best weapons in Dark Souls, it’s also worth knowing the largest weapons in the series so that players can wield the heaviest and physically largest swords, hammers, and clubs so that they can bash their foes into a bloodied pulp.

Why FromSoftware’s Niche Multiplayer Ideology is a Boon for Soulslikes

Jared Stewart — Sun, 04 May 2025 14:30:14 GMT

Soulslikes make names for themselves by being tremendously daunting regarding the shared difficulty players must overcome. Some Soulslikes have more treacherous runbacks than actual bosses while others have cakewalk runbacks and harrowing bosses, but they all primarily have players endure on their own. The most interaction with others that many players typically have in a tried-and-true FromSoftware Soulslike, whether it’s Dark Souls or Elden Ring, is coming across messages that are ubiquitous, mysterious, and hilarious.

Dark Souls 2 Is Getting a Seamless Co-op Mod

Mohsen Baqery — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:07:30 GMT

A well-known modder who previously created a seamless co-op mod for Dark Souls Remastered has announced that they are now working on a similar project for the 11-year-old Dark Souls 2. FromSoftware's 2014 action role-playing game has maintained an impressively loyal fan base over the past decade, with players continuing to return to it year after year. Meanwhile, modders have supported the community by consistently improving various aspects of Dark Souls 2 through creative modifications. However, the newly announced mod could mark one of the most significant changes since the game's launch and is likely to bring back thousands of lapsed players.

10 Years Later, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of First Sin Most Overlooked Entry

Matt Karoglou — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:45:13 GMT

When Dark Souls 2 originally released in 2014, it was easy to see why some fans of its predecessor were unhappy with the many changes the game implemented to the core Dark Souls formula. Between the brighter visuals, a more traditional high-fantasy setting, overall easier difficulty, and the notorious changes to character mobility brought about by the Adaptability stat, Dark Souls 2 took some big risks that, for many, simply didn't pay off. But many of the game's more glaring issues would either be addressed or outright fixed with the definitive edition of the title that released a year later, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin, and it remains the definitive edition of one of FromSoftware's more misunderstood and overlooked titles.

One Dark Souls 2 Boss Shouldn't Go to Waste

Liam Ferguson — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 19:00:13 GMT

With Elden Ring Nightreign approaching, FromSoftware and its community have entered into a reflective age of sorts. The game is uniting the enemy rosters of Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3, and Elden Ring in one ultimate roguelike package, and fans are already theorizing who could make it into the final game. Fan favorites like Dark Souls 1’s Artorias or his Dark Souls 2 counterpart, Fume Knight, are back on the table, so every new trailer, preview, and piece of beta information is sharing the same scrutiny.

FromSoftware Should Look to Dark Souls 2 for its Best Feature

Liam Ferguson — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:37:23 GMT

Although Elden Ring Nightreign is due out sometime in 2025, it seems like the current Elden Ring-dominated era of FromSoftware is coming to an end. Fans of the Japanese developer have enjoyed many similar eras so far, with DLC and re-releases helping certain games like Dark Souls 2 and Demon’s Souls stick around longer than one might expect. The time for something new is likely just over the horizon, and many are taking advantage of this as a time to revisit FromSoftware's modern classics, like the aforementioned Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls 2.