Wich one should I get, dark souls 2 or scholars of the first sin?

[Lucao_87]

I am almost finishing the first one and was wondering if I should get the original or the remastered, any thoughts?

[spy]

scholar of bad sequel is what i would recommend

[MythlyInari]

I thought you can't get the original anymore?

It's not a good game if you play it soon after DS 1. It does....a lot of things oddly.

Like changing the long jump from "B" to "L3". And making the jumps look less interesting. Your character just hops, they don't look like they're REALLY putting all they have into the jump anymore.

[MaxorMeow]

Originally posted by Odyessy:

I thought you can't get the original anymore?

It's not a good game if you play it soon after DS 1. It does....a lot of things oddly.

Like changing the long jump from "B" to "L3". And making the jumps look less interesting. Your character just hops, they don't look like they're REALLY putting all they have into the jump anymore.

You know, you can configure your jump control back to B in the options/control menu. :P

[MythlyInari]

Originally posted by MaxorMjauCRO:

Originally posted by Odyessy:

I thought you can't get the original anymore?

It's not a good game if you play it soon after DS 1. It does....a lot of things oddly.

Like changing the long jump from "B" to "L3". And making the jumps look less interesting. Your character just hops, they don't look like they're REALLY putting all they have into the jump anymore.

You know, you can configure your jump control back to B in the options/control menu. :P

...what.

Well, that doesn't fix the numerous other issues I have with the game.

But how did I miss that?

[76561198006416723]

scholar, playerbase is slightly larger (not very active nowadays, but still), contains all the dlcs, better gfx, more players per multiplayer sessions are possible, pve is a bit different and should be better, in theory, than the vanilla one, but that's subjective i guess

[lil goopman]

Dark souls 2 doesn't feel like it is part of the souls franchise. Poor design, bad controlls and easy/boring bosses. I don't recommend you getting ds2 at all, try going for dark souls 3 or bloodborne if you have a ps4

[MaxorMeow]

Originally posted by Odyessy:

Originally posted by MaxorMjauCRO:

You know, you can configure your jump control back to B in the options/control menu. :P

...what.

Well, that doesn't fix the numerous other issues I have with the game.

But how did I miss that? :conwayfacepalm:

Can you please give me more reasons to support your opinion? I'm a big fan of Dark Souls series even though I haven't even finished Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition... I'd like to buy Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin. I played some vanilla DS2 at my friends' and I didn't find it bad/lacking. What did I miss that you find negative about DS2?

[MythlyInari]

Originally posted by MaxorMjauCRO:

Originally posted by Odyessy:

...what.

Well, that doesn't fix the numerous other issues I have with the game.

But how did I miss that?

Can you please give me more reasons to support your opinion? I'm a big fan of Dark Souls series even though I haven't even finished Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition... I'd like to buy Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin. I played some vanilla DS2 at my friends' and I didn't find it bad/lacking. What did I miss that you find negative about DS2?

My negatives for DS 2: SoTFS

~The world is not interconected in a smart way like the first, the areas I've reached feel like long hallways rather than the huge "open world" the game had before. DS one is like...a circle, with many lines in it to conect the world all over.


~You are relevant in the first few minutes of the game. In the first, it took a while before you were relevant at some point, following (or ignoring altogether) Frampt or the Darkstalker. The old women in the intro of the game do indeed do a good job of "you are not relevant" but the Emerald Hag turns that completely around by flat out telling you to go meet some king and do something about him, having JUST met her. On top of this, you CANNOT level up normally in DS 2. You HAVE to talk to her by warping to the town's bonfire. And every time she speaks, she spouts "you are the fated one to do the thing" every damn time you just want to level up.


~Estus Flasks take a back seat to easily obtainable Lifegems. Also, Estus Flasks start off at "1" use instead of "5".


~Humanity is gone, and replaced with effigies. No more passively raising your defenses and loot find, you HAVE to find other ways to do so.


~You gain warping immediately, and not when obtaining a "lordvessel-like" item of any kind. No reason is given for your ability to warp around the world.


~Weapon durability is done wrong in my eyes, everything gets destroyed too fast. On top of this, my RINGS have durability now?! What gives?! DS 1 had everything way too far buffed for most to worry about repairs, but DS 2 went way too far with the "health" your weapons have.

~This is a personal thing, but I cannot bother to care for the characters in the town, ESPECIALLY the Emerald hag woman. I cannot remember anyone's names, while I can easilly recall many others from Dark Souls.


~You cannot start off as a Pyromancer. They give you the middle finger and you cannot obtain Pyromancy until two-three bosses in the game.

I could say a little more, but I'm just not feeling motivated to give a ♥♥♥♥ for more reasons I don't like DS 2.

[Squilliam Fancyson]

Originally posted by MemeLord:

Dark souls 2 doesn't feel like it is part of the souls franchise. Poor design, bad controlls and easy/boring bosses. I don't recommend you getting ds2 at all, try going for dark souls 3 or bloodborne if you have a ps4

>bad controls
The controls are exactly the same as they were for Dark Souls 3. Please elaborate.

[Squilliam Fancyson]

Originally posted by Fusion:

Originally posted by LDR:

>bad controls
The controls are exactly the same as they were for Dark Souls 3. Please elaborate.

Looks like I won't be getting Dark Souls 3 then.

L3 as jump is way better than B. You can run and roll.

[MythlyInari]

Originally posted by LDR:

Originally posted by Fusion:

Looks like I won't be getting Dark Souls 3 then.

L3 as jump is way better than B. You can run and roll.

I prefer B for all my "acrobatic" actions. It's easier for me.

[lil goopman]

Originally posted by LDR:

Originally posted by MemeLord:

Dark souls 2 doesn't feel like it is part of the souls franchise. Poor design, bad controlls and easy/boring bosses. I don't recommend you getting ds2 at all, try going for dark souls 3 or bloodborne if you have a ps4

>bad controls
The controls are exactly the same as they were for Dark Souls 3. Please elaborate.

The buttons are the same but the feeling of movement or jumping just isn't there. It feels like you can't dodge anything and it's overall really strange

[EXPLODENSTEIN]

You should have done some research and made up your own mind instead of asking entitled people if you should buy what is still a really good game with tons of content for a pretty good price.( I have both versions ) I still like the first game more but Scholar of the first sin is worth a try, it has all the DLC and will keep you busy for some time. These little nit picks all the hipsters here have for the game are just that. No game is perfect and that goes for the first game too.

[EXPLODENSTEIN]

Originally posted by sajtt:

scholar, playerbase is slightly larger (not very active nowadays, but still), contains all the dlcs, better gfx, more players per multiplayer sessions are possible, pve is a bit different and should be better, in theory, than the vanilla one, but that's subjective i guess

This guy gets it.

[wywxxx2]

scholars of the first sin