COMBAT SOUND EFFECTS...

[AKMARK5000]

is it just me or are the combat weapon sound effects pretty weak and crappy? Is there some sort of sound effects mod or fix? I mean, the story and everything else seems great and I want to play more, but those combat weapon sounds are just terrible.

EDIT: see post #6 for resolution

[Skeletor]

I think they're ok, I mean I never said to myself "wow these weapon sounds are done extremely well" but I never disliked them either

[Call Sign: Raven]

I thought the same thing when I first played. The weapons sounded very light weight when compared to Dark Souls 1.

[AKMARK5000]

I've only played 45 minutes and only have the starting sword. Maybe that's the problem with the weak sounds?

[Poly_G-3D]

Thrust sounds really dumb and some slashes are very overboard. Other than that I guess I never notice because I always use a greatsword. Dark Souls was definitely the best with weapon sounds. Dark Souls 3 also goes pretty overboard with the slicing noises.

[Deadbubble]

Yeah, when it comes to combat feedback and sound design, DS2 is easily the weakest. It aint awful, though. Also, heavy weapons do at least feel pretty impactful.

[AKMARK5000]

RESOLVED: I fiddled with the control scheme. I switched the left and right attacks as described in this guide =>
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1123186476
So, now the sounds and KBM Controls are much better (at least playable).