Dark Souls 2 critiques are SLOP.

Video Description

In this video, I'll debunk the Dark Souls 2 critique that started it all - Matthewmatosis' video. I'll be addressing other critiques/reviews along the way, such as Mauler's a measured response series. English subtitles are available. Thank you for watching! If you want to support my work, and get access to a substack-like blog in which I write about the Bible, the esoteric world, and analyze other fictional works, including movies, music clips and etc., you can check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thefirelinkconspiracy/membership I've made 3 articles available to free members. ;) Timestamps: 00:00 - 03:05 Intro 03:06 - 05:27 Dark Souls 2's reputation 05:28 - 21:48 The opening cinematic, difficulty for difficulty's sake 21:49 - 32:25 ''Multiple enemies'' 32:26 - 37:53 Boss design, animation tracking 37:54 - 42:22 Enemy placement, runbacks 42:23 - 58:33 Plot and characters 58:34 - 1:05:41 World design, Iron Keep's elevator 1:05:42 - 1:17:01 Level design and shortcuts 1:17:02 - 1:22:55 Non-linearity 1:22:56 - 1:27:13 Healing system 1:27:14 - 1:33:13 ADP, Agility, rolling, stamina 1:33:14 - 1:44:27 Covenants and misc. 1:44:28 - 1:53:37 Unfair mechanics, ambushes & hitboxes 1:53:38 - 1:57:09 Creature design & enemy variety 1:57:10 - 2:10:11 Soundtrack 2:10:12 - 2:21:32 Lore and ''fanservice''