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Dark Souls II Hands-On: Prepare to Die.... Again

11th June, 0 replies

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The long-awaited sequel to From Software's brutal Dark Souls, itself a spiritual sequel to Demon's Souls, is almost here. With Dark Souls II Namco has stepped up the game quite a bit, with a brand new engine, dual wielding, better AI, and perhaps even more difficulty.

The developers took us through some of the core features before turning us loose on the game. Dark Souls 2 will feature a competitive 4 player online multiplayer, the ability to carry up to three weapons at a time, and some much-improved AI. Also added is bonfire warping from the start of the game, clearing up some of the early frustrations new players experienced in the original. Otherwise Dark Souls 2 is designed as more of everything you loved in the original...

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