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Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King2014
Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King
2014 FromSoftware81Great
Playtime
ShortIt typically takes about 5 hours to finish the game.
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Details
- Launch
- July 22, 2014
- Developer
- FromSoftware
- Publisher
- FromSoftware
Overview
Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King is the first DLC expansion for Dark Souls II, released in July 2014. It takes players to the subterranean city of Shulva, an ancient, sunken city filled with new enemies, intricate traps, and formidable bosses. The expansion introduces new weapons, armour, and spells, as well as additional lore that explores the history of the Sunken King.
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Reception
Press82
Great- Metacritic82from 19 reviews
- OpenCritic82from 18 reviews
This game shows that the bar's set high and they can reach it,
DSII remains a skilled, often clever impersonation of the game everyone wanted. But I can't see the point of teasing out its journey with ever more kings, dragons, and Havels. The more DSII overlaps with its predecessors, the less reason there is to play it at all.
All in all, this is a homerun for FromSoft, and with another two episodes to come, Crown of the Sunken King has set a benchmark of quality that, if matched by episodes two and three, will mark an excellent continuation to an already great title.
Not that it takes a lot of arm twisting to get me to don my dented armour and delve back into the world of Dark Souls II, but Crown of the Sunken King's DLC is the perfect excuse to do so. The puzzles are a fun twist on the pre-existing formula, the temple backdrop is an interesting setting and the new monsters are a welcome challenge.