I'm relatively new to gaming. I started playing games last year, and my first intro to souls-like games, at the age of 50, was Lies of P. Then I picked up DS1 earlier this year, and now I'm playing DS2 SOTFS. I'm not particularly great at them but I do enjoy them. I thought DS1 was relatively easy in general compared to my experience with Lies of P, but I would say that I feel the levels are harder in DS, but bosses are easier. DS2 SOTFS, as I am playing as a sorcerer, I like the mechanic that they allow you to grind out enemies if you're finding an area particularly difficult to get through without running out of spells etc. I know people frown on things like that, but for someone newer to gaming, it's very helpful in allowing me to enjoy the game without being too frustrated. I'm going through Huntsman's Copse right now.
That's awesome! My wife and I are playing through all of the souls games chronologically and we're currently playing DS2 right now too. I've played them all before but she hasn't. I'm also running a sorcerer and she's a pyromancer/cleric. I couldn't agree more about grinding out enemies. It's a choice for the player to make and I like that it's there. Good luck with Huntsman's copse and onward! I hope the chariot doesn't give you too much trouble. 😁
@shaedric5733 I beat the chariot and the Coveteous demon. Now to finish Earthen Peak. I have gotten to a point that I do ok through most areas and don't get too discouraged if I lose enough souls for 2 levels 🤣 I just wish I could figure out how to turn off my wifi after I start the game. Npc invasions I do ok to, but I die every time to player invasions and that's where I get frustrated.
@@MakingLemonadeFromLemons Yeah that's where I get frustrated too. I have hundreds of hours in these games and I still suck at PvP. 😅 I think players can only invade you if you are in human mode (If your skin looks normal). If you are in hollow mode (your skin looks like a zombie's) all online stuff (invasions and co-op) should be disabled. To go into hollow mode, I think you just need to die once. And to go back into human mode you use a human effigy item or I think beating a boss also makes you human again. Hope that helps. We're co-op'ing the whole game so we're always in human mode. Thankfully we've gotten pretty good at teaming up against invaders though.
DS2 may not be the best soulsborne game, but it's still a great game. Love Aldia's questline and the reveal that Gwyn linking the flame was the first sin. Also "A LIE WILL REMAIN A LIE" is the hardest single piece of dialogue in the entire series.
I just played through SOTFS again and yea its honestly great, you gotta take DS2 slower imo and the areas/enemies are the bosses basically lol, I did everything but the horse fuck valley snowy DLC area lol
ds2 sotfs is my first dark souls game. and personally i find it very enjoyable. only a few locations was really annoying and frustrating like iron keep (worst location in the game. i still have nightmares about multiple armored katana dudes sprinting at me through the whole map) and shrine of Amana.
ds2 scholar was my 3rd souls game (bloodborne -> ds1 - ds2 scholar) & of the dark souls trilogy its still my personal favorite, i find it mechanically the most fun to play. i also think of the 3 it has the best story, too. when i first played it i expected to hate it because everyone else seems to, but truthfully you could give me an itemized list of everything worth hating & i dont think id understand. i dont even think its "good, but not at the standard ds1 created", i think its better than ds1 by a longshot & far more interesting than ds3. but ive been wrong before, im ok with having the wrong opinion.
Someone needs to steal Fume Knight, Sir Alonne & Darklurker fights and put them in better game. Nioh 2 kinda took Pursuer so its good enough for now. And Lies of P reused some stuff
I still cant understand how people geniunely says this is the best dark souls. Yeah its not that bad compared to industry. But it is definitely the worst souls of all. So many broken hitboxes. İframes tied to a stat. Crazy slow estus. Boss paths are insanely long and full of enemies. So many bullshit enemy placement for you to take damage just because you didnt know it is there before hand. Also so many bad bosses. Other than pursuer ı dont recall any good boss (besides dlc's ofc. DLC's are good). The only good thing it has is the combat tweaks they added which they also used in elden ring. But without the elden ring movement it really lacck of uses against enemies and bosses. So they only matter in PvP which I dont care.
I still don't understand how people like you genuinely believe them. I like ds3 more than ds2 but I'd rather play ds2 over ds3 simply because I have more places to go which also helps with build variety but the earlier fork you can encounter in ds3 is dancer which is a skill check in a game that's already not as explorable as ds2. I still like ds3 more but not how linear it is. When I watch a lets play, 90% of the players will fight vordt and go the same route for most of the game. My biggest issue with ds2 are its broken hitboxes, I can easily forgive everything else in the game but that, I'd hit a mimic chest, go behind it so I don't get caught in it's biting animation and put a chests worth of distance between us but I'd teleport in its mouth when it does its animation because some dev didn't care enough or even played their own game to know that that is actually unfair and a bug
@@bugra-yildirim People have their own opinions, I won't be surprised if someone says Pinwheel is their favourite boss or Ds1 is the worst souls game. I couldn't care about pvp in the slightest of the slightest however I did see content creators playing more ds2 pvp than ds3 before elden ring came out
@@mtgpro1238 bloodborne forgot it was a role-playing game, the character-building may as well have been tossed out the window. you do 40/40/40/40 every time unless you're using one of the like three weapons that cares about the other two dump stats. your build is basically just your weapon and there's only like 20 of them and the trick gimmick is functionally no different than just using two different weapons only in bloodborne the devs decided which weapons get paired instead of you being able to use and combine whatever you want. weapon only in your right hand and only two slots, left hand is always your stupid gun, no two-handing, no dual-wielding, armor is just fashion outside some status resistances, the pvp and multiplayer are trash, there's only like 6 mandatory story bosses and the game is padded out with randomly-generated content. having consumable healing items was a massive step backward as well, its a chore early-game and literally doesn't matter at all late-game. ds3 didn't carry any of the actual combat improvements bloodborne did introduce or anything ds2 did either. no dual-wielding, no left-hand movesets, no power-stancing, they even reverted shields back to being offensively-useless after ds2 made them somewhat viable as attacking weapons. progression is a straight line with basically no variation unless you want to kill dancer at
@@themoops4006I’ve played every Fromsoft game at least40+ times(Probably way more). Bloodborne is my favourite, as almost every weapon has a unique play style. Also transform attacks make the transition between weapon modes way more fluid than switching weapons. In my opinion it’s the only game where big bosses are done right, because of the limb break system. The people that dislike Bloodborne are mostly those that only used 3 weapons and never tried all of them. I mean Bloodborne isn’t perfect, not even Sekiro is. But it’s weapons are definitely the best part of it. I actually think it’s a very misunderstood game, with people constantly shitting on it’s boss fights, because they only used the saw cleaver, a weapon that honestly ruins the game. Edit: I’ve just started another play trough.
@@sulyvahnthetyrant7378 sorry bub it just completely lacks the repay value the other games have due to its poor build variety, extremely short length, lackluster multiplayer locked behind sony's paywall and fairly linear progression. the trick gimmick is just that, a gimmick, it doesn't offer any depth to the combat that couldn't be there without the transform gimmick. it just limits what i as the player can choose to use and how i use it. what if i want to use the kirkhammer and something other than a straight sword or use a weapon in my left hand? oh right i can't because bloodbone forgot it was an RPG lol
I love aggy and also respects that he plays Ds2 but i feel like the sh**ting on Ds2 is sort of a trend and i really dislike the encourage of it, if you like it or not its ok but making fun of every small fly is not to my liking, i wanted to enjoy all the streams but sadly for me i have to pass and just watch other videos. :/
I honestly feel the same. Used to watch aggy play a lot of DS1 in the past and I enjoyed it a lot. Now, I try to watch this video of him playing DS2. 40 minutes in, and what I'm hearing mostly is him constantly complaining about the game and comparing it to the others Dark Souls. Since I love DS2, I can't do this anymore. I've stopped watching him play. Since a few months ago, I've switched and got to know Distortion2. His challenge runs and marathons are a blast, because he is genuinely very fond of those games and a master at them!
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I'm relatively new to gaming. I started playing games last year, and my first intro to souls-like games, at the age of 50, was Lies of P. Then I picked up DS1 earlier this year, and now I'm playing DS2 SOTFS. I'm not particularly great at them but I do enjoy them. I thought DS1 was relatively easy in general compared to my experience with Lies of P, but I would say that I feel the levels are harder in DS, but bosses are easier.
DS2 SOTFS, as I am playing as a sorcerer, I like the mechanic that they allow you to grind out enemies if you're finding an area particularly difficult to get through without running out of spells etc. I know people frown on things like that, but for someone newer to gaming, it's very helpful in allowing me to enjoy the game without being too frustrated. I'm going through Huntsman's Copse right now.
That's awesome! My wife and I are playing through all of the souls games chronologically and we're currently playing DS2 right now too. I've played them all before but she hasn't. I'm also running a sorcerer and she's a pyromancer/cleric. I couldn't agree more about grinding out enemies. It's a choice for the player to make and I like that it's there. Good luck with Huntsman's copse and onward! I hope the chariot doesn't give you too much trouble. 😁
@shaedric5733 I beat the chariot and the Coveteous demon. Now to finish Earthen Peak. I have gotten to a point that I do ok through most areas and don't get too discouraged if I lose enough souls for 2 levels 🤣 I just wish I could figure out how to turn off my wifi after I start the game. Npc invasions I do ok to, but I die every time to player invasions and that's where I get frustrated.
@@MakingLemonadeFromLemons Yeah that's where I get frustrated too. I have hundreds of hours in these games and I still suck at PvP. 😅
I think players can only invade you if you are in human mode (If your skin looks normal). If you are in hollow mode (your skin looks like a zombie's) all online stuff (invasions and co-op) should be disabled. To go into hollow mode, I think you just need to die once. And to go back into human mode you use a human effigy item or I think beating a boss also makes you human again. Hope that helps.
We're co-op'ing the whole game so we're always in human mode. Thankfully we've gotten pretty good at teaming up against invaders though.
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I love your DS2 playthroughs! I know part 2 is not the ultimate fan favourite, but i love the game. :)
never thought watching aggy play ds2 would be more stressful than watching a new soulsplayer bruh
DS2 may not be the best soulsborne game, but it's still a great game. Love Aldia's questline and the reveal that Gwyn linking the flame was the first sin.
Also "A LIE WILL REMAIN A LIE" is the hardest single piece of dialogue in the entire series.
There are many Pros and Cons about that DS part but the aestetic Bonefire is still genius ;)
Ascetic*
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2:30:30 the purpose is to support mr Skellington. Encourage him not to give up.
Oh god, I've already lost it on "this looks the most divious" and there is like 6 more hours to go. So far feels like an awesome stream. Thanks Aggy ♥
bro started skipping bathroom breaks in vods, now I can't go pee
I`ve waited sooooo long for this
And I already LOVE it :D
Idk why 3:02:44 is killing me so much but the way he says this is SO fucking funny lmao
That first death was heartbreaking
Man do I miss this game. I'm still sad the vanilla servers shut down. RIP the best pvp
I just played through SOTFS again and yea its honestly great, you gotta take DS2 slower imo and the areas/enemies are the bosses basically lol, I did everything but the horse fuck valley snowy DLC area lol
I just beat SotFS and i agree with the bosses. I first tried every boss except for four and the areas had so much bs lol@datiger39
ds2 sotfs is my first dark souls game. and personally i find it very enjoyable. only a few locations was really annoying and frustrating like iron keep (worst location in the game. i still have nightmares about multiple armored katana dudes sprinting at me through the whole map) and shrine of Amana.
17:50 first time hearing this one 😭
I think the sound goes off every time the stream gets raided
So many deaths could have been avoided if he went to the next intended area after bastille instead of trying to jump down the hole without the ladders
41:48 if you wanna see comment about cat’s feet
LiLAggy when is the HiFi Rush stream coming?
Scholar is my fav
Got half way thru the 2hr video and was like oh no i need the full experience. Just for flak ds2>ds3= ladle/dragon bone fist
Playing online is a huge Advantage because people can give you stuff
Buh lookin like escanor from SDS
hey aggy have you considered to stream ghost of tsushima on PC?
He actually talked about it an a stream and said its very unlikely
There’s likely too many walkie talkie missions for Aggy.
But is there any triple A on the list?
@@rofiqoclayomanda8633 Not that I’m aware of.
They say its really nice 🎉🎉🎉
ds2 scholar was my 3rd souls game (bloodborne -> ds1 - ds2 scholar) & of the dark souls trilogy its still my personal favorite, i find it mechanically the most fun to play. i also think of the 3 it has the best story, too. when i first played it i expected to hate it because everyone else seems to, but truthfully you could give me an itemized list of everything worth hating & i dont think id understand. i dont even think its "good, but not at the standard ds1 created", i think its better than ds1 by a longshot & far more interesting than ds3.
but ive been wrong before, im ok with having the wrong opinion.
I truly enjoyed what little of ds2 I played
Someone needs to steal Fume Knight, Sir Alonne & Darklurker fights and put them in better game. Nioh 2 kinda took Pursuer so its good enough for now. And Lies of P reused some stuff
This game is overhated, but definitely the worst of the trilogy imo
I still cant understand how people geniunely says this is the best dark souls. Yeah its not that bad compared to industry. But it is definitely the worst souls of all. So many broken hitboxes. İframes tied to a stat. Crazy slow estus. Boss paths are insanely long and full of enemies. So many bullshit enemy placement for you to take damage just because you didnt know it is there before hand. Also so many bad bosses. Other than pursuer ı dont recall any good boss (besides dlc's ofc. DLC's are good). The only good thing it has is the combat tweaks they added which they also used in elden ring. But without the elden ring movement it really lacck of uses against enemies and bosses. So they only matter in PvP which I dont care.
I still don't understand how people like you genuinely believe them. I like ds3 more than ds2 but I'd rather play ds2 over ds3 simply because I have more places to go which also helps with build variety but the earlier fork you can encounter in ds3 is dancer which is a skill check in a game that's already not as explorable as ds2.
I still like ds3 more but not how linear it is. When I watch a lets play, 90% of the players will fight vordt and go the same route for most of the game. My biggest issue with ds2 are its broken hitboxes, I can easily forgive everything else in the game but that, I'd hit a mimic chest, go behind it so I don't get caught in it's biting animation and put a chests worth of distance between us but I'd teleport in its mouth when it does its animation because some dev didn't care enough or even played their own game to know that that is actually unfair and a bug
@@rokudodamaza Chat really said "ds2 has the best pvp" after the fight with sill billy. People are just crazy.
@@rokudodamaza Another one said gutter is the best location in all of series like BRO.
@@bugra-yildirim People have their own opinions, I won't be surprised if someone says Pinwheel is their favourite boss or Ds1 is the worst souls game. I couldn't care about pvp in the slightest of the slightest however I did see content creators playing more ds2 pvp than ds3 before elden ring came out
In my honest opinion Ds2 isnt bad game its just worst of the souls game best thing in ds2 apart from other souls games is power stance
People love to hate on DS2 when they have only played SOFTS.
You mean definitive release, that devs said is how it intended to be played. With updates and dlc's included
@@AlexAndriy1995The second part, yes. The first part, no.
DS2 is better than DS3 and bloodborne. come at me.
I like ds2 but idk about all that.
@@mtgpro1238 bloodborne forgot it was a role-playing game, the character-building may as well have been tossed out the window. you do 40/40/40/40 every time unless you're using one of the like three weapons that cares about the other two dump stats. your build is basically just your weapon and there's only like 20 of them and the trick gimmick is functionally no different than just using two different weapons only in bloodborne the devs decided which weapons get paired instead of you being able to use and combine whatever you want. weapon only in your right hand and only two slots, left hand is always your stupid gun, no two-handing, no dual-wielding, armor is just fashion outside some status resistances, the pvp and multiplayer are trash, there's only like 6 mandatory story bosses and the game is padded out with randomly-generated content. having consumable healing items was a massive step backward as well, its a chore early-game and literally doesn't matter at all late-game.
ds3 didn't carry any of the actual combat improvements bloodborne did introduce or anything ds2 did either. no dual-wielding, no left-hand movesets, no power-stancing, they even reverted shields back to being offensively-useless after ds2 made them somewhat viable as attacking weapons. progression is a straight line with basically no variation unless you want to kill dancer at
Vanilla? Debatable. Sotfs? No.
@@themoops4006I’ve played every Fromsoft game at least40+ times(Probably way more). Bloodborne is my favourite, as almost every weapon has a unique play style. Also transform attacks make the transition between weapon modes way more fluid than switching weapons. In my opinion it’s the only game where big bosses are done right, because of the limb break system.
The people that dislike Bloodborne are mostly those that only used 3 weapons and never tried all of them. I mean Bloodborne isn’t perfect, not even Sekiro is. But it’s weapons are definitely the best part of it. I actually think it’s a very misunderstood game, with people constantly shitting on it’s boss fights, because they only used the saw cleaver, a weapon that honestly ruins the game.
Edit: I’ve just started another play trough.
@@sulyvahnthetyrant7378 sorry bub it just completely lacks the repay value the other games have due to its poor build variety, extremely short length, lackluster multiplayer locked behind sony's paywall and fairly linear progression. the trick gimmick is just that, a gimmick, it doesn't offer any depth to the combat that couldn't be there without the transform gimmick. it just limits what i as the player can choose to use and how i use it. what if i want to use the kirkhammer and something other than a straight sword or use a weapon in my left hand? oh right i can't because bloodbone forgot it was an RPG lol
I love aggy and also respects that he plays Ds2 but i feel like the sh**ting on Ds2 is sort of a trend and i really dislike the encourage of it, if you like it or not its ok but making fun of every small fly is not to my liking, i wanted to enjoy all the streams but sadly for me i have to pass and just watch other videos. :/
I honestly feel the same. Used to watch aggy play a lot of DS1 in the past and I enjoyed it a lot.
Now, I try to watch this video of him playing DS2. 40 minutes in, and what I'm hearing mostly is him constantly complaining about the game and comparing it to the others Dark Souls. Since I love DS2, I can't do this anymore. I've stopped watching him play.
Since a few months ago, I've switched and got to know Distortion2. His challenge runs and marathons are a blast, because he is genuinely very fond of those games and a master at them!