I played Dark souls 1 and Dark souls 3 before Ds2:SotFS, and even with that ds2 is my favorite. Its challenging but never really gets really frustrating like the others, the game performs beautifully, and I love the freedom offered by things like the soul vessels.
I also like how you get some choices on where to go first at some points, mainly in the beginning and at the memory sequence part.
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The PvE is ok, level design is ok, bosses are forgettable (giant lord jacking it in a corner), sound fx are subpar, last boss is a god damn joke, rings are good, PvP hitboxes are a god damn joke... 5/10