Second thoughts on Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin

A while ago I bought Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin, except it was a reverse scam, in the box came both the disk and instruction manual of Dark Soul Prepare to Die Edition which everyone seems to agree is a better game.

To be honest, I wanted Dark Souls 1, but I couldn't find it anywhere and once I found Dark Souls 2 I was desperate and bought it right away, turns out I got the game I wanted from the start.

I had an amazing adventure and enjoyed every minute when playing DS1. I'd like to write a review of DS1 in the future, but such a masterpiece requires a very well-crafted review to do it justice and I'm not sure I have the skills to satisfy my ambition yet.

Not so long ago, I bought the real Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin for PS4. I played it for a few hours, but I didn't enjoy it at all, I was really sad about it, it was different from the first game but in a bad way, I disliked all the changes and soon gave up on it.

But, earlier today, I played it, I created a new character and basically speedran in 2 hours what I did in a lot more with my first character and spent another hour exploring new areas. And you know what? I enjoyed it, it still has its flaws, but overall it's still a good game. I now know why I didn't like it the first time, it's not because the game was too different, it's because I was too different.

When I played DS1 for the first time I already knew a lot from the start and was able to have a balanced experience always with that feeling of exploration while also kind of knowing what to do.

When I played DS2 for the first time I went in blind, which is more fun for a lot of people, but, for me, that only works on some games and it did not work on DS2. After replaying the beginning of it I realized this is still a good game, I still prefer DS1, but DS2 is special in its own way, it might not be my favorite, but it's still a Dark Souls, it's still something I can enjoy.

I don't know when I'll get to play again, but until then I'll take some time to learn more about the game so that when I play it I'll be able to have fun.

I'll probably say this again on my DS1 review, but it is an important lesson to learn, sometimes a game is perfect for you, but you never get to see it because you don't have the right approach, don't force yourself to play something you don't like, but if you already spent money on the game why not try different things. Even if you already like a game, you can always find new and more fun ways to play, don't limit the game or yourself to 1 way of playing, it's a game, after all, an interactive experience, if there was only 1 way of doing things it might as well be a movie or book.

But then again, what do I know? Who am I to tell you how to have fun? Just do you.r own thing, I'm proud either way.