<s>
is	O
a	O
2014	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Drangleic	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
both	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
(	O
PvE	O
)	O
and	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
(	O
PvP	O
)	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
after	O
some	O
initial	O
delays	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
being	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Scholar	O
of	O
the	O
First	O
Sin	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
with	O
upgraded	O
graphics	O
,	O
expanded	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
capacity	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
bosses	O
and	O
standard	O
enemies	O
have	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
hits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
format	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
;	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
choice	O
between	O
co-operative	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
being	O
"	O
summoned	O
"	O
into	O
another	O
player	O
's	O
game	O
world	O
either	O
by	O
soapstone	O
or	O
in-game	O
covenant	O
,	O
or	O
player-versus-player	O
through	O
"	O
invading	O
"	O
other	O
worlds	O
or	O
arena	O
duels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
plus	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
a	O
human	O
who	O
has	O
become	O
Undead	O
,	O
cursed	O
to	O
never	O
die	O
and	O
doomed	O
to	O
eventually	O
become	O
a	O
Hollow	O
,	O
a	O
zombie-like	O
being	O
with	O
no	O
memories	O
or	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
break	O
the	O
curse	O
,	O
the	O
undead	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
fallen	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Drangleic	B-Application
and	O
is	O
tasked	O
by	O
the	O
Emerald	O
Herald	O
with	O
obtaining	O
four	O
Great	O
Souls	O
from	O
powerful	O
Old	O
Ones	O
whose	O
names	O
are	O
long	O
forgotten	O
and	O
forbidden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Invading	O
Drangleic	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Giants	O
eventually	O
destroyed	O
the	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Confronting	O
the	O
Emerald	O
Herald	O
one	O
final	O
time	O
,	O
she	O
states	O
that	O
Nashandra	O
is	O
a	O
fragment	O
of	O
Manus	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
Artorias	O
of	O
the	O
Abyss	O
expansion	O
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hidetaka	O
Miyazaki	O
,	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
director	O
on	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
supervisor	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Tomohiro	O
Shibuya	O
and	O
Yui	O
Tanimura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
;	O
Shibuya	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
no	O
intention	O
of	O
changing	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Covenants	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
align	O
with	O
different	O
factions	O
,	O
make	O
a	O
reappearance	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
easier	O
to	O
understand	O
and	O
more	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
is	O
roughly	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
as	O
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
though	O
content	O
density	O
is	O
much	O
richer	O
,	O
and	O
gives	O
players	O
more	O
freedom	O
in	O
how	O
to	O
progress	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
accessible	O
to	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
producer	O
Takeshi	O
Miyazoe	O
originally	O
stated	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
expect	O
there	O
to	O
be	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
definitely	O
potential	O
for	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
that	O
fan	O
feedback	O
is	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
FromSoftware	O
announced	O
a	O
trilogy	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
collectively	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Crowns	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Crown	O
of	O
the	O
Ivory	O
King	O
,	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
announced	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Scholar	O
of	O
the	O
First	O
Sin	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
along	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
its	O
three	O
DLC	B-Protocol
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Scholar	O
of	O
the	O
First	O
Sin	O
also	O
features	O
remastered	O
visuals	O
with	O
more	O
advanced	O
lighting	O
effects	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
1080p	O
resolution	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
improvements	O
,	O
the	O
update	O
did	O
not	O
fix	O
the	O
long-standing	O
frame	O
rate-dependent	O
weapon	O
degradation	O
bug	B-Error_Name
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
fixed	O
in	O
a	O
patch	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
existing	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
the	O
1.10	O
patch	O
at	O
no	O
charge	O
;	O
the	O
remastered	O
Scholar	O
of	O
the	O
First	O
Sin	O
edition	O
must	O
be	O
purchased	O
separately	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
available	O
at	O
a	O
discount	O
to	O
existing	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
uses	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
9	B-Application
,	O
and	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
four	O
reviewers	O
giving	O
their	O
opinions	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
it	O
9/10/9/9	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
score	O
to	O
37/40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
critic	O
Marty	O
Sliva	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9/10	O
:	O
"	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
smart	O
,	O
massive	O
,	O
and	O
incredibly	O
rewarding	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
tweaks	O
and	O
additions	O
worked	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
the	O
penalty	O
for	O
dying	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
almost	O
unplayable	O
but	O
with	O
such	O
great	O
enemies	O
and	O
levels	O
to	O
fight	O
and	O
explore	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
made	O
60	O
hours	O
of	O
pain	O
and	O
agony	O
so	O
much	O
fun	O
they	O
flew	O
by	O
in	O
a	O
heartbeat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Tack	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.75	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
epic	O
adventure	O
from	O
start	O
to	O
finish	O
packed	O
with	O
wondrous	O
environments	O
,	O
imaginative	O
and	O
terrifying	O
foes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
continual	O
adrenaline-apprehension	O
rush	O
of	O
passing	O
through	O
each	O
fog	O
gate	O
makes	O
this	O
title	O
a	O
must-play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	O
Phil	O
Kollar	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
9/10	O
,	O
and	O
similarly	O
praised	O
the	O
ambition	O
displayed	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
in	O
creating	O
such	O
a	O
vast	O
RPG	O
universe	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
the	O
notorious	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
triumph	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
eventually	O
defeating	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
he	O
notes	O
that	O
his	O
character	O
died	O
235	O
times	O
before	O
completing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
