really. it is harder than the other souls game but its fun. am on NG++

and Riou7 no its not. its harder than the first DS game. maybe bosses in the first DS games were harder. but overall. DS2 is harder.

@riou7: If you play with a partner or two. Just run through only the necessary paths. Invest in nothing but vitality, endurance, possibly faith (for healing/buffs), and enough strength to use a good great shield as both a shield and weapon. My friends and I made it to aldias, then got lit up by the mages… we almost made it…

@riou7: Not dying is beyond me since I got smashed at least a dozen times today. But not using bonfires would be simple if taxing. You can use Primal Bonfires to return to Majula, but not being able to access fast travel or attuning has obvious drawbacks. You can only refuel spell uses with items (if you're in NG+ and pre-set an array of them beforehand). As to estus recovery, purchase 99 lifegems and use them instead. You'll need repair powder for damaged gear, or just let it break and have it repaired by a blacksmith.

It'd be tough but not impossible.

Hahaha, no. Two of the rings require that you survive the entire game without dying, and the other requires you to never rest at a bonfire. I just collect what I need.

It does, a lot of that game looks flat in comparison to Fallout 3.

Another sequel that looks worse is STALKER: Call of Pripyat. Probably because Clear Sky was far too demanding and Call of Pripyat became a lot more open world.