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Compared to Shadow of Mordor this feels punishing in a way that actually respects your time instead of padding it with icons everywhere, but does that kind of…
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Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
2015 · Action RPG, Action-adventure · PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One · Bandai Namco Entertainment
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is ranked no. 550 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,679 and 54% of duels won. Of the 4 duels that pitted it against Borderlands 2, it has won 2 and lost 2. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 26 out of 233 (2015).
World rank
no. 550
ELO score
1,679
Wins
54%
Duels played
265
About Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is an enhanced edition of Dark Souls II, released in April 2015 by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment. This version includes updated graphics, improved performance, and all previously released DLC expansions (Crown of the Sunken King, Crown of the Old Iron King, and Crown of the Ivory King). It also features rebalanced gameplay, new enemy placements, additional NPCs, and expanded lore,
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,679 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Borderlands 2 50% 4 duels played · 102 points behind
- against Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 33% 3 duels played · 85 points behind
- against Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 33% 3 duels played · 159 points behind
- against Dragon Age: Origins 67% 3 duels played · 100 points behind
- against Red Dead Redemption 33% 3 duels played · 154 points behind
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Around this spot
The games Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin sits between in the world ranking.
- 547 Fire Emblem Awakening 1,680
- 548 Undertale 1,679
- 549 Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones 1,679
- 550 Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin 1,679
- 551 Super Mario Bros. 3 1,679
- 552 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 1,678
- 553 Mafia: Definitive Edition 1,678
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The standing
Where Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 26 out of 233 (2015).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 550 | 5,035 |
| Action RPG | 64 | 510 |
| 2010s | 238 | 2,050 |
| 2015 | 26 | 233 |
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The debate
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leilani_harber
Compared to Shadow of Mordor this feels punishing in a way that actually respects your time instead of padding it with icons everywhere, but does that kind of design even have a shot against flashier open worlds in these duels?
Frame_Rippin
decent expansion package but the base combat feel is looser than the rest of the series, hard to ignore that
Cosmo_Corrales
eso del combate flojo yo tampoco lo noté tanto, las zonas del DLC le dan otro nivel al conjunto entero.
ArcadeWarden2
Replayed this last winter during a slow stretch at work and the hitboxes still feel off compared to what I remembered, the atmosphere carried me through anyway.
wrodarte
la sensación de que sea el más flojo de la saga se nota, aunque las zonas nuevas del DLC compensan bastante... no sé, para mí sigue mereciendo la pena.
QuestRunner25
I keep coming back to this one mainly because of the DLC areas, they're honestly some of the best stuff FromSoftware ever built into an expansion, so yeah, biased.
gjacobi
Picked this up during a rough patch after a breakup and just wandered through the DLC zones for weeks, didn't rush anything, didn't talk to anyone about it either, it just became the thing I did every night before bed and somehow that emptiness fit perfectly with how I felt.