An updated version of the game, Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, was released in April 2015. As in the earlier games in the series, it once again features challenging gameplay, but with a more powerful graphics engine and more advanced AI system.Īfter some initial delays, the game was launched in March 2014, with the PC release launching on April 24, 2014.
Taking place in the world of Drangleic, the game features both player versus environment (PvE) and player versus player (PvP) play, in addition to having some co-op components. Hidetaka Miyazaki, who served as director on the two earlier games in the series, Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, acted as a supervisor, while the game was directed by Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura. Although set in the same world, there is no direct story connection between Dark Souls and Dark Souls II. The game uses dedicated multiplayer servers. The third game in its series, Dark Souls II was developed for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 byFromSoftware, which also published the game in Japan, while Bandai Namco Games published the game in other regions.ĭark Souls II was announced at the Spike Video Game Awards on December 7, 2012. Dark Souls II (ダークソウルII Dāku Sōru Tsū ?) is anaction role-playing video game.
