Dark Souls II: Crown of the Old Iron King
released on Aug 25, 2014
DLC for Dark Souls II
Dark Souls II: Crown of the Old Iron King is the second of 3 large-scale DLC additions to Dark Souls II, and includes all-new stages, maps, boss characters, weapons & armor! In this second DLC, players will find themselves in a world shrouded in ash. Can you find and recover the lost crown?
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Sir Alonne is like the coolest boss ever holy shit
How do people enjoy this DLC? The area's are borderline experimental torture devices, the boss runbacks are some of the worst in the series and the entire DLC was pointless? I've been enjoying DS2 for what it is but this expansion exemplifies how horrible of an experience it can actually be.
acho que o mapa da old iron king foi um dos mapas mais diferentes que eu joguei nessa franquia, ele é feito todo a partir de uma grande torre que você navega na vertical o tempo todo, é de fato uma exploração bem única de mapa, pode ser um pouco chatinha no quesito enemy placement mas ainda achei bem legal de passar por ela e ir descobrindo os cantos, essa DLC também tem chefes muito bons e que frequentemente são esquecidos pela comunidade.
Personally a big downgrade from the Sunken King, but it still has its standout moments. Some of the bosses are great but the levels feel like slogs with absurd amounts of enemies everywhere, really feels like they want you to despawn everything just to have a decent time. If you like bosses, I can say they are pretty great, my favorite in the whole game is towards the end, you just need some serious willpower to reach them.
Y'know, this one wasn't as bad as the Sunken King. It had some shitty moments like the boss run to Sir Allone, but that was manageable after grinding down some of those annoying knights. Blue Smelter Demon was one of my favorite boss fights in a weird way. Incredibly difficult for me, yet so engaging despite it's clockwork nature. It might be the hardest Dark Souls II boss fight for me if I'm being honest. It doesn't help that the runback for that one is a special kinda of hellish that I didn't grind down. And finally, Fume Knight was pretty fun! I actually found it to be the easiest boss fight in this DLC, but still a great time. I also loved how easy the boss runback was for this fight.
The DLC focuses on what DS2 does best, knight boss fights. It doesn't reach the heights of Artorias of the Abyss and the level design is still frustrating at times, but not nearly as bad as The Sunken King DLC. It's better than most DS2 levels or bosses, but still not enough to really kick it up a notch for me. Worth playing in some sense, but it's still DS2 at its crappy, contrarian core.
The DLC focuses on what DS2 does best, knight boss fights. It doesn't reach the heights of Artorias of the Abyss and the level design is still frustrating at times, but not nearly as bad as The Sunken King DLC. It's better than most DS2 levels or bosses, but still not enough to really kick it up a notch for me. Worth playing in some sense, but it's still DS2 at its crappy, contrarian core.
fume knight <3