Only bad thing about this game were some of the new characters other than that the final villian 10/10 the combat is also good, you're wrong if you disagree.
Dark Souls 2 does not deserve the hate it gets, the lore is interesting, the bosses while most of them are weird Sir Alonne , Fume Knight, Ivory King make up for it, Majula is the best hub area in the series hands down.