Dark Souls 2: The 5 best tips

The development team "From Software" has developed Dark Souls 2, another fantasy role-playing game. We have put together the best tips for you to succeed Dark Souls.

1. Dark Souls remains Dark Souls

• Technically, not much has changed in Dark Souls 2 compared to its predecessor. It is still challenging and full of dangers for every player.
• You should therefore always be careful in new, unknown areas. Only move forward at a walking pace and look out for deadly traps and monsters.
• Furthermore, as in Dark Souls 1, you should of course always carry a sign with you. Without this you are easy to defeat.

2. Explore Dark Souls 2

• You should always be on the lookout for hidden paths, secret passages or other secrets in Dark Souls 2.
• The world in Dark Souls 2 is very nested and offers a lot to discover. Sometimes it's even worth jumping down a cliff.
• There are items in many secret locations. The harder it is to get to the location, the better the items in most cases.

3. Tips for fighting

• Especially when you fight against bigger opponents or even bosses, you have to move a lot to survive the fight and defeat the monster.
• In addition to blocking, parrying and attacking, sprinting and rolling also cost stamina. Your available stamina is shown by the green bar under your red life bar.
• When your stamina is completely used up, you cannot move for a short time. In most fights this means a quick death for you.

4. Fire and Light in Dark Souls 2

• Many caves and some areas in Dark Souls 2 are quite dark. You do not always recognize what is one or two meters in front of you.
• You should therefore always look for a way to bring light into the dark. You can do this with torches, fire bowls or boarded up windows. You can smash the boards in front of the window with a few attacks, bringing a little light into the cave.
• In addition, 2 beacons are distributed in the world of Dark Souls. These symbolize the "checkpoints" in Dark Souls. If you find one, ignite it. You can then travel from this checkpoint to other torches that have already been discovered. So you can quickly get to another place.

5. Friendly NPCs in Dark Souls 2

• In addition to the dangerous monsters in Dark Souls 2, there are also some friendly NPCs.
• With these you can either act or have a short conversation.
• Merchants offer items for purchase. Usually the offer is always the same. In some cases, however, you can discover something new by talking to the dealer or rummaging through his offer. So it's worth browsing.
• NPCs you can only talk to sometimes have something interesting to offer. You will often learn something about the story (lore) of Dark Souls. Talk to some NPCs more often. Most of the time you have more to tell than the first time.
• In addition, some of these NPCs offer small orders for you, which you can then fulfill.

Tip: With the Nexus Mod Manager you can incorporate many modifications in Dark Souls 1.