- Voiced by Nolan North, the Chosen Undead's tale will come to life through hundreds of lines of voiced dialogue detailing the origin and history of Dark Souls flagship character. Uncover the history of Lordran and put a stop to the deadly plague that causes the dead to rise and seek the flesh of the living!
- Choose from up to five classes. Knight, Pyromancer, Wizard, Cleric, or Archer! Each one has an exciting range of unique skills available to you at the start, and more to discover! Wield sword and shield as the Knight, cast flames and fire as the Pyromancy, slay your enemies with spells as the Wizard, use the wrath of the gods to attack your foes, or bullseye your enemies right between the eyes with the Archer! There's a class for every playstyle!
- Cultivate relations with friendly NPCs, and even have them blossom into romantic possibilities. Get ready to thrust your crystal halberd into the gaping dragon of up eight romancable straight and gay options.
- Loading screen hints have been implemented to reduce the redundancy of being shown descriptions of items you already own or may find soon. Hints will remind player what button he should use to block, or that he should use his estus flask for the sake of recovery. New players will gain valuable information, and even old pros might be surprised to learn a thing or two!
- New difficulty options! Recently added is the Storyline difficulty mode, which will allow players to experience the lore and world of Dark Souls without having to endure the boundaries of the difficult gameplay. The second option is Beginner option, which will allow new players to become more accustomed to the world of Dark Souls with enemies with less health that hit harder and will feature less deadly traps. But the core fans don't need to worry, because the third option of Dark Souls Experience will provide them with the Dark Souls experience that they have come to know and love through minimal navigation of our obtuse difficulty naming conventions.
- Solaire returns! The firstborn son of Gwyn who had forsaken his godhood to quest for his sun will be featured prominently in the game. Solaire will act as your helpful guide through the world of Dark Souls, and with his head held high will continue his glorious quest to bring sunlight back to the world of Lordran! Sun be Praised!
- Purchase the Dark Souls season pass to experience all four upcoming DLC packs as soon as they are released! Explore the dark and foreboding realm of [TBA], brave the gloomy crypt of the fearsome [TBA], and revisit an area that you would have though was integral to the plot and should have been in the base game but wasn't in [TBA]. All which culminates in an exciting post-game spectacle offering a third ending in [TBA].
- Gamestop exclusive items! Be sure to pre-order your game to receive the exclusive Do the Dew™ taunt for your character to use in-game. Strike fear into the heart of Darkwraiths as you show off your refreshed demeanor and cool and with-it temperament as you down a cool Mountain Dew, the official drink of Dark Souls!
- Who will you play as? Track your karma through dozens of actions. Will you be the type who kills to survive in this harsh world, or will you hold onto your humanity long enough to attempt to save the denizens of Lordran!
- Align yourself with covenants to gain more power! Completely covenant quests will gain you access to all sorts of spells an items. Choose from Way of the White, Princess Guard, or an exciting new covenant that you'll just have to discover on your own!
- Tweet Your Defeat! Join your GFWL account with your Steam account with your Twitter account with your Facebook account to upload screenshots of yourself on death. Forge an artificial facade of community through intrusive social media integration as you spread the chronicles of your numerous defeat against the unforgiving world of Dark Souls II!
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