Dark Souls II - ★★★★★
Beaten in: May 2024
I had an incredibly good time with this game! I'm honestly kind of surprised (& very grateful) I beat this game completely unspoiled every step of the way. Considering I did the entirety of Shulva before like Iron Keep I think this is a remarkable amount of restraint from the chat. Also I beat it a second time (on Scholar edition this time around) like 3 days after beating the original game, which I don't usually do with games that are more than like 2 hours long. I don't know if I disagree more with people who act like this game is some kind of disaster, or with people who act like Scholar edition is a direct upgrade. Writing this up makes me want to roll a new character. Dark Souls II forever.