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Developer(s) | FromSoftware |
Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Games
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Producer(s) | Masanori Takeuchi |
Designer(s) | Naotoshi Zin |
Programmer(s) | Yoshitaka Suzuki |
Artist(s) | Keiichiro Ogawa |
Writer(s) | Toshifumi Nabeshima |
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Series | Dark Souls |
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Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Dark Souls II[a] is a 2014 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware. The second installment of the Dark Souls series, it was released for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by FromSoftware in Japan and Bandai Namco Games internationally. Taking place in the kingdom of Drangleic, the game follows a cursed undead character searching for a cure to their affliction. Dark Souls II was released in March 2014 after some initial delays, with the Windows version being released the following month.
Dark Souls II was a critical and commercial success. A remastered version of the game, titled Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows in April 2015. It contains the original game and its downloadable content with upgraded graphics, expanded online multiplayer capacity, and various other changes. A sequel, Dark Souls III, was released in 2016.
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