Originally posted by 45:Guns have been removed entirely, including the gunblade. The sequel is just very disappointing it feels gutted and theres far less reason to replay the game now since every build feels the same.

Weapons have gained 1 or 2 moves per class so theyre not making up for this consolidation to melee combat and some classes have been totally left forgotten with very limited movesets. The sphere grid leveling system, which was the worst part of the first game is now somehow worse, the trees dont overlap at all removing any decisions from the process and due to the removal of so many options there's not much reason to spend into variety anyway, overall just a really bad iteration of the system. I'm glad the game has netplay and will enjoy both pvp and coop but it shouldve been its own system. It was a very well made system and now its just a matter of pvp or coop of some form, something which 80% of the playerbase ignores and ultimately doesnt affect a run at all. You had to weigh decisions like betraying your covenant or attacking another to have a stronger checkpoint in exchange for another covenant's consumables and shops. The old system rewarded investment in the long term and offered rewards thatd cater to your build. has been turned into the same half baked system from souls, now each one is tied to a multiplayer role. The new version is just downright insulting.Ĭovenants/creeds, arguably the best part of the first game, the thing it did undeniably better than the souls series ever did. Having the player navigate based on landmarks and get lost for hours before finding a familiar place again was an incredibly bold and most likely polarizing decision but i wouldnt have it any other way. The map which was large and labyrinthine has been replaced with 5 seperate areas. Build variety is killed by these 2 changes. This means that every build is effectively forced into 2 trees, 1 for their weapon and 1 for runic arts, either the light or dark tree depending on preference.

Meaning you get 1 spell per weapon yet they still need their own skill type + the weapon theyre tied to's skill to even be used. Spells have been completely removed replaced with 'runic arts' (weapon arts). Shields cant be wielded at all except with the 'vanguard' weapon class which is just a sword+shield and theres no option for a straight sword only. This means you can no longer chain a ground string, to a launcher to gun/spell/crossbow/throwing weapon. offhand weapons, dual wielding and thus 2-handing have all been removed as choices. Guns have been removed entirely, including the gunblade.

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