Dark Souls is an excellent game. Gamers who wanted more from this series would've been elated at the prospect of a sequel that would bring forth more of the same interconnected level design and perfectly tailored difficulty. However, while Dark Souls 2 was a great game in its own right, most people are of the opinion that it's the weakest Soulsborne game around, mainly due to a lack of input from Hidetaka Miyazaki himself.