DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-06-22
Review summary
  • Great atmosphere and visuals
  • Interesting dual-wield system
  • Large content volume
  • Enemy placement poorly designed
  • Controls imprecise and janky
  • Bosses too easy and forgettable
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin header

Categories

Soulslike CombatAction RPGExplorationCharacter ProgressionPvPCooperative MultiplayerCharacter CustomizationBuild Crafting

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMpositiveWindows 12-15GB VRAMmixed

Timed cohorts

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Refund churn

Risk snapshot

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91.3% PrecisionJun 30, 2025 → Jun 22, 2026
Total revenue at risk
$340,875

~$28,675 per month

Modeled from refund-intent reviews

Most dangerous issue
Poor PC Port

Technical · 17.8% of risk

Churn driver breakdown

Weighted by churn risk

$340,875
Technical
Design
66.6%$227,133
33.4%$113,742
Issue map

Complaint treemap

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Issue treemap
Technical · 65.5% share
Design · 34.5% share
Issue · Technical
Poor PC Port
Share of issues
17.2%
Primary region
NA
Detected from language cues
Anger level
Annoyed
Average sentiment intensity