I’ve played through most of the soulslikes I put my mind to but I still haven’t played/finished DS1/2.
I started a playthrough of DS1 and got to Quelaag but didn’t actually fight her because I was cursed and wanted to cleanse it first - couldn’t find my way back, unfortunately, and didn’t want to look up guides lol. And now the save is gone, so I’ll have to start over - ie. I probably won’t play anytime soon :D
Haven’t played DS2 yet because I wanted to play them in chronological order.
What about you?
Wow, a LOT longer? I don’t mind if it doesen’t feel like a drag. Is there good exploration in DS2 in your opinion?
There is some janky stuff that doesn’t really make sense, but overall exploration is one of the strongest parts of the game. A ton of branching paths and optional things to find, much better than DS3 as far as exploration goes.