Drangleic won't hold your hand. It lets you fall, again and again, until you learn.

The profile of Dark Souls II tells a strange paradox. On attachment, it only edges out one game in six, and on rediscovery it sits even lower, right at the bottom. Controller feel drops to the very bottom of the table too. That's surprising for an action game. But careful, these verdicts rest on very few votes, two or three duels sometimes, so take them as early signals. Where it climbs back is on fun, ahead of two thirds of all games, and on art direction and the desert island, right in the middle of the pack. The first votes suggest a game you enjoy playing in the moment, but bond with less than its siblings.

Among the FromSoftware games, it's often the one people defend the least, stuck between the first Dark Souls and a Bloodborne. The profile confirms it in its own way.

So, for who? For you if you want pure Souls, the demand, the learning through failure, without chasing an emotional gut punch. Much less if you expect it to mark you like a first love.