Dark Souls 2 - walkthrough, boss guides and tactics, bonfire locations, strategies Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Dark Souls 2 - walkthrough, boss guides and tactics, bonfire locations, strategies From killing every boss to looting every last item, our complete walkthrough for Dark Souls 2 will help you out of even the tightest of spots. Guide by John Bedford Contributor Updated on 27 Nov 2020 22 comments The hugely anticipated sequel to 2011's Dark Souls is finally out for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and a PC version is just a few weeks away from launch. While it may be a case of more of the same for this new journey through hell, that's no small accomplishment when you consider what a tough act it had to follow. Put it this way: if you're hungry for more of the same, rest assured that your appetite will be well and truly satiated by this sequel. Players of the previous Souls titles will certainly expect to come unstuck frequently during the game, and they'll relish those joyous moments of busting through to the other side of a particularly tricky fight. But what about if that frustration goes too far the other way, and you just want to finish off a fight before you walk away for good? Here's where our guide to the game's many, many boss fights comes in. [60fps] Dark Souls 2 PS4 vs Xbox One Gameplay Frame-Rate Test It goes without saying that this Dark Souls 2 walkthrough contains spoilers. Really, really big spoilers that befit a game packed to the rafters with really big, really tough enemies, and so you should try to resist the urge to peek ahead until you're truly at your wit's end. Still, if you've found yourself banging your head against a brick wall that's 200 foot tall and armed to the teeth - and with no sign of respite in sight - we'll help you bust your way through the battle. You might arrive at those fights in a slightly different order to ours too, depending on how you choose to tackle the game, and which areas you choose to explore first. Rest assured we're continually chipping away at each and every region and boss in the game, and we won't stop updating our guide until they've all collapsed into a massive crumpled heap - so check back later if we've not yet covered your own particular hell. Dark Souls 2 - Things Betwixt, coffin, boat, combat tutorial, movement tutorial Dark Souls 2 - Majula, Majula Key, Blacksmith, locked house, locked door Dark Souls 2 - Forest of Fallen Giants, key, knight, phantoms, white knight Dark Souls 2 - Last Giant, weakness, guide, location Dark Souls 2 - The Pursuer, strategy, curse, Greatsword Dark Souls 2 - Heide's Tower of Flame, bonfire, Pharros Lockstone, lever, Divine Blessing Dark Souls 2 - Dragonrider, soul weapon, tips, halberd, bow Dark Souls 2 - No-Man's Wharf, ship, shortcut, Miracles, Lucatiel Dark Souls 2 - Flexile Sentry, soul, boss guide Dark Souls 2 - Lost Bastille, statue, blacksmith, shortcut, bastille key Dark Souls 2 - Ruin Sentinels, help, boss strategy, summon Dark Souls 2 - Sinner's Rise, key, Estus Flask Shard Dark Souls 2 - Lost Sinner, key, location, tactics Dark Souls 2 - Belfry Luna, Straid, mocking gesture, Fragrant Branch of Yore Dark Souls 2 - Belfry Gargoyles fight, strategy guide Dark Souls 2 - Huntsman's Copse, Creighton, Bandits, Undead Lockaway Key You are - probably - not prepared... Dark Souls 2 - Executioner's Chariot, combat guide Dark Souls 2 - The Gutter, boss, Great Heal, Ashknuckle Ring Dark Souls 2 - Black Gulch, mouth, poison, statues Dark Souls 2 - The Rotten, boss attacks Dark Souls 2 - Royal Rat Vanguard, boss walkthrough Dark Souls 2 - The Shaded Woods, fog, scorpion, frog, joy gesture Dark Souls 2 - Scorpioness Najka, boss guide Dark Souls 2 - Doors of Pharros, Bowman Guthry Dark Souls 2 - Royal Rat Authority, boss tactics Dark Souls 2 - Brightstone Cove Tseldora, key, Dragon Charm, Human Effigies Dark Souls 2 - Prowling Magus, boss details Dark Souls 2 - Duke's Dear Freja, Freja guide Dark Souls 2 - Skeleton Lord, boss fight, Skeleton Lord's Soul Dark Souls 2 - Harvest Valley, boss location, Praise The Sun Dark Souls 2 - Earthen Peak, poison, bonfire location, booby-traps Dark Souls 2 - Covetous Demon, Gillian, Laddersmith We've broken our walkthrough down into individual regions and boss fights for ease of navigation. Dark Souls 2 - Mytha, poison, Baneful Queen, boss tips Dark Souls 2 - Iron Keep, lava, Magerold, Zweihander Sword Dark Souls 2 - Smelter Demon, boss help, Smelter Demon Soul Dark Souls 2 - Old Iron King, Great Soul, boss location Dark Souls 2 - Drangleic Castle, location, Castle bonfire Dark Souls 2 - Dragonriders, soul Dark Souls 2 - King's Passage, Looking Glass Knight Dark Souls 2 - Shrine of Amana Dark Souls 2 - Demon of Song, boss combat Dark Souls 2 - Undead Crypt, Fenito, Nameless Usurper Dark Souls 2 - Velstadt, Royal Aegis, King's Ring Dark Souls 2 - Aldia's Keep, Aldia Key, Aslatiel, Navlaan, Bonfire Ascetics Dark Souls 2 - Guardian Dragon, boss battle Dark Souls 2 - Dragon Aerie, Aged Feather, Dragonfang Villard Dark Souls 2 - Giant Lord, Giant Lord Soul, Giant's Kinship, Pilgrim of Dark Dark Souls 2 - Throne of Want, Throne Watcher, Throne Defender There's usually a way to simplify the toughest boss fights. We'll show you how. 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