Dark Souls 2 is almost here.Predict scores...

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arcelonious said:

I think that Dark Souls 2 will end up with around a mid to upper eighties metacritic score. On the positive side, From Software has a chance to work on the shortcomings of the first two games, but on the negative side, they have to beware of series stagnation, as critics often look for new or original gameplay experiences.

Demon's Souls was able to gain so many accolades because it was fresh at the time, but since this is sort of the third iteration for the series (not including its King's Field roots, of course), it's going to be much more difficult impressing critics, especially when the previous game was only released a few years ago.

Regardless, I've had this game on pre-order and have been purposely avoiding gameplay videos, trailers, and so on, so that I have no clue what to expect.

Critics are on the side of who pays them well, in most cases. Don't tell me CoD managed to achieve a string of great scores for being fresh and original. As long as a title has a huge fanbase and sells, critics will love it back.