For the most part I really enjoyed it. When DSII is at its best it's exhilarating. The best part of the series. Great fights, great enemies and some great locations. When it gets it right. When it doesn't, it really gets it wrong. There's lots of niggling bits that they've either changed from the previous game or added to this one.

The worst part for me is the mandatory warping for bonfires. I feel it undermines the game style and causes you to miss a fair bit of the scenery, environment and places you actually need to go.

Overall it's a good sequel, and considering its a sequel to an exceptionally brilliant game, it was only ever going to be disappointing to some degree. Nevertheless I enjoyed a good portion of it and look forward to playing DS3.