At release, I didn't like the original Dark Souls 2 very much. It felt too distant from the first game in story and gameplay, while being worse overhaul in level design, world building and enemy design.
After the release of Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls 2's DLCs and the Scholar of The First Sin, I can say Dark Souls 1 shouldn't have had any sequels.
But, for what it is, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin stands out from its successor because it is much more unique, bringing much more to the table instead of relying on concepts from From's past games.
Overall, the base game is ok, the DLC are amongst the best From Software has put out and the Original Soundtrack rules.
After the release of Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls 2's DLCs and the Scholar of The First Sin, I can say Dark Souls 1 shouldn't have had any sequels.
But, for what it is, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin stands out from its successor because it is much more unique, bringing much more to the table instead of relying on concepts from From's past games.
Overall, the base game is ok, the DLC are amongst the best From Software has put out and the Original Soundtrack rules.