I wouldn't exactly say 'underrated' but why is the general consensus that Dark Souls 2 was a terrible game?

It's the worst Souls game. Fine. People might not have enjoyed it if they were comparing it to the far superior DS1. Dandy.

But a terrible game? Like...how can you think this is a terrible game? It's great! If Dark Souls 1 had never come out, name one issue with this game. You can't, because every complaint I've seen towards it compares it to Dark Souls. Dark Souls is a better game. Of course. I'm not an idiot.

Now compare those same issues to...i don't know...Ocarina Of Time. Suddenly Dark Souls doesn't seem so piss-easy just because it was more newb-friendly than the first one. It doesn't seem so 'broken' just because the mechanics and balance were tweaked so rolling's now more useful, and parrying isn't, when compared to Zelda's hitboxes. And the level designs no longer seems so bad just because DS1 has some of the best lvel designs of all time.

Dark Souls 2 is a bad sequel? Sure, I won't argue with you.

Dark Souls 2 is a bad [b]game?[/b] Fight me.