whoa, someone played a sequel to FF13? That's shocking..... I've been an FF fan since the *actual* beginning, but I haven't touched the series since that abortion came out. 

DkS2 will get hate for now, because DkS was just that good -- but it's extremely solid. Lived up to the original in almost every way, with the only weaknesses being ascetic. The covenants are interesting and fun (Forced-invasions are new and cool), the story is solid, the characters and bosses are great..... Easily goes on the same shelf as Dark Souls.