DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin | |
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| Name | Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King DLC |
| Release Date | April 1, 2015 |
| Genre | Action, RPG |
| Platform/s | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox |
| Mode/s | Single-Player. Co-op |
| Price | $39.99 |
| Developer | FromSoftware, Inc |
| Publisher | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment FromSoftware, Inc |
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is the name of a patch, bundle, and remastered version ofDark Souls 2.The remaster brings the game to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as well as DX11 features on Windows PC. On all platforms it is a bundle of the base game and all previous DLC, and a patch that provides additional features and content.
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.
Scholar of the First Sin Package Contents
Purchasing this bundle editionalso gave players access to all three DLC packs from the Lost Crown Trilogy.
- Crown of the Sunken King - July 22, 2014
- Crown of the Old Iron King- August 26, 2014
- Crown of the Ivory King - September 30, 2014
Scholar of the First Sin Features
- New Items
- New NPCs
- New Events
- New Bosses
Scholar of the First Sin System Requirements
Minimum Specs | Recommended Specs | |
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| OS: | Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit | Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit |
| Processor: | AMD® A8 3870 3,6 Ghz or Intel® Core ™ i3 2100 3.1Ghz | AMD® FX 8150 3.6 GHz or Intel® Core™ i7 2600 3.4 GHz |
| Memory: | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics: | NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 465 / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750, ATI Radeon™ HD 7850 |
| DirectX: | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection | Broadband Internet connection |
| Storage | 23 GB available space | 23 GB available space |
| Sound Card: | Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device | Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device |
Scholar of the First Sin Edition
- Recent update for SOTFS - see Calibration 1.15 for patch details.
- The patch to update content for current owners on PS3, Xbox360 and PC went live on February 5th 2015.
- You can read the extensive February 5th patch notes for PS3, Xbox and DX9 here: Patch 1.10.
- Important: The bundled DLC version does not add DLC keys automatically to your inventory. You must find these keys through game progress. Please see: Dragon Talon, Frozen Flower and Heavy Iron Key for details.
Scholar of the First Sin Content
Scholar of the First SinNew Boss
- Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin
Scholar of the First SinNew NPC
- Scholar of the First Sin
Scholar of the First SinNew Placement
- Undead Crypt: the first bonfire (Undead Crypt Entrance) is now in front of the stairs, not under them.
- Brightstone Cove Tseldora: the first bonfire (Royal Army Campsite) is now outside the tent at the entrance.
Scholar of the First SinNew Event
- Alternative, dark ending (after defeating Aldia).
Scholar of the First SinNew Items
- Agape Ring Purchased fromStraid of Olaphis
- Greatsword of The ForlornPurchased fromStraid of Olaphis
- Scythe of The ForlornPurchased fromStraid of Olaphis
- Forlorn SetPurchased fromStraid of Olaphis
Scholar of the First SinNew Items Effect
- Watchdragon ParmaIncreases item discovery when equipped
Scholar of the First SinLore Changes
These items have had their descriptions altered or expanded by the Scholar of the First Sin Patch.
- Chaos Shield
- King's Shield
- Slumbering Dragon Shield
- Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring
- Lingering Dragoncrest ring
- Soul of the Duke's Dear Freja
- Giant Lord Soul
- Soul of the Last Giant
- Soul of Nashandra
- Giant's Kinship
- Alonne Captain Set
- Alva Set
- Archdrake Set
- Black witch set
- Ironclad Set
- Tseldora set
- Monastery set
- Chaos Set
- Varangian Sword
- Ruler's Sword
- Warped Sword
- Arced Sword
- Barbed Club
- Blacksteel Katana
- Chaos Rapier
- Giant Warrior Club
- Bow of Want
- Alonne Greatbow
- Archdrake Chime
- Chime of Want
- Olenford's Staff
Official Announcement for Scholar of the First Sin
We’re very excited to announce Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin!
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin will be launching in the Americas onApril 7, 2015on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and PC/Steam (DirectX 9/DirectX11)!
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin will include the three previously released DLC packs -Crown of the Sunken King,Crown of the Old Iron King, andCrown of the Ivory King- along with additional features.
All versions of the game will include the following features (Existing Dark Souls II owners will receive a patch to implement these elements):
- Additional NPCs added for an enhanced story experience.
- Parameter adjustments for improved game balance.
- Augmented item descriptions.
- Improved online matchmaking functionality.
Xbox One, PS4, and DirectX 11 versions of the game will include the following features (in addition to those listed above):
- Additional upgrades to graphics, sound, performance.
- Increase in maximum online players in single session (6 total).
Details translated from a famitsu interview by Tanimaru:
New NPC-related events.
- A new NPC that will act as a narrator or guide. The NPC will be providing more story elements, and has an unusual form.
This NPC has a lot of knowledge of Drangleic, and will lead players "somewhere they’ve never been before". This NPC ties in to the subtitle of this release (Scholar of the First Flame). Tanimura mentions that we'll have to play for ourselves to find out more about this.
- There will be some revisions to the item descriptions. Supposedly, Tanimura mentioned: "Rather than make everything easy to understand or reveal the whole truth, our approach is more like dropping a few more hints that will spur the imagination of players". This means the item descriptions will still keep the same level of ambiguity as before.
Things related to multiplayer (not sure if these are for all versions, this remains to be seen):
- They're planning to make it so that players in NG will be able to connect to players in NG+ and beyond. Also they plan to "relax" the matchmaking requirements and "break down the barriers" by allowing players to self-adjust their total accumulated souls.
- The game will same level of detail that is available in the current Windows version (No word on the Windows DirectX 11 version yet).
- Tanimura gives an example of an area that will have its number of enemies increased. There will be more spiders in Brightstone Cove Tseldora.
