Antimateria: I like that game. =/
I'm in some spider boss, it's scary.
2 is a disshevelled incohesive mess compared to 1.
Case in point, When you finish Earthen Peak, a giant windmill under an open sky, an elevator takes you
UP to a castle half-submerged in lava.
HOW DOES THAT EVEN WORK?!
As for game mechanics, the hitboxes are all over the place but worst of all.
While challenging, I can still pull off parrying in PVE in 1. Same goes for the kick. It is
practically impossible to pull either one in 2. Whenever I attempt the shield break (forward+RS) I get a normal attack 9 out of 10 times, because the
GODDAMN WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY IS SO DAMN STRINGENT!
Then there's the fuck-up with the rolling, and what the hell is up with the agility stat. It's either the most OP stat in the game or the most worthless. No one can decide. I can't tell wether my roll animation has actually gotten faster and gained invincibiltiy frames or if it just looks that way to me (placebo effect).