LogFAQs > #963467367

right, but that wasn't expressed anywhere in the game.

they're on a completely separate continent that doesn't link with the fire or any of the themes of the rest of the series

i think if they had just come out and said the games weren't directly related dark souls 2 would have been much more beloved. i like it when things tread new ground- you just shouldn't pitch it as a narrative sequel. everyone just felt punked or like they had the rug pulled out from under them

like, why did they put ornstein's model randomly in an early zone and have it mean nothing? maybe they invented a reason later, who knows

i will admit, i played the original DS2 so don't know what narrative stuff they added for scholar of the first sin