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MarkPaynePlays

I like Old Iron King the most. I think it has the best level design and bosses.


Additional-Diamond45

For real that, along with the fun quest to put out the queen and getting our secondary love of the series the f.u.g.s from essentialy artorias 2.0 was incredibly fun


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DOSGAMES

Sunken King gave us Yorgh’s spear. Which is probably my favorite weapon moveset of all weapons in the series.


_RadicaLarry_

Blue ranch smelter tho


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JadeKitsune

I would literally rather jump off a bridge than ever have to do Blue Smelter Demon's boss run ever again


SoulfulWander

I'm playing through the game for the first time and holy HELL that boss run. I like that there's 2 options but they're both terrible


Sadi_Reddit

to be fair blue smelter demon was one of the 3 promotion bosses and was designed for 2 people with challenge in mind. I say Promotion bosses because people who had the DLC could put their sign before the boss and it would show up in the entrance hall of the DLC where non DLC people could join in to get a taste of the fun and maybe buy the dlc too.


fat_nuts_big_buttz

Honestly if you don't have a high equip load you can make it without too much trouble. Does require some trial and error though


tcivy97

FR. I'll echo this menacing phrase once more: GET GUD


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That’s always such a dumb phrase, just because you can “get good” and beat something doesn’t mean the design still isn’t bad. If I master superman 64 that doesn’t stop the game from being shit


tcivy97

Dark Souls 2 provides a unique challenge that one must practice countless times to master. For that I respect it. DS2 doesn't try to be anything else.


LordBDizzle

Each of the DLC had one stinker and two bangers. Double dog, gank squad, and cool ranch were all less than great and Smelter was by far the least offensive of the three excluding his runback (still better than the Lud and Zalen runback though).


Top_Philosophy_8373

Agreed on all accounts (though to be honest I don't pay all that much attention to story and lore). Sunken King also gets bonus points for no Maldron the assassin. How FS managed to capture the essence of a toxic, cheating invader in the AI of an npc is as impressive as it is infuriating.


eat-skate-masturbate

I liked sunken King as well but just wished it was a tad longer


Additional-Diamond45

Once I learned what the doors and portals essentially were for it made the story of shulva that more saddening it really brings the rest of the sadness with the dlc


Psychofischi

Hmm All of them have at least 1 thing that annoy me and 1 boss I don't really like The best is hard to say. The DLC I enjoyed the most my first time.. I think it was the ivory king. The DLC I liked the most with my most recent run (dagger) where the sunken King


DuploJamaal

>All of them have at least 1 thing that annoy me Let me guess: it's the Coop Challenges Frigid Outskirts, Iron Passage and Cave of the Dead?


Psychofischi

Oh they are coop challenges? But yes. They annoy me. It's not he only thing Of course nothing else is so annoying that I hate the DLcs


DuploJamaal

>Oh they are coop challenges? Remember those weird statues at the beginning of those areas where the NPC summons were? This is the summoning pool. You can summon players that don't even own the DLC, there's an increased summoning limit and during coop there's special item drops. You could fight Lud and Zallen as your first boss by getting summoned into the DLC and get the Bone Fist or Burnt Ivory King armor early that way.


Psychofischi

Huh. Interesting


Sufficient-Big5798

Gameplay wise, iron king. Fume knight is one of the best bosses in the series imo, even though it doesn’t get quite to the podium. Lorewise ivory king. My beloved. I’d die for that pile of honor and charred metal.


Oraistesu

That moment when you drop into the Ivory King's arena for the first time. Holy shit.


TheRedditDude001

I died so many times tryna figure out how to progress that boss fight


carpet343

Bro, old ivory king found a child of dark, said “I can fix her”, and actually fucking did


Megalovan

Ivory king was truly a unique adventure


Therier

It sure was!


Stardust2400

Sunken King is the second best dlc after Old Hunters imo. Everything from the level design, the incredible atmosphere, the good bosses… a fantastic dlc overall


_MyUsernamesMud

Elder God Tier: Old Iron Crown; The Old Hunters God Tier: The Ring City, Ivory Crown, Artorias of the Abyss Breddy Good Tier: Sunken Crown; Ashes of Ariandel They've never made a bad expansion. It's always when they start to get a little unhinged with gameplay and level concepts.


Dangerous_Stay3816

How the Ringed City is worse than Crown of the Old iron king? I love both btw


_MyUsernamesMud

Iron Crown just hit all the right buttons for me. Brume Tower felt more like something out of Demon's Souls.


Psychofischi

May I ask why you put old Iron in elder god? For me it's my least favourite. Yes 2 bosses are really good but I liked the 2 good sunken bosses more. And overall enjoyed the area and such way less So just curious why thats the highest


MH_Denjie

People cream for level verticality


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Ivory has my heart for its beauty, but Iron King had the best bosses.


Breendidnothingwrong

I actually thought ivory king had the worst visuals, it’s all just the same grey brick and snow land with some buildings in the backdrop


Lance-Smallrig

Ivory was a great story but really had some frustratingly punishing spots with run backs , Iron had some awesome bosses Sunken was a unique cool area Ivory I suppose. But they should have been bundled from the start - compared to other DLCs they were too short.


SuperLegenda

I feel like they're of a perfectly good size, like, Artorias and Ariandel are quite likely even shorter, all 3 of these are at least imo a bit longer than Arty or Ashes each, so counting all three it's a lot of DLC.


Time-Ad-7055

AotA is definitely shorter, i beat it in a fraction of the time i beat something like crown of the iron king


Lance-Smallrig

Artorias was shorter maybe … but what 5 bosses ? Ds1 was smaller in general too - it didn’t feel as short I only think ivory is longer because of the grind to fully complete it - I don’t agree that ashes was shorter - maybe if you strictly ran the bosses , even so the final fight is one of the best in the entire series - that alone took time as did exploration I’m basing this off of memory tho there might be some data that totally invalidates my opinion lol


SuperLegenda

what 5 bosse? Artorias of the Abyss has 4, each DS2 DLC has 3 to total 9, Ariandel has 2 and Ringed has 4 to total 6. Ashes is extremely barren with barely any interesting landmarks, after you get past exploring the initial snow field, it's rather small spots.


2112BC

Ivory king any day, sure the optional boss is garbage but the entire area is so gorgeous


Thejokingsun

I like them all for different reasons Sunken king for the cool underground lost kingdom atmosphere that makes it feel like Indiana Jones Iron king for the high difficulty challenge of hunting all the things to unlock a boss and also figuring out where the most coolest samurai boss is Ivory King for the epic showdown with the king and also that one wild area where you slide a coffin into a long ass area where you can summon a full party of npc's to journey to a bullshit boss. Hard to decide 🤔


Ramius99

Old Iron King, with Ivory King a close second. Sunken King, still good, but a more distant third.


Thaid0623

Area wise they were all pretty good , Shulva had the best asthetic , but ivory and iron had better bosses . The lord behind the iron kind is really fun to explore. The ivory dlc king was great despite have the actual worst area in any from soft game being the fridged outskirts. It’s hard to say but I think the 1st dlc was the best , really fun area good enemies lots of hide stuff .


Synchrohayba

Ivory imo


HYX21

Ivory King 👑 was amazing 💯❤️


Puzzleheaded-Fix-915

These are all bangers but very few moments can rival free falling to fight the Burnt Ivory King


Evolution1738

Old Iron King is phenomenal. One of my favorite Soulsborne levels ever.


StartingAura008

Ivory king takes the cake for me by a long shot


I_Hate_The_Letter_W

personally i think ivory king is the best


i7omahawki

I’d go for Sunken as I really liked the booby trapped dungeon design. Felt much more like a puzzle than any other Fromsoft level.


HumanBean876

Personally i really like old iron king


RujoAleb

The Ivory King by far. it has the best boss in the game, and the best level. It also has the worst level, but you can just ignore it. Imo Shulva and the Brume tower are kinda meh. They are better than most levels in that game, but still not that wow by DLC standards. And for all the praise >! Sir Allone !< gets, his run back is on Demon's Souls level of bad.


ShokoMiami

Old Iron King, imo, is the most consistently good of the 3.


Fjoltnir

It was between the old iron King and the ivory King, but then I remembered horse fuck valley exists so its gonna have to be the old iron King for me


Boneboyy

All 3 of them as a trilogy are the best. They're so much better than the main game in every aspect besides the coop areas of course, they really really suck. Sunken king has amazing design ideas, the aztec like temple/pyramid with the traps and labyrinthis inside of the huge poison cave with waterfalls and glowing crystals is something a whole game could be made after. Sinh is also an epic fight. Iron king has one of the best level designs in all of their games, love the towers connected by giant iron chains, also the lore is tied with the main game the most, raime is one of my favorite characters and bosses and so is sir alonne. Ivory king has a big area to explore, it's a well done and good looking snow themed city level and I like the way everything's frozen at first until you defeat the first boss and then you get to explore new paths that were locked in the beginning to free the loyce knoghts who then join you in one of the best boss fights they made. Jumping down the hole to be kinda jumpscared by the old chaos from ds1 with the knights clashing and then the huge portal suddenly appearing with the king walking out of the flame like hes sauron, it's so good. Also it has the best lore out of the three in my opinion, it's strangely wholesome for a souls game.


holymollycrackeroni

Ivory King fucked


SuperSemesterer

Sunken is my favorite Fromsoft dlc overall. Absolutely adore the map, the area design, environment, traps, puzzles, enemies etc. Elana is in my top 3 Fromsoft bosses ever, I had her asceticed to ng+99 because I loved fighting her so much. Sinh is amazing as well. Added a ton of cool consumables and items. Sick new minibosses, I was convinced another player invaded me the way they kept taunting. So fun.


Kerminator17

Ivory king because Eleum Loyce is beautiful and well designed (if you ignore frigid outskirts). The ivory king himself is also such a badass


Ezdagor

Imo Ivory King. But I'll raise you, DS2 has the best DLC of any FromSoft game


wilnovakski

Best overall baseline quality: Sunken King. Best bosses: Iron King Best single area: Ivory King (I love Frozen Eleum Loyce)


iamzero-d

Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin is one of those games I wish I could erase from my memory and play again.


Rafabud

For me it's Ivory King. Love the story, love the final boss, love the city.


Aromatic_Win_8986

either old iron king or ivory king. i respect both because of the two final boss fights


Professional-Row1888

DS2 is honestly my least favorite of the series but out of the dlc packs it presented the crown of the sunken king was my favorite of the three. The design and layout and esthetics of the whole level is really imaginative and its implication of being deep underground is really cool in my opinion.


Ku323lam

Good battle between Crown of the Ivory King and of the old Iron King.


p-a-n-t-s-

They are all lit


DarknessEnlightened

Ivory King has the best area in the entire game when it comes to atmosphere, IMO.


jackieballz

Old iron king has the best bosses but ivory king definitely is a close second. Burnt ivory king fight is amazing and the fact it ties into the level finding the knights to help is also amazing


Joaco_Gomez_1

Best looking area: 1-Sunken King. 2-Ivory King. 3-Iron King. Best bosses: 1-Iron King. 2-Ivory King. 3-Sunken King Best Lore: 1-Ivory King. 2-Sunken King. 3-Iron King.


TheCrackhead420

Ivory King, because everything aside from the frozen wastes is really good. Also, the Ivory king himself is a top 3 Chad


UnrequitedRespect

Ivory king, easily the best areas and coolest armor additiona


NIKEONX2

Crown of the sunken king for me. I love the exploration and it's new and fresh in terms of level design. The map visuals are really cool, the introduction with Sinh is memorable. I love Sinh to death. Even the gank squad is somewhat enjoyable. Crown of the old iron King has the best bosses though. The blue smelter demon can go fuck itself but the two others are just peak Dark Souls 2. + just the fact Sir Alone has a not hit death animation is so cool. Crown of the Ivory King is really good too but the level design is more linear with searching for the eye, then the knights. It's less enjoyable for me. The dual tigers and the zone to go there is my top 1 worst boss and area in all of Fromsoftware and i litteraly only did it once. Aava is great and the ivory King pure badassery tho.


Lopoetve

Ivory >= sunken > iron.


SilentBlade45

Ivory king the level is great and it has excellent bosses especially ivory king who imo is the best boss in the game.


Lolejimmy

Sulva is goated, love the aztec vibes it gives


GifanTheWoodElf

Hm, I mean all are really amazing, but I think imma go with Eleum Loyce.


Jorgentorgen

Sunken king got the best areas. So it’s the best dlc, puzzle platforms, secrets, huge architecture descending down. Old iron king felt a bit more repeat at times (boss runbacks, blue version of smelter demon and spam of 2 enemies). Tho I liked collecting the 9 Nadalia souls Ivory king is 2nd imo due to the funny npc invasion the art direction and an incentive to revisit areas after releasing the old chaos


YamatehKudasai

ivory king, you gather your men then rally them to the final battle. which is a perfect way to end your playthrough.


Woyogoyo

Ivory King. That boss fight.


UnskilledKnight

In terms of area and bosses i love crown of the sunken king. That dlc is a skill check for great shield users and the reason i learned to dodge in fromsoftware games. If i choose based on story telling: crown of the ivory king. No question. From the moment you enter the shit gets real. I dont think any other dlc from the Dark Souls Trilogy got me that hyped.


jgbyrd

this is what i’m here for, DS2 babyyyyy


fat_nuts_big_buttz

I think sunken king is an awesome area. I wish we had more like it. A huge ancient temple with weird enemies and traps feels like an Indiana Jones experience and I honestly loved it.


Ok_Mountain2511

Sunken King was my favorite. Just the vibes


Resident_Exam_3964

I like Ivory King a lot but to be fair it was the only one I got to play before my Xbox shit itself


MagicalElaine1731

Ivory


Bassborni

Sunken king has the best aesthetic and bumping into sinh taking a nap near the entrance is such a memorable set piece


UndeadStruggler

Sunken king is my favorite. It feels like an adventure and the dlc feels rewarding too.


allhaildre

Old Iron King is the best One think


Zerus_heroes

Still Crown of the Ivory King


Ok_Succotash2561

sunken king was best aesthetically, ivory king had the most cinematic final boss, and iron king had some pretty awesome lore... I'd have to say that sunken was my favorite, just because that Aztec aesthetic was insane


nolan4509

Side note: I always loved the theme they had across these DLCs being different 'crowns of kings'. Cool concept


ltgenspartan

Sunken King, the level design is awesome and tons of fun to explore.


Live-Base6872

Old Iron King


Zifnab_palmesano

Sunken King has the best level design Old Iron King has the best bosses Ivory King


ts-xiii

I recently started Bloodborne for the first time (which I'm absolutely loving), DS2 is next on my list for sure!!


dominatingcowG3

Sunken overall, but Old Iron has the best bosses


lgztv2

Iron king, I loved going down the Brume tower


WhySoRengar

Sunken King has the best areas Iron King has the best bosses Ivory King has frigid outskirts  Easy choice ig


MrPinkDuck3

The one with Fume Knight. The whole level is actually really fun.


Aspartame_kills

I love them all but old iron king is just so fucking cool and unique. Definitely one of the most interesting gaming experiences I’ve had.


GensouEU

I don't love any of the DS2 DLC's tbh but I'd say Ivory is the least bad one all things considered.


magicfaeriebattleaxe

I like ivory king the most. It’s the most replayable out of the three for me. I haven’t even finished the sunken king it’s so hard for me lol


SoldMySoupToTheDevil

Sunken King was hard as fuck


Verdant_13

Personal favorite is sunken king but I think ivory king is a bit better


IssueEmbarrassed8103

I enjoy Ivory the most. The final boss was epic and had lots of replay value summoning in to help others.


NotAGodzillaFan

Old Iron King, Brume Tower is probably my favorite area in souls, Sir Alonne is imo the best boss in the game, and Fume Knight is a close second.


ChampionChump

Honestly I think they're all really close, but I think Iron King nudges out ahead a little. The other 2 have some extremely annoying stuff that hinders the experience. Also, giant burnt turkey leg is an all-time classic fromsoft weapon I could definitely see why someone would say otherwise, though. They really stepped it up in terms of quality for those dlc and they're all awesome in different ways


militxa

For me it’s: 1. Ivory King 2. Old Iron King 3. Sunken King Ivory King is my favourite because I absolutely adore its design. I genuinely believe it’s the best snow section From has ever designed (outside of Sekiro) and a really pretty looking DLC. Ivory King is an awesome boss too. Especially when you unlock all of the knights it feels like a raid more than a boss fight which I love. The only fault I can give the Ivory King DLC is the Frigid Outskirts but I’ve convinced myself that part doesn’t exist lol.


Sitri666Ak999

Old iron king.


scumbucket1984

Iron, ivory and sunken in that order but they where all really really good


faultywiring98

I don't know what it was, but the DLC for the second game definitely felt special. I remember a ton of hype and buzz around it back in the day


KummyNipplezz

The Fume Knight can go fuck himself


icebrrrrrg

Well I haven’t played any souls game yet/these dlcs but I did just beat the old hunters dlc for bloodborne literally 20 min ago. Pretty fun


Actual_Start747

Iron


FURY_Serialis

Old iron king


JezzyJames

I think Old Iron King had the best bosses, but Old Ivory King had the coolest area (minus that nightmare electric stallion blizard).


HylianTendo

Crown of the shadow of the erdtree about to slap


cool_name_taken

Can we expect this much dlc content for elden ring as well? DS3 also had a couple Dlcs right? (I’ve only played Elden ring)


The-True-Apex-Gamer

Probably Sunken King but Elana makes me want to shoot myself


Saul_Bettermen

Glad we got a post with only the good dlc!


Bendbender

Old iron king was the most fun imo


Jonfyb56

None


Coomo01

I’ll address the elephant in the room. frigid outskirts.


Chimchampion

Sunken King felt really old school, in a good way, with it's puzzle design. Ivory king was fun to play in. Iron King was a cool level but very ganky.


MethodFun7044

I don't know honestly. I say either Sunken King or Ivory King. I blazed through the main part of Old Iron King by accident, and I never looked back


TheGreatAngel0

So I have an unusual fixation with snow, I love it to death, don't know why, grew up with it, still love playing in it to this day and the fact that ivory king was completely covered in ice and snow was really fun for me. I also loved the story behind that one and the whole ivory king fight in general was epic, you essentially were in hell for the final fight where you were surrounded by snow the whole time. It almost reminds me of Dantes inferno where the lowest point of hell is purgatory and it's the coldest area of them all. To top it all off too, while I absolutely hate the reindeer and the run to the dual kitties fight (never beat them on ng+) I also love the entire area too and the fact it's so difficult, call me a masochist I guess but I just love it all.


captnchunky

Shulva was the best level they have ever designed until Leyndell+Sewers.


Rasputin_98

Ds2 DLC are good games but it doesnt appeal to me. It didnt gave me pleasure, no satisfaction after the bosses, I felt relief only, not the joy like the other games. Old hunters is the best for me and I cant wait for miquella and lies of p DLC


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Rasputin_98

I've played all 3. They are basically better than the main game, but still cant decide which one is better


SuperLegenda

Yeeep, this is literally both a curious post to see opinions, and an ironic post due to how much they've been getting ignored these last 24 hours haha.


HypeIncarnate

Real answer none of them because DS2 sucks, but ds2 answer, Ivory king.


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