From January 16-July 02, 2025
The Return to DrangleicDark Souls 2community event returns!
For those of you who haven’t partaken before,Return to Drangleic, muchlike the efforts for the otherSoulsBornegames, is a community effort to get people back intoold gamesduring a tight timeframe. Named after the region thatDark Souls 2takes place in, this one will run from January 16-July 06, 2025, and will have players relive a fresh experience all at the same time.
Conceptually, people will “co-op and PVP as much as possible” during theDark Souls 2community event. Meaning, the event is meant to facilitate playing with others: rather than just playing through the entire story offline, or without interacting with the team-based elements of the game. It also asks players to leave a message saying “don’t give up skeleton!” at the Majula (hub town) bonfire, with folks upvoting those notes as much as possible.
This is not a speedrunning exercise, and although theScholar of the First Sinre-release is “recommended,” it’s open to everyone on all platforms. If you want to link up with other people,the event is being run primarily by theDark Souls 2subreddit.
Although the annualBloodborneevent is probably the most popular one at this point, it warms my heart to seeDark Souls 2getting some love. As one of the most ardent defenders of it, I hope folks that weren’t as turned on by it near launch give it another shot; and the event bolsters their view a bit. The wild environments and left-field ideas that are present from the midway point on are some of the strongest parts ofDark Souls 2: so this sort of community effort could help usher people into that sweet spot.
