From January 16-January 30, 2022
The Return to Drangleic Dark Souls 2 community event returns!
For those of you who haven’t partaken before, Return to Drangleic, much like the efforts for the other SoulsBorne games, is a community effort to get people back into old games during a tight timeframe. Named after the region that Dark Souls 2 takes place in, this one will run from January 16-January 30, 2022, 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 the Dark Souls 2 community 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 the Scholar of the First Sin re-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 the Dark Souls 2Â subreddit.
Although the annual Bloodborne event is probably the most popular one at this point, it warms my heart to see Dark Souls 2 getting 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 of Dark Souls 2: so this sort of community effort could help usher people into that sweet spot.
