So, I suppose the first most noticeable difference between 2 and 1 is the intros. 1 has the much much better intro. Admittedly, the intro cinematics had much different goals between 1 and 2 so maybe its unfair to compare them, but come on 1 had epic battle against the dragons. 2 is here's some random old lady pontificating at you about how much it sucks to be you.
I also prefer actually making my character before the intro cinematic like in 1 then running into more old ladies going on about how much you're screwed before you can make your character. The asylum is also a much more atmospheric introduction then the tree place. And I still haven't had a proper boss fight despite being like 4 hours into the game. Which alright, is due in no small part to me screwing around for a while trying to punch that fat cyclops giant to death after meeting the Emerald Herald.
Spoiler alert: I failed repeatedly. So many times. I'm totally going to take another shot at it later, but for now, I've gone back to actually using swords to fight with instead of trying to punch my way through everything as fun as that might have been. Still despite, DS1 just having a much better intro portion of the game, I'm quite enjoying DS2. It feels somewhat more unfair and bullshit then the first game, and I definitely have to adjust to some of the nerfs. But it still has that "I just got my ass kicked, but I want so more" factor that DS1 had. And really, that's the most important part. That masochistic glee as you throw yourself at a problem over and over again til you git gud.
Oh I suppose I did have a boss fight, some random armor dropped from a giant crow or raven and just fucked my shit up. Sadly, I could not challenge it for a rematch, because according to one of my viewers it finds a new spot to hang out at after wrecking my face.
As usual, renegade and paragon apparently play a role in this despite what may happen. More renegade? Udina intends to do exactly that. More paragon? The other species will still have their say, but it's the humans that will be at the head of the new council.
Whether you still regret this or not when you start playing two is another matter, as I believe it's a few points in it that cement a majority of people's opinions regarding the council.
Since I certainly don't feel like replaying the game at the moment, I might look up those alternate scenes on youtube. Because it does sound interesting to see how paragon and renegade might interact with the different end game decisions.
