Players customize Dark Souls 2 the gender and physical features of their character in addition to choosing a starting class, which determine the statistics and equipment that the player begins with, and a starting gift. Dark Souls 2 From a third-person perspective, players explore a continuous, open world. Players are confronted by a persistently hostile environment with unrelenting enemies and bosses – death is a central theme. As enemies Dark Souls 2 are defeated, souls are accumulated, acting as both currency and experience points, with players scaling up various attributes to reflect a certain style of play Dark Souls 2.