Not exact matches
Answer: The movie takes about five minutes to set up its
sequel, which is about twenty times longer
than any movie should, so I'm guessing, yes.
I still have not received an
answer as to why
sequels receive far less marketing
than the original story.
Not only does it fail to achieve a satisfying crescendo from a gameplay perspective, tasking you with simply battling the same enemies as before in a scenario no more challenging
than usual, it also can't bring the story to a climax, either,
answering absolutely nothing while still managing to set itself up for a
sequel.
If you haven't played a Souls game before and want to know if the
sequel makes for a better starting point
than the original, the
answer is probably yes, but there will still be a learning curve longer and steeper
than in most games.