Dark Souls II OT - March 2014 - Leaked Concept Art

Releases March 2014

Boxart-

News and Previews-

Leaked Concept Art

GS- Welcome to Dark Souls II: You're already dead. No easy mode for this game!

CVG- Dark Souls 2 was considered for next gen, but FROM opted to release it sooner.

PC is the lead platform.  60fps on PC, 30fps on consoles.

Videos-

CG Announcement trailer

12 minute gameplay reveal

Q&A Video

Despair Trailer

Screens-

Be right back -- gonna jump ahead to tomorrow. Can't wait!

just as ill be getting home from work! YEEEEEES

New screen! Hopefully it shows on here. I'm posting from my phone. 

Oh man. That looks amazing!

Praise the sun!

(Seemed appropriate)

If Dark Souls 2 ends up being a casualised crapfest I'm going to be supremely disappointed. The Souls series is one of the only franchises keeping the torch lit.

If Dark Souls 2 ends up being a casualised crapfest I'm going to be supremely disappointed. The Souls series is one of the only franchises keeping the bonefire lit.

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Solaire found his very own sun.:D. Cant wait to check it out.

I'm excited to see it and yet worried at the same time that it will significantly less challenging than previous games. Also worried that the combat might be made more "action-y", in that the deliberate pacing from Dark Souls might be gone. 

Still, I could also be blown away. Although have they said if this is coming to next gen platforms like the PS4 yet? 

Please be next gen. Dont be cross gen.

*Happiness ahead*

12 PM PT? So I'm thinking that's around 3 PM ET? If so, I look forward to seeing it.

I still need to sit down and try my luck with Dark Souls...sucks that I have limited time for gaming these days.

12 PM PT? So I'm thinking that's around 3 PM ET? If so, I look forward to seeing it.

I still need to sit down and try my luck with Dark Souls...sucks that I have limited time for gaming these days.

Metamania

I'm excited to see it and yet worried at the same time that it will significantly less challenging than previous games. Also worried that the combat might be made more "action-y", in that the deliberate pacing from Dark Souls might be gone. 

Still, I could also be blown away. Although have they said if this is coming to next gen platforms like the PS4 yet? 

Vari3ty

Miyazaki, the director of the past two games, has said the game is still very much Dark Souls. Coming from him, that makes me a lot more confident about Dark Souls 2

They haven't said anything specific. Though they've said the game might not arrive until early 2014, which puts it in a less than ideal spot if its only coming out on current-gen platforms. I'm thinking they'll make a cross-gen game.

I'm excited to see it and yet worried at the same time that it will significantly less challenging than previous games. Also worried that the combat might be made more "action-y", in that the deliberate pacing from Dark Souls might be gone.

Still, I could also be blown away. Although have they said if this is coming to next gen platforms like the PS4 yet?

Vari3ty

I don't believe they have, but the visuals that I'm seeing (like the screenshot that rrag posted on here) looks like it's next-gen instead of current-gen.

Also, I heard something about using vehicles in Dark Souls II as well? I can understand fast travel when needed, but why use vehicles when you can just slowly, but surely explore the landscape on your own?

I don't believe they have, but the visuals that I'm seeing (like the screenshot that rrag posted on here) looks like it's next-gen instead of current-gen.

Also, I heard something about using vehicles in Dark Souls II as well? I can understand fast travel when needed, but why use vehicles when you can just slowly, but surely explore the landscape on your own?

Metamania

There was some concept art that showed an enemy riding a chariot some time back. Likely referring to that.

^Wonder if they'll really include that in the final game? It looks cool!

The screen makes me think more of Demon's Souls art style than Dark. I kind of want this to have the more horror-ish vibe that permeated the first game, but it doesn't really matter. Can't wait to see what they have in store.

Hope there's good news when I check on my lunch break tomorrow. 

more excited for this game than any other game coming out...its the only game I plan on getting day one...can't wait to see more about it.

Saw this on Gaf, surprised Rragnaar hasn't posted them yet. New screens! Definitely looks current get, but they still look great.

Edit: Deleted, cause I don't know how to resize this stuff.

graphics look like a nice step up from the first Dark Souls, and it seems to retain the same type of feel. I remember there being alot of skepticism about this game what with the main director stepping down but so far it looks very sweet.

Seems like they have no time table for release yet so dont expect it this year.dvader654

They said it'll probably come out in 2014 in a interview with Edge some time back, so not surprising.

In that Q&A, when he asked the guys about making the game more accessible, they never said anything about making the game easier, but they want the game's underlying mechanics to be better understood by the players and still maintain that rewarding sense of progression. Sounds good to me._Dez_

Indeed. Glad to see they're handling things correctly.

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I'm excited to see it and yet worried at the same time that it will significantly less challenging than previous games. Also worried that the combat might be made more "action-y", in that the deliberate pacing from Dark Souls might be gone.

Still, I could also be blown away. Although have they said if this is coming to next gen platforms like the PS4 yet?

Metamania

I don't believe they have, but the visuals that I'm seeing (like the screenshot that rrag posted on here) looks like it's next-gen instead of current-gen.

Also, I heard something about using vehicles in Dark Souls II as well? I can understand fast travel when needed, but why use vehicles when you can just slowly, but surely explore the landscape on your own?

Yeah I'm not so sure about vehicles either. They seem rather unnecessary in the Dark Souls world. 

The only reason I could see vehicles fitting is if they were making this game much more open world like Elder Scrolls, instead of the open but connected world Dark Souls has. 

New screens!

Looks pretty f*cking good to me.

Lookin' good! Definitely seems like regular old Dark Souls.

Yeah I'm not so sure about vehicles either. They seem rather unnecessary in the Dark Souls world. 

The only reason I could see vehicles fitting is if they were making this game much more open world like Elder Scrolls, instead of the open but connected world Dark Souls has. 

Vari3ty

I assume they're the replacement for the warp ability from the original.

Gameplay video is up!

Saw the video, I think everything looks pretty great and pretty much what you would expect from a Souls game in terms of gameplay. Visuals look pretty current gen to me, which I'm fine with. I was really impressed by that castle with all the Wyverns flying around. Doesn't look like they're compromising the challenge either. I really hope they show more footage with gametrailers on Thursday.

i thought it looked great

the dragon castle or whatever they called it looked pretty awesome

Impressive. Looks like they haven't compromised on anything. Captured that feel of terror nicely, seems like. Loved that sequence with the dragons and the rope bridge. Hope enemies breaking through walls won't be limited to certain scenarios.