Dark Souls II revealed

The Phantom Pain wasn't the only new title to see a debut at this year's VGAs.

[XB1_PS4]

This trailer looks absolutely IINCREDIBLE!

[Hellsvacancy]

I couldnt believe my eyes when it said "Dark Souls 2" I thought it was going to be Skyrim related

Epic trailer

*Praises The Sun*

[GrieverSoul]

That looks promising!!
Cant wait for more wandering in Dark Souls 2!

Praise the Sun

[-Alpha]

Praise the sun!

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[BiggCMan]

DARK FUCKING SOULS 2!!!! HELL TO THE YES!!!

[sandynig]

Amazing Chest Ahead. : )

[GraveLord]

Dark/Demon Souls is pre-Skyrim. Give credit where credit is due.

[MikeMyers]

Will this be on Next Gen systems, including the Wii U?

[SilentNegotiator]

Demon/Dark Souls really reinvigorated my passion as a gamer. No announcement could make me ruin my panties any harder.

@Mike
Yes, I'm sure it will be on all the current gen systems.
ZING.

[trenso1]

i thought it was going to be the new skyrim dlc with the way the announcer described it, and was so happy to see it was dark souls 2.

[NegativeCreepWA]

I knew what she was going too announce just a few words in to her description.

[ThanatosDMC]

As long as it's From Software, we have nothing to worry about...

Only thing i didnt like that From Software did was the downgrade of AC4A to AC5.

[swat_teem]

Praise the SUN!!

[Knight_Crawler]

Why is this 360 tagged? Sony owns the DARK SOUL IP so no way in hell its coming to the Xbox.

Edit: My bad, yes I was thinking about Demon Souls...have not played Dark Souls 1 yet but from what I heard its just as good if not better that Demon Soul...can someone confirm this?

@ Alpha - Yes I really hope we see another Demon Souls game but not sure if its going to be the same with out the same developers.

Sony should give it to Santa Monica studio, those guys would do the game justice.

[Neckbear]

Sony owns the Demon's souls IP, not the Dark Souls one. Dark Souls was on the 360.

[Forbidden_Darkness]

You're thinking about Demons Souls, not Dark Souls. Dark Souls is multiplatform.

@Neckbear: You beat me too it haha

[Kennesu]

Sony owns the Demons Souls ip not Dark Souls m8

[-Alpha]

I wonder if we will ever see Demon's Souls II

Sony is missing out

[SilentNegotiator]

Sony really let Demon's Souls IP get away from them as an exclusive. Because really, Dark Souls is Demon's Souls 2 in almost everything but name.

I don't care, but I would think Sony would.

[JoySticksFTW]

"I heard its just as good if not better that Demon Soul...can someone confirm this?"

Both are great games. Both are similar, and have their positives.

I personally like Demon's Souls better for the atmosphere, level design, story behind each arch stone, and better stat-scaling and online.

Now Dark Souls has levels that interconnect in a Metroid / Symphony of the Night kind of way, more armor / weapon upgrade paths, and Estus Flasks to eliminate near infinite herb-munching healing.

Dark Souls also added the bonfire checkpoint system, which some say makes the game easier. I don't think so though.

When people talk of restarting the whole level upon death in Demon's Souls, it seems that they forget the shortcuts that can be opened along the way to bypass most if not all of the levels' dangers. You can actually hop out of the Nexus and be at the bosses door in a couple of minutes or less.

I also feel that Dark Souls almost tries to push you into close combat with bosses. It's either close quarters, multiple boss enemies, the boss will rush you down, or the safest place to be is right next to the boss where it will whiff most of it's attacks or do very little damage if managing to hit (other than that one telegraphed grab / aeo / super move each has).

You really do need to learn to shoot / cast on the move.

But then again, a bow user with poison arrows can trivialize a few of the most frustrating areas, like Sen's Fortress. Snipe ahead and simply concentrate on traps at your leisure.

Eh, I can go on. I really like the games. They both have their nuances, but if you had fun with Dark Souls, you'll most-likely have fun with Demon's Souls.

[brodychet]

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

[yeahokchief]

HAHA! YESSSSSSSSSS! BEST NEWS ALL DAY!

CAN'T WAIT!

Demon's Souls and Dark Souls were unquestionably my game of the years for 2009 and 2011! Best DLC for 2012 too!

Badass cinema scenes here! I wonder who these new masked enemies are and how they fit into the lore.

It looks as though there might be some sort of new trading system beyond dropping things on the ground with they way they make a point of showing the one character pass off the feather to another.

[Awesome_Gamer]

I'm almost crying right now, so damn excited, I love this series, Demon's/Dark Souls are by the best Rpgs this gen imo.

[Gamer1982]

I don't get it.. Dark Souls was the name of a sequel. So its a sequel of a sequel? Yeah that makes sense..

[brodychet]

Lol so I'm sure you didn't appreciate Final Fantasy 13-2 ... Or Call of duty black ops 2, or anything that branches off of anything ever.

[DragonKnight]

Dark Souls was NOT a sequel. It was a spiritual successor. It's akin to FF games being different to each other except for the direct sequels.

[DarkBlood]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO i havent even finish demon souls *manly crys* *shoots my self* lol

[Lavalamp]

Straight outta left field, folks. Sun be praised.

[SonyNGP]

inb4 wehnodemonssouls2

[VverdugovV]

HOLY SHIT!

[Sargerus]

PRAISE THE SUN!!

[Myst]

*sees the sign and rates it up*

[Myst]

Oh lord I feel like I am about to die a lot again...

[Lionalliance]

Well shit, that was a surprise!!

[majiebeast]

Cool trailer wouldve liked some gameplay though but that will probably come at e3 or sooner.

[IG-88]

YES! Open World Demon's souls 2!!!

[shammgod]

i s*** myself when that preview came on. A grown man. S*** myself. I am not embarassed about it either. Holy f***in s***!!!!!

[Der_Kommandant]

My heart stopped. It just stopped beating.

[Simon_Brezhnev]

This trailer looks damn amazing.

[NeXXXuS]

HELL YES!
Bring it on. I am going to die SO MANY TIMES! <3
edit: I was intnending for that to be a good thing XD

[League_of_Draven]

Meh. Demon's Souls 2 of GTFO.

Couldn't care less about the Dark Souls as that was shit compared to Demon's Souls.

What's with all of the good IPs dying out this gen?

[SockeyBoy]

I wouldn't be surprised if you only like it more because its only on PS3.

[Bumpmapping]

No hes right Demons Souls was alot better just facts.

[bloodybutcher]

well, he is trolling every article about DS2:) so no worries.and @ bumpmapping-opinions are not facts.

[garos82]

sorry but i loved demons souls as much as the next guy but dark souls truly delivered and surpassed its predeccesor. either way im stoked there will be a sequel, from software have created my best gaming experience this gen and needless to say day 1!

prepare to die.... again!

[MeatAbstract]

I do think Demon's Souls was the better game simply because of the experience it first delivered.

Dark Souls is a damn fine game though and I really enjoyed it so I'm excited to see what improvements the sequel will bring.

[bloodybutcher]

i would agree with meatabstract that the experience with Dem.S. was the 1st one and more memorable. but i think that Dark S. simply improved on that.

[MysticStrummer]

While I did marginally prefer Demon's Souls, to say Dark Souls was shit is just stupid. Those games are 1st and 2nd on my favorite games of the generation list. You're probably the type of person who says jaggies make your "eyeballs bleed" or that one version of a multiplat "destroys" another because of some small difference. This announcement is the best gaming news I've heard all year.

[SegataShanshiro]

The faboyism is strong in this one

UMADBRO? U mad that that a Sony exclusive evolved into something better and went multiplat? Umadbro?

[Ser]

Why is he a fanboy? I enjoyed Demon's Souls and Dark Souls both, but I still think Demon's Souls was the better game.

The two titles are very much alike, sure. But there's something about Demon's Souls' story and locations that stand out to me. It seemed much more inspired to me. To each his own, though.

Demon's Souls being a PS3 exclusive has nothing to do with it either. I'm a PS3/PC gamer and I think BioShock / Demon's Souls are the best games of the generation. BioShock was released on the PS3 after the 360 and PC releases, mind you.

You need to stop throwing the fanboy term around like a kid and actually accept the fact that some people prefer different things. Shocking, I know.

[VsAssassin]

AWESOOOOMMMEEE!!! Judging by the trailer the dragons will have more presence this time. I'm also thinking the masked enemies have more about them. I'm thinking masks will play a role in this game: probably for online invasion, pvp, coop and stuff like that?

[SnakeCQC]

i dont want a pc version they would mess it up with resolution and frame rate locks

[Norrison]

Not really, they didn't have experience with PC and the frame rate lock was justified because the animations were made for 30 fps.
I'm pretty sure they'll make a good PC version, I would prefer 1080p with locked 30 fps rather than sub hd with unstable framerate which was fatal for my ps3 playthrough since I died some times because of the lag. Dark souls is worth playing at 30 fps.

[deletingthis34675334]

I am a PC gamer and all but I think console will be my choice platform (PS3 particularly as my Xbox360 broke) for From Software anything.

[Hassassin]

Nah, they'll get it right this time... even if they don't, the game would still be worth playing in PC due to mods

[marcoskids]

I came hard!!

[greatcrusader44]

Guessing they're going with the kindle fire ending from dark souls AKA do exactly what the gods wanted and stop the age of Humanity. Dark souls was my fav game last yr and totally surprised by this announcement. Can't wait

[Senor_Whopper]

i literally went full retard after this announcement

[Sargerus]

i don't think anyone expected that, at least not so soon.

[LoganX]

Well Gentlemen, time to get used to seeing yourself in Undead form yet again.

[deletingthis34675334]

BADAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSS. Loved Dark Souls. One of my favorite this generation alongside Demon's Souls and 3D Dot Game Heroes. I hope this game will be harder than the first but if not then at least don't make it easier.

[bayonetta]

trailer was amazing

[Tdmd]

OMFG, YES!!!!

[TemplarDante]

:D Dark Souls 2 :)
Stoked!!!!!!!

[belac09]

WHO THE, WHAT THE,.. WHEN THE, HOW THE, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH FFUUCCKK YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JAMurida]

Really nice to see this, though half of me hopes it's on the next-gen consoles.

[ApexHell]

pc day 1 please!!!!!!!!

[ApexHell]

site is gold pc confirmed praise the sun! http://www.darksoulsii.com/

and when i click pc it takes me to games for windows so gfwl confirmed ? oh well i dont care still buying.

[C L O U D]

My God...

[NeXXXuS]

your avatar and username are amazing mr cloud.

[C L O U D]

Thank you :)

[sdozzo]

What! I'm frothing at the mouth. Thumbs up for everyone. The first two were games of my life.

[Xof]

I hope there's a PC version. I absolutely love playing it on my PC, it loads so much faster than on PS3 I can do speed-runs on a whim.

[Saleem101]

Demon souls/dark souls is my alltime favorite game!!! Im very happy right now....

[ghostrider32]

2013 is gonna be an amazing year of gaming. This, Last of Us, Gears of War:Judgment, Castlavania: Lords of Shadows 2, GTAV, etc. I'm gonna enjoy 2013 regardless of platform. F*** a console war.

[Chug]

OMFG!!! This right here, is why I'm still gaming.

[Swiggins]

*foams at the mouth in happiness and falls over unconcious*

[Sticky__Rice]

Can I just get demons souls 2 as well?
Sure Dark Souls was amazing, but I misss the Nexus and the Black Maiden. World Tendency, & Online was great! Either way this is a day one for me. I just really miss the lore of demons souls.

[YoungPlex]

I agree 100% but Sony owns the trademark and Fromsoftware wanted it to go multi-plat to reach a broader audience.

[Sticky__Rice]

Ohh that makes a lot more sense now! i was'nt aware of that. Well.. Hopefully Sony can do something with the IP or make a deal. Bubble ups to you!

[YoungPlex]

I just creamed all over myself! Since it's multiplat I hope the Wii U gets it seeing as my Wii U ID is DarkSouls! I'd be so happy!

[DivineAssault]

Its not going to wii u.. If it ever does, itl be waaaaaay down the line after its release but still doubtful.. Few M rated multiplats from devs make it to nintendo systems beyond capcom, Ubi, & EA..

[Cueil]

would depend on Wii U sales in Japan I would think... also the Wii U's not that much different form the 360 so you have a little more portability then you'd think... I just hope for a PC version it's seriously the best version with some of the user mods that are out.

[YoungPlex]

Dark Souls: II (U Will DIE edition)! Could happen, never say never... It's up to Japan and how well they do, not the US or UK! Stranger things have come about, like Bayonetta 2 a Wii U EXCLUSIVE!

[sdplisken]

my fav new ip this gen by far
day one rite here

i only wish sony would make demon's souls 2 for ps4

[PurpHerbison]

Did anybody else find the FPS issues in Dark Souls to be a little too much? With that said, anybody scared that they won't iron out the FPS problems with Dark Souls II? Skeptical.

[Omnislash]

Demons Souls = Platinumed.

Dark Souls = Platinumed.

Dark Souls 2 = Bring it on!

I will own this game too, I will make this game my b*tch just like I made the first two...

[Gimmemorebubblez]

Yes!

[SAE]

Jump here !

[bloodybutcher]

one more game i have to buy next year!

[Denethor_II]

I've never used an abbreviation but, OMFGICBTIH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aghashie]

haha! yea baby! now I am hyped! I haven't feel this way since... uh... since dark souls was announced. I already platinum that game, but suddenly, I feel a compulsion to load the game on my ps3 and waste my whole weekend killing undeads (or being killed by them). awesome news!

[Mister_G]

WANT!! Must remember to NOT watch every single gameplay vid released before launch, don't want any spoilers at all.

[easthastings]

So happy to hear this great news

[g-nome]

Awesome - Dark Souls , the only game I ever spent more than 100 hours on, and felt like going back to for more. Not sure how they are going to top the first one though.

[Frodosmugins]

Heard the news this morning and Im still smiling.. cant wait..

If this is out October then Next gen consoles wont be out till either Xmas or 2014 imo!

[Ethereal]

This took me by surprise. I thought it was dragon age 3 or something. Awesome news! I need to play the first one still, its sitting on my shelf =(

[Playstation1984]

really pleased, was just researching on a sequel the other day and here it is.

[Sikct9a]

Darkmoon cov security guard at your service!

[Cueil]

Immanent Game Purchase Ahead!!!

[ChemicalWorld]

Honestly this has made my day. I only just played Dark Souls this year for the first time since buying it over a year ago and it restored my faith in gaming. Long may FROM Software continue their reign of gaming majesty.

Praise the Sun!

Agrees incoming for everyone btw :)

[landog]

words....fail...to describe....the joy

YESSSSS!!!

souls games are a class of their own!

[Run_bare]

Wow, just wow, I have another reason to be happy for 2013. It took me 13 months journey to get platinum for Dark Soul and also Demon Soul. Soo happy.

[Sketchy_Galore]

Really liked Demon's souls. LOVED Dark souls. Still not sure I can justify buying this one because I've yet to complete either of the previous games after wussing out when things get tough. In my defence I made it pretty far in Dark souls. I killed the dragon slayer thingy and his fat buddy then met Mrs Booby giant lady but after that gave up. Who knows, maybe I might make it all the way to the end this time.

[Neko_Mega]

I like the Dark Souls and Demon's Souls games. Far more harder then Skyrim and far less buggy.

I just hope this one we can edit how tall are characters can be, plus alot more weapons and spells then Dark Souls.

I like to see more bigger spell and ones that can be cast fast, but cost alot.

[Young_ART]

will this be on last gen consoles like the WiiU?

[mobiusoneac4]

All CG and no gameplay. Thanks for nothing Bamco.

[Mister_G]

Lots of people jumping to conclusions (good and bad) over a trailer. It's waaaay too early to judge this game people.