Man, even the trailers for Dark Souls are difficult. The latest, from Gamescom, is a veritable buffet of player death. You say dragons are too easy to slay? How about we give them a torso made of teeth? Steely-nerved readers can watch the trailer above. Find a gallery of slightly less stressful images below.
Dark Souls trailer takes computer-on-human violence to a new level
by Richard Mitchell 
on Aug 18th 2011 6:00AM
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Man, even the trailers for Dark Souls are difficult. The latest, from Gamescom, is a veritable buffet of player death. You say dragons are too easy to slay? How about we give them a torso made of teeth? Steely-nerved readers can watch the trailer above. Find a gallery of slightly less stressful images below.
Reader Comments (55)
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 6:08AM archipelagos said
Really digging some of the monster designs.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 6:26AM Rizraz said
SO HAPPY THIS IS COMING TO XBOX 360!
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 7:22AM Apsac D said
@Rizraz
Console discrimination bums me out. I personally feel that all third-party games should sit on all capable current-gen consoles. Give the Xbox users their Dark Souls! Let the 360/PS3 fans get schooled by a game together! Not as fanboys, but as gamers!
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Console discrimination bums me out. I personally feel that all third-party games should sit on all capable current-gen consoles. Give the Xbox users their Dark Souls! Let the 360/PS3 fans get schooled by a game together! Not as fanboys, but as gamers!
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 7:56AM Spookimitsu said
@Cavall
Don't you hate it when you have to explain the joke?
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Don't you hate it when you have to explain the joke?
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 6:57AM Zebra said
It was almost... discouraging.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 6:59AM Mustang Fanboy said
I didn't like the beginning of Demons Souls so I stopped playing it. I wont play this one neither.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 7:18AM Apsac D said
@Mustang Fanboy
Why even bother commenting on this game if you don't like it?
Also, the fact that you rage-quit Demon's Souls at the beginning, means you didn't get to experience the greatness that was the entire game.
You're probably one of those people who said it was the worst game ever purely because it isn't like 90% of mainstream games where you have the one-button-insta-win element.
My rage toward this guy aside, I can not wait to get killed 1,000 times by this game, only to feel like an absolute pro when I finish it.
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Why even bother commenting on this game if you don't like it?
Also, the fact that you rage-quit Demon's Souls at the beginning, means you didn't get to experience the greatness that was the entire game.
You're probably one of those people who said it was the worst game ever purely because it isn't like 90% of mainstream games where you have the one-button-insta-win element.
My rage toward this guy aside, I can not wait to get killed 1,000 times by this game, only to feel like an absolute pro when I finish it.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 10:33AM Godslegion said
@Mustang Fanboy
I quite enjoyed getting my ass kicked. Reminded me of the good ole days of gaming where I threw my controller in rage at an ACTUALLY difficult and skill-required game.
Not to say games these days aren't a blast, but they are definitely more forgiving, so no one embraces a loss anymore, they just quit and return the game to the store.
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I quite enjoyed getting my ass kicked. Reminded me of the good ole days of gaming where I threw my controller in rage at an ACTUALLY difficult and skill-required game.
Not to say games these days aren't a blast, but they are definitely more forgiving, so no one embraces a loss anymore, they just quit and return the game to the store.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 7:14AM Cavall said
I so want this.
Whats more, I want others to want this as much as I do, just to enrich the online mode more.
Whats more, I want others to want this as much as I do, just to enrich the online mode more.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 7:18AM Haizeus said
Every time I see new info/screens/videos on this game my initial fears are torn out and replaced with an insatiable demand to play it. HHHUUUURRRRNNNGGGH, CAN'T WAIT MUCH LONGER
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 7:36AM Dao Jones said
I did not get very far at Demon's Souls that it's pretty pathetic. Yet I know I will buy this game day one. What is wrong with me? :(
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 9:42AM ToastyBiggins said
@Dao Jones
Clearly, your subconscious thirsts for greatness, my friend.
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Clearly, your subconscious thirsts for greatness, my friend.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 12:26PM kentuckyfried said
@Dao Jones
Try again, so that the world might be mended...
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Try again, so that the world might be mended...
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 7:37AM Cavall said
Can anyone else not see a trailer above?
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 7:56AM Pure Black World Tendency said
This is my most eagerly awaited title of the year, although I guess that would surprise no one.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 8:02AM (Unverified) said
My main character will be a deprived, you know, to add some challenge to the game :)
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 9:09AM (Unverified) said
@Cavall
as far as I know, deprived starts off wearing just a loin cloth, wooden club, wooden shield.
should make the beginning very interesting, lol
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as far as I know, deprived starts off wearing just a loin cloth, wooden club, wooden shield.
should make the beginning very interesting, lol
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 12:16PM kentuckyfried said
@(Unverified)
As mentioned in the facebook comments, hey, it worked for Conan...
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As mentioned in the facebook comments, hey, it worked for Conan...
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 8:14AM echerringtonYAHOOCOM said
Can't wait to play this game on PS 3 already beat demon soul too many times. lol (12)
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 12:07PM (Unverified) said
@echerringtonYAHOOCOM
I love the game, but got really bored after experiencing the main game. I saw upgrading the best weapons to be a waste of time. I don't see how people can platinum this game multiple times.
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I love the game, but got really bored after experiencing the main game. I saw upgrading the best weapons to be a waste of time. I don't see how people can platinum this game multiple times.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 12:28PM kentuckyfried said
@(Unverified)
I didn't see the obsessive need to play the game that many times, but to each their own...
I wish I actually had that much free time to mess around with the world tendency; I hear I'm still missing out on alot of great boss battles. And the PvP as well.
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I didn't see the obsessive need to play the game that many times, but to each their own...
I wish I actually had that much free time to mess around with the world tendency; I hear I'm still missing out on alot of great boss battles. And the PvP as well.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 8:40AM themisanthrope said
I felt so damn accomplished when I finally beat Demon's Souls...
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 9:28AM Bronxchulo said
Xbox players i know you may not want to hear this but rent yourself a ps3 and Demons Soul. You will be glad you did.
Dark Souls looks like it will surpass Demons Soul in every way, and thats a very good thing :D
Dark Souls looks like it will surpass Demons Soul in every way, and thats a very good thing :D
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 9:43AM eat it said
It's a shame that they can't put in an easier difficulty setting.
I'm an adult, I work, I date, I go out with friends, I have chores and other hobbies. I just don't have the time to devote to becoming good at a video game. I owned the first one and played it a lot but I barely got into it because I kept dying. why would I buy the sequel?
I'm an adult, I work, I date, I go out with friends, I have chores and other hobbies. I just don't have the time to devote to becoming good at a video game. I owned the first one and played it a lot but I barely got into it because I kept dying. why would I buy the sequel?
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 10:07AM Prince David said
@eat it
It doesn't take any longer to complete than any other video game. It is broken down into levels and sublevels, easy to put down and come back to. Dying is a learning experience. Learn what killed you, go back and become stronger.
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It doesn't take any longer to complete than any other video game. It is broken down into levels and sublevels, easy to put down and come back to. Dying is a learning experience. Learn what killed you, go back and become stronger.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 10:26AM MatthewBlackwell said
@eat it - maybe as a consumer product it could offer those things, but as an interactive/emotional/some might even say artistic experience, it doesn't - the game design is done for a very specific purpose that it does really, really well, and that's something that should be championed.
(Also, what the commenter above me said - it's still broken up into fairly nice chunks)
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(Also, what the commenter above me said - it's still broken up into fairly nice chunks)
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 10:36AM Godslegion said
@eat it
I never felt Demon's Souls was that difficult once you die 10 times on Boletarien Place 1-1. After that you have most of the combat mechanics nailed, so the only reason you die is if you get sloppy and make simple mistakes. And I HAVE made simple mistakes many a time!
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I never felt Demon's Souls was that difficult once you die 10 times on Boletarien Place 1-1. After that you have most of the combat mechanics nailed, so the only reason you die is if you get sloppy and make simple mistakes. And I HAVE made simple mistakes many a time!
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 11:11AM Pure Black World Tendency said
@eat it
If you don't want to die much, read a guide/walkthrough. You'll ruin many of the surprises in the game (and thus much of what makes this game so good) but at least you'll be able to play through it.
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If you don't want to die much, read a guide/walkthrough. You'll ruin many of the surprises in the game (and thus much of what makes this game so good) but at least you'll be able to play through it.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 12:30PM kentuckyfried said
@eat it
It took me a damn long time to get into it too, but once I got past the 1-2 dragon (which was very trial-and-error), everything else was golden.
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It took me a damn long time to get into it too, but once I got past the 1-2 dragon (which was very trial-and-error), everything else was golden.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 1:08PM fohf said
@Pure Black World Tendency
Yeah, that's what I did. At least for that 1st level. It was kicking my ass so much and it was disheartening. I didn't want to give up, but I couldn't keep trying and failing so much. So I cheated and watched at a video guide through the level. So glad I did cause it got me to the 1st boss and after that I was hooked.
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Yeah, that's what I did. At least for that 1st level. It was kicking my ass so much and it was disheartening. I didn't want to give up, but I couldn't keep trying and failing so much. So I cheated and watched at a video guide through the level. So glad I did cause it got me to the 1st boss and after that I was hooked.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 2:48PM eat it said
@Prince David
you're thinking about it as a person who can play regularly. I play games casually. Seriously every game I play, I play on easy. I have no desire to be good at gaming. I just want to experience the world and the story. I would love to be able to remember where I died and what's going to happen at what times but that's not realistic when I can only play a game for an hour every two weeks. My days of gaming hours a day have passed.
I don't see why they can't add an easy option, you can leave it on hard if you want. I mean they are losing a sale because of this.
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you're thinking about it as a person who can play regularly. I play games casually. Seriously every game I play, I play on easy. I have no desire to be good at gaming. I just want to experience the world and the story. I would love to be able to remember where I died and what's going to happen at what times but that's not realistic when I can only play a game for an hour every two weeks. My days of gaming hours a day have passed.
I don't see why they can't add an easy option, you can leave it on hard if you want. I mean they are losing a sale because of this.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 10:18AM snydist said
I just wish I could add fellow Dark Soul players to my friends list and whatnot.. Oh well, Let the awesomeness begin
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 10:34AM Godslegion said
THIS and Skyrim will be my medievil world this fall
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 10:57AM electriceye said
Looking forward to this one. Really hoping to find somewhere local doing a midnight release. October 4th should be a great day for games between this and Rage.
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 11:03AM Pure Black World Tendency said
And one thing I hope they do NOT include in this game: another insane farming trophy like the "Bladestone" one. I was lucky and got it after I killed about 60 black skeletons on 4-2, but....AAARGH!
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 11:48AM Bronxchulo said
@Pure Black World Tendency
LOL you think killing 60 or so is insane farming? WOW. You have never played WKC
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LOL you think killing 60 or so is insane farming? WOW. You have never played WKC
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 1:01PM Pure Black World Tendency said
@Bronxchulo Well I was lucky it's a 1/200 chance and it takes some minutes to backtrack for every try.
WKC = Worldwide Kangaroo Club?
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WKC = Worldwide Kangaroo Club?
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 11:56AM Roxas560 said
were those statues at the end of the trailer, the characters from the Different Worlds?
Posted: Aug 18th 2011 12:58PM rockin said
it's kind of funny, i have been watching the japanese show gamecenter cx recently (kotaku has dubbed episodes as retro game master) and i feel like all the people complaining about how hard this game is would not last 5 minutes on those retro games
