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[Hung_real]

By the by. Despite the fact that I actually think the box art is fine. I would have preferred them to bring it full circle (death by arrows).

Here's my quick/shoddy take on what the box art for Dark Souls II should be.

the true dark souls starts here

with this beautiful box art

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

quick paint job, someone with Photoshop skills can improve on it.

Dark Souls II: Tim Tebow Edition?

 

[The Mana Legend]

Games in general must be pretty disappointing in general difficulty wise if DaS was 'way easier than it should be'. Even if that's the case, the difficulty isn't what makes the game so great.

I disagree. In fact, without the difficulty, Dark Souls is pretty boring.

 

[Majmun]

I read it as DARK SOULSH

Sean Connery can be proud

 

[Vexxan]

By the by. Despite the fact that I actually think the box art is fine. I would have preferred them to bring it full circle (death by arrows).

Here's my quick/shoddy take on what the box art for Dark Souls II should be.

I would much rather have this one, the official doesn't look good at all to me.

 

[54-46!]

Looks like your average modern warfare FPS cover art.

 

[Sane_Man]

That is amazing!

 

[The_Monk]

the true dark souls starts here

with this beautiful box art

I agree with this fellow GAFfer.

 

[Drencrom]

I disagree. In fact, without the difficulty, Dark Souls is pretty boring.

Action RPGs aren't your thing then

 

[The Mana Legend]

Action RPGs aren't your thing then

Like, two of my top 5 favorite games ever are Action RPGs.

 

[fierrotlepou]

Damn, can't we make a petition to change the box art to the one Danielsan made? We've brought Dark Souls to pc like this, I'm sure this will work as well.

No?

 

[Majukun]

too grey..i prefer the prepare to die edition's one style..more blue and black,less grey

 

[Majukun]

By the by. Despite the fact that I actually think the box art is fine. I would have preferred them to bring it full circle (death by arrows).

Here's my quick/shoddy take on what the box art for Dark Souls II should be.

i's love e HQ version in the custom covers thread (if it isn't already there)

 

[R3TRO]

I hate it.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

I disagree. In fact, without the difficulty, Dark Souls is pretty boring.

I feel any game is boring if it does not give some kind of challenge. I like it when developers make gameplay challenging and respect the players intelligence.

 

[fierrotlepou]

Lol at the people calling Dark Souls boring. Come on, guys.

 

[Danielsan]

too grey..i prefer the prepare to die edition's one style..more blue and black,less grey

It sucks that there isn't any good high quality artwork/footage out there to work with. Doesn't help that my photoshop skills are nothing to write home about.

 

[The Mana Legend]

I feel any game is boring if it does not give some kind of challenge. I like it when developers make gameplay challenging and respect the players intelligence.

I think it depends on the game. I don't mind if, say, a Zelda game is easy because to me Zelda is more about exploration and solving puzzles. But a game like Dark Souls, which is built around being difficult, is really boring when the game turns out to not be difficult at all.

 

[shinobi602]

Pretty generic, but it's fine.

 

[MegaKungFuRadio]

This is worth gushing all over, the Dark Souls II cover is not.

 

[NBtoaster]

Perfect for a steel case.

 

[Jarnet87]

I was hoping for something more akin to this:

Agreed. Dark Souls 2 box art isn't bad, it just isn't anywhere near as good as the bonfire box art for 1.

 

[AlimNassor]

If they are trying to establish Dark Souls and its whole gameplay formula and identity as the industry's swordy fantasy equivalent to the modern shooter model, in terms of being a concept which is accepted by mass audiences and repeated and refined and attempted to be duplicated by many other developers for years to come, well then I wholeheartedly accept our new cruel overlords.

We had a good run. 2 games. The dream had to die sometime.

 

[TimeEffect]

the true dark souls starts here

with this beautiful box art

Add the giant ass axe to the head and it's perfect

 

[Dwight Schrute]

But... aren't bxars displayed close to the release date ?

I mean :

the last time we head about the game, it was suposed t be at 25% or something...

but on the other hand :

> It's current gen (meaning they should not wait 2014 to release it)
> the areas shown look a lot polished
> we have a boxart...


What does this mean in regards t a believable release date ? I'm lost

 

[Zia]

Anyone that thinks it generic has a poor understanding of aesthetics. It's really well done.

 

[Frank Jaeger]

I just noticed something.

It's gray. Steam is gray. STEAMWORKS CONFIRMED.

Umbasa!

 

[ironcreed]

Love it. Very effective in giving off that somber mood.

 

[33-Hit-Combo]

Umbasa!

If anything, your response should have been your avatar.

 

[Blueblur1]

I don't like the DS II cover. Looks bland as fuck.

 

[Drencrom]

I think it depends on the game. I don't mind if, say, a Zelda game is easy because to me Zelda is more about exploration and solving puzzles. But a game like Dark Souls, which is built around being difficult, is really boring when the game turns out to not be difficult at all.

So you're saying Dark Souls isn't about exploration/doesn't have any exploration?

I have a hard time believing that a person that finds DaS dull because of it's lack difficulty doesn't get bothered by Zelda's braindead handholding and difficulty.

 

[Durante]

I like it.

There's a clear difference between the Dark Souls cover and CoD/Infinite/Army of Two/etc.

The fact that the protagonist has his back to us and doesn't seem to be showing off how "badass" he is like all the other covers of this ilk says a lot.

Yeah, the composition may be superficially similar, but the impression is quite different. Most of the shootbang boxes give off a "fuck yeah, we're going to kick ass" vibe -- this is more somber.

 

[TheSeks]

We Skyrim now.

 

[Zia]

That Monet looks exactly like this Thomas Kinkade toilet paper roll cover my grandma has. I mean, the bridge, the water... the similarities are obvious.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Compare the cover to DkS1's and it's a work of art, that's the guideline to go by.

 

[Ithil]

For a widely released game, its pretty minimalistic.

 

[sprsk]

That Monet looks exactly like this Thomas Kinkade toilet paper roll cover my grandma has. I mean, the bridge, the water... the similarities are obvious.

Fucking Monet wishes he was Thomas Kinkade master of light and shopping malls.

 

[Projectjustice]

I want this now!

 

[Luminous_Reaver]

By the by. Despite the fact that I actually think the box art is fine. I would have preferred them to bring it full circle (death by arrows).

Here's my quick/shoddy take on what the box art for Dark Souls II should be.

http://i.imgur.com/kyQl7tQ.jpg

This is beautiful. I hope someone at marketing sees this.

 

[Heart Attack]

Amazing Box Art.

 

[KefkaPalazzo]

Nice! On an entirely different level than the first Dark Souls box art.

 

[TheExodu5]

By the by. Despite the fact that I actually think the box art is fine. I would have preferred them to bring it full circle (death by arrows).

Here's my quick/shoddy take on what the box art for Dark Souls II should be.

Yeah this is what I was hoping for.

 

[genjiZERO]

By the by. Despite the fact that I actually think the box art is fine. I would have preferred them to bring it full circle (death by arrows).

Here's my quick/shoddy take on what the box art for Dark Souls II should be.

Wow, that it bad freaking ass.

 

[Vidpixel]

I like this boxart a lot more than the cover of the first Dark Souls. Looks great overall, as it sets the tone of the game really well. The Bandai logo does awkwardly stick out due to its color and size though (wish it was smaller honestly).

 

[nailbombxx]

By the by. Despite the fact that I actually think the box art is fine. I would have preferred them to bring it full circle (death by arrows).

Here's my quick/shoddy take on what the box art for Dark Souls II should be.

http://i.imgur.com/kyQl7tQ.jpg

Absolutely love it. Much more appropriate and detailed.

 

[BadWolf]

Damn that looks good.

 

[Schweinehund]

Wonder if we'll get a limited edition for preordering like we did dark souls, with an alternative cover.

That mock up looks great, the one taken from the cinematic. It pretty much accurately describes what you'll be seeing most of the game.

 

[UrbanRats]

By the by. Despite the fact that I actually think the box art is fine. I would have preferred them to bring it full circle (death by arrows).

Here's my quick/shoddy take on what the box art for Dark Souls II should be.

Much better, of course it could use some tweaking, but the idea is much less bland than what we got.
Oh well, i'll probably be getting this digitally so whatever.

 

[astroturfing]

Pleaseee upload ittttt


EDIT :
The fact of both of those :

Looks better than the official one, and similar to the original demon souls one made me think : is this because of the namco influencE ?

yeah, both look much better than the official. there's like, no desperation at all in the real one, just some generic badass looking character. very lame. i blame Bamco.

 

[Cmerrill]

Who uses a shield? All about rolling and backflips

Seriously, what is this from. Still laughing about it.