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Dark Souls II Isn't All About Death, Says Uplifting Trailer

It's both a decent marketing slogan and more representative of the series' game design, anyway.

Feb. 19 2014

Posted by: Patrick

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This sounds like a coach's pre-game speech.

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Cannot wait!

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What a strange trailer...

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Thanks coach.

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This is one un-Soulsy trailer.

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...this is about invading other people's games and trolling the crap outta them...

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This trailer is rubbish.

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Let's go guys! Keep shootin' the puck!

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Why is half the footage from Dark Souls Uno?

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Narrator sounds pretty damn bored, but otherwise this was indeed a surprisingly uplifting trailer. I'm sure I'll be trying my best to remember this monologue while my fist is puncturing my TV.

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Sounds like a truck commercial.

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What is this, Friday Night Lights?

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I mean im REALLY looking forward to Dark Souls 2, but this is a pretty crap trailer. Plus half of the footage is from the first game.

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Clear flasks. Full heath. Can't lose.

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I liked this trailer. Not everything about the Souls series has to be dark and dreary. The hidden theme in these games IMO is hope, and they leave it to us to find it.

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Lords bless whoever thought to put together this trailer, they certainly have their heart in the right place.

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Is this an official trailer or a fan-made video? Most of the footage is from Dark Souls 1. Regardless, got the collector's edition on order.

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Cheesy as hell trailer...

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Did a double-take of the front page image of this video. Looked to me like the guy was burning a splayed-out giraffe. Thought it was some sick burn on The Last of Us.

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Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose!

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Sounds like a truck commercial.

It isn't about dying. It's about a Hemi V8 engine with multi-valve fuel injection and best-in-class towing.

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@el_derrico said:

This isn't about death. It's about a Hemi V8 engine with multi-valve fuel injection and best in class fuel economy.

+1 lol

I dunno, I like the ad. It really describes the essence of Dark Souls.

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Edited By Trilogy

YOU GATHERINGALLYOUHAVEINYOUANDOVERCOMINGTHEIMPOSSIBLE-ED.

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I'm looking forward to watching other people play this game.

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I liked it more when the trailers said: hey hey hey..... you are soooo going to die playing this game..... punk!

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It isn't about dying. It's about a Hemi V8 engine with multi-valve fuel injection and best-in-class towing.

Ha, indeed. Such a weird trailer.

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Well looks like it will tie in what happened in Dark Souls to this game?

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This isn't a trailer. It's an idea of a trailer.

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Fucking US marketing firms doing trailers for Japanese games, man. xD

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I wanna slay a drake too! Come on March, bring me your goodness!

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Did a double-take of the front page image of this video. Looked to me like the guy was burning a splayed-out giraffe. Thought it was some sick burn on The Last of Us.

Dark Souls 2 is sending a warning to all the linear cinephile games!

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Not a very good trailer, but the amount of footage from the first game I find more interesting than anything. As far as I know there haven't been any overt references to the links between the two games, and to me this trailer suggests that at the very least those links exist.

Or maybe it's just a lazy trailer. Even so I was feeling the dual wielding axe charge.

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Well..the Dark Souls 1 stuff, is weird and makes this seem fan made, but I didn't hate it.

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@tesla: The first two games are not technically related, this one is more overt.

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The trailer was totally cheesy, but it's nice to see them not overplay the "you're going to die all the time because the game is uber hard" angle for once.

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wow, that was kind of terrible.. no?
I felt like it was gonna turn into a sports game in the middle of it...
But whatever! I can't wait.

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Really disappointed he didn't say "This isn't about death, it's about LIFE."

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Why do we fall, Mister Wayne?!!

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I'm at the end of ng+ in Dark Souls trying to get all the achievements and I still discover new items and stuff I didn't know about. Can't wait for DS2.

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#Believe 2014

Also, I nominate this for Dead island Trailer award of 2014. There is no way that the game will make you feel the same way this trailer did, and this is just to invoke that emotion.

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wait am i supposed to buy the game or sign up for the marines???

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Weird.

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At this point they could release a video of Randy Newman singing about collecting souls and I would buy it

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That is a weird trailer.

But that collectors edition sure looks spiffy!

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@fetchfox said:

@el_derrico said:

It isn't about dying. It's about a Hemi V8 engine with multi-valve fuel injection and best-in-class towing.

Ha, indeed. Such a weird trailer.

If I ever see a game trailer with that tagline, I'm buying it without a second thought.

Also, just in terms of how the narrator describes the Souls series, this is probably one of the most accurate summations I have ever heard.

"This isn't about death, this is about what you learn from death."

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ok so why is it saying March 14th? is this the pc release date? and whats with those early access items?

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I can't believe no one has made any mention of the breaking revelation in this trailer. Dark Lord ending confirmed as the one true path. Eventually the flames would fade and even if you linked the fire someone would eventually come to put and end to it.

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@trilogy said:

YOU GATHERINGALLYOUHAVEINYOUANDOVERCOMINGTHEIMPOSSIBLE-ED.

Ha!