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Why Yes, Dark Souls II Is Out Today

As if you needed reminding. Still, this trailer's worth watching if only for the unexpected Jethro Tull song.

Mar. 11 2014

Posted by: Alex

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There is something humorous about the song kicking in just as the knight struts out into view. Even death has it's pimp I guess.

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This reminds of me of the Lost Odyssey ad set to Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit, I appreciate it.

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Huge Tull fan and that just gave me tingles. :)

Worked for me and now I gotta go listen to Aqualung and buy this game...doh!

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Ouch, that looked very framey in spots... and that's what they use for a trailer. Odd - it looked like the frame rate was pretty damn good in the quick look. Maybe it was just an artistic decision for the trailer ...

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This reminds me of that Retronauts episode where Jeremy Parish explained the importance of prog rock to JRPG soundtracks. Influencing songs like Dancing Mad.

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I kinda wish I didn't know that song was there before I watched the trailer, but I probably wouldn't have watched it if I wasn't told. Such is life.

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Vinny's version is superior.

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Where do I find this podcast to listen to on ipod? This is fucking annoying

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I was going to make a suggestion, but then Vinny went ahead and did it.

(in my mind I was thinking "Wonderboy" or that Mortal Kombat dance song, but Black Knight is a pretty sweet fit)

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@vinny: Haha! Man that is so much better.

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I fixed this trailer.

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That didn't work.

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People can complain about the use of a Jethro Tull song in this trailer, but I loved it! Then again, I'm also a Jethro Tull fan, so there's that.

Nonetheless, I need to play it...NOW!

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Man, the framerate on some of that footage looked a little rough in spots. I'm assuming it's from the console version. Real glad they've focused on making a pc version sooner rather than later this time around.

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I'll take my Jethro Tull and Dark Souls II separately, please.

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The song is fine enough for a trailer I guess, but I think the bigger issue is that Dark Souls just doesn't lend itself well to flashy trailers.

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Just got my collectors edition in the mail, was not expecting it 3 days before release date.

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The fuck? Was this trailer made for SXSW or something?

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I love me some Tull, but this combination is kinda weird. :D

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I don't get what's so inappropriate about this music. If you've ever played an 8 or 16 bit era JRPG, this is exactly the music they tried to emulate.

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@y2ken said:

I've really enjoyed their "unusual" song choices for their trailers, first Pixies and now this. I understand why people might find them a little odd, but I think both songs kinda fit the tone of Dark Souls in an interesting way - and it's nice to see a bit of variety from the standard tone of most promotional material.

Have a link to the Pixies "Where is my Mind" trailer? Remember seeing it in a pre-roll ad. That one completely fit compared to here.

Found it, saw it in the UK cinemas actually.

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I don't know who is making these trailers but they clearly don't know what they're doing. Fucking useless.

Oh well, roll on Friday at least the game itself will be great.

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'Locomotive Breath' and Dark Souls II are an unexpectedly awesome combination.

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@y2ken said:

I've really enjoyed their "unusual" song choices for their trailers, first Pixies and now this. I understand why people might find them a little odd, but I think both songs kinda fit the tone of Dark Souls in an interesting way - and it's nice to see a bit of variety from the standard tone of most promotional material.

I've been searching for a trailer with a Pixies song in it, couldn't find it. Can you provide a link?

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I love how fucking cheesy these trailers are. Kind of mirrors the melodrama of the games. And the low angle camera and strut looks like something Vinny would do at the beginning of a Quick Look just before walking off a fucking cliff.

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Guess I'm naming my character Ian Anderson now.

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STOP TAUNTING ME!!!! Still 2-3 more days until i get my hands on it.

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When I saw the trailer was only two minutes, I knew my hopes of it being Thick as a Brick were dashed.

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@sign said:

Going to put on Thick as a Brick and begin my first run of DS2

if you start the song as soon as your press start they sync up pretty well. Your first death is right when the piano kicks in.

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When you beat the game, you unlock a Jethro Tull soundtrack to use during New Game +.

Awesome trailer.

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These trailers sure would make me want to stay away from Dark Souls 2 alltogether, if I wouldn't already know what kind of game it is.

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I have listed to a bit of Jethro Tull. XM Radio seems to have a hard on for him.

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I dunno, I think that's a pretty awesome video because of the song

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WATCH OUT FOR GIANT TELEPHONE POLES COMING RIGHT AT YOUR FACE

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Perhaps the next trailer can feature Solaris with ELO's "Mr. Blue Skys" playing in the background.

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You had me at Jethro Tull.

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Jethro + Dark Souls + Low Angle Strut = BLISS

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So begins the epic quest to destroy Dark Lord Vinny. With a Jethro Tull song.

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AQUALUNG????!?

no, Locomotive breath, second side....

What a definitive choice.

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DSII has really had some fuckawful trailers...

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Jethro Tull should be hanging out somewhere in the game playing this song.

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Going to put on Thick as a Brick and begin my first run of DS2

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that was actually a pretty bad trailer...

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Well I am an all-time-loser, so they got that part right.

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Jethro Tull song in a video-game trailer? In a Dark Souls trailer? What?!

The discrepancy between the song and the content of the trailer is insane.

God I love this song.