Fri, May 20, 2011 | 13:42 BST
Dark Souls cover art revealed [Update]
If you’re asking yourself why you’d care about the cover art for Dark Souls, and also why it’s so quiet, it’s because the import-happy fanbase is through the link, printing it out, and hugging it gleefully to ourselves in an orgy of anticipation. Sorry.
Andriasang reports From Software released the Dark Souls cover art earlier today.
We’ve fired off an email to Namco Bandai to ask whether this is a Japan-only cover.
US retailers are currently fielding a black cover with white text, but an alternate artwork is floating around on European retail sites.
[Update] According to Kotaku, the US version of the Dark Souls pre-order bonus Collector’s Edition features the EU artwork as a slip cover and another variant on the standard game.
Anyway, check the one’s we’ve got nice big versions of below; Japan on top, EU at the bottom.
The game’s spiritual precursor, Demon’s Souls, featured three covers, and those released in Europe and the US differed markedly from the original Asian market artwork.
Dark Souls is due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in October, although Japan is set to see it in September.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software
16 comments
#1
Erthazus
20/05/11, 12:55 pm
JP one is sexy.
#2
2plus2equals5
20/05/11, 1:00 pm
I don’t like them
#3
Hunam
20/05/11, 1:05 pm
They aren’t that good. The default US/EU artwork for Demon’s Souls was aces though.
#4
AHA-Lambda
20/05/11, 1:24 pm
the eu one is badass! =D
#5
mathare92
20/05/11, 1:25 pm
The JP one is pretty good if you asks me.
#6
Lounds
20/05/11, 1:35 pm
EU cover art is always presented better imo
#7
Telepathic.Geometry
20/05/11, 1:35 pm
I’ve got a pretty mean piece of wood right here… :^D
#8
Brenna Hillier
20/05/11, 1:35 pm
I’ve updated the article – it looks like the US Collector’s Edition has another cover.
#9
Brenna Hillier
20/05/11, 1:39 pm
And now I’m going to edit it again since I’ve just found we already covered that. Whoops.
#10
Nozz
20/05/11, 1:53 pm
My vote goes to the EU one. Beastly cover!
#11
The_Red
20/05/11, 2:19 pm
So darn sexy. If its half as good as the Demon’s Souls, I’m sold.
#12
NeoSquall
20/05/11, 2:39 pm
Uhm… why does the EU cover feature the BANDAI badge, since it’s been merged with Namco in Namco Bandai Games, with a different company badge, since 2003?
I smell fishy.
#13
minxamo
20/05/11, 4:16 pm
I prefer the JP cover, but both are good.
#14
Mystic Sage
20/05/11, 5:03 pm
I like the top one better it leaves something to the mind. Makes you wonder what the front of his armor set looks like and what that light is.
Also the bottom one has been over played far too many times in RPG games. They always have some evil looking armor set with a sword.
#15
Espers
20/05/11, 11:33 pm
AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL
#16
Rosseu
21/05/11, 2:02 am
I prefer the jap cover and I think it represents better what the game is about. The 2nd one looks too normal for me.
@14
the light is campfire which is a very important part of the game