Dark Souls director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, has said that the primary 'concepts behind Dark Souls are 'sense of achievement' and 'surprise of discovery' with difficulty merely being a means to these ends. The game (as with its predecessor) is known primarily for its difficulty, including very high combat lethality and scarce information provided to players. The additional content, Artorias of the Abyss, came to consoles as downloadable content on October 23rd, 2012 for North America and a day later for other regions. The Prepare to Die Edition was released worldwide for the PC on August 24th, 2012.

In April 2012, a German game magazine preview surfaced, revealing a PC version with new Bosses coming in August of the same year.

The Asian version of the game with English voice-acting and English and traditional Chinese subtitles was released on October 19th, 2011. They released the game in North America on October 4, 2011, and in Europe October 7, 2011. Namco Bandai is the publisher for both versions of the game in Western territories. The Xbox 360 version was not released in Japan. It is the second game in the Souls franchise.įromSoftware self-published the game's Playstation 3 version in Japan, where it was released September 22, 2011. The game's working title was 'Project Dark'. It is the spiritual successor to one of the company's previous titles, Demon's Souls. Dark Souls is a dark fantasy action-RPG for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC developed by FromSoftware.

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