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Go deep with these screens for Dark Souls 2 ‘Crown of the Sunken King’ DLC

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If there are two words that can strike fear into the heart of any person, it has to be ‘I’m pregnant’. Also, ‘Dark Souls’, which is almost as terrifying. The sequel action-RPG did well last year, with most reviews praising the efforts of From Software for adding to their mythos with a solid successor. DLC for the game is on the way, so here’s your first look at the Crown Of The Sunken King expansion.

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If there’s one complaint that fans had about the sequel however, it’s that Dark Souls 2 wasn’t hard enough. Expect that to change in Crown Of The Sunken King however. From Software’s expansion takes place in the depths of the Black Gulch, an underground labyrinth of giant monsters and statues filled with poison and more hate than a clown at a birthday party.

There are three main areas to explore, as well as traps that alter the environment in order to give players a harder according to a Polygon preview. New enemy types are also on the loose, using heavy armour, acid vomit and even more poison in order to make your life even more difficult. To paraphrase the mighty Shao Kahn, you will die. Lots and lots. And that’s what DLC should be.

It needs to add to a game, not just in terms of content, but in the way you play and interact with it as well. Dark Souls 2 was already a massive game, but this will add to it, throwing new curveballs at players and making a solid experience feel fresh again. The first Lost Crown episode arrives on July 22. Episodes 2 and 3 arrive on August 26 and September 24.

Last Updated: July 16, 2014

60 Comments

  1. Well, no guesses which one YOU will never hear Darryn…..

    *goes to read rest of article*

    Reply

  2. Kensei Seraph

    July 16, 2014 at 09:39

    “… to give players a harder according to a Polygon preview.”
    A harder what?
    I MUST KNOW!!!

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Fairburne

      July 16, 2014 at 09:39

      HARDER ENGRISH

      Reply

    • Sith JJ

      July 16, 2014 at 09:39

      The internet has ruined me

      Reply

      • Lord Chaos

        July 17, 2014 at 08:53

        If it weren’t for the gutter my mind would be homeless.

        Reply

  3. Admiral Chief Fairburne

    July 16, 2014 at 09:39

    I still remember that morning my wife came SCREAMING from the bathroom with those words.

    6 years down the line, and I don’t regret anything

    Reply

    • Spaffy

      July 17, 2014 at 11:39

      Your wife came from the bathroom screaming DARK SOULS!!!?
      Also why the name change? Again

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Saxon

        July 17, 2014 at 11:51

        If she screamed ‘dark souls’ I’d have asked: “dayum woman what did you eat?”

        And the name changes is always to whatever game I’m jamming at that moment

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        • Spaffy

          July 17, 2014 at 11:53

          lokl

          Reply

  4. Kensei Seraph

    July 16, 2014 at 09:41

    This sounds like it will be amazing.
    Now as long as they don’t ridiculously overprice it I’ll hand over my money.

    Reply

  5. Alien Emperor Trevor

    July 16, 2014 at 09:49

    Yousa gonna die? What game is this? Dar Dar Souls?

    Reply

  6. Martin du preez (D4RKL1NGza)

    July 16, 2014 at 09:50

    Praise the SUN!

    Reply

  7. Ryanza

    July 16, 2014 at 09:54

    I liked Dark Souls a lot. I think it’s a good game.

    I fucking hate Dark Souls 2. It’s all the small things that makes this a really bad Dark Souls game.

    I ain’t paying more for shit. Where’s the guy that made Dark Souls 1. What’s his next game. Bloodborne. I’ll get that. Fuck you Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 2 DLC.

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    • GooseZA

      July 16, 2014 at 10:01

      Go on, tell us how you really feel.

      Dark Souls 1 was a more immersive experience but I still really enjoyed 2. Looking forward to the DLC.

      Reply

    • Martin du preez (D4RKL1NGza)

      July 16, 2014 at 10:29

      You gonna be okay?

      Reply

    • Praise Lord GabeN

      July 16, 2014 at 11:08

      Name a couple of the small things you are referring to. C’mon, don’t hold out on us.

      Reply

      • Ryanza

        July 16, 2014 at 14:57

        there’s 50 minutes of it. he does rumble on about stupid shit but there are a lot of points i agree with.

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        • Praise Lord GabeN

          July 16, 2014 at 19:20

          “I’d rather play Dark Souls 2 than most games released in the past few years” – This Guy
          I’m not going to watch the whole thing but to me it seems you are overreacting a bit? Rather direct that energy towards EA and Ubisoft who deserves it.

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          • Ryanza

            July 16, 2014 at 21:51

            I’m not overreacting. I’m just calling it, as it is. Dark Souls 2 is shit compared to the other Souls.
            It looks better and has better pvp but that’s about it.

            It’s a decent game. Long play time. Fans of the Souls played Dark Souls to death. So I guess that’s why people like the game, cause it’s new.

    • Isagaijin

      July 16, 2014 at 15:47

      He oversaw this project actually so…

      Reply

      • Ryanza

        July 16, 2014 at 17:13

        So did he direct and produce Dark Souls 2 or was he just the go to guy for some lore.

        Reply

  8. GooseZA

    July 16, 2014 at 09:57

    PRAISE THE SUN!!!!

    SUNBROS ASSEMBLE!!!

    Reply

  9. Viking Of Science

    July 16, 2014 at 10:21

    @Darryn_Bonthuys:disqus “There are three main areas to explore, as well as traps that alter the environment in order to give players a harder according to a Polygon preview.”

    Do you mean a Hard-On? 😛

    Reply

  10. Praise Lord GabeN

    July 16, 2014 at 11:06

    I’m ready to go deep

    Reply

  11. Isagaijin

    July 16, 2014 at 15:44

    Oh sht there is going to be tentacle rape. D: I’m sacred.

    Reply

  12. Pieter Smal

    July 16, 2014 at 17:43

    I dislike the textures.

    Reply

  13. Rince

    August 4, 2014 at 21:16

    I really lived the CGI movie. Very dark and damn beautifully shot. Not sure about the next one… Will watch though. Apparently Megan Fox said at a panel that haters can “fuck off”. It’s class like that that has me excited for the movie…

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      August 5, 2014 at 07:33

      You lived the CGI movie? Which turtle were you. Lemme guess, the red one? 😛

      Reply

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        August 5, 2014 at 07:37

        He was April.

        Reply

    • HvR - Still dislikes Random.or

      August 5, 2014 at 07:58

      BS, here is the real reason Rince is excited for TMNT and Megan Fox:
      “Megan Fox is busy filming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and since she’s playing the turtles’ reporter friend April, it looks like she’s gone red.”

      Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      August 5, 2014 at 08:11

      I’m happy with her saying that, because they really need to. Fan boys are their own worst enemies. Nobody’s seen the movie so bitching about her beforehand is stupid. I’m surprised ol’ Batman has lasted this long without saying it.

      Reply

  14. Ryanza

    August 4, 2014 at 22:02

    Cowabunga!

    Reply

  15. Matewis Jubilai

    August 4, 2014 at 22:41

    This one time, many moons ago in the drakensberg, I actually managed to beat http://www.mobygames.com/game/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-iii-the-manhattan-project with the help of a friend, on a NES! (i.e. no save state with an emulator) I still can’t believe I did it. My friend lost all his lives before the end, and I literally finished the game on the last life of my last continue! Those games were insanely hard!

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    • Hammersteyn

      August 5, 2014 at 07:32

      I remember that game,never completed it nor the very first one and everyone remembers that swimming level in the second stage.

      Reply

      • Matewis Jubilai

        August 5, 2014 at 07:41

        yeah with the damn electric seaweed 😀 That game I bordered on the unreasonably difficult I think, especially later in the game when you get to the tunnels with the technodrome. There is a conveyor belt sequence virtually guaranteed to kill 1/2 of your turtles you somehow managed to keep alive to that point 😛

        The one that is still on my list, and that I want to finish on an actual nes, is the nes version of the arcade game: http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/587690-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-ii-the-arcade-game/images
        If I could somehow manage to play the arcade version with ‘infinity quarters’ then that would be even more awesome!

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        • Hammersteyn

          August 5, 2014 at 07:46

          I played that one and it was the easiest of the bunch, heck it even had stages the arcade version didn’t. There is a way to play the arcade version on your PC you know?

          Reply

          • Matewis Jubilai

            August 5, 2014 at 07:48

            I once tried an arcade emulator and had to immediately put on my combat helmet and fight back the surge of malware I unknowingly installed 😛

          • Hammersteyn

            August 5, 2014 at 07:58

            Probably wasn’t Mame. That’s the one I use. Also Romnation has a couple of version of the game plus the emulator you need.

          • Matewis Jubilai

            August 5, 2014 at 08:01

            Cool stuff I’ve been hoping for an arcade emulator endorsement! I’ll check it out thanks 🙂

  16. Hammersteyn

    August 5, 2014 at 07:35

    I’m still uncomfortable with the new direction this new movie is going. I mean Shredder was a samurai from Japan now he’s an American in a transformer suit. Is Krang going to be a giant meatball in the sequel?

    Reply

  17. Alien Emperor Trevor

    August 5, 2014 at 07:38

    I’ve actually never watched ANY of these things. I did play the arcade game though, does that count?

    Reply

    • Matewis Jubilai

      August 5, 2014 at 07:43

      Yes because it was a masterpiece! http://www.mobygames.com/game/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles I think I only played perhaps 10/15 minutes total 🙁

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        August 5, 2014 at 07:47

        My parents didn’t think so.

        Reply

        • Matewis Jubilai

          August 5, 2014 at 07:50

          Lol, I think my hometown only had one arcade : Sunset Riders, but even that bugged my parents as I kept asking for 20c

          Reply

          • Hammersteyn

            August 5, 2014 at 07:55

            I played Sunset Riders to death, I could make it to the fifth level without dying once. I could beat most bosses without dying except for the damn Indian with his knives. Konami sure had some great arcade games back then. Even the Simpsons was awesome. Probably the only decent Simpsons game.

          • Matewis Jubilai

            August 5, 2014 at 07:58

            That’s great man, I had difficulty progressing past the first screen and never got past the first stampede 😀 never understood how to do that starting jump onto the 2nd floor of the building 😛

        • Koevoet

          August 5, 2014 at 08:57

          I still play it on the arcade at home

          Reply

          • Hammersteyn

            August 5, 2014 at 09:01

            LOL I was playing it for a bit now, thanks to @matewisjubilai:disqus making me all nostalgic.

    • Hammersteyn

      August 5, 2014 at 07:56

      There was a movie we had on VHS that I can’t for the life of me find on the internet. We watched that till the tape snapped.

      Reply

  18. Matewis Jubilai

    August 5, 2014 at 08:07

    Also the Raphael Leonardo fanclub divide. Which side were you on? I was on the winning side, the Raphael side 😀

    Reply

    • Kensei Seraph

      August 5, 2014 at 08:09

      Leo has cooler weapons.
      His personality on the other hand…

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        August 5, 2014 at 08:23

        Raphael is too much like Wolverine. I’ve no idea what Michelangelo does except for cheesy one liners.

        Reply

    • Sir Rants A Lot Llew

      August 5, 2014 at 08:18

      Leo all the way man

      Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      August 5, 2014 at 08:22

      Donatello because science. With the right inspiration he could make an Iron Man type turtle suit.

      Reply

  19. Sir Rants A Lot Llew

    August 5, 2014 at 08:18

    Turtle Power!

    Reply

  20. Alex Hicks

    August 5, 2014 at 09:21

    I am pleased to say that my son loves the Turtles; and since I have a copy of the original (well from a Saffa sense) 1986/7 seasons (1 and 2) I showed him those.

    The feels!

    But, also the cheese … the dialogue was particularly cheesy. He liked them anyway.

    Reply

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