Dark Souls 3 Launch Party
Mar. 10, 2016Dark Souls 3 Launch Party
We were lucky enough to attend the Dark Souls 3 Launch party event in Tokyo’s Hulic Hall. This article is mostly an overview of the day, however there are some very interesting quotes from Miyazaki and of course mild area spoilers.
The event was held in a large hall with several booths, some featuring an Estus drinking station, others allowing for Demo gameplay, a separate one where you could obtain aWarriors of Sunlightbodypaint for yourself, and the remainder featuring the Dark Souls themed DOWBL T-shirts for sale.
Those lucky enough to get in first received an Artbook, comprised mostly of illustration from previous games. A significant and wonderful detail, however, is the included map of the areas of Dark Souls 3 – likely the paper version of the Collector’s Edition map, which reveals a lot of names to the Japanese public.
For the demo play, players received tickets that allowed them to play in theUndead Settlementand challenge the area boss:Curse-Rotted Greatwood.
There was a line of 50 people waiting to play by 3:30pm on a weekday, which is quite impressive and a good sign for the game. In total, there were about 400 attendants, so the tickets run out about 6PM.
It was prohibited to take images of footage, but we can report that the Dark SoulsBlack Knightsare making a comeback! FromSoftware’s PR Director Ogura said on Miyazaki’s behalf:
Indeed, we can see from the revealed information so far that the sameskillhas slight different effects depending on the weapon it is on. For example theStanceskill: depending on the weapon the moveset provided will change. The objective is to “make low-damage weapons more attractive in different ways”.
We asked FromSoftware’s PR director about the reason for a weekday event, and he explained that as Miyazaki must attend GDC and they must organize many events and the NicoNico stream they had to fix the schedule to fit. The launch party was a rather rushed decision as they quickly approach lunch.
At about 2PM, a special event featuring beautiful illustrations by the artists “RenaRena”. Live and in front of the audience, the artist created wonderful Dark Souls 3 scenes in black and white, rendering into beautiful vistas that captivated the audience.
Of course there had to a Dark Souls character collection. It is becoming sort of an annual thing! They played with event attendants and mingled with the audience for some fun reactions.
There was also a photo session, where Knight Artorias and Ornstein dominated the requests.
Towards the end of the party, there was a draft for all attendants based on their entry number. The prizes were very interesting, and are detailed below.
Unfortunately we didn’t get any prizes, but at least we made out with a DOWBL T-Shirt. Can’t wait for launch!
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Fexelea
MMO raider by day and guide writer by night, Fex enjoys multiplatform gaming, good books and animes, and streaming with a cold beer.
Wow! The stuff you guys get to experience amazes me. I would just be in awe at something like this lol standing still, wildly staring at everything…speechless.
Themes are tricky. I thought of having a souls wedding. But honestly i don’t think anyone in my rl would get it. And unfortunately, tho they would understand and love it my fextra family would not be in attendance.
sooo envious, it looks like such a fun time. hope you enjoyed it
yeah! Japan is where the cool stuff is at. I still want to go to that Dark Soul Cafe
Also
Dammit Cas!
I’m not usually a sucker for themed stuff, but I’d totally love this kind of experience.
Estus tastes like aloe and Sunny Delight with a hint of whiskey.
you heard him. she is no mere ‘Youtuber’, nor is she a ‘female Youtuber’ if you want to nitpick. she is averysexylookingfemale Youtube broadcaster.
judging by the way the chosen undead chugs the stuff, i’d wager he’s never actually tasted it…
Black Knights are back, dark wraiths are back…
I can now peacefully wait for release knowing I will like the game.
So How Does Estus Taste???
Loving all the hunts of familiarity.
I’m sorry, what?
Well, we called it:https://fextralife.com/dark-souls-3-a-blending-of-souls/
It’s a blending of souls, and that was the intention of the director
Very interesting to hear that the same skills will vary on weapons. Gives me more hope on weapon variety.Also I wish I could have taken a picture with my bae Artorias ; ^;
And keep?
They’re really hyping the hell out of this game, that’s for sure. Seems like a fun event, though.
Wonder how many new fans this game is going to bring in.
Black Knights are back?
I hope that means we can steal their armor. Also hope it’s still got ridiculous fire resistance in addition to being really heavy and really strong. Trade-offs ‘n all that jazz.
If it were me, I would prefer her come over WHEN I take a shower and get ready to go to bed.
That sounds like a pretty awesome time. Who wouldn’t want a pic with Ornstein?
I want the very sexy looking female Youtube broadcaster known as SSSniperWolf to actually personally come visit me at my apartment on April the 12th at 8:00PM eastern standard time that epic night to take turns playing Dark Souls III with me on my PS4 console for just 3 hours because I take my shower at 11:00PM eastern standard time and then after that I get ready to go to bed basicly.
Lol ooopsss – my head gets all back and forth when translating. Fixed
Fex, that artist name is RenaRena, not NareNare
Very cool!
I will read the full article tonight before bed!
