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Product: Crested Gate (Art Print)

Manufacturer: Cook & Becker

Game / IP: Dark Souls

Developer: FromSoftware

Released: 2016

Series: 1

Limited Quantity: 25

Original Price: $85.00

Description:

- Hand-numbered
- Certificate of Authenticity

A concept piece for the Darkroot Garden-area in Dark Souls, 'Crested Gate' tells us much about the game design practices of FromSoftware. Although there is no gate of this shape or name in Dark Souls, the artwork sets the mood: overgrown Gothic ruins and rock formations, combined into something of a crossroads with several paths for players to explore. After a short conceptual phase, the rest of the artwork would for the most part be done 'in-engine', meaning designers would directly tinker with game assets without using elaborate conceptual sketches beforehand.

'Crested Gate' is an official concept artwork for Dark Souls, the first video game in the Dark Souls series, made by Japanese studio FromSoftware. This limited edition Certified Art Giclee print is part of the official Dark Souls fine art collection by Cook & Becker, FromSoftware, and Bandai Namco. The print is hand-numbered and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Dark Souls is an action role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco. Dark Souls was first released Fall 2011, as successor to the acclaimed game Demon's Souls. The games, directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, have been some of the most influential of the last decade. Both Dark Souls and it's spiritual predecessor started out as sleeper hits. At first, the games received notoriety for their challenging difficulty, yet that merely touched the surface of their appeal. Gamers found themselves enchanted by the deep lore, the inventive level design and the lack of hand-holding. This at a time when many were disenchanted by too many slick, easy and unrewarding blockbuster games. Dark Souls was different, they felt, and captured what made role-playing games so great.

The Dark Souls games, of which there are three, have spawned a huge, dedicated following that shares thousands of YouTube videos and forum posts, covering every minute detail. They have also opened the eyes of many game developers, showing another way of doing things.