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Product: Gwyn Lord of Cinder (Art Print)

Manufacturer: Cook & Becker

Game / IP: Dark Souls

Developer: FromSoftware

Released: 2016

Series: 1

Limited Quantity: 40

Original Price: $110.00

Description:

- Hand-numbered
- Certificate of Authenticity

The star of the opening cinematics of Dark Souls, and the end boss you battle as a player, it's impossible to miss Gwyn, Lord of Cinder. The character is important for the Dark Souls series in more ways than one, connecting the lore of the first installment with the two following games - Gwyn reincarnates (together with other Lords of Cinder) as Soul of Cinder in Dark Souls III.

In this great concept art piece by FromSoftware, Gwyn is imagined in a dramatic pose, backlit by flaming cinders. A digital artwork, the creators emulated old-fashioned techniques and materials to 'light up' the flames: pastel crayon lines are heavily scratched with a sharp object to achieve a dynamic effect.

'Gwyn Lord of Cinder' 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.