As if the original Dark Souls didn’t already put gamers in enough pain, during the 2012 Spike VGAs it was announced that Namco Bandai is working on Dark Souls 2, the next go-to game to fulfill all of your masochistic desires.

Unlike that other big trailer shown off during the VGAs, the Dark Souls 2 trailer was not in-game footage. Instead, we were treated to a fairly lengthy–and rather pretty–cinematic trailer.

The trailer starts off showing a character–presumably Dark Souls 2‘s protagonist–dressed in full armor as he carefully makes his way through a forest. A forest full of things that want to kill him, we imagine.

“You are the undead,” a menacing narrator says during the cinematic trailer as we’re shown scenes of some kind of fortress, and a cave. “Forever without hope, forever without light.”

Afterwards, we’re shown scenes of a fallen dragon who, as it turns out, is not quite fallen. The protagonist is also seen fighting a masked figure, who gets the receiving end of the protagonist’s sword planted right through his head.

Sadly, we don’t know anything more about Dark Souls 2. The debut trailer didn’t show us any in-engine gameplay, and the trailer didn’t say whether or not Dark Souls 2 is coming to any current-generation consoles, or if it will be for Microsoft and Sony’s as-yet unannounced next-gen hardware.

Should Namco Bandai share any information in the coming days, we’ll be sure to let you know. For now, go ahead and watch the Dark Souls 2 cinematic trailer from the 2012 Spike VGAs below.

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Do I need the online functionality?

I imagine it as a Castlevania-esque thing.

I didn't want to be invaded.

That's the thing, if you try to be in body form all the time, then you get invaded, killed, and frustrated. Just stay in soul form until you need to summon someone, and let yourself be summoned and help kill a boss to obtain your body when the need arises, I think that's really key to enjoying the game the way it was intended - although they did leave it quite open to interpretation by the players, which is what makes it such a marvellous experience, in a way. You learn the hard way that cooperation is better for everyone in the long run.

Dark Souls 2 Gameplay Reveal Coming

In 2011, Dark Souls invaded our collective consciousness with its seemingly inscrutable challenge and irresistible combat.

Today, IGN will debut the world exclusive first look at Dark Souls II.

Come back today at 12PM PT/ 8PM BST for a 12-minute demo that reveals the first gameplay and includes an introduction to a number of new mechanics, dungeons, creatures, scenarios and combat. We will also have a video Q&A session, both of which feature FromSoftware director Yui Tanimura, and Namcobandai global producer, Tak Miyazoe, both hosted by IGN's Marty Sliva.

Until then, here's two screens to tide you over.

Apparently it is going to be Wii-U only.

Should i play the 1st one?

Should i play the 1st one?

It looked like you could duel wield swords like Demon's Souls.

I've got questions:

1) March 2014 for Xbone, but will this gen get it earlier?
2) ANSWER MY FIRST QUESTION NOW!

Really, those were 360 graphics? No way, man, no way in hell was that trailer from the 360 version.