Namco Bandai has announced that the anticipated Dark Souls II will include content inspired by the Dark Souls community.
As a conclusion to the ‘Shield Design Contest’ held in May 2013 on facebook.com/Darksouls, renowned developer FROMSOFTWARE selected 6 original designs of shield created by the Dark Souls community in order to integrate them in the game. This extra content has been adapted from the original designs to blend in the Dark Souls II aesthetic and become part of Drangleic, the mysterious fallen kingdom where the game’s story unfolds.
With the talented creators of the selected designs: Denis “DasHurz” Bachmaier, Charles Collier, Illim, Gabriel Verdon and Alexandre Etiennes Jonathan Du Cassé. They will be credited in the game and will receive a copy of Dark Souls II Collector’s Edition for their amazing contribution.
As an extra reward, NAMCO BANDAI Games is proud to announce each of them will receive a real shield based on their design, created by the blacksmiths of Armédia, a company specialized in the creation of medieval weapons and accessories.
In addition to the shields revealed today, two other sets of shields will unveil on January 28th and January 31st.
