Rumor on Location

DE5PA1R wrote:

Frank_White wrote:DaS2 does not take place in Lordran, nor does it tell about a journey to Lordran. Entirely standalone game in a different kingdom, that's it.

Stop pretending you know these as facts. You don't.

The castle in the trailer looks absolutely nothing like Anor Londo (don't be ridiculous) and yeah it looks similar to the old art illustration but that was obviously just the early idea for what Anor Londo might look like, before they changed their mind.

It has already been pointed out that what we see could very well be Anor Londo from a certain angle. Read before posting.

It's mind boggling how people come up with speculation like this AFTER FromSoft has stated the contrary.

They haven't. You're imagining things.

Carim is the most likely location btw, since no one in the trailer has a shield & they said the game has a mad scientist. Arstor of Carim is mad, cruel & uses his skill to create artifacts like Purging Stones out of humans, or magical rings through some dreadful experiments.

No. The concept art is extremely western. Carim is the equivalent of the Middle East.

Acarnatia wrote:I'm not sure Carim has a direct real-world counterpat; rather, I think it's a mix of several. Based on the clothes and paleness (check the default Carim face in teh character creator as well as Oswald and Lautrec-those guys are pretty pale) of people from Carim. The Earl invented the shotel which is a weapon from northern Africa in our world, uses a lot of dual-wielding (nowhere that I know of in our world was known for that) and deals a lot with the nature of Sin and (this is just my own conclusion on where the occult items came from) possibly the occult gear and dark ember. Carim seems to be a mix of African, Mediterranean and EXTREMELY northern Europe. Somehow, I can see it placed as a very dark-themed Russia or as a pale-skinned Carthage.

I did read what was said. What I said were facts, FromSoft had said it takes place in another kingdom. This means no Lordran, no journey to Lordran (because a journey would indicate you leave the kingdom you are in).

And no, it can not in any case be Anor Londo, it just obviously is not it. Because we already know the game doesn't take place in Lordran, and because it doesn't look like Anor Londo. Please use your head.

It is never implied that Carim would be to the east of Lordran, or that it would be "the equivalent of Middle East", their armor is very western. Carim is very likely a western kingdom.

DE5PA1R wrote:

I did read what was said. What I said were facts, FromSoft had said it takes place in another kingdom. This means no Lordran, no journey to Lordran (because a journey would indicate you leave the kingdom you are in).

We know that the game doesn't take place in Lordran. This has no bearing on whether or not the player goes to Lordran, or wants to journey to Lordran. Moron.

And no, it can not in any case be Anor Londo, it just obviously is not it. Because we already know the game doesn't take place in Lordran, and because it doesn't look like Anor Londo. Please use your head.

It's been pointed out before. It potentially looks exactly like Lordran from a certain angle. Can you read good?

It is never implied that Carim would be to the east of Lordran, or that it would be "the equivalent of Middle East", their armor is very western. Carim is very likely a western kingdom.

East of Lordran? Who brought that up?

Carim employ weapons and techniques used by Persians and middle easterners of the medieval era. They do not use shields, which were used by nearly every western army from the era. And Karim is one of the 99 names of Allah. What makes you think Carim is a western kingdom?

Acarnatia wrote:Carim was pale (look at a character with the Carim default face in character creator) well before the Fire went out. And people only get so pale without light over just a few generations. Take a black human; they're not going to be as pale as the people of Carim apparently are.
And while we do know that the game doesn't take place in Lordran, for all we know, it may take place in the kingdom immediately adjacent. That may be Lordran in the distance; that doesn't mean that the main character will ever go there.

Oh_the_Humanity wrote:Can we stop with the possibility that the kingdom/city in the trailer is Lordran. It IS Not possible.

All you have to do is picture yourself on top of Sens where you fight the Golem.
Where's that giant wall surrounding Anor Londo?
I mean picture what the Dukes looks like. I
t's a tiny building (compared to AL) a-top a mountain, tucked back barely noticeable at a glance.

I don't think it could be Lordran at any angle really.

DE5PA1R wrote:

Oh_the_Humanity wrote:Can we stop with the possibility that the kingdom/city in the trailer is Lordran. It IS Not possible.

All you have to do is picture yourself on top of Sens where you fight the Golem.
Where's that giant wall surrounding Anor Londo?
I mean picture what the Dukes looks like. I
t's a tiny building (compared to AL) a-top a mountain, tucked back barely noticeable at a glance.

I don't think it could be Lordran at any angle really.

Pictures. Look at them.

For Juniper's sake...

DE5PA1R wrote:Check out the Dark Souls concept art vs what we see in the trailer. Almost exactly the same.

https://youtu.be/JpS0HMzqnTQ?t=5m10s

Also here:

https://soulswiki.forumotion.com/t4931-dark-souls-design-works#86603

And finally, note what Lordran would look like from the back. There's a noticeable absence of wall on the 'Northeast,' where there are mountains instead.

https://i.imgur.com/U8t2d.jpg

DE5PA1R wrote:

DE5PA1R wrote:Check out the Dark Souls concept art vs what we see in the trailer. Almost exactly the same.

https://youtu.be/JpS0HMzqnTQ?t=5m10s

Also here:

https://soulswiki.forumotion.com/t4931-dark-souls-design-works#86603

And finally, note what Lordran would look like from the back. There's a noticeable absence of wall on the 'Northeast,' where there are mountains instead.

https://i.imgur.com/U8t2d.jpg

DE5PA1R wrote:

DE5PA1R wrote:Check out the Dark Souls concept art vs what we see in the trailer. Almost exactly the same.

https://youtu.be/JpS0HMzqnTQ?t=5m10s

Also here:

https://soulswiki.forumotion.com/t4931-dark-souls-design-works#86603

And finally, note what Lordran would look like from the back. There's a noticeable absence of wall on the 'Northeast,' where there are mountains instead.

https://i.imgur.com/U8t2d.jpg

Frank_White wrote:

DE5PA1R wrote:

DE5PA1R wrote:Check out the Dark Souls concept art vs what we see in the trailer. Almost exactly the same.

https://youtu.be/JpS0HMzqnTQ?t=5m10s

Also here:

https://soulswiki.forumotion.com/t4931-dark-souls-design-works#86603

And finally, note what Lordran would look like from the back. There's a noticeable absence of wall on the 'Northeast,' where there are mountains instead.

https://i.imgur.com/U8t2d.jpg

It's almost like you don't understand what concept art means. Yes, that is very early Dark Souls concept art, and they clearly thought about making Anor Londo look like that. Then they changed their mind and made another type, with a large wall around it, a cathedral in the middle and the highest point would be Dukes Archives. Now they are using the scrapped concept art for a new location in the next game.

Are you dense or something? Why would they put in Anor Londo in a game that does not take place in Lordran AND change the entire appearance of Anor Londo to begin with.
Btw that "mountain" behind the Cathedral is the hill on top of which Dukes Archives is. You see Dukes Archives in the trailer? No you don't. Do you even see the cathedral? No you don't.

You need to learn to accept defeat. Now you're just making a fool out of yourself.

DE5PA1R wrote:Check out the Dark Souls concept art vs what we see in the trailer. Almost exactly the same.

https://youtu.be/JpS0HMzqnTQ?t=5m10s

Also here:

https://soulswiki.forumotion.com/t4931-dark-souls-design-works#86603

And finally, note what Lordran would look like from the back. There's a noticeable absence of wall on the 'Northeast,' where there are mountains instead.

https://i.imgur.com/U8t2d.jpg

DE5PA1R wrote:

DE5PA1R wrote:Check out the Dark Souls concept art vs what we see in the trailer. Almost exactly the same.

https://youtu.be/JpS0HMzqnTQ?t=5m10s

Also here:

https://soulswiki.forumotion.com/t4931-dark-souls-design-works#86603

And finally, note what Lordran would look like from the back. There's a noticeable absence of wall on the 'Northeast,' where there are mountains instead.

https://i.imgur.com/U8t2d.jpg

Oh_the_Humanity wrote:Are you serious?
IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT LORDRAN WONT BE IN DARKSOULS2!

DE5PA1R wrote:

Oh_the_Humanity wrote:Are you serious?
IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT LORDRAN WONT BE IN DARKSOULS2!

No, that has not been confirmed. Typing in caps lock won't change that.

Oh_the_Humanity wrote:
I bet he just heard EnB (epicnamebro) talk about the trailer the first day it came out, before they confirmed that it wont be Lordran in DkS2 and thinks because he said it that it must be true.
I love EnB, he has a wonderful perspective of the DkS world and lore, but some people put him on a pedestal and think of him as the almighty of DkS, and don't take the time to think for themselves.

DE5PA1R wrote:The game not taking place in Lordran has no bearing on whether it will be featured, mentioned, shown, etc.

DE5PA1R wrote:

Sentiel wrote:I want it to be in Astora.
People from Astora seem pretty badass.

EDIT:

I know this is a screenshot from the opening cinematic, but I still have no idea what the hell it is. It doesn't resemble any part of Lordran.

I always thought it's Burg and Parish, but they're a fifth of the size of this. And it can't be Anor Londo (viewed from the back?), since the cathedral is facing the hill, no?