{"id":26425,"date":"2024-01-30T18:31:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T09:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=26425"},"modified":"2024-01-30T18:31:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T09:31:45","slug":"20240130-26425","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240130-26425\/","title":{"rendered":"Uniqlo sweater display has Dark Souls players in a cold sweat\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A fashion display, of all things, has been giving <strong>Dark Souls<\/strong> players flashbacks this week. It all began when a user on X drew attention to Japanese clothing chain Uniqlo\u2019s unusual way of showcasing their new range of spring sweaters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u5165\u5e97\u3057\u305f\u3089\u6025\u306b\u30c0\u30fc\u30af\u30bd\u30a6\u30eb\u59cb\u307e\u3063\u305f\u3093\u3060\u3051\u3069\u3001\u3068\u308a\u3042\u3048\u305a\u88c5\u5099\u5168\u90e8\u8131\u3044\u3067\u8efd\u30ed\u30ea\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3051\u3070\u3044\u3044\uff1f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2msGYLo60P\">pic.twitter.com\/2msGYLo60P<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u674f\u4ec1\u307e\u305c\u305d\u3070 (@an_nindouph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/an_nindouph\/status\/1751506687188758616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>Went into the store and suddenly I\u2019m in Dark Souls. Should I drop my armor and do some light rolls?<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems the sight of all this swinging knitwear is taking players right back to the infamous pendulum axes found in Sen\u2019s Fortress, an extremely difficult dark castle found in the first Dark Souls game. The player must time their slow walk along the narrow path just right to avoid becoming minced meat. In places where there\u2019s not enough space to stop between the pendulums, it\u2019s best to unequip armor so you can carefully light roll past. This seems to be the recommended strategy for swinging sweaters too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently, this display can be found inside the Uniqlo branch in Tokyo\u2019s posh Ginza district. One poster recalled their first terrifying encounter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"228\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130-26425-001.png\" alt=\"Dark Souls pendulum tweet 1\" class=\"wp-image-26438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130-26425-001.png 498w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130-26425-001-380x174.png 380w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>&#8230; When I went to Ginza, I was surrounded by so many high-class shops and buildings and people that I thought I was going to be crushed. When I finally found Uniqlo and ran up to it, I realized that the inside of the store was full of tricks like this. I remember this despair.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many posters recalled their arduous journey through Sen\u2019s Fortress- the numerous traps, the reptilian guards and the boulder-throwing giants- all of which took a toll on their souls.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"148\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130-26425-002.png\" alt=\"Dark Souls pendulum tweet 2\" class=\"wp-image-26439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130-26425-002.png 497w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130-26425-002-380x113.png 380w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>My stomach hurts when I remember Sen\u2019s Fortress. I wanted to get across before the arrows came.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"121\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130-26425-003.png\" alt=\"Dark Souls pendulum tweet 3\" class=\"wp-image-26440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130-26425-003.png 550w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130-26425-003-380x84.png 380w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>I lost a total of 10,000 souls on this stage&#8230;<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, apparently not all Dark Souls players have harrowing memories of Sen\u2019s Fortress. The sound of giant axes swinging across the narrow path can even be&#8230; relaxing? YouTube channel Ambient Solitude Game Worlds even released a relaxation video complete with comforting axe sounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Relaxing Pendulum Axes - Sen&#039;s Fortress in Dark Souls\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4GMrhqjFbOU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dark Souls Remastered is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/UP0700-CUSA08692_00-DARKSOULSHD00000\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/UP0700-CUSA08692_00-DARKSOULSHD00000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PS4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/dark-souls-remastered-switch\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/dark-souls-remastered-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/store\/DARK-SOULS-REMASTERED\/BS18VCF4NLQ9\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/store\/DARK-SOULS-REMASTERED\/BS18VCF4NLQ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xbox One<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/570940\/DARK_SOULS_REMASTERED\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/570940\/DARK_SOULS_REMASTERED\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dark Souls players are getting Sen&#8217;s Fortress flashbacks due to Japanese clothing chain Uniqlo&#8217;s in-store display.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":26433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-26425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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