User blog comment:The Procrastinator/Dark Souls II Pre-order bonuses/@comment-5264386-20131116203057

It is kind of annoying that, at this point in time, Japan gets exclusive weapons whilst the rest of the world probably ends up with posters, T-Shirts or iPhone 5 covers on release, but so long as From make them available to everyone, maybe in the form of a cheap DLC, then that'll be ok from a gameplay point of view, since everyone will have access to them.

However, I personally dislike what FROM has done, in that they've given thought to (pretty insignificant) pre-order DLC. Yes, I know it's very common to create pre-order DLC, but to be honest, Dark Souls doesn't need that sort of thing. They'll probably be weapons that we stop using after the first hour or so anyway, so what's the point?

Anyway, with that mini-rant over, I do like the look of the Obsidian Longsword and Shield, but nothing else really appeals to me. Also, thanks for finding these things!