So about Demon's Souls...

How hard is it exactly? I'm looking to expand my horizons into the RPG genre but I read everywhere that it is brutally frustrating. What's your experience been? And is it like a real time action RPG or is it similar to Dragon Age: Origins?

This will explain everything.

It is unforgiving to mistakes, but not cheap. What I mean is if you make a mistake (oh my health is only 2/3 I don't need to heal) you will die. It is not cheap in the sense that it sends waves of hard to kill enemies that cheap shot you.

If you are an adaptive player ( blank boss is weak against arrows/magic, so I should use arrows/magic instead of hacking and slashing like GOW) you should be fine. Also willingness to level grind for souls will help in difficulty.

Also the ability to learn about enemies from battles (blank is vulnerable if I block his main attack then attack).

In short it is not too hard if you are smart and listen to advice.

i heard it's HARDFantasticus

It's not as hard as everyone says it is.

I find it fine. Don't rush everything and take your time. Think things over when fighting boss's.

I think that the first level is kinda hard. Only because your learning the controls and how the game feels. The game can get frustrating if you die. Most of the time if you die it's your fault. You made the wrong decision. If your scared of getting invade play offline there is no difference.

Everyone should give it a try.

It isn't a hard game.. It just takes some getting used to.

To answer your question about play type it is full real time.

R1 = weak/quick attack right hand weapon

R2=heavy attack right hand weapon

L1= block with shield (or if you have a second weapon repeat of R1)

L2 = push back with shield (or repeat of R2 if you have other weapon)

Triangle= wield main (right hand) with 2 hands.

It sound odd using R1/2 and L1/2 for melee, but trust me it works out beautifully. Peanut butter has met jelly.

How hard is it exactly? I'm looking to expand my horizons into the RPG genre but I read everywhere that it is brutally frustrating. What's your experience been? And is it like a real time action RPG or is it similar to Dragon Age: Origins?

FendersONLY

How hard is it exactly? I'm looking to expand my horizons into the RPG genre but I read everywhere that it is brutally frustrating. What's your experience been? And is it like a real time action RPG or is it similar to Dragon Age: Origins?

FendersONLY

It's a very fun game, yeah, it's not easy and can put up quite a challenge, but it's very rewarding and the more and farther you get into the game, the more the game surpries you and the more you want to see.

There really is no other game like it. The art is exceptional, it never lets up and you want to keep playing and keep playing.

When people say it is difficult, many things, one of the most common things is the player can't just run into a swarm of bad guys and slash them all, because the stamina bar would run out and the player would probably die. You have to take your time fighting, sometimes you have to fight one enemy at a time if there is a group of five.

What also makes it very difficult, and this is the kicker, is that the experience points are the Demon's Souls, you use them to buy anything and everything, from levelling up to items, weapons, learning spells, etc, and what makes it hard is that if you die, the amount of souls you have that you haven't spent becomes a blood stain on the spot you died, so you go back to zero and you have one chance to reach that blood stain without dying to get those souls back, but if you die again on the way there, that blood stain is gone and thus the souls with it. That's what creates a lot of tension in the game. And sometimes you need to save up a lot of your souls to buy something expensive, but you also run the risk of dying and losing them. Almost everything in the game you can do has an equivalent advantage and drawback. That's what makes it so exciting, is that there are any number of ways the player can play the game.

Short answer, get the game, it is honestly one of the best games ever made, there is a reason Gamespot gave it GOTY and I'm sure you won't be able to even compare the game to any other one, Demon's Souls is extremely unique, and extremely good.

I also made a thread giving a brief synopsis of the different classes if you want to check that out to get a better idea, because the devs didn't explain well enough what the different classes entail and exactly mean.

Don't listen to the people saying it's not cheap, because it can be very cheap at times. Personally I think it tests my patience more than it tests my skill at playing the game. Since every time you die you have to restart the entire level it can be very very tedious sometimes.

...it can be very cheap at times. Personally I think it tests my patience more than it tests my skill at playing the game.

Since every time you die you have to restart the entire level it can be very very tedious sometimes.

Ospov

Kinda reminds me of real life situations.

Like the character building moments of adversity and triumph.

Don't listen to the people saying it's not cheap, because it can be very cheap at times. Personally I think it tests my patience more than it tests my skill at playing the game. Since every time you die you have to restart the entire level it can be very very tedious sometimes.

Ospov

Don't listen to the people saying it's not cheap, because it can be very cheap at times. Personally I think it tests my patience more than it tests my skill at playing the game. Since every time you die you have to restart the entire level it can be very very tedious sometimes.

Ospov

How hard is it exactly? I'm looking to expand my horizons into the RPG genre but I read everywhere that it is brutally frustrating. What's your experience been? And is it like a real time action RPG or is it similar to Dragon Age: Origins?

Lol, it is very hard... but I've found it more challenging than frustrating. It's like the old NES days when games were hard but you loved playing them to get past the challenge. With that said... I don't know if I'd recommend it to someone as their FIRST RPG, lol. To me, it's an rpg that was made for gamers that love rpg's.

As for the style, it's an action rpg... more like a 3rd person Oblivion than Dragon Age. And conversely, DA is an easier title to recommend to someone that is new to rpg's. Demon's Souls is the better game though imo... no level cap... just keep becoming more & more of a bad @ss.

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Don't listen to the people saying it's not cheap, because it can be very cheap at times. Personally I think it tests my patience more than it tests my skill at playing the game. Since every time you die you have to restart the entire level it can be very very tedious sometimes.

ceciljornalFTW

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Don't listen to the people saying it's not cheap, because it can be very cheap at times. Personally I think it tests my patience more than it tests my skill at playing the game. Since every time you die you have to restart the entire level it can be very very tedious sometimes.

ceciljornalFTW

You die in every game because you fail. That's a given. Restarting a level because of a cheap death is not fun. It's not a perfect mechanic. Some people might not mind it, but I think it's stupid and takes away from the fun I could be having.

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Don't listen to the people saying it's not cheap, because it can be very cheap at times. Personally I think it tests my patience more than it tests my skill at playing the game. Since every time you die you have to restart the entire level it can be very very tedious sometimes.

Ospov

You die in every game because you fail. That's a given. Restarting a level because of a cheap death is not fun. It's not a perfect mechanic. Some people might not mind it, but I think it's stupid and takes away from the fun I could be having.

Here we go again:

Rent the game or borrow it from someone before you decide to buy.

This is not a game for people who shmash theyr handhelds into the wall over a game of FF:Dissidia.

if you gotta ask, then this game is not right for you.

How hard is it exactly? I'm looking to expand my horizons into the RPG genre but I read everywhere that it is brutally frustrating. What's your experience been? And is it like a real time action RPG or is it similar to Dragon Age: Origins?

FendersONLY

So I guess my big question is is if you were to compare the difficulty level to that of say Call of Duty: World At War Veteran Mode how would this rate? Is this cheap like that is or does it actually require skill and tact? And as for the dying and starting over how much progress would you lose on average?FendersONLY

Well I picked it up and I gotta say that I now know why it was named Game of the Year from GameSpot. This is exactly what I wanted from an RPG on the PS3. Thank you all for your feedback, it has all helped out a ton. If any of you have any tips/strategies feel free to post or PM me!FendersONLY