Demon Souls will be AAA

I cant wait to get it but i bet it will get a 6.5 here.

Only time will tell.

Never even heard of it.

The conviction is nice but this is Gamespot...there are no certainties here.

it will be pretty surprising if it managed to get AAA on Gamespot.

Not gonna happen. At least not here.

Doubters just listen for a second...remember killzone 2? ;)

Only time will tell.

-Oath

[QUOTE="-Oath"]

Only time will tell.

micky4889

Actually same here. AA really seems like the only possible score range.

Doubters just listen for a second...remember killzone 2? ;)

PSdual_wielder

Ninja gaiden got AAA for all three versions (lol) and it was hard, so I am under the assumption demon's souls can too

demon's souls without a doubt is one of the best action-rpgs since d2! regardless, I don't see it getting AAA and I don't see GS giving it a high review.

Ninja gaiden got AAA for all three versions (lol) and it was hard, so I am under the assumption demon's souls can too

neo418

You can change the difficulty and button mash and still be successful in ninga gaiden. You can't do either of those in DS.

Ninja gaiden got AAA for all three versions (lol) and it was hard, so I am under the assumption demon's souls can too

neo418

But nore were insanely hard, it seems Demon Souls is.

I hope it's AAA. It probably will be on Metacritic and/or Gamerankings, but I doubt GS will give it a AAA rating.

I don't see it getting AAA just for it being so difficult. I think it gets an 8 to be honest. I would love it to get AAA, but I highly doubt it does.

Magazines tend to overrate games.

The game is only difficult due to the steep learning curve and that it punishes you if you make a mistake (usually death). The difficulty of DS is greatly exaggerated. Once you memorize boss patterns and how to deal with the different kinds of enemies (usually by weapon choice or by taking advantage of terrain) then the game is quite easy, until you make an error of course.

I know and follow Atlus and I know Atlus difficulty is too hard for Gamespot's editors.

No, it won't, and all the cows know it. Stop trying to jack up the hype.Cherokee_Jack

The game is only difficult due to the steep learning curve and that it punishes you if you make a mistake (usually death). The difficulty of DS is greatly exaggerated. Once you memorize boss patterns and how to deal with the different kinds of enemies (usually by weapon choice or by taking advantage of terrain) then the game is quite easy, until you make an error of course.

Trinners

You played it? And anyways, thats what difficult in games pretty much means. People make mistakes because they're people. But I have heard that the gameplay is actually quite standard stuff and is easy to pick up.

I hope it does well.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]No, it won't, and all the cows know it. Stop trying to jack up the hype.DeadMagazines

By that I'm sure they were referring to the action-rpg sub-genre which Demon's Souls easily is since Diablo 2.

the game looks like a hard sell honestly. i think it will be fun though. nice sig, i loved Coraline.

[QUOTE="Trinners"]

The game is only difficult due to the steep learning curve and that it punishes you if you make a mistake (usually death). The difficulty of DS is greatly exaggerated. Once you memorize boss patterns and how to deal with the different kinds of enemies (usually by weapon choice or by taking advantage of terrain) then the game is quite easy, until you make an error of course.

PSdual_wielder

You played it? And anyways, thats what difficult in games pretty much means. People make mistakes because they're people. But I have heard that the gameplay is actually quite standard stuff and is easy to pick up.

I imported the game but that's not what diifcult necessarily means. In Ninja Gaiden the diffculty is due to cheapness, due to the fact you're ridiculously outnumbered. In Demon Souls, one monster even if it's fodder can give you a hard time.

For example: You are using a shield/spear combo and all the monsters you've fought were succeptible to pierce damage and were using polearms/daggers/spears/rapiers. The next monster you fight wields a mace and is not suscpetible to pierce damage (spears do pierce damage). Blunt weapons such as maces easily break the shield guard and do high amounts of damage, plus your weapon will be ineffective on the monster. If you did not know this information beforehand or do not have an alternate weapon you will likely die.

Also this game does not hold your hand in any way at all so you must figure out the game mechanics by yourself by paying attention to hints left by other players or by examining the situation carefully.

its entirely possible, its not as hard as people think.

I'll be eating my shoes if GS gives this game AAA. No way GS is gonna give this AAAfunsohng

Because it's published by Atlus. And no one cares except for their cult following (I'm one of them). Plus, they've only really published Persona 3 and Persona 4 that have somewhat broken into mainstream ground. Even then, not so much. I mean... it IS a bit daunting. P3 and P4 can easily take 70 hours each.

I have a feeling American reviewers are going to be a lot more harsher on the game due to the difficulty level. AA at most places

No, it won't, and all the cows know it. Stop trying to jack up the hype.Cherokee_Jack

Magazines tend to overrate games.

SpinoRaptor24

[QUOTE="funsohng"]I'll be eating my shoes if GS gives this game AAA. No way GS is gonna give this AAAdjsifer01

I'm calling 8.0

whats up with the lack of hype towards this game?....coming out Oct 8 Eurogamer ** 9 / 10, AceGamez ** 10 / 10, RPGFan ** 84 / 100, Play UK 91 / 100, Playstation Official Mag UK 8 / 10, PSW Magazine UK 9 / 10, and overall Critic score 8.9 PS3 will have yet another AAAe this year.....Sands-0f-Time

Usually they release extremely underrated titles. Lost Kingdoms and Otogi spring to mind

Pre ordered and I think the score will be about like Uncharted was. But it doesn't bother me cause I'm picking it up reguardless.

I say 8.

Don't know, it might be to hard in GS like Uncharted and Fire Emblem:RD

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]No, it won't, and all the cows know it. Stop trying to jack up the hype.AgentA-Mi6

Nobody saw it coming? Hardly.

Infamous is the type of game that GS gives 9s. Demon's Souls isn't. Maybe in the past it would have had a chance, but now it would be lucky to get an 8.

It will get an 6:

Too hard for GS.

Graphics are everything, this game has average graphics.

Deep Gameplay.

No multimillion dollar hype machine.