Demon's Soul review

This gen gets its first decent jrpg and its taken 3 1/2 years 4 if you count the 360 shelf life

Zaibach

I hope this game influences other deveopers and raises the standars of gamers beause this is the first game that made me value my PS3 and look foward to the future of games this gen.

I was under the impression and had started to believe I didn't like games anymore and not MGS4, not Killzone2, not Uncharted, Not even Crysis/warhead made much diffrence...but Demon's Soul's made meEXCITEDto game again. I hope this title becomes a block buster to shut down all the so-called "great" game developers making crap games todayso we can really start having great games made this gen.

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

This gen gets its first decent jrpg and its taken 3 1/2 years 4 if you count the 360 shelf life

playharderfool

I hope this game influences other deveopers and raises the standars of gamers beause this is the first game that made me value my PS3 and look foward to the future of games this gen.

I was under the impression and had started to believe I didn't like games anymore and not MGS4, not Killzone2, not Uncharted, Not even Crysis/warhead made much diffrence...but Demon's Soul's made meEXCITEDto game again. I hope this title becomes a block buster to shut down all the so-called "great" game developers making crap games todayso we can really start having great games made this gen.

Heads up people. this game is nothing like Fable or Oblivion.

If you're going to compare it to anything it's a dark and moody version of Monster hunter.

oh and it's awesome.

Meh...kinda overrated. Cookigaki would give Demon Souls AN AA instead of an AAA, it's a great game and all, better than fable and zelda in cookigaki unbiased opinion, it's just not casual friendly.Cookigaki

True...but we're the people who come on a game fourm (system wars) to argue about games. If we can't appreciate this game then no one will.

I guess I'm a hardcore gamer at heart because most AAA games this gen are just lame to me and AA or A at best IMO, but even tho Demon's Soul's hands me ass to me at times it's actually the most fun I've had this gen. And the difficulty is acutally rewarding as apposed to stupid and cheap and unfulfilling like what I fell when I play games like Ninja Gaiden (and many other games).

I actually like the music in Demon's Souls... I mean its nothing hugely fancy, but it suits the game well.

[QUOTE="playharderfool"]

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

This gen gets its first decent jrpg and its taken 3 1/2 years 4 if you count the 360 shelf life

jakarai

I hope this game influences other deveopers and raises the standars of gamers beause this is the first game that made me value my PS3 and look foward to the future of games this gen.

I was under the impression and had started to believe I didn't like games anymore and not MGS4, not Killzone2, not Uncharted, Not even Crysis/warhead made much diffrence...but Demon's Soul's made meEXCITEDto game again. I hope this title becomes a block buster to shut down all the so-called "great" game developers making crap games todayso we can really start having great games made this gen.

It's not "hype" when I tell you what I feel when I PLAYED the game! This is simply how I feel.

BTW: I never expected Demon's Soul's to be this good I was just hoping for a decent game, I only bought it becaue of all the other gamers who had already imported the game and raved over how it was one of the best games this gen even tho they paid those rediclious import fees--I said it must be something good about it. I said WTH it can't be worse than all the other over-hyped crap that's on the market and atleast this praise is comming from honest gamers who spent their own money and are giving their true opinons and not some paid journalists who who would write a good article on a game just because it's high profile.

Meh...kinda overrated. Cookigaki would give Demon Souls AN AA instead of an AAA, it's a great game and all, better than fable and zelda in cookigaki unbiased opinion, it's just not casual friendly.Cookigaki

I'm still holding out for an EU release, but will likely import it if there's no EU announcement by the end of the year. Given its supposed online-play localisation I wouldn't want to jump the gun and miss the chance to play online with my friends in the UK.

[QUOTE="Cookigaki"]Meh...kinda overrated. Cookigaki would give Demon Souls AN AA instead of an AAA, it's a great game and all, better than fable and zelda in cookigaki unbiased opinion, it's just not casual friendly.Rza_rectah

This game is the best on my ps3 right now its just that good.

Sony yet again disapointing. so an awsome game that would sell like crazy and dosent even come to EU, its like sony likes to be losing

I hate games like this, eg Oblivion, Fallout so it doesn't appeal to me unfortunately. Also, I wouldn't trust this website :Pfenwickhotmail

Easily, it's one of the best games ever made.

It's the best game this gen without question and up there with some of the greatest titles ever made like Mario Bro, Shenmue, MGS 1,2, 3, FF7, Panzer Dragoon II Zwei, Grandia II, Flash back, Donky Kong Countryetc. And since no other games from this gen are evenapproaching those games, that's pretty high praise comming from me.

When I played Demon's Soul's I made this personal comment to myself, "fianally a game that validates the creation of these next generation systems"

playharderfool

[QUOTE="Malta_1980"]

[QUOTE="ultraking"]you cant play with people on your friends list? really ?

playharderfool

thats bad.. i hope a patch eventuallygets released fixing that... i would like playing the game with friends first..

I admit wasnt interested in the game until a month ago, seems like i'll hate to get the game afterall :)

It's not a problem to need fixing (your thinking is wrong)as it was an intentional implamentation of the game. This isn't COD or Halo3 if you're playing Demon's Soul's...and That's what you'll get.

The developers INTENDED for it to be like this (to create the feeling of being alone amoung annonamous dead souls) and it dosen't need "fixing". At first when I played the game I thought alot of things needed fixing...then I realized that for a game to be this awsomely crafted the developers couldn't have NOT known about the simple things that I thought needed "fixing". In the end I realize that everything they did was to create the unmistakable world that is Demon's Soul's.

Asking them to change it now or add to it to fit your own prefrences is a slap in the face to all they have done to craft this game to become what it is.

BTW

(that's the problem with gamers today and why Im glad this game was low key so they didn't to gamers who have these "ideas" of how a game "should" be influence the develpers. that's the problem with most high profile games today they (developers)are under pressure to gave fans what they think they want and end up compromising their creativity and end up giving fansthe same ol run of the mil crap that we gamers are used to seeing today. I'm glad Demon's Soul's was under the radar because other wise it might not be what it is today.)

I agree, thats awesome online mechanics. So i cannot play online with the imported version, unless i'm in asia?? :SLookAnDrolL

LookAnDrolL

nope. the North American version of the game gets its own servers i believe. and it will be region-locked. but if you imported the Chinese, Japanese, or Korean version of the game, you can play with any of those regions (but not the North American servers). so yea...and surprisingly, there were TONS in the asian servers who imported the game, and don't underestimate the Asian guys aswell. i don't know if they will lower the difficulty level on the NA version. simply because almost all Japanese hardcore titles have their difficulties lowered when releasing to NA or Europe. so sad, really. i hope Atlus doesn't do this. it's fine as it is. this isn't a game for some kid who wants to breeze throught the whole game knocking everything that moves.

Somewhere I was reading they dont allow you to play co-op with friends, which is ridiculous. Is this true?

So many good games coming out this year, but I may squeak this one in. But the million of hours of play time doesnt really excite me that much. I dont have that much time.

Somewhere I was reading they dont allow you to play co-op with friends, which is ridiculous. Is this true?

So many good games coming out this year, but I may squeak this one in. But the million of hours of play time doesnt really excite me that much. I dont have that much time.

h575309

if you don't have much time then don't play it. it's not supposed to be an online game. it's supposed to be a deep single-player game with some co-op. you can play with friends. but most likely you won't since as i said, players jsut randomly go in and go out of your worl to help you. they can go out of co=op anytime theywant. no loading or menu. so it's like while you're playing a game someone wants to join you then that's it they join you just like that. and if they get tired they can pretty much get out of your world and go to others' and you can do the same. as i've said its co-op is intended to be with random people. why? because at the end of the day the 3 of you MUST use teamwork if you don't wanna die all. that's all there is to it.

I imported it and sold it the following week. It wasn't good enough for me to keep trying the same levels about 100 times.LiquidShnake

if you don't have much time then don't play it. it's not supposed to be an online game. it's supposed to be a deep single-player game with some co-op. you can play with friends. but most likely you won't since as i said, players jsut randomly go in and go out of your worl to help you. they can go out of co=op anytime theywant. no loading or menu. so it's like while you're playing a game someone wants to join you then that's it they join you just like that. and if they get tired they can pretty much get out of your world and go to others' and you can do the same. as i've said its co-op is intended to be with random people. why? because at the end of the day the 3 of you MUST use teamwork if you don't wanna die all. that's all there is to it.

roddollente

I'm gonna give it a try, but I have to really like the game mechanics if the game is going to be excessivly difficult and punishing. I'm not a fan on spending cash on a game that punishes you. I don't mind a challenge, but I hate unfair games with ridiculous difficulty spikes.

I'm gonna give it a try, but I have to really like the game mechanics if the game is going to be excessivly difficult and punishing. I'm not a fan on spending cash on a game that punishes you. I don't mind a challenge, but I hate unfair games with ridiculous difficulty spikes.

heretrix

I'm gonna give it a try, but I have to really like the game mechanics if the game is going to be excessivly difficult and punishing. I'm not a fan on spending cash on a game that punishes you. I don't mind a challenge, but I hate unfair games with ridiculous difficulty spikes.

heretrix

lol it will be frustrating at first (or maybe all throughout) but it's not cheap. it's not like it's unbeatable. you just have to havee patience and know what you're doing. practice makes perfect, so they say. it will be punishing, i'll tell you that right now. but given lots of practice, you will be able to beat it. and with practice i'm not saying 3 or 4 tries. you will have to die lots of time in this game. and re-try a level lots of times. BUT it doesn't mean it's ghouls and goblins. not THAT hard lol.

[QUOTE="heretrix"]

I'm gonna give it a try, but I have to really like the game mechanics if the game is going to be excessivly difficult and punishing. I'm not a fan on spending cash on a game that punishes you. I don't mind a challenge, but I hate unfair games with ridiculous difficulty spikes.

aaronmullan

[QUOTE="heretrix"]

I'm gonna give it a try, but I have to really like the game mechanics if the game is going to be excessivly difficult and punishing. I'm not a fan on spending cash on a game that punishes you. I don't mind a challenge, but I hate unfair games with ridiculous difficulty spikes.

roddollente

lol it will be frustrating at first (or maybe all throughout) but it's not cheap. it's not like it's unbeatable. you just have to havee patience and know what you're doing. practice makes perfect, so they say. it will be punishing, i'll tell you that right now. but given lots of practice, you will be able to beat it. and with practice i'm not saying 3 or 4 tries. you will have to die lots of time in this game. and re-try a level lots of times. BUT it doesn't mean it's ghouls and goblins. not THAT hard lol.

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"][QUOTE="heretrix"]

I'm gonna give it a try, but I have to really like the game mechanics if the game is going to be excessivly difficult and punishing. I'm not a fan on spending cash on a game that punishes you. I don't mind a challenge, but I hate unfair games with ridiculous difficulty spikes.

heretrix

[QUOTE="Pariah-"]

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

It's already out and fully voiced in English. You just have to import it.

meluvulongtime8

Yeah, but you can't play with localization users on the Asian version.

I know alot of people are going to buy this so thanks advance. But more than half will quit playing it on day one. Especially if your used to games on the Wii. They don't make games like this anymore and you won't get instant rewards for turning on the game or killing 20 enemy's for an achievement. :lol: Good Luck!

oblivion .. i cant stick to that game and the action looks like theydont havea flow... demon's souls looks more difficult and therealtime battle action rpg looks more structured i would buy demon's souls over oblivion and fallout 3

ahnzz

another AAAe for the PS3 confirmed...

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

It's already out and fully voiced in English. You just have to import it.

Rza_rectah

[QUOTE="Pariah-"]

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

It's already out and fully voiced in English. You just have to import it.

meluvulongtime8

Yeah, but you can't play with localization users on the Asian version.

Wow, This game wasn't on my radar at all until I clicked this thread. I've read 4 reviews and think I may finally have to get a PS3 for this game alone. My only problem is that nothing else for the system really interests me, except maybe Heavy Rain and GoW3. This game looks fantastic though...

Wow, This game wasn't on my radar at all until I clicked this thread. I've read 4 reviews and think I may finally have to get a PS3 for this game alone. My only problem is that nothing else for the system really interests me, except maybe Heavy Rain and GoW3. This game looks fantastic though...

trollop_scat

[QUOTE="Some-Mist"]

[QUOTE="Malta_1980"]

thats bad.. i hope a patch eventuallygets released fixing that... i would like playing the game with friends first..

I admit wasnt interested in the game until a month ago, seems like i'll hate to get the game afterall :)

ultraking

you don't pick who you play with directly off of your friends list, but random people don't join your game to co-op, only to kill you. The Co-Op soul signs will be on the ground at the beginning by each archstone and when you click on one, it gives the username and the stats. So you can sync it up easily to play with some friends via ps3, or you can just pick a random. You can co-op with up to 3 people as well.

yes but you also have to be within 10 levels (or 15 depending on how high of a level you are) to play with that person. You can only co-op and pvp with people + or - 10 levels. sorry it took me so long to reply but this thread JUST showed up in my recent threads along with many others that haven't over the past 3-4 days.

Do any of you guys have it? I enjoy games like Oblivion. Will I like this game? :P

IlovemyAbs

It looks and sounds pretty good...but no EU version? I can only shake my head in disgust, just the kind of game ps3 was lacking and they go all evil stepmom on it.ManicAce

Its supposed to be extremely difficult, so I guess it makes sense that it would be PS3 exclusive- they got the skillz2 pay da billz.

No I'm kidding of course, but someone will inevitably misinterpret that and flame me.

[QUOTE="IlovemyAbs"]

Do any of you guys have it? I enjoy games like Oblivion. Will I like this game? :P

mismajor99