Zero Punctuation reviews Demon's Souls

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1321-Demons-Souls

Watching it atm

Edit: Just finished watching it.It was too hard for him :P

WOW, yatzee picking up on a JRPG and a extremely unique one at that.

albeit imho it plays as just another action game with extremely well done hit/weapon detection
For someone who almost exclusively played WoW since its release, Demon's Souls was not hard at all and there are a ton of similaritys beyond the surface.

This one was good. His recent videos have been sort of lukeworm but this one hurt my ribs. I agree with everything he pointed out in the video but it's what makes it so much fun.

Pancake lady, lol.

'Real gamers have no friends'
:lol:

If any non DS owners are wonder how far he got before the game frustrated him off

He just beat the introduction level (1 section out of 21) this takes 1-2 hours for first timers.
After that he managed to get very close to the boss area of a 2nd section but the guards there are very tough for someone who just came from the intro level and the boss even more so.

If any non DS owners are wonder how far he got before the game frustrated him off

He just beat the introduction level (1 section out of 21) this takes 1-2 hours for first timers.
After that he managed to get very close to the boss area of a 2nd section but the guards there are very tough for someone who just came from the intro level and the boss even more so.

hot114

His best work yet ROFL.

Got spanked by Demon's Souls.

[QUOTE="hot114"]

If any non DS owners are wonder how far he got before the game frustrated him off

He just beat the introduction level (1 section out of 21) this takes 1-2 hours for first timers.
After that he managed to get very close to the boss area of a 2nd section but the guards there are very tough for someone who just came from the intro level and the boss even more so.

Jandurin

WOW, yatzee picking up on a JRPG and a extremely unique one at that.

hot114

DS is great..but it's pretty much just king's field in 3rd person and HD.

That was what, 600 arrows later? xD I didn't kill him till I had a strong bow... the white bow (not THE strongest but still strong). It took me about 300 arrows lol.zero_snake99

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="hot114"]

If any non DS owners are wonder how far he got before the game frustrated him off

He just beat the introduction level (1 section out of 21) this takes 1-2 hours for first timers.
After that he managed to get very close to the boss area of a 2nd section but the guards there are very tough for someone who just came from the intro level and the boss even more so.

zero_snake99

It takes about 150 arrows to kill the red dragon with a compound long bow +3 or a sticky +4, assuming first playthrough and you're hitting it every time it makes a pass.

[QUOTE="hot114"]

If any non DS owners are wonder how far he got before the game frustrated him off

He just beat the introduction level (1 section out of 21) this takes 1-2 hours for first timers.
After that he managed to get very close to the boss area of a 2nd section but the guards there are very tough for someone who just came from the intro level and the boss even more so.

Jandurin

[QUOTE="zero_snake99"] the white bow (not THE strongest but still strong). It took me about 300 arrows lol.

Gxgear

It takes about 150 arrows to kill the red dragon with a compound long bow +3 or a sticky +4, assuming first playthrough and you're hitting it every time it makes a pass.

Man, your characters must have used the bow more often. I didn't use the bow until halfway through the game =Pzero_snake99

Also you run significantly faster while below 25% weight, giving alot more slack on timing the dragon breaths Just make sure you're character can chainroll to comfirm its below 25% just figured i'd throw that in while were ontopic

hot114

[QUOTE="zero_snake99"]Man, your characters must have used the bow more often. I didn't use the bow until halfway through the game =PJandurin

Also you run significantly faster while below 25% weight, giving alot more slack on timing the dragon breaths Just make sure you're character can chainroll to comfirm its below 25% just figured i'd throw that in while were ontopic

hot114

I couldn't keep my equip burden below 50% (unless I go naked), let alone 25%.:(

... Its not that hard....

I couldn't keep my equip burden below 50% (unless I go naked), let alone 25%.:(

Gxgear

[QUOTE="Gxgear"]

I couldn't keep my equip burden below 50% (unless I go naked), let alone 25%.:(

Jandurin

It is highly recomended to get endurance to 40 as early as possiblehot114

[QUOTE="Gxgear"]

I couldn't keep my equip burden below 50% (unless I go naked), let alone 25%.:(

Jandurin

END. There's no point of increasing it past 40 though since your stamina becomes maxed at 160 and all you're getting out of the stat is defense (which all stats give), resistance (useless imo), and the aformentioned equip burden.

I guess the ring would have put me under 50%, but I stuck with thief's ring/cling ring combo for the most part, with the occasional clever rat's ring for black phantoms and herculean strength to pick up extra goodies.

His review was funny, but really, unless you are some kinda gaming noob, It's not THAT hard of a game. Unforgiving of stupidity, maybe, but it's not like you just instantly die for no reason. At least, not in the stage and a half that he played before calling it quits. I've not finished it, by any means (killed Phalanx, Tower Knight, Armor Spider, Flamelurker, and Adjucator on a rental, the rest have to wait till i open my Christmas gifts), but so far it's one of my top games this gen.

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="Gxgear"]

I couldn't keep my equip burden below 50% (unless I go naked), let alone 25%.:(

hot114

I prefer my +10 PFS(overused I know) or +5 Dark silver shield.

Since I play mostly in offline mode chain rolling wasn't as important to me.

I guess the ring would have put me under 50%, but I stuck with thief's ring/cling ring combo for the most part, with the occasional clever rat's ring for black phantoms and herculean strength to pick up extra goodies.

Gxgear

sounds like he should've played Royal.

sounds like he should've played Royal.

Shinobishyguy

that's no fun

wow I laughed so hard...

especially at the "dodge" comment

lol world 1-2 then he gave up... >.>

I wish I could see the expression on his face when he encounters the tower knight and has to restart the level from scratch just to reach it again. :P

Nice, he stopped playing where I stopped playing, didn't really feel like playing the game and stopped at the same spot after making the exact same mistakes he did. :P

Terrible review. He dose not mention Blue or Black Phantoms for a start. Blue Phantoms are other players you can summon to HELP you through a level or protect you from, Black Phantoms who are players who have invaded your current world with the intention of killing you. What a Numpty.

Not only that you can regain your life bar by not only defeating bosses but by also using Stone of Epheral eyes < Spelling.

Terrible review. He dose not mention Blue or Black Phantoms for a start. Blue Phantoms are other players you can summon to HELP you through a level or protect you from, Black Phantoms who are players who have invaded your current world with the intention of killing you. What a Numpty.

Not only that you can regain your life bar by not only defeating bosses but by also using Stone of Epheral eyes Spelling.

Terrible review. He dose not mention Blue or Black Phantoms for a start. Blue Phantoms are other players you can summon to HELP you through a level or protect you from, Black Phantoms who are players who have invaded your current world with the intention of killing you. What a Numpty.

Not only that you can regain your life bar by not only defeating bosses but by also using Stone of Epheral eyes Spelling.

Yeah lol.. I tried playing demons souls.. But when a game is hard to the point where it isn't fun is where I stop playing. I mean it wasn't like hard to where I felt it was still fair it felt really cheap like I had no chance and that its going to kill me regardless so that I know where that enemy who killed me was so I hopefully might avoid it the second time only to be killed 2 seconds after I make it past him.

Maybe its the Ten Hour damn shift i just did talking. jwsoul

Yeah lol.. I tried playing demons souls.. But when a game is hard to the point where it isn't fun is where I stop playing. I mean it wasn't like hard to where I felt it was still fair it felt really cheap like I had no chance and that its going to kill me regardless so that I know where that enemy who killed me was so I hopefully might avoid it the second time only to be killed 2 seconds after I make it past him.

VendettaRed07

PAUSE?!?! WHAT KINDA F ARE YOU? best line in the review.Human-after-all

The first playthrough can be frustrating for some, for example, I played the first time offline so I didn't get any hints and actually thought that I had to kill that red knight in 1-1. You can only guess what happened to me. After beating the game and then NG+, i decided to make another character and start again, I faced the red knight again with a soul level 4 and was able to kill him easier than I thought. So yea, after 1 or 2 playthroughs the game gets very easy.

Best and funniest review he's done all year. I lol'ed.

Wow. I guess it was just too hard for him lol.

Good review. Made me laugh.

I always liked his reviews!