Demon's Souls

[Macabre]

Surprised no thread has been made for Demon's Souls yet. It's an Action RPG for the PS3. It has been given very good reviews by several gaming websites.
Here are two, from GT and Gamespot:
Demon's Souls: Reviews, Trailers, and Interviews
Demon's Souls Review for PlayStation 3 - GameSpot

[Agoraphobia]

Been looking forward to it since February.

WILL GET.

[Nevermore]

I'll probably get it later on. Too many other games take priority for me to get this one right now.

[Leonard]

It really looks quite freakishly hard.

But the really frustrating kind of hard, where your character is just so damn disadvantaged. D:

[Mastermind]

I might get it in the future at a lower price. UC2 and MW2 are the only guaranteed purchases for the rest of '09.

[Square Ninja]

I just bought Demon's Souls today. This game is fuckhard. It's kind of like Monster Hunter, only even less forgiving. The game very much encourages the player to think out their actions, and if there is ever a time you let your guard down you die a very grisly death.

...but it's incredibly rewarding. More to come as I play it.

[╬ProperArtist╬]

Originally Posted by Square Ninja

I just bought Demon's Souls today. This game is fuckhard. It's kind of like Monster Hunter, only even less forgiving. The game very much encourages the player to think out their actions, and if there is ever a time you let your guard down you die a very grisly death.

...but it's incredibly rewarding. More to come as I play it.

Yeah this is one of the big reasons I want this game.
Alas I'm waiting for Uncharted 2 then I'm gonna pick this up, just because I want to play a little bit of that first because I know as soon as I start playing Demon Souls I won't stop until I beat it.

I think I'm just gonna import the Chinese English version, because most of my Jtv friends have it imported already and I'd much rather play with them.
Unless some of you are going to get the game I won't be picking up the North American version.


I'm a little worried that this'll be another sleeper hit cause barely anyone's talking about this game, what with the ODST's, Uncharted 2's, Modern Warefare 2 and Brutal Legend games coming out. I haven't even seen a commercial for it and it's getting really good reviews. Sadly they probably won't make any sort of sequel for that reason, plus most people probably won't buy it cause it's "too hard".

[Mastermind]

If you're talking about Uncharted, why would you import it when it comes out next week? If you're referring to Demon's Souls, if it's already out, why import it?

[Nevermore]

Originally Posted by Mastermind

If you're talking about Uncharted, why would you import it when it comes out next week? If you're referring to Demon's Souls, if it's already out, why import it?

Originally Posted by ╬ProperArtist╬

I think I'm just gonna import the Chinese English version, because most of my Jtv friends have it imported already and I'd much rather play with them.

^ This

[Mastermind]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

^ This

Doesn't really answer anything. One game's already out while the other will be here within a week's time.

[Nevermore]

Originally Posted by Mastermind

Doesn't really answer anything. One game's already out while the other will be here within a week's time.

It's not about when it comes out. He wants to use the same version as his friends so that he can play with them. Now, I don't know if it really mattered which version he got; but that's the reasoning (unless I'm reading his post wrong).

[╬ProperArtist╬]

Originally Posted by Mastermind

If you're talking about Uncharted, why would you import it when it comes out next week? If you're referring to Demon's Souls, if it's already out, why import it?

Originally Posted by Mastermind

Doesn't really answer anything. One game's already out while the other will be here within a week's time.

The Asian and North American servers are different, meaning if I got the NA version I wouldn't be able to play with my friends on JustinTV who're already pretty good at the game.
Ergo I'm gonna import the Chinese English version, plus no one I know here more than likely is getting the game so why get the version which has me co-oping with less friends?

[Mastermind]

Originally Posted by ╬ProperArtist╬

The Asian and North American servers are different, meaning if I got the NA version I wouldn't be able to play with my friends on JustinTV who're already pretty good at the game.
Ergo I'm gonna import the Chinese English version, plus no one I know here more than likely is getting the game so why get the version which has me co-oping with less friends?

That thought occurred to me, but I wasn't sure whether or not your NA PSN would would just redirect to the NA servers, if that makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up.

[╬ProperArtist╬]

Originally Posted by Mastermind

That thought occurred to me, but I wasn't sure whether or not your NA PSN would would just redirect to the NA servers, if that makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up.

I thought that might happen to but all my friends haven't been redirected so it's all good.

[Square Ninja]

i don't have the internet on my ps3

...but this game is ballin'. I started fresh with a new character after I played for a few hours. I went with a Soldier this time, because a swashbuckling Magician wasn't going too well for me. Melee combat is much more forgiving with that setup, what with all that armor and health.

Turns out spears are pretty dirtball in this game. They're one of two weapons that let you attack while blocking, do great damage, pierce armor well, and have mad range for being so quick. My only problem with the weapons so far is that ranged weaponry seems woefully underpowered, then again I've only come across crossbows so far.

The fundamental gameplay is just done very well. The controls are fantastic, and the game forces the player to calculate each move. What's really cool is that while you can "level up," you don't have to to beat the game. Your success depends entirely upon your skills and wit.