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Demon's Souls (Greatest Hits) - PlayStation 3

Platform : PlayStation 3 |
Rated: Mature
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,604 ratings
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  • Combining the best features of an action game and RPG, you'll slice, smash, shoot, and cast magic.
  • Network features go far beyond any previous RPG, allowing players to leave hints for each other, and replay death scenes.
  • Not merely an add-on feature, multiplayer options are vast and uniquely focused on changing and intensifying the single player experience.
  • The open-ended structure of the game means that there is no single path, but rather a wealth of options.
  • Build exactly the character you want by creating a detailed avatar, nurturing the right stats, and customizing your skills.
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"Beautiful, compelling, and at times unforgiving, Demon's Souls is the hardcore RPG experience PS3 owners have been waiting for since the platform's launch. Revolutionary online features define your adventure like never before, presenting seamless interconnectivity that serves in every instance to enhance the single-player game. Unprecedented in its depth and subtlety, peerless in its relentlessly challenging gameplay, Demon's Souls is the ultimate action RPG.

KEY FEATURES
- Ultimate hardcore RPG challenge
- In this brutal land, death is inevitable, but not final. Combining the best features of an action game and RPG, you'll slice, smash, shoot, and cast magic against some of the most horrible, vicious enemies ever encountered. Are you strong enough to face up to the impossible and win?
- Ground-breaking online capabilities - Network features go far beyond any previous RPG, allowing players to leave hints for each other, replay death scenes, cooperatively revive dead players, or invade and wreak havoc in another's game. Not merely an add-on feature, multiplayer options are vast, and uniquely focused on changing and intensifying the single player experience.
- Freeform and flexible
- The open-ended structure of the game means that there is no single path, but rather a wealth of options. Set your own pace and progress as you like. Build exactly the character you want by creating a detailed avatar, nurturing the right stats, and customizing your skills and equipment."

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
2,604 global ratings

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Customers like the controls, darkness and quality of the video game. They mention that the controls are tight, responsive, and crisp. They appreciate the dark and gloomy environments that complement the gameplay. They also say the game is worth playing through and that it's one of the best fantasy RPGs. Customers also like the graphics, performance, and interactivity. However, some customers have mixed opinions on content and difficulty level.

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388 customers mention342 positive46 negative

Customers generally like the quality of the video game accessories. They say the gameplay and exploration elements are addictive, and the game is one of the best fantasy RPGs ever. They also say it's worth playing through, complex enough that you will find yourself thinking about it, and an immersive, rewarding, and innovative experience that every RPG fan should try. Customers also mention that the game has a nice mix of typical RPG features, and that the sound and story are amazing.

"Gameplay:The sword play makes you feel every hit, block every shot, and think on your toes...." Read more

"...BRIEFLYDemon's Souls is, in my view, one of the best fantasy RPGs that ever came to a game console...." Read more

"...Some of the bosses are fantastic looking and unique, but you dont really get to appreciate them because a death in a fight can cost you a lot of..." Read more

"...At its core, Demon's Souls is an immersive, rewarding, innovative experience that every RPG fan should at least try, especially since it can be..." Read more

92 customers mention79 positive13 negative

Customers like the graphics of the video game. They mention that the level designs are exquisite, the graphics are top notch, and the game looks fantastic. They also appreciate the awesome looking enemies and atmospheric environments.

"...Finally in graphics, the cut scenes are exquisite. They really help you to grasp the extreme scale of what you're about to get killed by...." Read more

"...The graphics and animations are simply breathtaking and, unlike the multi-platform Oblivion where 'fire' and 'smoke' could only be done at the..." Read more

"...The graphics in the game are excellent - the designs and effects are detailed and well-executed, there are plenty of incredible panoramic views..." Read more

"...Some of the bosses are fantastic looking and unique, but you dont really get to appreciate them because a death in a fight can cost you a lot of..." Read more

29 customers mention23 positive6 negative

Customers like the performance of the video game accessories. They mention that it's functional, well-executed, and highly enjoyable. They also say that the digital code worked fine without a hitch, and the controls work well.

"...You can upgrade your weapons to superbly powerful weapons, though I would've liked to be able to combine damage types, say a sword with physical,..." Read more

"...the game are excellent - the designs and effects are detailed and well-executed, there are plenty of incredible panoramic views..." Read more

"...It can be confusing at first but actually works really well. I won't even get started with Light and Dark versions of the world maps!" Read more

"...and often do, find yourself playing for an hour or two with no measurable progress aside from the possibility that your skills have improved by an..." Read more

22 customers mention16 positive6 negative

Customers like the darkness of the game. They say the environments are bleak, dark, and gloomy. They also say the gameplay is complemented by its dark atmosphere, and the graphics have a real dark ages feel. Customers also mention that the visuals do a great job towards portraying a hopeless world.

"...of detail and the use of color makes for some very bleak, dark and gloomy environments all to give you the urgency that you're the last person..." Read more

"...that it's an absolutely gorgeous game and is very dark with a very creepy atmosphere. Well I'm here to say that everything you've heard is true...." Read more

"...It is very DARK!BOSSES: This game specifically deserves a section dedicated to the boss fights...." Read more

"...Most levels are poorly lit and many times the only light to guide you is the glow that comes from an illuminant item on your waste...." Read more

21 customers mention16 positive5 negative

Customers like the controls of the video game. They say the controls are tight, responsive, and simple. They also mention that the graphics are beautiful, the movement of the player is smooth, and the controls enhance the level of tension perfectly.

"...And all is smooth and so well integrated into the game's atmosphere that, in the rare occasions when our PS3 loses its network, all seems..." Read more

"...The combat in this game is the most visceral and fluid experience of any RPG. Every movement you make has weight behind it and requires stamina...." Read more

"...The combat system is deep and the controls are pretty good...." Read more

"...Often the controls are not as smooth as they should be given how punitive this game is, but overall they are suited for the style of game...." Read more

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Customers find the online feature amazing, fantastic, and superb. They also say the online components are great, and the online co-op is good. They mention the online component of the game is different, and unique.

"...The multiplayer mode is simple: you see others in ghost form fighting in their own version of the world you're in...." Read more

"...And all is smooth and so well integrated into the game's atmosphere that, in the rare occasions when our PS3 loses its network, all seems..." Read more

"...The online component of the game is different in that the game worlds of all the players are connected...." Read more

"...the Multiplayer set up is fantastic. Basically you will see "ghosts" moving around you...." Read more

241 customers mention110 positive131 negative

Customers are mixed about the difficulty level. Some mention there's a couple unique and interesting ways to interact with other players, and it's fun to watch players overcome bosses and tricky enemies. They also say the multiplayer is interesting, with a mechanic that's different than most. However, others say the game can be difficult, punishingly difficult, and hard to master. They mention the learning curves are somewhat problematic and the game is not really story-driven.

"...Multiplayer is a nice touch and it's nice to see a game that doesn't revolve solely around a forced multiplayer mode...." Read more

"...Being so hard to master - but not impossible because I won't consider myself a great player - there is a great sense of accomplishment every time a..." Read more

"...The combat in this game is the most visceral and fluid experience of any RPG. Every movement you make has weight behind it and requires stamina...." Read more

"...However, it's also a very unique game - casual gamers, people who dislike losing repeatedly, and people who want to play with people they know in..." Read more

49 customers mention24 positive25 negative

Customers are mixed about the content. Some say the game doesn't trick you by unreasonable attacks, it's hardcore, and brutal, but equally rewarding in the end. They also mention that the game is very unforgiving, so casual player be warned. They say that each death makes the game harder as enemies you previously easily defeated.

"...thing that is seldom mentioned is that you do have the ability to get your lost souls back...." Read more

"...The game does involve a lot of dying on your part, some of it is even required, because certain situations are only created due to you dying...." Read more

"...The sound is great, being distinctly atmospheric while also serving as a warning...." Read more

"...Even though the enemies are designed well, they are too unforgiving, and can "cheese" (kill by trapping or striking at unfortunate moments) the..." Read more

Perfect Condition, A True Masterpiece
5 Stars
Perfect Condition, A True Masterpiece
For a game that was released in 2009, even today, 11 years later, its influence on gaming holds. The spawn of the "Souls Like" game type started a wave of gamers seeking challenge, mystery, and fleshed out lore.Graphics: Time has not been kind to Demon's Souls, the current and next generation of gamings graphical advances puts the blurry, pixel graphics of 2009 to shame, especially with Demon's Souls. What it lacks in graphics, it makes up for in world-building and detail. You feel like you're in a foreign, far away land of years past. The setting of each area is thematic, based off of one of the powerful beings controlled by the demons.Gameplay: The groundbreaking third-person defensive-oriented gameplay feels just as smooth as the Dark Souls remaster that came out in 2019. If it isn't broken, don't fix it as they say. The fluidity shines in this installment.Overall: This work is a true masterpiece, something that will be remembered for many years to come, especially with the upcoming remake.
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D. Elston
5.0 out of 5 stars No wimps allowed. Challenging yet simple make for addictive and innovative gameplay. This game will suck you in.
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2009
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Edition: StandardVerified Purchase
Gameplay:

The sword play makes you feel every hit, block every shot, and think on your toes. The simple buttons i.e. L1/2 are your left arm and the opposite for your right arm makes for intuitive action. The biggest issue that made me want to review this game is the question of the difficulty. While I will agree that this game has its challenging parts, I DO NOT agree that it is as hard as everyone has made it out to be. Okay, yes, you lose your "money" when you die. But it was your fault. Pretty much every time I die in this game was due to me resorting to spamming attacks or something that burns stamina, not cheapness, not the all to commonly said impossible difficulty that has so many people shying away from this game. In reality it's not THAT hard, it just take patience. When I die, it was because at one point I decided I'm going to keep going and push the limits instead of return to the Nexus and cash in on my hard fought souls. The other thing that is seldom mentioned is that you do have the ability to get your lost souls back. All you have to do is get back to your spot of death and voila. Yeah you have to re-fight all the monsters, but you did that before and you can do it again. Seriously people, man-up.

As for being an RPG, it's definitely got the parts that I like. You can upgrade your weapons to superbly powerful weapons, though I would've liked to be able to combine damage types, say a sword with physical, fire and magic damage. Also, while I've only had experience in my first play through, the armor seems to be next to pointless. The fact that most bosses can kill or severely injure you in single hit made me value speed and agility over heavy armor. I did really appreciate how every piece of armor, and every weapon actually makes your character look physically different. This as opposed to other games where you may change your armor from something like "leather armor" to "Godly armor of supreme awesomeness" and your avatar still appears the same. Nice touch.

Graphics:

Compared to some, it's not the BEST, but they are excellent in my opinion. What this game does do well is detail of the environment and the worlds you encounter. Boletaria Palace is hugely immense in passageways and rooftops...someone with an architecture degree in castle design must have been on Atlus' development team. The level of detail and the use of color makes for some very bleak, dark and gloomy environments all to give you the urgency that you're the last person available to do the job. The environments are very rich and deserve huge props.

Secondly in graphics, the character models are very very impressive. Each character, NPC enemy type and boss have their own unique details, animations and patterns that make the game all the better. I actually sort of enjoy the loading screens when traveling between worlds because you're shown a larger character model of the various NPCs.

Finally in graphics, the cut scenes are exquisite. They really help you to grasp the extreme scale of what you're about to get killed by. No seriously. I pretty much entered the fog of a boss with the intention of getting totally slaughtered; one could only hope to learn of a weak spot before death.

Sound:

The sound is a love hate thing for me. Sound, in my opinion, can make or break a game. I loved how the sound effects in this game are pretty much exactly what I would have imagined a sword hitting a shield, or a crossbow bolt being fired would sound like. However, the music is a bit repetitive for my taste, it's really not noticeable. While I wouldn't advocate they use some high energy rock or techno (reference the film Knights Tale if you don't believe me), it seemed a bit forgettable in terms of style. At the same time, the music does help to draw attention to the loneliness that one must feel trying to save EVERYONE from a horde of demons. This is a source of my lower than perfect score.

Replay Value:

In short, I will be playing this through numerous times before my PS3 decides to die. It allows you to continue with your character into a harder mode called NewGame+ where you start over with all your gear, soul levels etc. and try to become even more of a champion. In fact, to get the platinum trophy, you must go into NewGame+++ (I believe) which may qualify some to borderline obsession.

Multiplayer:

While I personally don't play games for their MP modes, this one was nice in that I don't have to own a PS3 keyboard to enjoy it and I don't REALLY have to put up with all the sub-12-yearolds that only know four-letter words, and racial slurs. The multiplayer mode is simple: you see others in ghost form fighting in their own version of the world you're in. While you may be standing still enjoying a breather, they may be getting their shield handed to them by something lurking up ahead. You'll know if their blood spot appears at your feet. When you see blood spots, (and they're everywhere) you can watch and see them in action before their inevitable death. Some can be a bit humorous in fact. Additionally, you have the option to invade others worlds as a demon, or be invaded by others for a bit of PVP. Be on your toes.

All-in-All:

I would have liked to give this a 4.5 stars, because it's certainly not perfect, but as truly enjoy the game, I will give it 5 stars. This is because of the innovative gameplay, the excellent graphics and the RPG aspects. Multiplayer is a nice touch and it's nice to see a game that doesn't revolve solely around a forced multiplayer mode. The difficulty is high, but not nearly as hard as made out to be. What's better is you will actually feel that long lost sense of "gamer's accomplishment" while removing your weapon from the chest of a boss that's handed it to you a few times before. It's a game that will drag you in and frankly save you money because you probably won't be able to take your eyes off it until you're done...many many hours later. Here's to hoping for a sequel!
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Cthulhu
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantasy RPG Dream Come True - seriously
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2010
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Edition: StandardVerified Purchase
INTRODUCTION - SETTING THE MOOD

Hey, I apologize in advance for the super-long review but this is an immense game so maybe it deserves a long review. I'll see if I can abbreviate it a little but I'm afraid it will stay 'long' no matter what I do.

Hmmm... I worked so hard to bring my beloved Uchigatana to a +6 but now Ben, Bladwin's brother - they are both blacksmiths - suggests that I give it to him and he's going to make a Crescent Uchigatana +1 out of it. A PLUS ONE out of my +6? Yes, my kids advise, go for it. While it's true that the Plus One Crescent does only 75 damage vs. my +6's 153, my current level of magic 35 should add at least 92 points of magic attack to the physical damage and, with the help of a few dozen Darkmoon stones (lots of Grim Reapers had to die for me to harvest them) and less than 10,000 souls (a bargain) I can immediately upgrade it to Crescent +3 and with THAT weapon, my friends, it only takes one quick slash to dispose of a silver skeleton and I can do away more than half a dozen low-level zombies with one swing. And, did I mention that it will slowly restore my MP (magic points) while I'm wearing it so I don't really need to keep the Fragrant Ring on and I could use the Sharp Magic ring instead to further boosts my magic strengths including Uchigatana's power but, true, it WILL lower my magic defenses. Or use the Thieves' Ring while in Queen's Tower prison so that the lovely bell-ringing octopus-head prison guards (good looking girls with a passion for electrocuting and stabbing while hugging you tight) won't notice me. And the Thieves' Ring seems to do well with those giant flying stingrays. They do notice me eventually but it makes them less vigilant so there are fewer of those 15-foot long, self-homing spikes they keep shooting at me when they get angry or suspicious.

Did I say too much? Then, let me say this. Granted, I'm a slow player because I really like to enjoy my games so maybe this is not typical but, after almost 100 hours of play, I'm probably 20-30% into the FIRST round of playing. It's true - after you finish the game, you get to play it again as it gets even harder.

BRIEFLY

Demon's Souls is, in my view, one of the best fantasy RPGs that ever came to a game console. If you don't mind stabbing, slashing, shooting, cleaving, crushing, tearing, punching, scratching, infecting, slicing, burning or poisoning your enemies (and have the same thing done to you) and watching them die as they bleed, scream, decompose and sometimes howl in agony or even beg for mercy. And you'll be facing several classes of zombies, gargoyles, giant flying stingrays, knights in shining or all-black armors swinging what you could safely call 'weapons of mass destrctions' in the shape of ten-foot long meat cleavers at you, leeches, rats, blobs with shields on top of them, daemons of all shapes an sizes, grim rippers, octopus-headed ladies, immensely powerful fire-breathing dragons, giant steel spiders, huge worms with human faces.

Coming from someone who's played the Ultima series way back in the 80's and who's still waiting for the next in the Scrolls of the Elders, having enjoyed Oblivion more than any other console RPG, saying that Demon's Souls is 'awesome' should mean something. But, I was trying to briefly describe the game so, here it is, the story line in a paragraph, as dark and impossibly complicated as it could possibly come out of Japan. A king attempts to keep his kingdom - Boletaria - prosperous by means of some dark rituals involving the consumption of souls which, eventually, awakens the Old One, a great demon whose awakening unleashes lesser but still immensely powerful demons who quickly begin feasting on the regular people souls themselves while the kingdom is enveloped by a mysterious fog, isolating it from the rest of the world. None but one who went into the fog ever returned and that one told the story - everyone in Boletaria is now insane and, unless someone does something, the fog is likely to spread and envelop the entire world. And that's where you, the player, get involved so your mission is to talk the Old One into going back to sleep and maybe save the world.

MY EVALUATION

It's strange how a game that's so unforgiving and that requires you to fight so many battles again and again until you achieve perfection - only to have to fight them some more - can become so addictive and almost obsessively so. There are three gamers in our family and not only do we wait for our turns but we watch each other playing, share 'funny stories' and tips involving gameplay and lose a lot of sleep when we can afford it and sometimes when we can't. It's probably illogical but, having to fight the same battles many times is not only immersive but it's actually fun and rewarding. On the third or fourth try you know exactly how to defeat the Grim Reaper and you know each individual Gargoyle's style and capabilities and you can play each battle in many different ways by slightly changing your tactics and strategies and the weapons you use until you achieve the perfect stab or slash or cast your spell at the time and place needed for it to hit the mark and to maximum damage. The only thing... before you get to the Grim Reaper you must first annihilate a few dozen other enemies, every single time.

And did I mention that that worlds of Boletaria are simply Awesome? Exploration and discovery are a joy in this game only balanced by the overwhelming sense of fear, dread and desolation oozing out of it. Most of your enemies don't only die when you dispose of them, but they go screaming, screeching or howling. Their bodies bleed and, through the controller, you can almost feel the the flesh tearing apart or stabbed by your blade or their armor breaking into pieces.

Being so hard to master - but not impossible because I won't consider myself a great player - there is a great sense of accomplishment every time a new boss is defeated, a weapon is upgraded and tried out in the field or a new location is conquered.

I can't give too much praise to the online play elements. You are NEVER alone in Demon's Souls. Other players can watch you and you can see their ghostly outlines as they play. You can leave messages to warn others of dangers and... you can see how they die or sometimes commit suicide. You can help others and sometimes you must defend yourself from those attempting to invade your world and destroy you. And all is smooth and so well integrated into the game's atmosphere that, in the rare occasions when our PS3 loses its network, all seems disturbingly quiet and lonely.

While nothing is perfect and nothing can be perfect and without having finished the game yet, I would say that Demon's Souls is without a doubt a top RPG for the PS3 platform.

GAMESPACE

You act in 5 'worlds' or locations: the Boletarian Palace, the Stonefang Tunnel, the Tower of Latria, the Shrine of Storms and the Valley of Defilement and you can cross from one world into another via the Nexus, a safe space, to the extent that anything built on top of the Old One can be safe, where you do most housekeeping chores. You can move relatively freely inside each world to the extent that you don't mind fighting... everybody all the time and there are gates that take you farther (usually deeper) into the worlds IF you manage to defeat the bosses guarding them.

Along the way, and usually following a fight, you find weapons and armor or items that may help you upgrade your weapons or armor and you decide how to manage your possessions but the main currency in the worlds of Boletaria is now 'souls'. Everyone is after them and the only way you can survive is to get them, usually by killing your opponents and to spend them on things that you need.

But this is only scratching the surface. Your eventual goal is to calm down the Old One by defeating and killing the demons that feed him souls and, as expected, this is not exactly a walk in the woods. How about a walk in swamps infested by some of the most foul and poisonous and or disease spreading critters you could never imagine? Or exploring deep and dark tunnels where ghosts and Grim Reapers live, or some immense prison where all have lost their minds and the warden ladies wear tentacles on their heads? Or a mine where... you guessed it right, everyone is insane and they keep acting as if they were working but they will always take a break so that they can chase you around, throw some fireballs at you or drop boulders the size of trucks on you? And if you think that the 'surface' is safer, think huge dragons capable of completely incinerating your with one casual sneeze, or armored and well-armed skeletons always in a bad mood.

GAMEPLAY

After you create your character - name, gender, class, looks - you start with very little but, as you gather souls, you pay the blind lady who doesn't look like much but almost everything here is deceiving and she will raise your soul level, allowing you to improve on ability: vitality, endurance, strength, intelligence, magic, faith, dexterity, luck and you will need these abilities to be able to cast spells use certain weapons and generally survive in a world in which there are very few you could call 'friends'.

You progress by improving yourself and your weapons and defeating the various bosses. Doing so is important because the bosses block access to areas where... the next boss can be found.

Once you get killed, something that happens often, you lose the souls that you accumulated and wake up in the Nexus in 'soul form'. And there are ways to regain your body, usually by defeating a boss or... HELPING someone else defeat a boss but acting in human form must be a well-thought decisions. You do have more 'health points' as a 'body' but you are also weaker and while in a body form your world is open to invasion from other players out there. They can show up and kill you and, every time you die (or when you do bad things) the world you died in turns a little 'darker'. And the darker the world, the tougher your opponents become and... you are more likely to find 'good stuff'.

While in 'soul' form, you can volunteer to help other players defeat bosses or simply ride along with them. The reward is that you are revived in body form if, when summoned, you help the other player defeat a boss or maybe defeat an invader who teleported into his world to kill him.

Now, just to make it all a lot more fun, while you are online, the makers of Demon's Souls have the ability to control the so-called 'world tendency' in each of the five worlds, independently of your own actions so a pure-white world may suddenly turn darker and more dangerous or vice-versa.

And this is not all. While playing, you can see the 'blood stains' of the heroes who died on that particular spot. You touch it and you see the last seconds that preceded that hero's death. And you can leave messages to warn others and, you can see in real time, the ghostly images of other players fighting monsters or just running around as you are minding your own business.

And, of course, every time you leave a world for the safety of the Nexus, ALMOST everything other than the bosses and some of the NPCs resets and respawns. So you will be fighting the same battles over and over and over again, using different tactocs, improving your skills until you approach perfection and achieve elegance.

And... how about whole the game resetting itself? It's true, or so I heard that, after you complete the game you can retain some of your hard-earned possessions and skills and go for an 'encore' but a bit harder this time.

THE PAIN FACTOR

This is one of the most brutal and unforgiving games I've ever played. And I'm not talking about the slaying of zombies or slimy creatures at almost every turn and having to do it repeatedly. Demon's Souls is unforgiving to the player because nothing but complete dedication and near-perfection would do.

The tutorial is probably the threshold that's the hardest to cross. You start weak and almost unarmed and you mission is not only to survive - which, if you are successful, you won't - but also to defeat a mysterious monster that's almost nothing but slime, near-impenetrable armor and dozens of extra-long spears and do it in near-complete darkness. Saying that it's frustrating it's an understatement. I would have given up if it weren't for my kids who won their first victory before I did and motivated me to continue.

And the hardship continues and only grows after that. Unlike most other games, you can't just save once you defeat an opponent and establish a safe point to restart from. You are in that world until you are killed and lose your hard-earned souls or you return to the Nexus on your own but, remember, every time you come back from the Nexus, all the monsters you killed except for the bosses are there challenging you again and you have to kill them again. But, not everything resets itself completely. Usually 'the good stuff' only presents to you once or twice, IF you are lucky but the bad guys are always there to challenge you again and, if the world turns dark on you, to maybe slice you and dice you a few times before you develop some new and better tactics to defeat them for the 100th time again.

VIOLENCE

I believe I mentioned this all throughout my review but maybe the level of violence merits its own heading. There is A LOT of it in this game and all of it is graphic. I believe there is a setting that would hide 'bleeding' but with or without that, there was a reason it was rated 'M' as in 'mature'. So, anyone who doesn't feel comfortable about killing tens of thousands of soulless, computer generated creatures, don't buy this game.

TECHNICAL MERIT

Demon's Souls was made for the PS3 exclusively and it shows. The graphics and animations are simply breathtaking and, unlike the multi-platform Oblivion where 'fire' and 'smoke' could only be done at the expense of slowing everything to a crawl and the objects in the the distance became usually blurred, the world of Demon's Souls is almost always crisp and responsive visually, it rarely skips a frame and it never slows down, even when dozens of characters are present and moving independently on the screen.

Add to the above some of the most realistic sound effects and 'break and shatter' graphics, with the audio-visual experience enhanced by the controller perfectly synchronize vibrations that allow you to 'feel' the blows as your shield blocks them.

Unlike many other RPG worlds where a lot of the landscape and the dungeons are cookie-cutter reassemblies of a limited number of elements, the world of Boletaria appears to be fully, uniquely custom-designed. Very little repeats and every new location you discover is different and usually surprisingly different from anything else in the game.

FIVE STARS

On a 1-100 scale, I would rate Demon's Souls as a 95+. The game is remarkably bug free and the instances where characters do silly things because they can't climb a boulder or can't make a turn are rare enough for the game to stay immersive. I already know that I'll be spending more hours on Demon's Souls than on any other PS3 RPG or any other type of games I own so far.

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Jonathan
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente juego de la saga souls
Reviewed in Mexico on August 16, 2021
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Edition: StandardVerified Purchase
El juego me llego en buen estado, y por un momento pensé que me llegaría con la etiqueta mexicana, pero no, tranquilos chicos, me llego con la versión americana, y sin etiquetado, lo he ripeado para usarlo en el emulador de PS3, el RPCS3, como no tengo la PS5 para jugar su hermoso remake, no esta de mas jugar el original, la experiencia de jugarlo ahí es cómodo, mas cuando lo aplicas con el parche de 60 FPS para que sea mas disfrutable, eso si, el juego viene en ingles, no en español (eso seria para la versión europea, la de Bandai Namco)
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Jonathan
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente juego de la saga souls
Reviewed in Mexico on August 16, 2021
El juego me llego en buen estado, y por un momento pensé que me llegaría con la etiqueta mexicana, pero no, tranquilos chicos, me llego con la versión americana, y sin etiquetado, lo he ripeado para usarlo en el emulador de PS3, el RPCS3, como no tengo la PS5 para jugar su hermoso remake, no esta de mas jugar el original, la experiencia de jugarlo ahí es cómodo, mas cuando lo aplicas con el parche de 60 FPS para que sea mas disfrutable, eso si, el juego viene en ingles, no en español (eso seria para la versión europea, la de Bandai Namco)
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Otávio Antonio Caniato
5.0 out of 5 stars Um clássico atemporal.
Reviewed in Brazil on July 17, 2021
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Edition: StandardVerified Purchase
Um clássico atemporal, o original de PS3 não perde qualidade, por mais que seja o mais velhinho na criação da From Software. O papai dos souls-like é tudo aquilo que você pode esperar: uma aventura cheia de atmosfera, melancolia, imersão, frustração e realização.
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Giovanni
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfettamente funzionante
Reviewed in Italy on January 5, 2024
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Edition: StandardVerified Purchase
Questa è ovviamente la versione statunitense, quindi il gioco si avvierà in inglese da solo, nel caso in cui qualche italiano volesse valutare l'acquisto.
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Joan
5.0 out of 5 stars Genial !!
Reviewed in Spain on September 11, 2023
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Edition: StandardVerified Purchase
Todo perfecto !!
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Alken74
5.0 out of 5 stars Bien reçu et il marche
Reviewed in France on June 1, 2022
Platform For Display: PlayStation 3Edition: StandardVerified Purchase
Démon's souls version anglaise uniquement (voix et sous titre) , le jeu tourne bien... Je peux enfin jouer à Demon's souls en attendant d'avoir un jour peut être une PS5
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