Demons Souls

[Pedro Del Mar]

Hi,

Had Demons Souls delivered yesterday. Read loads of hype about it being amazing, yet frustrating and very difficult but incredibly rewarding if you have the patience to see it through. Not actually had time to load it up and give it a go yet. Anyone else have the pleasure yet and what are your thoughts?

Cheers
Crooksy.

 

[Devil's Advocate]

I haven't played it, but it got rave reviews. The screenshots and videos I saw looked brilliant.

And yes, by all accounts, it is a ludicrously difficult game. But that's supposed to be part of the appeal.

 

[Cayal]

Great game but damn hard, though not as hard as advertised. I also got a little lucky, they have some days/weeks where it is easier or harder. I got through 2 or 3 bosses on the Winter Solstice which made it easier.

 

[biodroid]

Can't wait for this to be released in my country.

 

[Pedro Del Mar]

Had a quick go, only for a few mins and does seem very good

 

[Pedro Del Mar]

Can't put the thing down - been playing it for weeks anow and have to say it's very addictive!

 

[R M Tobias]

might have to grab it.

 

[Pedro Del Mar]

Started playing Assassins Creed 2 last night - very impressive so far

 

[CyBeR]

Playing 'Demon's Souls' right now, on and off since I've a tone of work to take care of for college. Damn fun game really...with all the frustrations.

I've just finished the whole of Stonefang Tunnels, defeated the God and was baffled by how easy it was compared with the Fireluker battle beforehand.
Also killed the Adjudicator, although that was a really funny battle as to how simple it was if you were a melee type.
Right now I'm making my way through world 1-3 and I really really could use some online play now since I've fallen in one too many traps so far over there.

 

[CyBeR]

Just finished the game TODAY (long story short, lost saves back in December, couldn't muster the will to start over until recently).
35 hours of battles, grinding, farming and enjoying the best RPG experience in recent years.

 

[Pedro Del Mar]

Agreed, absolutely amazing game, took me a while to finish it but well worth the effort

 

[Lemmy]

*looks at his Demon's Soul cover and wondering if he should try it*

 

[Jake Reynolds]

Definiotely worth a try if you like your rpgs. Can be very repetitive (in that that there ar eseveral levels you will play over and over for souls etc), but a very good play nonetheless. And with Dark Souls announced for release later this year, it could be a good chance to familiarise yourself with the style, since you will be buying Dark Souls. It looks frickin great.

Dark Souls gets official announcement - Eurogamer Videos | Eurogamer.net

 

[CyBeR]

Lemmy, if you do decide to start out, do post here. There are a few tips and tricks a beginner should really know so that the game may not be too unforgiving. This is one game where there is really no shame in asking.

I've started on my NG+ playthrough now and am finding that the difficulty scales a lot more this time around. It's a pain to go through world 4 now since those bastards eat up HP like nobody's business (and my hinney is metal plated with Brushwood armor) and soak up damage like you wouldn't believe (Dragon Sword +5). But still damn addictive and damn fun. NG+ really feels like I'm playing the game for the first time and I need to relearn the skills I've dropped once I was too powerful for NG.

Dubrech > I am so excited about Dark Souls like only a new Legacy of Kain game could make me (my all time favorite game is Soul Reaver 2). If they build up on this already exciting world and on the combat system, that will be one of the greatest RPGs ever produced.
Who said RPG games for consoles need to be watered down to be any good?

 

[Lemmy]

Thanks, I'll give it a try this weekend. I've been too busy with Ratchet & Clank: A crack in time to play something else, even if Crack in time wasn't particullary good. It's not a bad game, but it's just the first one all over again with new levels, weapons and enemies. Sigh...

Anyway, I'll try Demon's Soul tomorrow and let you know how it went.

 

[CyBeR]

If you're just starting out keep well away from the Royalty class, or the Wanderer. Starting stats and equipment are ****.

Instead a Knight or Soldier does well in the first few level. The Knight in particular sports a rather good set of armor that would be quite hard to get during the game. It's also about the best one (defense wise) that you can get outside of a Gloom Armor or Brushwood Armor.

 

[Lemmy]

Gah, my girlfriend showed up with a six-pack of beer in one hand, Crysis 2 in the other and a weird look in her eyes. Geez, don't you hate it when stuff like this happens? Guess I gotta put Demon's Soul on hold for a while longer. Oh, well.

 

[Lemmy]

So how come there's no Edit-button on this forum? Oh, well, guess I'll double-post. Anyway, we got sick of the endless "Cloak on", "Nanovision on" and all that every ten seconds, so we decided to give Demon's Soul a try instead. Crysis 2 isn't bad, but... "Cloak on". "Cloak on." "Cloak on." "Cloak..." I KNOW!!!!

 

[CyBeR]

The edit button exists on a post for just a few hours after you post initially. After that it's generally assumed you won't be adding anything important to that.

We'll be awaiting impressions. Me and my girlfriend are progressing nicely through NG+ and it's sweet. The difficulty ramps up pretty much and we're still desperately farming for a Pure Bladestone. I swear that skeleton that has it as a drop item is getting cheaper and cheaper about it.

 

[Lemmy]

Alright, first impressions: How the heck did this get popular? No offense, but this wasn't particullary fun. We kept getting attacked from behind all the time, even when we made sure to attach all the enemies head on. Looks are not usually important, but these are horrible.

Still... it's not all bad. The controls are great, and I'm sure there's some sort of AI eventually. I guess it's like The Witcher. The game is decent enough, but it wasn't for us. We might give Dark Soul a try, but only if a lot of people love it. But we finally got a Mortal Kombat demo, and it's kinda hard to top that anyway. Still don't know why Johnny Cage can punch Mileena in the nuts, though. Something you want to share with us, missy?