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Demon's Souls
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Demon's Souls is an action-RPG developed by From Software and released in 2009. It quickly became popular within hardcore circles for its relentlessly steep difficulty level, deep combat system, and unique multiplayer integration.
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Played Dark Souls, back in the game with Demon's Souls.

As I am writing this review this game is already 5 years old. I haven't even finished Dark Souls but like many I took a break, and the sequel is around so the plan was to play these games after finish… Read more

Think Dragons Lair with better graphics. Unforgiving, to beyond the point of frustration. Not to mention over-hyped.

Demon souls is a remarkable game. It does set benchmarks which other RPG's should adhere to. Its brilliant online system and graphics all add to a great game. But there is one flaw which had me quitti… Read more

Spoiled by a leveling system that allows to reduce challenge to nil just by grinding a bit

Demon's Souls is a fantasy action-RPG released for Playstation 3 and as most have probably already heard it is supposed to be quite hard. The game starts out quite typically by creating a custom chara… Read more

One Of My All Time Favs

Demon's Souls developed in 2009 by From Software and published by Atlus is a challenging and realistic third person RPG that will wear on even the best gamers. Demon's Souls came out of nowhere in 200… Read more

Demon Souls can be a challenge, but the rewards make up for it.

Demon's Souls has been one of the most talked about games in recent memory. It was not really talked about as being a fantastic game, or even that much of a "game changer" but nevertheless, there has… Read more

Sudden Death

First of all, yes, this game is hard. You die a lot, most of the time this is due to the fact that you're trying to rush through a level to get back to a place you dropped all your souls when you died… Read more

Demon's Souls Review

After spending twenty minutes in a dungeon, you consume the remaining leaves you have to restore the rest of your health before venturing forth. Keeping your shield up, you slowly walk forward trying… Read more

"Let strength be granted so the world might be mended..."

You think that's hard? That's just the tutorial level, that's the next level over there! As a precursor statement, I'll simply state I hate difficult games. While I don't mind a challenge now and then… Read more

Reminiscent of the first Diablo. A new age of dungeon crawling.

Reminiscent of the first Diablo for a new generation of video games. A new age of Dungeon Crawling has begun...here. Demon's Souls rewards trial and error with a large emphasis on the error part. With… Read more

Only Those Strong Enough Can Continue: Demon's Souls Review

If you're anything like me you hate when games play unfair. There's almost nothing I find more frustrating than when I die because the game made an unfair move. Demon's Souls is not an unfair game. Ye… Read more

It's like there's a whole new world in here

If this game didn't have its own wiki site, I have no idea what the rating would be. For a game so deep, it seems almost nothing is explained in game, like giving Ed the Red Hot Demon Soul so he can m… Read more

Test

Ignore this, it will be gone in a minute. Ignore this, it will be gone in a minute. Ignore this, it will be gone in a minute. Ignore this, it will be gone in a minute. Ignore this, it will be gone in… Read more

Do you have what it takes?

Demon's Souls was a sleeper hit that is considered to be one the best games of Playstation 3 in 2009. Right after Uncharted 2 that is. Year later we Europeans get this fine title over here as well. Th… Read more

Can you face the impossible, and win?

Trying to describe how good this game is, is like drinking from a fire hose. Demon’s Souls is the most realistic RPG I’ve ever played. What does it mean for a fantasy RPG to be realistic? A couple of… Read more

Oldschool hardcore is back!!!

Demon's Souls... Demon's... Souls... The first time heared that title I thought of a rpg of which you can play asleep and that focuses on story... I couldn't have been more wrong! This a fraking hard,… Read more

So good and so rewarding.

Ah, Demon’s Souls. A PS3 exclusive only just now making its way over to PAL regions after being available in the US and Japan for quite some time now. It seems as though everyone who really wanted to… Read more

A love-hate relationship

Intro For a japanese developed RPG, this game feels strange. It doesn't come with the 'usual' trappings of your regular JRPG. There are no androgynous teens with spiky, colorful hair. There are no pas… Read more

Review: Demon's Souls

So, Demon's Souls. This game was released in February 2009 in Japan, March in Asia which also had a English language option, America in September. And finally Europe in June 2010. So, as you can see t… Read more

An Abusive Game You Will Love

Demon’s Souls hates me. And it hates you too. The world in Demon’s Souls will poison you, monsters will gang up on you, and the characters who actually assist you will say things like, “Do come back a… Read more

Demon's Souls Review

Demon’s Souls. That’s a name I have been recommending a lot lately to my friends. At the same time, I have also been warning them. It’s an epic game on a grand scale, I will say, but along with that y… Read more

Demon's Souls makes every other modern game seem laughably easy.

Since their very beginning, video games have been full of "one dude against the world" scenarios, but very few have captured the feeling of what it would truly be like to be the only hope in a world d… Read more

This is a review, evaluate me

One of the greatest misconceptions about last year’s critically acclaimed Playstation 3 exclusive, Demon’s Souls, is that it is only meant for those that most will refer to as hardcore gamers. I mysel… Read more

Demon's Souls Review - This is Harsh. Evaluate Me

To say Demon's Souls became an obsession of mine is to put it lightly. I own two copies of this game, the standard HK version and US Deluxe and I fully intend on adding to that the EU release if it ev… Read more

Demon's Souls, A Consumption Game

When first approaching this game, one considers the long run of Atlas games that have been released, and despite their innovative style, have not been able to compete with the overwhelming popularity… Read more

WARNING: Loss of own will to live possible

Demon's Souls is so openly split with its reception. Either people despise every single aspect about it, or love all of its innovations and throw- backs to the old school scale of difficulty. Suffice… Read more

Some kind of monster

Demon’s Souls is a game that pushes the boundaries of one’s patience. In fact, scratch that. It doesn’t push the boundaries, it pancakes the boundaries with a monster truck dressed in decal patterned… Read more

Atmosphere Winner

A game which finally gave me reason to purchase the PS3 was well worth it. Not only is this one of the scariest games out there due to it's flawless audio and visual execution, but it's also one of th… Read more

Demon's Souls Review

Demon’s soul is bleak and brutal RPG that pits your character in combat against a plethora of violent demons. You have soldiers who were formerly humans, guards with the head of Octopus’, skeletons wi… Read more

Oh, Good Lord.

Demon's Souls isn't unfairly difficult, but it is still damn hard. It is not impossible to beat each stage without ever dying; it is, however, extremely improbable. Demon's Souls is broken into five l… Read more

Take a deep breath.

Demon's Souls has gotten a lot of attention for being a very hard game. This is one of the most intense games I've played in a long time, and is definitely a challenge. That doesn't mean, however, tha… Read more

Old school game design makes a more tactile experience

A lot has been said about this game's mechanics and backstory, so I'll just assume everyone reading knows the basics. I've read a lot of Demon's Souls opinions and reviews, and they all lean heavily o… Read more

Demon's Souls Review

Demon's Souls is a PlayStation 3 RPG in which you will be trying to be the savior of the world. In this brutal intense game expect to die a lot, and yet not be completely defeated ever when you do die… Read more

Demon's Souls Review

Demon’s Souls is a rare game, a decidedly unwavering and punishing challenge from the onset that never feels cheap nor short on reward. It’s an RPG out of Japan, but a lot of elements actually make me… Read more

The 40 Hours that Changed RPGs

For me, Demon's Souls literally came out of nowhere. Before reading the initial glowing reviews of the game and purchasing it, I had no idea what the game was. I greeted Demon's Souls with a profound… Read more

For the pro gamer who loves being challenged

Demon's Souls is not made for the average gamer. In fact most of the games on the ps3 aren't. The casual/average gamer term is used a lot now as many people who don't usually play games have wiis and… Read more

The PS3 RPG I have been waiting for

Remember when you first played Ghosts n Goblins, and you thought to yourself, “why is this so damn hard?!?!”? You kept dying, but you kept playing because the game was just so awesome looking and you… Read more

It's like an exclusive club with a though bouncer

Gaining entry is freaking hard, but once you're in and start picking up the dance moves, you'll start moving up in the world. Demon's Souls has it down - the crack-cocaine addictiveness of an MMO. MMO… Read more

Not your run of the mill cute fantasy. This game will F*** you up

Demon's souls developers aren't worried about making their game casual and for everyone to enjoy. They decided to please the more hard-core type of gamers. This game is unrelenting, and would rather s… Read more

This game gives you a warning on the cover. You're already dead.

Demon's Souls is a bizarre entry into the action-RPG genre. At first glance, It seems like it would frustrate the average player. Yet this never really happens when playing the game proper. This occur… Read more

Death has never felt so good... and painful.

Demon's Souls for the PS3 brings memories of childhood experiences with video games. Bragging to yours friends how you got past that one part that no one could get past and to then get your butt hande… Read more

Hard but satisfying for a specific niche of gamer

Demon's Soul is a new offering developed by From Software, often compared to the King's Field series developed by the same company. It's a pretty open-ended fantasy action RPG known for a punishing se… Read more

Fighting demons has never been so fun.. or hard.

Demon’s Souls is an action RPG like no other. This game will challenge you on every front, but if you stick with it this will be one of the most satisfying games you play this year. Before you actuall… Read more

Prepare to die. A lot.

At the end of Demon's Souls introductory tutorial level, you die. You face a giant boss that shrugs off your attacks and kills you with a single hit. This perfectly encapsulates Demon's Souls. In a wo… Read more

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