[dj_mocok]

I just got the game today and I have to tell you my gaming ego never been hit this hard before.
I know they were saying the game was brutal hard but I didn't know it would be THAT hard.
I died many times literally within the first 15 minutes of the game. Never had that bad experience in RPG game.


But it's fun. Although I still don't quite understand how the game works.
Also can anyone explain to me the symbols on the equipment stats? I know the meaning of the symbols on your character stats but not the equipment ones.

 

[Khanate]

Isn't it coming out on october 6th? Asian version or something?

 

[dj_mocok]

Got it from eBay - asian version - chinese manual but game in english.
goddang it this game is BLOODY hard.

 

[The Actual]

any further opinions on this? is it just too hard?

from reading reviews this sounds like the most interesting PS3 game out there right now

 

[Kirosia]

The Escapist : Video Galleries : Zero Punctuation : Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls Video Game, Review | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com

 

[DanTheMiataMan]

I didnt find it too hard at all. The only parts I found hard were some of the bosses. One of the best RPG's IMO.

 

[The Actual]

ha, first link is pretty funny. thanks Kirosia.


I guess I should have asked for games comparable in difficulty

in any case, I think I'll make this my first ps3 game.
thanks

 

[Landis]

I heard that if you die ten times, the game kills your first born child.

That's one hardcore sounding game.

 

[Nebby]

from reddit:

Quote:

Demon’s Souls is a game that will make you into a man. A scrawny fourteen-year-old, after two hours with this game, will be grooming his muttonchops and ready to ship off on the next boat to fight the Kaiser. If you are already a man, it will make you into some sort of bizarre double-man. What’s that you say? You’re a woman? You don’t want to be a man? Too bad. Too bad. That’s the Demon’s Souls way. You’ve probably heard that Demon’s Souls is hard. Pshh. Lots of games are hard. Some are even harder than this one. The difficulty is not the point. What sets Demon's Souls apart is the way that it doesn't just kill you, but also stomps on your genitals when you’re down. And it will make you realize that that’s what you needed all along. It’s a lot like life. Sometimes in life you win, and sometimes the giant armored skeleton stabs your face off because the flying mantis monster you didn’t even see shot you in the back with a spike at just the wrong time. And when that happens in life, do you respawn at the same spot and carry on like nothing happened? NO, *******. You go back to the beginning of the level, leaving all your hard-earned souls out there on the pavement, and you fight your way back. And you learn a lesson from the whole thing, because you should have been wearing your Thief’s Ring, now shouldn’t you? That’s life. The trend in hard games these days is to unlock “Easy” mode for you once you’ve died enough times. Do you think Demon’s Souls does that? Do you think Demon’s Souls is so much as aware of the concept of “Easy” mode? NO IT IS NOT. If Demon’s Souls even knew we were talking about “Easy” mode, it would come over here and kick the **** out of all of us. And we would deserve it. I’ll tell you what happens in Demon’s Souls when you die. You come back as a ghost with your health capped at half. And when you keep on dying, the alignment of the world turns black and the enemies get harder. That’s right, when you fail in this game, it gets harder. Why? Because **** you is why. Have I told you about the online elements? At any time when you’re in Body form, another player from anywhere else in the world can invade your game and murder you to regain his own body, or just to keep you on your toes. This happens when you’re in the middle of fighting armies of unthinkable monsters that are probably already three-quarters of the way towards killing you. And no, you cannot opt out of this feature! This is what you signed up for when you agreed to be a man. When this happened to me -- when a guy strolled into my game like it was Taco Bell and exploded my torso, costing me my body and all my progress in the level -- was I mad? No, because I was too busy being in awe at how ****ing hardcore the experience was. Now, don’t let this dissuade you. Demon’s Souls is a pitiless master, but let it never be said that it is not fair. The game rewards handsomely those who stand up to it, and the greater the challenge, the greater the glory. What the hell are you waiting for?

 

[Antony6555]

The graphics are pretty good and succeed in creating a definite mood, but the storyline is weak and presented mostly through stills, which isn't very involving. Melee combat takes a good amount of foresight and timing, but magic and ranged (bow) combat are much too simple (most enemies have no ranged attack, and with a good bow you'll have more range than any of them, making ranged combat very 1-sided.)

The weakest points are definitely the targeting system (it's automated and tries to pick out what you want to target, but does a pretty poor job-I wish they would've just let you cycle through targets manually) and the hidden falls, which are sometimes very difficult to see in advance and lead to automatic death.

I'm hoping for a sequel that addresses these issues, because I think this series has a lot of potential.

 

[SoupRKnowva]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nebby /img/forum/go_quote.gif from reddit:

hahaha, now that was a good read, sounds like something maddox would write though...maybe thats why i liked it??

 

[DanTheMiataMan]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antony6555 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The graphics are pretty good and succeed in creating a definite mood, but the storyline is weak and presented mostly through stills, which isn't very involving. Melee combat takes a good amount of foresight and timing, but magic and ranged (bow) combat are much too simple (most enemies have no ranged attack, and with a good bow you'll have more range than any of them, making ranged combat very 1-sided.) The weakest points are definitely the targeting system (it's automated and tries to pick out what you want to target, but does a pretty poor job-I wish they would've just let you cycle through targets manually) and the hidden falls, which are sometimes very difficult to see in advance and lead to automatic death. I'm hoping for a sequel that addresses these issues, because I think this series has a lot of potential.

You set it to cycle through targets manually.

 

[drizzt]

I liked the game a lot as I enjoy a good challenge. You will die a lot in the beginning until you find a weapon set up you like and can take more than one or two hits. The most important thing to remember about this game is be patient. Don't try and take on too many enemies early on especially when you're late in the level. Anyway best of luck to you.