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  1. Apr 3, 2021
    4
    Its not a remake, its a remaster. Bluepoint doesn't know what is game design and can't do anything good. 10 years old gameplay is stupid, resources farm is boring, and developers made it even worse when made weight for herbs etc. Only good point in this remaster is graphics and sound
  2. Aug 23, 2021
    4
    I am a huge fan of Bloodborne and call it one of my favorite games of all time. Bloodborne was my introduction to From Software. After playing BB i played DS3 and then Sekiro. While Bloodborne was and forever will be my favorite of them i had a lot of appreciation for DS3 and Sekiro. Things i love about Bloodborne is it´s smart level Design, it´s extremely challenging but rewardingI am a huge fan of Bloodborne and call it one of my favorite games of all time. Bloodborne was my introduction to From Software. After playing BB i played DS3 and then Sekiro. While Bloodborne was and forever will be my favorite of them i had a lot of appreciation for DS3 and Sekiro. Things i love about Bloodborne is it´s smart level Design, it´s extremely challenging but rewarding Gameplay and it´s horrifying beauty. All these 3 things are lacking in this Game. I probably am part of a minority with thinking that this Game didn´t age well. In my opinion there is two types of difficult Games: a good one and a bad one. While i would classify BB, DS3 and Sekiro entirely as the former here it´s too much of the latter. Tight hallways that take your view while having extremely aggressive enemies in the way not being able to really see yourself or them well. Unbalanced Boss fights put in weird spaces that don´t seem nearly as thought out as later entries in From Softwares catalogue. Then there is the Level Design. This is where Bloodborne shines and delivers again and again with it´s clever and rewarding distribution of Lamps (checkpoints), something almost entirely missing from this Game. Whereas in Bloodborne and Post-BB Games i felt rewarded after fighting through a tough area arriving at a checkpoint or discovering a new area here i never have those experiences. There is no feeling of joy after finishing a Boss after studying their attack patterns because most Bosses lack ambitious mechanics. Moreover the Mechanics of Bosses don´t really feel integrated into the Gameplay. Again, with all the Post-BB Souls Games there was a coherence between the Boss Design and Gameplay mechanics. Whenever i died in those Games to a Boss or enemies i always felt like i wasn´t good enough, thinking about the enemy attack patterns and how i could improve. When i die here i find myself most of the time thinking about poor design choices such as the things mentioned. Another example of it´s unbalanced mechanics is farming for healing items. While BB did have the need to find healing items as well the distribution was way more balanced out and enemies would frequently drop them. In certain areas of Demons Souls you wont find any healing items at all which adds to the overall feeling of frustration this Game leaves me with. Expand
  3. Dec 5, 2020
    4
    Now that I've spent some time with it, I can truly say that this is a bad game. Dull and disrespectful of your time. It's only hard in that the controls were designed by a fool. It's like driving with your feet, and once your get the hang of that, it's the same boring grind over and over. Worst launch game I've bought since Orphen on PS2.. At least I can get some money for the trade in.
  4. Jan 5, 2021
    4
    I think you need to have some nostalgia to like this game. Coming into it never having played a Souls game it really was not very fun. Seems to be a giant grind fest. By the time you get anything good the game is over. So to use any of your powers/weapons etc, you just have to play it all over again. ugh.... Killing the dragons was laughably terrible, there were just giant fireI think you need to have some nostalgia to like this game. Coming into it never having played a Souls game it really was not very fun. Seems to be a giant grind fest. By the time you get anything good the game is over. So to use any of your powers/weapons etc, you just have to play it all over again. ugh.... Killing the dragons was laughably terrible, there were just giant fire breathing enemies that repeated their path like a scratched and skipping record. No skill or tactics needed, just fire-rinse-repeat. Graphics were great though. Expand
  5. Nov 16, 2020
    4
    I'm someone who played and loved DS3 and Bloodborne and was excited to give Demon's Souls a try, never having played it before. It turns out that this game is extremely faithful to the original game, which means that the mechanics of the game are quite dated. I've put about ten hours into it at this point and I don't think I'm going to go any further, because it's just so tedious. The gameI'm someone who played and loved DS3 and Bloodborne and was excited to give Demon's Souls a try, never having played it before. It turns out that this game is extremely faithful to the original game, which means that the mechanics of the game are quite dated. I've put about ten hours into it at this point and I don't think I'm going to go any further, because it's just so tedious. The game is pretty easy for the most part, including the regular enemies and bosses. This, unfortunately, leaves the challenging parts to be the things which aren't fun at all, including the maze like levels and distance between the save points and the end of the level. If you make a mistake, or if the game throws in something like an invisible enemy that inflicts a new status effect that kills you in seconds towards the end of the level, then you get to retrace quite a long trail to get back where you were. Maybe ten years ago, this would have been less of a tough pill to swallow, but in today's day and age, and after having played (and mastered) DS3 and Bloodborne, this type of gameplay just feels tedious to be moreso than fun. I guess I'm back to waiting for Elden Ring. Expand
  6. Nov 20, 2020
    4
    Caught up in the hype train I purchased this one, but I've never played a "souls" games before. After spending a few hours on this one I'd say its a hard pass. The difficulty isnt that bad, much like old generation games like Ninja Gaiden or Castlevania. You just need to learn how to play and what the patterns are. Honestly its not fun though, like at all. Generic character, no story, PVPCaught up in the hype train I purchased this one, but I've never played a "souls" games before. After spending a few hours on this one I'd say its a hard pass. The difficulty isnt that bad, much like old generation games like Ninja Gaiden or Castlevania. You just need to learn how to play and what the patterns are. Honestly its not fun though, like at all. Generic character, no story, PVP is ridiculously frustrating while learning the game, and its just boring dying over and over on stupid stuff. Save your money for a sale if you must, but this is the most overrated game I've seen in a long time. It is a glorified tech demo, absolutely beautiful but not worth the time. Expand
  7. Jan 17, 2022
    4
    Combat is intentionally made slow so you feel like the game is "Difficult" but I get it, "If you're good at playing souls games then you will have fun" but these mechanics feel so outdated. I had fun learning/playing Bloodborne a lot but this game just feels like torture. Games are suppose to be fun and I barely had any fun playing this. The game tries it's best to punish you by making youCombat is intentionally made slow so you feel like the game is "Difficult" but I get it, "If you're good at playing souls games then you will have fun" but these mechanics feel so outdated. I had fun learning/playing Bloodborne a lot but this game just feels like torture. Games are suppose to be fun and I barely had any fun playing this. The game tries it's best to punish you by making you start over every time you die. The movement feels extremely slow, unresponsive at times and even if you dodge you still somehow get hit. Bosses can hit you from miles away while you rely on your little dodge roll that doesn't even "dodge" half the time. Enemies are glitching and attacking non-stop. Graphics are beautiful yeah but that doesn't change anything considering that it's a PS5 game. They could've improved on so many things but they decided to just copy and paste the old game with its outdated combat system. You're expected to fight a single Boss for days just to be able to beat him and feel some accomplishment but that doesn't work when the developers use cheap old game tactics to stop people from progressing, learning and ultimately having fun. eSports of single player games. Expand
  8. Jan 30, 2021
    4
    Not a good first "souls" experience. I'd preface by saying I like challenging games. I usually crank the difficulty up to the max. Grounded mode, Give me God of War, nightmare, survival, whatever. So, I was looking forward to a challenging game.

    This was the absolute wrong kind of challenge. I can't believe there's no tutorials. I know it sucks to jump into a familiar game and
    Not a good first "souls" experience. I'd preface by saying I like challenging games. I usually crank the difficulty up to the max. Grounded mode, Give me God of War, nightmare, survival, whatever. So, I was looking forward to a challenging game.

    This was the absolute wrong kind of challenge. I can't believe there's no tutorials. I know it sucks to jump into a familiar game and have your hand held for 2 hours but not everyone is familiar. What are these holograms running around? What's with these messages? Why doesn't it pause? Just a brief sampling: I got stuck in the first zone. I see the huge door. Can't go right, only left. So I go left. It circles me around back to the door. A message says "try fire." On this door?? Ok... so I use a firebox by going into my inventory and selecting use and it automatically lobs it in the direction I was facing. That will be even more useless in combat than it was on this door. So, like a desperate fool, I light my sword on fire and try hitting the door. The message said try fire, I'm trying... I do back through the left path and find the lever. Had to work up the nerve to pull it because 2 messages said to pull it so there was a solid chance it was a trap. I get through and kill the pokey shield blob easily. So, I go back to the nexus. New girl says the monumental will explain. I ran around for 15 minutes till I lucked into noticing the talk notification as I ran by the kid. Why wouldn't that trigger automatically or be more out in the open? Whatever, let's press on. I continue through the zone and make it to the tower knight. Die instantly of course and now I have to run the gauntlet again. I get back and last longer. Kill the archers on the stairs, even got some hits in. Noticed his leg is shooting out blue or something but died without doing much else. Gotta run the gauntlet again. Died on the way so I just went to bed not in the least bit wanting to play more. But I gave it another go this morning. Tried some other zones. I hate all the tight corridors. I just kind of hate the game. Different strokes and all that I guess. But this is just not for me.
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  9. Nov 13, 2020
    4
    Disgraceful remake. FromSoft's art direction is lost here thanks to western developers thinking they know better. The environments, the lighting, the NPCs, the bosses and enemies, the voice acting, the sound design, and the soundtrack all have very drastic and awful changes to them. Don't get this if you're a fan of the Souls games.
  10. Apr 24, 2021
    4
    personally i think demon's soul is the worst souls game after dark souls 2

    graphicly it looks amazing. the gameplay is pretty good but my god the balance is really really bad. the magic builds are just op. the pvp sucks. the melee builds are not nearly as good as the magic ones it is unbalanced as heck. the story is alright nothing really that special tho. the bosses have borken
    personally i think demon's soul is the worst souls game after dark souls 2

    graphicly it looks amazing. the gameplay is pretty good but my god the balance is really really bad. the magic builds are just op. the pvp sucks. the melee builds are not nearly as good as the magic ones it is unbalanced as heck. the story is alright nothing really that special tho. the bosses have borken hitboxes however they are really damn fun to fight against. the map design is really damn linear. not even close to dark souls 1. the actuall pve is really fun and the enemys are really cool.
    so yeah 4.5 score from me
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  11. Aug 13, 2021
    4
    This is a good tech demo for the system, but the gameplay is weak. I've played and highly enjoyed every other FromSoftware game from Dark Souls through Sekiro, so I was looking forward to this. It looks really pretty, but playing it is seriously tedious. It's more of a super-remaster than an updated remake - crappy gameplay elements from 2009 didn't need to make it into a 2021 release.This is a good tech demo for the system, but the gameplay is weak. I've played and highly enjoyed every other FromSoftware game from Dark Souls through Sekiro, so I was looking forward to this. It looks really pretty, but playing it is seriously tedious. It's more of a super-remaster than an updated remake - crappy gameplay elements from 2009 didn't need to make it into a 2021 release. Clunky & slow, needlessly grindy (like getting herbs), bad online gameplay, and some odd remake-specific decisions...if you've played any of Demon's Souls successors, you've gotten used to playing with the improvements made to these original elements, and it's likely this game will feel pretty poor in comparison. But it looks great. Expand
  12. Jun 26, 2023
    4
    Este juego hasta el dia de hoy no lo han arreglado con ese problema con el cierre forzado que ha aparecido en el momento menos esperado cuando uni esta jugando, arruinando la experiencia de los jugadores desde su fecha de lanzamiento 2020, es lamentable que jamás hayan arreglado ese problema del crasheo ya que ha sucedido en varias consolas de esta generación y hasta el dia de hoy lo sigueEste juego hasta el dia de hoy no lo han arreglado con ese problema con el cierre forzado que ha aparecido en el momento menos esperado cuando uni esta jugando, arruinando la experiencia de los jugadores desde su fecha de lanzamiento 2020, es lamentable que jamás hayan arreglado ese problema del crasheo ya que ha sucedido en varias consolas de esta generación y hasta el dia de hoy lo sigue habiendo, claramente este intento de remake era solo un tester para la aclamadisima consola ps5, porque aun esta mal optimizado y creo que se quedara asi incluso cuando salga la ps5 pro. Expand
  13. Jan 4, 2022
    4
    Bad collision query, flying boses that disappeared mid boss fight, bosses that only use range attacks even if you are close, so that the boss is way to easy for a boss that shows up during endgame and so on. It's just a remake, so why are there still bugs that were known in the first place? If you really want to olay Demon's Souls, buy the old one
  14. Aug 5, 2022
    4
    Get torched by dragon : half hp gone. Fine.

    Get hit one (1) time by one (1) dog in a half a frame animation : half hp gone. Not fine. There's difficulty, and there's unbalanced mess. Demon's souls is an unbalanced difficulty mess from A to Z, from mob one shotting the player no matter what his vitality stat is at, to the player literally one shotting bosses sometimes. This game
    Get torched by dragon : half hp gone. Fine.

    Get hit one (1) time by one (1) dog in a half a frame animation : half hp gone. Not fine.

    There's difficulty, and there's unbalanced mess. Demon's souls is an unbalanced difficulty mess from A to Z, from mob one shotting the player no matter what his vitality stat is at, to the player literally one shotting bosses sometimes.

    This game need serious balance
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  15. Oct 10, 2022
    4
    Not my type of game. Watch gameplay ofbthe first few areas if you're not sure wether to buy.
  16. Jul 7, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A "Graphical improvement" that falls flat in so many aspects. The gameplay first of all is the same as the original, no improvements, the backstabs and counterattacks after a parry are changed with some over the top animations which feels awkward. The "graphical improvements" of the game are ironically what ruined the game. The artistic direction of the original was used as tool for the narrative of the story by showing the desolation and the fog that was shrouding Boletaria, while in the remake everything Is gaudy and the fog that was the main aspect of the narrative of Boletaria was replaced by a clear sky in order to show the graphics and the potential of the ps5. As for the rest of the other areas, Latria followed the same mistake by giving it a gothic look which reminded me of another game instead of and improvement of the original. Another bad aspect is the music for the bosses as "the music of the remake Is inspired by Bloodborne" which Is why the OST falls flat since there is no rhythm during the boss fights because they maintened the same mechanics of the original and putting a Grandiose and an Epic orchestra for a giant manta ray fish that slowly approaches you is more laughable than epic. lets not talk about the Nexus ost that was destroyed by a ridicolous church chant instead of putting and improving the simple and a mysterious tones of the original, no comment for the false king ost...
    In conclusion this remake was made without the direction of the original developers but this was aspected since From software is hated by the Ps5 higher-ups but nevertheless a shame that this was used as tech demo for the ps5 because It had a lot of potential but It was sadly wasted.
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  17. Jun 11, 2023
    4
    Great remake, runs nice, and it's beautiful.

    But the actual game is quite **** One spawn per map, meaning you always have to go through everything all the time. I'm a fan of fromsoft, but I just can't enjoy this game
  18. Aug 1, 2023
    4
    Too hard and too easy? Demon's souls benefits from its unique art design and next generation graphics. However I found that playing the game was really hard if you were playing the "correct way" and was really easy when using an exploited strategy. The easy way make it less fun and the hard way is infuriating. Also I found the dodge mechanic to be very unresponsive/inconsistent.
  19. May 22, 2022
    3
    Don't buy this just because you loved Elden Ring. I've played Ds3, bloodborne, and elden ring, and the best parts of those games is how much farther away from the design of Demons Souls they went with each iteration. absolute slog
  20. Nov 13, 2020
    3
    To my knowledge, the appropriate term for something like this is "Reforged", not "Remake".
  21. Nov 14, 2020
    3
    Game play is decent however the artistic changes made this remake too difficult to truly enjoy, especially coming from someone who considered the original a favorite.
  22. Jan 13, 2021
    3
    The game is good. The price is not. 80€ (price in France, that's 97,50$) for a remake of an 11 years old game that mostly only get graphics ameliorations, that's completly overpriced. Definitly not worth it. Wait for a lower price or play the original game (which stay beautiful).
  23. Nov 15, 2020
    3
    80€.
    Именно столько они просят за ремейк игры. 80, черт подери, евро.
    Давайте разберем по полочкам все, почему эта игра - ни стоит таких денег и уж тем более не стоит зваться наследником оригинала. Здесь, по классике нового ориентирования рынка Sony на запад, завезли BLM и SJW-мусор и прочие вещи, которым ним место ни в одной игре. Сеты персонажей выглядят прямиком как треш-фрики из
    80€.
    Именно столько они просят за ремейк игры. 80, черт подери, евро.
    Давайте разберем по полочкам все, почему эта игра - ни стоит таких денег и уж тем более не стоит зваться наследником оригинала. Здесь, по классике нового ориентирования рынка Sony на запад, завезли BLM и SJW-мусор и прочие вещи, которым ним место ни в одной игре. Сеты персонажей выглядят прямиком как треш-фрики из Тамблера. Дизайн игры в целом и персонажей в частности был изменен на западный манер, потеряв былую оригинальность и самобытность. Персонажей сделали более "репрезентативными", как модно нынче говорить. И вы понимаете, о чем я сейчас. Про то, что герой априори небинарен и вместо пол здесь есть выбор между "типом тела А" и "типом тела Б", я думаю не стоит и заикаться.
    Обещания и реальность. Все мы не должны забывать громкие слова о трассировке лучей в игре на презентации PS5. А что в итоге? Это был обман, лишь ради громкого маркетингового словца. Про то что игра выйдет на PC и "других платформах" мы тоже помним прекрасно. Но ведь тогда не вышло бы просить за эту поделку 80€, верно, Sony? Конечно же, верно.
    Игра спокойно бы запустилась и на PS4, лишь с добавлением загрузок и в качестве ниже. Все мы видели The Last of Us Part II и то, что она прекрасно работала на прошлом поколении. И вы хотите сказать, что ремейк Demons Souls бы не пошел? Не смешите свою же аудиторию.
    Это глупость и жадность. Вопиющая. Ценник этой игре должен быть 40$, как у ремейка первой части Mafia. Не больше. А за 80€ и спрашивать с игры нужно, как с того, что стоит 80€. И это не цена данной "поделки". Ни в коем разе.
    Но, судя по оценкам, люди съели и это. И попросят еще. Тогда, впрочем, не жалуйтесь позже на то, какие сюрпризы вам приготовит Бобби Котик, поняв, как легко доить из такого стада как вы, ставящего 10/10 подобной "игре", деньги.
    Пожалуй, тут больше нечего сказать.
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  24. Nov 13, 2020
    3
    Overall very "whatever" remake. Ironically it feels like there's absolutely no SOUL in this game that's supposed to be part of SOULS SERIES. I would say wait for sale, but i would rather more recommend original.
  25. Nov 22, 2020
    3
    I'll make this review really short, because i don't have much to say about this one.

    Graphics - 8 / 10
    Story - 1 / 10
    Gameplay - 6 / 10
    New boss designs VS The Original - 4 / 10
    Innovations that would justify this remake - 2 / 10
    Conclusion: 3 / 10
  26. Nov 28, 2020
    3
    Really low quality,
    Absolutely Hollow content.
    Unbelievable price
    And Dissappointing
    Comparabale at mobile games class!
  27. Jan 3, 2021
    3
    Literally one of the worst games I’ve ever played. Boring and horrible combat. Graphics however are very beautiful. Graphics are probably the only thing I can say positive about this game. Never felt so robbed of $70. Do yourself a favor and stay away
  28. Feb 2, 2021
    3
    Can’t stand that after you die you have to restart from the very beginning of the stage.
  29. Mar 30, 2021
    3
    The game exists simply to lead you to enemies, with shallow content and mechanics, there is nothing great in this game. Being unnecessary hard, Demon’s Souls have nothing to motivate you to continue fighting against whoever wants to kill you. You usually know you will die in any game, so it is necessary to create reasons to keep you playing it. In this game, it’s much easier to die, and noThe game exists simply to lead you to enemies, with shallow content and mechanics, there is nothing great in this game. Being unnecessary hard, Demon’s Souls have nothing to motivate you to continue fighting against whoever wants to kill you. You usually know you will die in any game, so it is necessary to create reasons to keep you playing it. In this game, it’s much easier to die, and no actual cause to make you continue, not even the combats are worth it.
    Another thing are the points your character have, with many, many options that don’t really change anything in your gameplay, only making the game more complicated.
    And, well, it is horrible to die for a boss and having to walk thorough kilometers and fight so many enemies just to fight the boss again, which turns out to desmotivate the player to even try again.
    If the game were updated with a new system of checkpoints, and try to make some narrative, it would value something, but the actual price is crazy. If you really want to play it, wait to buy it.
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  30. Jan 9, 2022
    3
    Лично для меня это тупой непонятный кусок дерьма, слишком уныло, тупо. Просто шлак
  31. Dec 12, 2021
    3
    By no means a lazy remake, but a completely misunderstood one in the art style and music department. Things range from not making sense to be a straight up downgrade, and the mood for some of the most emotional bosses is completely gone. Play the PS3 version instead.
  32. Mar 30, 2022
    3
    I was optimistic about this one but I just can’t seem to get into it. There’s nothing special or particularly fun about it.
  33. May 3, 2023
    3
    It started like a solid game I really enjoyed bit as the game went on I don't know what it was but it felt repetitive and I found myself not wanting to continue playing. It's good I guess but way overatted.
  34. Sep 3, 2023
    3
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ds
  35. May 28, 2023
    2
    Пустай трата времени, а не игра, кроме графики ни чего нет. Деревянная просто ппц, как будто играешь в игру 2005 года. Постоянные фармы рессов, постоянно вся сложность в том, что вокруг перса невидимый пузырь, которой сталкивает тебя с любого уступа. Мобов понатыкали в проходах пачками, пробегается тяжко. Куча неиграбельных классов. Определенно саааамый слабый из всей серии соусов.Пустай трата времени, а не игра, кроме графики ни чего нет. Деревянная просто ппц, как будто играешь в игру 2005 года. Постоянные фармы рессов, постоянно вся сложность в том, что вокруг перса невидимый пузырь, которой сталкивает тебя с любого уступа. Мобов понатыкали в проходах пачками, пробегается тяжко. Куча неиграбельных классов. Определенно саааамый слабый из всей серии соусов.
  36. Mar 9, 2021
    2
    Remake and Outsourced works but expensive.
    The heroine will not respond to the player's actions.
    Custom faces not enough.
  37. Nov 13, 2020
    2
    Extremely weak entry into souls franchise. Other than graphics and fps boost, it has nothing special to offer.
  38. Nov 13, 2020
    2
    This must be most overhyped remake of all time. I bet people hype it up because it's console exclusive. I played it 2 hours and i'm already bored.
  39. Nov 13, 2020
    2
    In my honest opinion it's not worth it. There's so many other games that actually need remake. This one is perfectly playable on ps3. PS5 starts out super weak, spiderman dlc and remake of not that old game? Come on. I have killed two bosses so far and it's just same. I have original as well and i rather play that.
  40. Nov 13, 2020
    2
    I would recommend original so much more than this "remake". They took absolute classic and are trying to make quick cash with it. I still have original on ps3, you can get it cheap anywhere. This weak excuse for a remake shouldn't be a reason to get ps5. I'm very disappointed.
  41. Nov 22, 2020
    2
    Like so many others have already stated, this remake doesn't live up to original, not even close. They took great Japanese game and had no idea what to do with it. Conclusion : They made boring boss simulator. I had to buy it to try it, but i can say that after playing it i wouldn't even buy it for 30 dollars, just giving honest advice! Specially in rough year like 2020, when many don'tLike so many others have already stated, this remake doesn't live up to original, not even close. They took great Japanese game and had no idea what to do with it. Conclusion : They made boring boss simulator. I had to buy it to try it, but i can say that after playing it i wouldn't even buy it for 30 dollars, just giving honest advice! Specially in rough year like 2020, when many don't have lots of money, it's wise to think what to buy and i wouldn't recommend this one. It gets boring quickly and add almost nothing to original. I would advise buying something that is actually fun and has lots of content like Assassin' Creed Valhalla or Cyberpunk 2077! Expand
  42. Nov 22, 2020
    2
    Strong doubt that any real souls fan will like this, personally i feel empty after playing this.
    Nothing stood out, yeah some bosses were okay, but overall it's just meh. I would give it way higher score if it was like 30 dollars, but 70 is just too much for this. Overall i didn't like it.
    I don't regret buying PS5, because i have so many other games to play, but i regret buying this game.
  43. Nov 22, 2020
    2
    Not what i expected! I was ready for some masterful remake, but what i got was average game. Hopefully Resident Evil 4 remake will be good!
  44. Nov 30, 2020
    2
    I'm pretty sure many people actually bought it, because there's not much else to play on PS5 right now (that's sad btw), but i strongly doubt that anyone deeply loves this game. What i'm seeing right now is that everyone is addicted to Assassin's Creed Valhalla and that's not PS5 exclusive. But for some reason everyone is using PS5 to play that, so maybe sony messed up with launchI'm pretty sure many people actually bought it, because there's not much else to play on PS5 right now (that's sad btw), but i strongly doubt that anyone deeply loves this game. What i'm seeing right now is that everyone is addicted to Assassin's Creed Valhalla and that's not PS5 exclusive. But for some reason everyone is using PS5 to play that, so maybe sony messed up with launch exclusives? I don't like Demon's Souls remake either, it feels boring and uninspired. Expand
  45. Nov 30, 2020
    2
    Extremely meh and 70 dollars for this? How about 40? That would be more fair. I have nothing against souls games, but this one is just awful.
  46. Dec 30, 2020
    2
    When you die, which is a lot, you must repeat the entire level. This is hugely frustrating to the point where after spending an entire day being killed at the same point I gave up on the game and will be trading it in. no difficulty settings either. hugely disappointing I could get past this point and see the rest of the game.
  47. Mar 31, 2021
    2
    While the graphics is stunning, the gameplay sucks on the PS5. The game has a really weird target auto-focus [with R3], which is annoying, and the stupid camera turns all the time, leaving you vulnerable.

    I'm fine with the game being hard, but for the love of God, it needs more checkpoints. When you die, you start from the beginning and lose all souls, which sucks, I sold the game
    While the graphics is stunning, the gameplay sucks on the PS5. The game has a really weird target auto-focus [with R3], which is annoying, and the stupid camera turns all the time, leaving you vulnerable.

    I'm fine with the game being hard, but for the love of God, it needs more checkpoints. When you die, you start from the beginning and lose all souls, which sucks, I sold the game because I thought it would be more n00b friendly. This is also my first souls game.

    TL;DR:
    - Game is too difficult
    - Lack of checkpoints, you start from the beginning when you die, which sucks.
    - Auto-focus target controls are awkward.

    + Graphics
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  48. Jul 10, 2022
    2
    2 points only for the Graphics. The gameplay is **** and the maps are designed to be frustrating not challenging.
  49. Jun 11, 2021
    2
    Wish I could actually enjoy the story but the constant dying and resetting makes it a tough go. New to the souls games and I knew what I was getting into but this was just staring running the same route over and over. You finally get to a boss and get excited but alas you die and reset AGAIN. Beautiful to look at ugly to play.
  50. May 25, 2023
    2
    i had to try this game due all people talking about. omg is one of the most shttiest game ever played in my life. is pure garbage. is embarrassing how **** it is. i absolutely do not understand what people find wonderful in this trash. clunky, slow, boring, redundant, repetitive, stupid and retarded. if most of player consider this game a state of art, so i understand now coz fifa and codi had to try this game due all people talking about. omg is one of the most shttiest game ever played in my life. is pure garbage. is embarrassing how **** it is. i absolutely do not understand what people find wonderful in this trash. clunky, slow, boring, redundant, repetitive, stupid and retarded. if most of player consider this game a state of art, so i understand now coz fifa and cod are the most selling game ever. coz most gamer understand **** about games... i am glad i got this trash for free on ps plus... Expand
  51. Aug 17, 2023
    2
    This is an unpopular opinion but I really didn’t get on with this game. I played Elden Ring and it’s the best game I’ve ever played. But with Demons Souls, I couldn’t even get past the first level without dying. It’s extremely frustrating and the combat is challenging. I’ve given it a 2 because I liked the atmosphere and art/graphics style. And a couple of the OST songs. However I dislikeThis is an unpopular opinion but I really didn’t get on with this game. I played Elden Ring and it’s the best game I’ve ever played. But with Demons Souls, I couldn’t even get past the first level without dying. It’s extremely frustrating and the combat is challenging. I’ve given it a 2 because I liked the atmosphere and art/graphics style. And a couple of the OST songs. However I dislike everything else. Sorry but it’s a no for me. I don’t find incredibly hard games fun because they’re challenging. Expand
  52. Nov 4, 2021
    1
    Comprei PS5 pra jogar jogo do PS3?

    Quero algo novo, nada de remasters que não mudam quase nada.
  53. Jun 14, 2021
    1
    This is a terrible game that's way too hard. I hate that these games are being made because the resources could've been used to make something that everyone can enjoy. I honestly believe that anyone that gives a positive review to this game is a shill because no one likes getting lost and dying all the time.
  54. Jan 3, 2021
    1
    Cada vez que juego, la pley se me crashea, la pantalla se me llena de puntos y fuegos artificiales y se hace injugable. ¿Alguna solución aparte de tirar la consola o mandarla de vuelta al sat? 70 euros pagué por el juego, decepcionante.
  55. Nov 15, 2020
    1
    I would recommend original so much more than this "remake". They took absolute classic and are trying to make quick cash with it. I still have original on ps3, you can get it cheap anywhere. This weak excuse for a remake shouldn't be a reason to get ps5. I'm very disappointed.
  56. Nov 17, 2020
    1
    The best thing of Demon's Souls were it's design and artstyle and Bluepoint has successfully ruined it, by editing characters, colors and architecture. On the other hand the bad thing about Demon's Souls were it's unbalanced gameplay and mechanics (you still need to grind items and can abuse some weapons in pvp) and Bluepoint didn't even touched it. Bad, very bad.
  57. Nov 16, 2020
    1
    While the graphics is indeed awesome, the most iconic aspect of this game was its soundtrack. They "remastered" wrongly, removing all the iconic bits that made it so special, and now it sounds extremely generic fantasy music. The soundtrack of the Tower Knight boss fight? Gone. That's really a shame.
  58. Jun 17, 2021
    1
    **** game without checkpoint go fak yourslef...m

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  59. Nov 22, 2020
    1
    É a mesma coisa no ps3 e ainda custa 300 reais mais 5 mil do ps5 não vale a pena
  60. Jan 19, 2022
    1
    Every time you get hit, it's because the game acted in an unexpected, janky way. Leveling up HP does nothing, some enemies 1 hit kill you with undodgable BS, or stun lock you so you cant move and 1 hit kill you. There are so many situations that have 0 to do with skill, it's unreal. The hitboxes and animations feel like theyre from 2009. Like some of the hitboxes are the worst I've seen inEvery time you get hit, it's because the game acted in an unexpected, janky way. Leveling up HP does nothing, some enemies 1 hit kill you with undodgable BS, or stun lock you so you cant move and 1 hit kill you. There are so many situations that have 0 to do with skill, it's unreal. The hitboxes and animations feel like theyre from 2009. Like some of the hitboxes are the worst I've seen in a LONG time. Literally, there will be a plank of wood, and your character will move AROUND IT IN A 6 FOOT RADIUS. This means platforming/falling (necessary to progress) will 100% get you killed in a playthrough. You wont avoid it. speedrunners will avoid this game like the plague due to the inconsistensy of this game's systems. The people giving this a 10 should be investigated for fraud, theyre being paid. The bugs alone push it down to an 8, the non updated systems push it down to a 5, but the absolute sheer amount of **** that is unpolished in terms of modernization and balance, puts it down to a ONE. The absolutley mind boggling stupidity and bull****tery of the AI coexisting simultaniously is one of the most facepalming gameplay experiences of the modern day. You'll see enemies attack random objects, or kill themselves for no reason! But then, other times they will SPAM in a way where you cant even escape! Another thing, the camera doing unexpected movements, or your character not obeying you will get you killed, 99% of the time. You can be locked on and your character will face away to shoot projectiles due to a bug??? Not even to mention how OFTEN THIS GAME EATS INPUTS. TOO MANY TO COUNT. Also locking on doesnt prioritze threats, it feels so maliciously coded, just to F you over. Everything feels so dated other than graphics. Use this UI, for example, and tell me it's acceptable in 2022. Go ahead, I dare you. Idk man...just reallllly tough to defend. We deserve better for next gen. Expand
  61. Jun 12, 2023
    1
    El peor y más mal diseñado juego que he probado en mi vida. Si queréis sufrir y pasarlo mal es vuestra decisión
  62. Nov 14, 2020
    1
    Completely ruins the aesthetic and the atmosphere and the soundtrack of the original game, which is the very thing that made the original a timeless classic. It reminds me of the WarCraft3 remake; a cheap cninese knock-off (no offence to the chinese)
  63. Apr 2, 2021
    1
    You are new to this game. You choose a strong opening character. 5 minutes into the game half your health is taken away permanently. You start the next level . You are doing well and progressing through the level. Something happens where you misstep a bit and you die. Guess what? You are sent back to the very beginning of the level, to go through the same areas and enemies again. You makeYou are new to this game. You choose a strong opening character. 5 minutes into the game half your health is taken away permanently. You start the next level . You are doing well and progressing through the level. Something happens where you misstep a bit and you die. Guess what? You are sent back to the very beginning of the level, to go through the same areas and enemies again. You make it further this time but three enemies overwhelm you. You die. Guess what ? Right back to the beginning.
    Wheeeee thus is so much fun!! Not so much a game as an excercise in anger and wasting your time.
    The 1 is for the graphics. Completely overrated. You have been warned....
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  64. Nov 18, 2020
    1
    Fun but with mechanics from a game from years ago, the graphics do not save it
  65. Nov 14, 2020
    1
    No tiene Ray tracing, no tiene 4k nativos, anda perfectamente los 60 fps y gráficamente no se ve tan como lo esperábamos, es lamentable que se utilizará para abrir una nueva generación, al contrario de la competencia que no tenía nada pero no la kgaron como lo hicimos aquí.
  66. Nov 13, 2020
    1
    Worst boss simulator of 2020. Can't believe people pay 60 dollars to die 100 times on one boss, just to move on to next boss and then next, over and over again. Sekiro at least tried to add some story. This is just meh.
  67. Nov 13, 2020
    1
    I'm so done with these endless remakes already, but the way they are marketing this is just awful. They took classic souls entry and painted it over, added hd textures, 60fps and now that's what console launch titles are going to be?? Not recommending this.
  68. Nov 13, 2020
    1
    Resident Evil 2 team actually tried when making remake of classic. This one just feels soulless cash crab. Wouldn't recommend to anyone.
  69. Nov 13, 2020
    1
    Weak remake with awful fake marketing. Disgusting. I would absolutely never recommend this game to anyone.
  70. Nov 22, 2020
    1
    I didn't enjoy Demon's Souls Remake at all. Something felt off with it. Almost like there was no passion behind this project. Some boss re-designs looked worse than original and overall it didn't do enough new things to justify this remake. PS: I have played original multiple times.
  71. Nov 22, 2020
    1
    Hopeless attempt to remake something that never needed a remake. Any other game would have been better choice, specially something older, pre 2007. I actually got really sad while playing it, because i was really hoping that it's something special, but it wasn't, it really wasn't. 60fps made everything smoother and that's about it. Not recommending.
  72. Nov 22, 2020
    1
    Where this deep, almost scary atmosphere from the first game? If you gonna remake a classic, you have to either make it better or at least same level. This on looks way too clean. I could mistake it for any indie game honestly. 70 dollars for 60fps. Welcome to 2020.
  73. Nov 22, 2020
    1
    Unusually bad remake from Sony. I was expecting something revolutionary for PS5 launch game, because this was supposed to be reason to buy PS5 in 2020, even tho i bought it anyway but for other games. But Demon's Souls remake was just waste of money imo, i haven't even finished it and i probably wont. I literally booted up my PS3 to try original again to make sure i wasn't wrong and no iUnusually bad remake from Sony. I was expecting something revolutionary for PS5 launch game, because this was supposed to be reason to buy PS5 in 2020, even tho i bought it anyway but for other games. But Demon's Souls remake was just waste of money imo, i haven't even finished it and i probably wont. I literally booted up my PS3 to try original again to make sure i wasn't wrong and no i wasn't. Original actually stood out in 2010. This one doesn't stand out even if really tries. Expand
  74. Nov 22, 2020
    1
    I'll be completely honest, i'm not impressed. As a longtime souls fan i was actually confused why even remake it? Original is perfectly fine, but i was like "fine, i will try it". Even tho it's 60fps, it doesn't feel "extremely smooth". It just doesn't add enough to justify this remake compared to other high quality remakes.
  75. Nov 26, 2020
    1
    Набридли рімейки, ремастери та спінофи, почніть робити нові ігри, Соні.
  76. Nov 30, 2020
    1
    Had solid potential, but sadly fell flat on pretty much every aspect. Other than 6ofps (that's like normal for every next gen game by the way, so it shouldn't be selling point anyway) it offer nothing really interesting. They don't do some crazy re-invention that would justify this remake like Final Fantasy VII Remake or Resident Evil 2 Remake. There's a reason why "Psycho" (1998) remakeHad solid potential, but sadly fell flat on pretty much every aspect. Other than 6ofps (that's like normal for every next gen game by the way, so it shouldn't be selling point anyway) it offer nothing really interesting. They don't do some crazy re-invention that would justify this remake like Final Fantasy VII Remake or Resident Evil 2 Remake. There's a reason why "Psycho" (1998) remake is so hated, but "Dawn of the Dead" (2004) remake isn't. Literally same thing matters for games as it does for movies. Expand
  77. Nov 30, 2020
    1
    @ GamingNordMedia
    Not just "sources". That's exactly what happened and i'm sure most people who have brain, already know this. This game got over 500 positive user reviews in first 2 hours. If you click on their profile it's very clear it's fake and some of them forget to translate it to english, so they posted review in their own language. So i did some research and basically it's bunch
    @ GamingNordMedia
    Not just "sources". That's exactly what happened and i'm sure most people who have brain, already know this. This game got over 500 positive user reviews in first 2 hours. If you click on their profile it's very clear it's fake and some of them forget to translate it to english, so they posted review in their own language. So i did some research and basically it's bunch of asians from different asian countries who possibly get some money for writing positive reviews. So then some negative reviews came out that started calling it out and all of these were deleted. And now they have over 1400 positive reviews lmao. It's crazy.
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  78. Nov 30, 2020
    1
    Souls games have actually really small audience and i mean people who actually like to play them not use immortality mode on PC. Whoever uses mods with these games to get past bosses is not actually fan of these games. Whole point of these games is that you die 100 times on one boss until you beat it and then you move on to next boss to die another 100 times. Not many people care aboutSouls games have actually really small audience and i mean people who actually like to play them not use immortality mode on PC. Whoever uses mods with these games to get past bosses is not actually fan of these games. Whole point of these games is that you die 100 times on one boss until you beat it and then you move on to next boss to die another 100 times. Not many people care about this type of gameplay and to most people it's just absolute time waste and generally not fun. I'm one of those who finds these games extremely boring and just complete waste of time and enegery. If someone likes them, that's fine, but like i said it's actually pretty small audience who really like these games. I think Bloodborne is different because they actually went deeper with that one and made overall world more interesting, so that's why it was obviously more popular. I also like Bloodborne and it's also only souls game i really care about. Demon's Souls remake is most basic souls game you can ever find. It manages to be more boring than any other souls game ever and after playing it for 4 hours i just gave up, it was so pointlessly repetitive. Expand
  79. Nov 30, 2020
    1
    It makes no sense to make Demon's Souls as launch title and then basically that's it for like 2 months? Really Sony? U serious? Well i didn't like it and now i'm like, time to play Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Cyberpunk 2077 i guess.
  80. Dec 1, 2020
    1
    Very boring remake, if i'm completely honest. Actually regretting buying it, not worth it.
  81. Dec 1, 2020
    1
    Some people actually think this is good? Bloodborne is my favorite game of all time and i sold Demon's Souls after finishing it. How can anyone even recommend this? I'm so confused.
  82. Dec 13, 2020
    1
    The game is boring. In addition, it irritates. If you want to sleep then this will be the perfect game for you.
  83. Dec 15, 2020
    1
    I never played the original so maybe it was good in its day but can't say I've enjoyed playing it. Graphics are good, controls are okay, not 100% though, sometime you seem to miss an enemy when they are higher than you for example. Also what's with having to focus on every enemy, that seems so outdated. Not worth £70, such a shame they are trying to rip people off, most AAA are £50 andI never played the original so maybe it was good in its day but can't say I've enjoyed playing it. Graphics are good, controls are okay, not 100% though, sometime you seem to miss an enemy when they are higher than you for example. Also what's with having to focus on every enemy, that seems so outdated. Not worth £70, such a shame they are trying to rip people off, most AAA are £50 and they've taken years to write stories and come up with concepts, this is just a remake, what a rip off. I bought on ebay for much less and will be selling it soon. Game concepts are not explained at all, e.g. Difficulty, tendency, durability. It's really not fun when a game gets harder when you die because of either tendency or durability of weapons. No fun at all sorry. Avoid! Expand
  84. Mar 26, 2021
    1
    Lixo, dificuldade desbalanceada para esconder a falta de conteúdo, não se deram o trabalho de rever. Não acredita? Bom jogo!
  85. Dec 23, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. NO SAVE POINTS!!!!! Yes you start game are expected to play for 20-30 mins get killed start at beginning, all monsters Re~spawn. This game is ground hog day with a different name. Totally insane. The developer designer who came up with this must have serious OCD!!!! And loves to do the same senseless boring loop over and over and over again. I gave one star only because character creation was cool. I made a male smurf that walked talked like a girl. Honestly this game would of been 5 stars. Put autosave where you die you don’t need to go kill 40 NPC’s to reclaim your souls to get killed again. It’s just boring totally wasted my time. I tossed game in trash. Never will I buy any new game without reading reviews. My PS5 I love. Astros playroom was 100 times more fun than demon souls. Astros playroom actually saves your progress. Expand
  86. Feb 28, 2022
    1
    Diseño de niveles horrible, controles rotos, todo mal que era ese juego en su versión original se mantuvo aqui, muy mal!
  87. May 17, 2022
    1
    i was going to give a 4 but I feel like that would have not balanced out the fan boys of this game and I have beat and played this game on the PS3 and I would like to say it is still a hot mess filled with clunky mechanics just like the old one and I honestly thik they didn't even touch on the combat at all and just upgraded the graphics and thats it so if you want a glorified Demon Soulsi was going to give a 4 but I feel like that would have not balanced out the fan boys of this game and I have beat and played this game on the PS3 and I would like to say it is still a hot mess filled with clunky mechanics just like the old one and I honestly thik they didn't even touch on the combat at all and just upgraded the graphics and thats it so if you want a glorified Demon Souls that looks good this is for you but it is worth 20$ at most other wise just go get PS3 Demon souls Expand
  88. Jun 22, 2022
    1
    Amazing game i would absolutely enjoy, but for the love of god port this to PC already.
  89. Jul 31, 2021
    0
    Game is too difficult for me, of course i won´t enjoy it. Not sure if i will play elden ring to be honest.
  90. Jan 11, 2022
    0
    I hate this game, I really do. It’s not one of those games that suck but you just shrug and move on, even if you lost a bit of money on them. No, this game deserves a review. Or rather a warning. If you cut yourself, you might enjoy this game too. But if you are a normal person, please stay way. This game is not a challenge, it’s a punishment. Technically and artistically this game isI hate this game, I really do. It’s not one of those games that suck but you just shrug and move on, even if you lost a bit of money on them. No, this game deserves a review. Or rather a warning. If you cut yourself, you might enjoy this game too. But if you are a normal person, please stay way. This game is not a challenge, it’s a punishment. Technically and artistically this game is awesome, but the core design choices, like the absolutely unforgiving nature of it, the lack of proper saves, the necessity to retrace an enormous amount of a level every time you die, the “adaptive” difficulty level where if you die the game becomes harder (you got that right) by giving you only half your health until you defeat an enormously difficult boss, that is, if you even manage to get to it through all the other NPCs, now that you health is halved. And if you keep losing, you’ll find yourself running out of items and having weapons in need of repair, which is only fixable by farming the easier to kill NPCs, until you collect enough souls. You can even die in a safe heaven in this game and lose all your souls… If you still want to get this game, don’t buy a digital download, get a disk version, at least you can resell it later. Expand
  91. Nov 26, 2020
    0
    2008/2009 year game which is as annoying as it is repetitive. If killed, you would need to start a level from the beginning, die before end and repeat. Nice fun, if you have no life and endless free time.

    Yes there is a phenomenon called “souls fan”, but look at it from a different perspective - this game doesn’t even have a proper story. It feels like there is something big hidden
    2008/2009 year game which is as annoying as it is repetitive. If killed, you would need to start a level from the beginning, die before end and repeat. Nice fun, if you have no life and endless free time.

    Yes there is a phenomenon called “souls fan”, but look at it from a different perspective - this game doesn’t even have a proper story. It feels like there is something big hidden under all those tremendously pompous and puzzling NPC speeches, but then you realize it’s almost nothing there at all. Just clumsy mechanics, lack of savings and often weird camera angles which make this game impossibly difficult.
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  92. Jan 1, 2021
    0
    The only problem I have with this game is the price, you don’t remake a game, give it better graphics and sell it for $70.00, the same with Devil may cry 5.
  93. May 4, 2021
    0
    Almost no effort has been made for gameplay. It's nothing more than a simple remake.
  94. Nov 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It doesn't worth what I spent on it. $80 Euros, no thanks! It's not that good. Expand
  95. Dec 12, 2020
    0
    why is there only 10 as a score ??

    for me no game is worth 10.

    70 euros for this game is stealing, removed the graphics (VERY BEAUTIFUL) it remains a very old game
  96. Mar 19, 2022
    0
    I tried to like this game but the souls formula in this game is pretty bad...very slow fight and long distance to run for next boss battle is boring, they could at least change the formula for better...
  97. DrH
    Jan 6, 2021
    0
    if you want to see how the remastered version should be, just check Demon's souls.
    for me it was best game of the year, addictive and brilliant
  98. Nov 14, 2020
    0
    Well, most people prefer Lil Pump over Beethoven, so that explains the 10/10 reviews. Ruined the OST.
  99. Aug 26, 2021
    0
    Imagine spending $500 on a new console and the only "new" game is a $70 port of a game that is over 10 years old. The doesn't do anything new or have anything added. Just play the copy you already own.
  100. Dec 16, 2020
    0
    Non ha una grafica next gen. Graficamente carino l, ma si vede che le texture non sono state fatte come dio comanda. Avevano già la base del gioco e doveva o semplocenre applicare un engine attuale ad un codice sorgente trito e ritrito. Peccato.
Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 100 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Mixed: 0 out of 100
  2. Negative: 0 out of 100
  1. CD-Action
    Jun 9, 2021
    90
    It’s a perfect remake and I think the only people who might be disappointed with it are… the die-hard FromSoftware fans. You see, the new Demon’s Souls shows clearly how much Miyazaki’s games have evolved throughout the years. The Dark Souls series simply does everything better. The remake looks like a prototype in comparison, while still being way ahead of other developers’ achievements in this genre. [01/2021, p.46]
  2. Mar 29, 2021
    90
    Overall, Demon’s Souls is still the most interesting and varied game in the Souls series. This remake not only looks lovely on the PlayStation 5 but is also a joy to play with all the tweaks and improvements that have been introduced. Now if only people would look past its supposed difficulty and see its carefully crafted intricacy instead.
  3. Feb 10, 2021
    99
    I went in expecting the world out of the Demon’s Souls remake and it delivered me the galaxy. I don’t normally speak this highly of games, but this is the one exception. Absolutely every facet of the original has been enhanced and it has stood the test of time. Bluepoint has done an incredible job at not only reinvigorating an underappreciated gem, but also leveraging the new technologies afforded to them with Sony’s new system. While there are a couple of minor technical blemishes, they don’t take away from how good of an experience this game is and Bluepoint’s diligence as a developer will surely see these kinks ironed out. This game is a system seller.