Demon's Souls

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  1. Top1saraya_
    Nov 23, 2022
    7
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  2. DucHuyNgo
    Dec 17, 2022
    7
    i finished this game, this is my first and last time playing souls game by fromsoftware
  3. Rasengan69
    Jan 29, 2023
    7
    This game looks amazing on screen. But I'm that guy that just wishes I could enjoy a wonderful souls game and everything in it without the extreme difficulty. My haven of gaming isn't where I like to be punished or challenged. It's my time away from all of that.
  4. JesseDillinger
    Mar 21, 2023
    7
    First trying it I was getting my ass kicked so hard. I had just started it after playing Sekiro for many hours and the gameplay was SO slow to me at first. Once I got used to it I started to like the game more. The levels are alright. I can't really say much other than this game is ok. It's definitely my least favorite of the 4 FromSoft games I've played so far. Some bosses aren't bad. TheFirst trying it I was getting my ass kicked so hard. I had just started it after playing Sekiro for many hours and the gameplay was SO slow to me at first. Once I got used to it I started to like the game more. The levels are alright. I can't really say much other than this game is ok. It's definitely my least favorite of the 4 FromSoft games I've played so far. Some bosses aren't bad. The final boss is really cool but EVERY boss in this game is extremely easy. I didn't really even use magic. I wasn't very over leveled. The bosses just weren't hard. The levels were annoying af though. The walk of shame back to the boss was 10 times harder than the boss itself.… Expand
  5. jaymeehuynh
    Apr 13, 2023
    7
    Didn’t play the original so i kind of enjoyed it. Givin this a 7 since the tendency system is such a pain in the ass and the game is quite shorter than i expected, only took 30 hours to finish while other soul games took me more than 60hours for one play through and i alrdy dont feel like going for ng+, the lore isn’t that deep enough to make me want to explore more
  6. TimmyH
    Nov 15, 2020
    6
    Is this still a great Souls game that was remembered by many? Yes! Does it play fantastic? Sure! But is this a good remake? I think not.

    It's really a shame that Bluepoint went with a new art direction that lacks subtleties and eccentricities which make the original game mysteriously gloomy. This is especially evident on the controversial design changes of some enemies. I don't write    Is this still a great Souls game that was remembered by many? Yes! Does it play fantastic? Sure! But is this a good remake? I think not.

    It's really a shame that Bluepoint went with a new art direction that lacks subtleties and eccentricities which make the original game mysteriously gloomy. This is especially evident on the controversial design changes of some enemies. I don't write this to tarnish the amount of work they dedicated to the project, but a huge portion of the extra work is redundant.

    Some may argue that it's inevitable to be westernized. Well then hire more competent Asian artists with an Asian upbringing and aesthetics in Cthulhu and Japanese tentacle art.

    And some may say the original intent can in no way be fully understood because of the tech limitation that plagued the original. Well, just look at more recent Souls games like Sekiro, and see how far it's come since Demon's Souls in tech. Surely, Sekiro isn't a technically amazing game, but you can still get the idea how a proper gloomy, dark, morbid image should look with new techs.

    At the end of the day, the original will still stand high, because its art endures. And the remake is such a squandered opportunity, and SotC Remake is much better in comparison.    … Expand
  7. Makaveli
    Nov 15, 2020
    6
    I'll just state that I've been a fan of the Souls series before anyone even knew what Demons Souls was. I remember seeing the game back in 2009 in the store and bought it because of the cool cover it had and have been a souls fan ever since..
    Now I want to say that the graphics look great BUT the atmosphere in the game does not feel like Demons Souls, you can tell it's missing something    I'll just state that I've been a fan of the Souls series before anyone even knew what Demons Souls was. I remember seeing the game back in 2009 in the store and bought it because of the cool cover it had and have been a souls fan ever since..
    Now I want to say that the graphics look great BUT the atmosphere in the game does not feel like Demons Souls, you can tell it's missing something and that is the Fromsoftware touch.. I also do not like how the player character says " ha ha huh huh" every time you swing the sword I know it's odd to say but it just doesn't fit in a Demons Souls game.
    I like the OST but it also does not fit Demons Souls, you do not feel the "purgatory" feeling of the music that the original had and wish that they had an option to play the game with the original sounds., it sounds more like Bloodborne.
    They made a lot of design changes but they kept the abusing of backstabs.. I just dont get why. The boss designs are great. A lot of people didnt like how the new vanguard boss looked but I dig it.

    I also dont think it's worth the price.

    Original - 9.5/10
    Remake - 6/10    … Expand
  8. Witchywoman212
    Nov 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As much as I would love to give this game a 100 rating (I love Souls games) I really can't. I played on the PS3, and it was a drudge to get through. But, I have platinumed every soulsborne game, and wanted to platinum this game as well. i played it on PS3 too late to go platinum. First the game has beautiful graphics, beautiful sound track, and is a forerunner to the later souls games. From Software realized there were many flaws in this game that needed to be done away with to make the future souls games more enjoyable to the player. I am glad they did this, because i would never attempt to play a game this brutal if they hadn't. They realized the 2009 version had too many flaws, which made it a brutal game, and not much fun.

    I wish they had done away with the world tendency. This makes the game difficult, and discourages co-op. You have to go through the game with half your health, and if you pick someone up to help you with a boss fight, and you die woe to you. Your world changes from white (much easier to get through areas, or black impossible to get through areas) Souls is all about co-op, and invasions. This is actually discouraged in this game. Who would put down their red sigh, fight pvp, or lose, and have it ruin your game. But that can happen. I pick up a phantom in the 3rd area, we both died, when I came back into the area my world had turned dark. One death and I was dark. I did everything possible to get back my white tendency. I killed all 3 bosses and the primeval devil, and my tendency did not budge. I know this was a glitch. i have written Blue Point about this. In area 4, one death in corporal form, my tendency went from pure white to pure black. Another glitch. I couldn't get through the area because when the world is black, you have a difficult game. Virtually impossible to get through, with all the black phantoms. They guard the boss doors, and it can take hours to complete the area. There is very little help from co-op becomes no one wants to go into corporal form to pick up phantoms. Primeval demons can help turn your world back to white, but half of them don't show up where they should be. The one in Stone Fang Tunnel is not in my world. You are really screwed, if you can't get back to neutral tendency . Might as well start another character and hope the glitches are fixed with a patch. I feel for the people who want to invade. There are so few people playing in corporal form That can't be much fun for the invaders. Blue Point had a chance to make this a better game, and blew that off. I don't think I will play another Blue Point game if they slavishly recreate a game, don't take out the glitches, and make the game a little bit more fun. What is the harm. It is their game now. From did away with the worst of the Demons Souls, and went on to make games more fun for the players. Yes, they are hard, but sooo much fun. This game is not for casual players, and make sure you have your computer on your lap at all times so you won't screw up. This game punishes every little mistake. The game costs $70, and frankly that is too expensive, when the glitches were inherited and never fixed. I would recommend you play a game where the developer actually wants you to enjoy your investment. I think Ubisoft likes for the player to have fun, and their new assassins games are fun. i will never buy another game from a company that makes the game miserable for the player. Looking forward to Eldon Ring. Hope it turns out better.    … Expand
  9. HitIerDidNuffin
    Nov 13, 2020
    6
    Is this game bad? Certainly not. Is this a faithful remake of Demon's Souls? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
    I went in expecting Demon's Souls and what I got was a mix of Nioh and a generic Souls style game. The art style is far from the original and it shows that the people in charge did not understand the art style of the game and much less the idea behind the characters. Rather than remaking Demon's    Is this game bad? Certainly not. Is this a faithful remake of Demon's Souls? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
    I went in expecting Demon's Souls and what I got was a mix of Nioh and a generic Souls style game. The art style is far from the original and it shows that the people in charge did not understand the art style of the game and much less the idea behind the characters. Rather than remaking Demon's Souls I feel like Bluepoint attempted to push this to a more casual audience mixed with newer Dark Souls fans rather than remaking what is still an amazing piece.
    Fun game, however I would never call this a faithful remake.    … Expand
  10. MingledLotus24
    Dec 30, 2022
    6
    Visually - one of the best games i ever saw. Definitely a ps5 showcase Same goes for sound. Gameplay might be a bit better. I don’t understand why people praise this game so much. Gameplay is good but not THAT good. And i deducted a couple points because this is a remake. Also they don’t have Ukrainian - a minus for me. I played it in sony ps subscription - this is a plus.
  11. fewcus
    Nov 29, 2020
    6
    Whilst the gameplay and mechanics of Demon's Souls have been almost entirely left untouched (for better or worse), I cannot help but feel that the game's atmosphere, which drew me into the original and made it one of my all time favourites, has been left by the wayside. On a technical level the game is quite impressive, of course, but many of the changes to the art direction (in particularWhilst the gameplay and mechanics of Demon's Souls have been almost entirely left untouched (for better or worse), I cannot help but feel that the game's atmosphere, which drew me into the original and made it one of my all time favourites, has been left by the wayside. On a technical level the game is quite impressive, of course, but many of the changes to the art direction (in particular enemy, character and boss design) feel like changes which at best merely misunderstood the appeal of the original, and at worst are just plain bad.

    Overall, though, the visual changes can be said to be a mixed bag. The worst offender, one that is sometimes insultingly bad, are the changes made to the game's sound design and OST. The changes are sweeping, with a large number of music tracks being largely unrecognisable, misunderstanding the tone and mood the original was trying to set, and overall having an overreliance of 'epic' orchestral arranges with booming choirs that often makes each track hard to differentiate from one another.

    Generally, I would steer you to try out the original if you have the means to do so before you opt to play this version.    … Expand
  12. PhillusMaximus
    Apr 14, 2022
    6
    I liked the original one more.

    Yes it is visually magnificent, but playing this remake - kinda felt off. Like, it doesn't fit the scenery imo. It is just "too crisp" and looks at times "too realistic" for this dark fantasy epos the souls series has created. Even the sound desgin, which is objectively phenomenal, smh misses the vibe. I mean it's just a little magic beam, not a ****    I liked the original one more.

    Yes it is visually magnificent, but playing this remake - kinda felt off.
    Like, it doesn't fit the scenery imo. It is just "too crisp" and looks at times "too realistic" for this dark fantasy epos the souls series has created.
    Even the sound desgin, which is objectively phenomenal, smh misses the vibe.
    I mean it's just a little magic beam, not a **** laser blaster.
    Why give it such a heavy explosion sound.
    Made me think what the harry potter films would have been like, if they were made by Michael Bay..

    Last thing that got me a little upset is, that it seemed like they really put 98% of their budget into the graphics and sound rework.
    There were (and still are) so many bugs and glitches that already occured in the original one, that just got imported into better graphics.

    I would have much rather seen a completely new game with these graphics and sound design, which wouldn't even have taken that more effort than this remake (concept design aside).
    But I know that wasn't possible, as it was sony that wanted this remake to happen and bluepoint just got the acceptance.
    So I'm excited what the game they now started to develop (hopefully a fresh IP) is gonna turn out, as their work an Demon Souls seem to have gotten more acknowledgement than their previous reworks / remastereds.    … Expand
  13. Alucard_F10
    Jan 8, 2021
    6
    Most overrated game of 2020. As someone who platinumed the original. This is the same game with a prettier skin. Nothing incredible in the graphics department, but lightening is great. Control and gameplay is clumsy, and shows just how much the game has aged
  14. gillibrand
    Jun 13, 2022
    6
    This game is just OK, If you're not already a big Souls fan, skip it.

    PRO - Great graphics. - Shortest load times of any Souls game... by far. CONS - Disconnected world (separate levels). - Mostly forgettable bosses I beat in one or two tries. Tower knight was good. Maneater was a real challenge (but on a damn bridge!). - Grinding money for grass (health). The estus flask system    This game is just OK, If you're not already a big Souls fan, skip it.

    PRO
    - Great graphics.
    - Shortest load times of any Souls game... by far.

    CONS
    - Disconnected world (separate levels).
    - Mostly forgettable bosses I beat in one or two tries. Tower knight was good. Maneater was a real challenge (but on a damn bridge!).
    - Grinding money for grass (health). The estus flask system is way better.
    - Too many friggin' upgrade materials.
    - *Way* too much of the game is spent on narrow bridges, tight hallways, and staircases. Places where you can barely fight. Frustrating and not fun. Before Maneater there's a red phantom on a huge staircase. No room to roll so you just need to snipe with arrows... every time. Not fun. Seriously, this is like a stair climb simulator at times.

    Play DS3 instead. It runs great on PS5.    … Expand
  15. serges17
    Nov 19, 2021
    6
    Esperaba mucho de este remake, sin embargo quedó como una mediocridad porque Bluepoint se limitó a hacer un copia y pega en lugar recrear y mejorar el juego de PS3.

    Gráficos: 10 El juego tiene unos gráficos sobresalientes, los escenarios se ven excelentes, los modelos de los enemigos están muy bien hechos, lo único que desentona son los rostros de los npc, se ven muy genéricos y poco    Esperaba mucho de este remake, sin embargo quedó como una mediocridad porque Bluepoint se limitó a hacer un copia y pega en lugar recrear y mejorar el juego de PS3.

    Gráficos: 10
    El juego tiene unos gráficos sobresalientes, los escenarios se ven excelentes, los modelos de los enemigos están muy bien hechos, lo único que desentona son los rostros de los npc, se ven muy genéricos y poco trabajados.

    Sonido: 7
    No tiene nada sobresaliente en este apartado, la música no se siente, en lo que jugué no ayudó a

    Jugabilidad: 2
    El peor problema de Demon´s Souls sin lugar a dudas, el juego está roto en muchos apartados. Este aspecto lo debió pulir Bluepoint y no hizo nada al respecto:

    + Las clases están todas desbalanceadas, con unas clases como pyromancer el juego se pone fácil, pero si eliges una clase con armadura pesada vas a sudar sangre porque es un costal que recibe golpes muy fácilmente por su poca movilidad y el aumento en defensa no compensa.

    + El juego tiene input lag, es decir que el personaje no actúa inmediatamente cuando realizas una acción con el mando, sino que existe un retardo, el juego tiene un timing muy distinto a cualquier otro juego.

    + Los ataques y la movilidad se sienten ortopédicas, el personaje se siente pesado y los golpes que realiza son por lo regular muy torpes, muy tardados (aún cuando uses una clase rápida) y en algunos casos debes tener mucho cuidado de que tu arma no golpee en las paredes pues esto interrumpe tu ataque dejándote a merced de los enemigos. Cuando te derriban, la animación del personaje levantándose es muy tardada acentuando esa sensación de pesadez. Algo muy molesto es que algunos enemigos no sufren de interrupciones, te van a lanzar un golpe y te adelantas golpeando primero y aún así lanzan su golpe como si nada.

    + Los enemigos son sumamente idiotas, siempre ejecutan los mismos patrones sin ningún cambio, incluso los jefes. En otros juegos como Bloodborne o Hollow Knight los jefes cambian sus patrones a medida que reciben daño, lo cual no sucede en Demon Souls, por lo que si ya entendiste el único patrón de un enemigo

    + La cámara es un horror, no acompaña correctamente, sobre todo se vuelve muy frustrante contra jefes muy grandes porque se vuelve loca con facilidad.

    + El "lock-on" es terrible, el enfocar enemigos es una labor sumamente frustrante, sobre todo contra jefes como el Tower Knight, el cual al ser un gigante debes atacarlo en las piernas, sin embargo , al intentar enfocar el sistema de enfoque se vuelve muy molesto porque también te permite apuntar partes del enemigo que están fuera de tu alcance.

    + Hay duplicidad de movimientos. Hay algunos movimientos del personaje que se realizan con el mismo botón y note que su ejecución cambia si estás enfocando al enemigo o no. Por ejemplo, la acción de esquivar se ejecuta con círculo, pero también la acción de correr se realiza manteniendo presionado el botón círculo, y si al momento de intentar correr estás enfocando a un enemigo el personaje no correrá sino que hará la acción de esquive, mientras que sucede lo contrario si no enfocas a nadie. Otro problema lo veo con una acción completamente inútil, que es presionar hacia enfrente + R1 porque el personaje en lugar de golpear normalmente hará un empujón que no sirve para nada y que puede ser causante de muertes muy frustrantes.

    Conclusión: Juego que sólo destaca en el apartado gráfico y que posee una dificultad artificial debido a lo malo de los controles del juego.    … Expand
  16. hinfectos
    May 1, 2021
    6
    Comprado por 59'95€. No malinterpreten mi nota, pero no lo recomendaría.

    Es un buen juego muy interesante, los gráficos enamoran y el realismo es genial, pero... PERO... este tipo de juegos no están hechos para jugadores casuales dado que cada partida te supondrá echarle más de 2 o 3 horas para poder superar un nivel. Si como yo, no se te dan demasiado bien, vas a pasarlo mal y    Comprado por 59'95€. No malinterpreten mi nota, pero no lo recomendaría.

    Es un buen juego muy interesante, los gráficos enamoran y el realismo es genial, pero... PERO... este tipo de juegos no están hechos para jugadores casuales dado que cada partida te supondrá echarle más de 2 o 3 horas para poder superar un nivel.

    Si como yo, no se te dan demasiado bien, vas a pasarlo mal y seguramente te cueste superar el juego. En mi caso, no logro pasar del cuarto boss. La dificultad es alta, lo que no quiere decir que sea aburrido o mal juego. Simplemente, ten esto en cuenta si vas a gastar tu dinero.

    Por lo demás, muy bueno, una delicia. A mí gráficamente me parece una pasada y como videojuego en general creo que está bien.    … Expand
  17. Rektnarok91
    Jul 17, 2021
    6
    It's gorgeous but man... it definitely feels like the "first" souls game. It's slower, more tedious, clunkier, and the story is a bit more straightforward than the unique plots of later games. This isn't a remake (like Resident Evil 2) it's just a graphical update.

    Weirdly it's the easiest From game I've played but you die more to annoyance and jankiness than to legit challenge. I found    It's gorgeous but man... it definitely feels like the "first" souls game. It's slower, more tedious, clunkier, and the story is a bit more straightforward than the unique plots of later games. This isn't a remake (like Resident Evil 2) it's just a graphical update.

    Weirdly it's the easiest From game I've played but you die more to annoyance and jankiness than to legit challenge. I found little joy fighting through the mobs of easy enemies to get back to an area you died to falling or some other kind of bs.

    Especially after playing DS3, Bloodbourne, and Sekiro this feels downright in slow motion and boring. But regardless, DS1 (and even DS2) holds up, and I played it after the new games because it's a really unique and challenging experience. Honestly, I don't get who this remake is for? It won't recapture the magic of playing it on the PS3 for veterns and isn't updated for newer gamers.

    Except for the graphics, 60fps, and quick loading there is nothing about this made for modern game sensibilities. It feels too much like King's Field before Dark Souls came into its own. I know die hard fans are glad it's exactly the same as the original, but I really wish they updated aspects of the game and attempted a true remake.

    Still, if it's your first souls game then I think I suggest it because it still is great compared to most games if you've never experienced the Fromsoft formula. But if you have, this will probably bore you.    … Expand
  18. Loneliet
    Nov 21, 2021
    6
    Bluepoint has done an incredible job at making this game look beautiful, no doubt. The game runs perfectly smooth and the frame pacing is better than any From Software game yet. My issue is with the core gameplay itself; Demon's Souls feels outdated, obscenely so at times. Some of the level design and the player moveset really needed a refresh in order to match the newer Souls titles, asBluepoint has done an incredible job at making this game look beautiful, no doubt. The game runs perfectly smooth and the frame pacing is better than any From Software game yet. My issue is with the core gameplay itself; Demon's Souls feels outdated, obscenely so at times. Some of the level design and the player moveset really needed a refresh in order to match the newer Souls titles, as they feel really crude if not straight embarrassing at times. Enemies movesets are incredibly simplistic and you usually die because of some messy game mechanic that messes you up "on purpose". I wouldn't recommend this game to pretty much anyone but the diehard Demon's Souls fans, but I commend Bluepoint for at least the more technical side of the game: graphics and audio design are incredible.… Expand
  19. VenomSNNNK
    Dec 2, 2021
    6
    No Pure Bladestone farming this time and I adore original Demon's Souls so... Game of the Year!
  20. KillMeOnceMore
    Mar 21, 2021
    6
    While the presentation gets an astonishing overhaul and the primary gameplay gets just enough refinement to bring it up-to-date, why on earth such an opulent remake has decided to take an archivist's approach to what is essentially a prototype title is beyond me. The weapon upgrade system, online play, and character respec all needed much more consideration and modernisation than they'veWhile the presentation gets an astonishing overhaul and the primary gameplay gets just enough refinement to bring it up-to-date, why on earth such an opulent remake has decided to take an archivist's approach to what is essentially a prototype title is beyond me. The weapon upgrade system, online play, and character respec all needed much more consideration and modernisation than they've been given. Something of an empty vessel and missed opportunity, really.… Expand
  21. Naveless
    Dec 23, 2020
    6
    Excellent remastered, but that's not a remake. That game has the same problems, as original game.
  22. nimakheradmand
    Dec 17, 2020
    6
    same game with the same gamelay, demon's souls gameplay must sync with the new gameplay standards...
  23. Jeabus
    Nov 13, 2020
    6
    Much to my dismay it's not a remake. As much as they try to say otherwise it's a remaster at best or insulting at worst. Some might say "Reforged" levels of terrible. But of course it's the easiest game in the "Official" Souls-Like catalogue and has good grafix... so the big critics and youtubers are going to endlessly love and praise it. Especially since most of them probably never playedMuch to my dismay it's not a remake. As much as they try to say otherwise it's a remaster at best or insulting at worst. Some might say "Reforged" levels of terrible. But of course it's the easiest game in the "Official" Souls-Like catalogue and has good grafix... so the big critics and youtubers are going to endlessly love and praise it. Especially since most of them probably never played the original.

    Unfortunately they did some things to the "remake" that can't be justified. I had a list but it became a 3000 word essay so I cut it. Suffice to say they completely botched this "remake" by doing tons of things literally because they felt like it or because it aligned with their political viewpoint.

    This is what happens when you give a Western non-developer the keys to a classic game in "Current Year". This is what happens when Sony moves their headquarters to California.

    It's sad. Playable, but it's depressing to see what happened to my childhood.    … Expand
  24. Soulslayer2323
    Nov 13, 2020
    6
    I am writing here just to prevent any misleading information in this reviews section. This remake is for those who never got the chance to play the OG Demon's Souls, and for the die-hard fans (some of them already hate the remake, because its different than the OG version of the game.)

    Demon's Souls was a game that majority of the gaming community at that time didn't even care to watch    I am writing here just to prevent any misleading information in this reviews section. This remake is for those who never got the chance to play the OG Demon's Souls, and for the die-hard fans (some of them already hate the remake, because its different than the OG version of the game.)

    Demon's Souls was a game that majority of the gaming community at that time didn't even care to watch its gameplay videos, leave aside buying it. It was a different kind of game, and also underrated. Sony never gave this game enough credits and left it to rot. When they saw the potential of Dark Souls, they wanted a cut so Bloodborne came out. After that, they went dark for some time and later on announced the Demon's Souls Remake for PS5, because they learned the fact that Soulsborne games are quiet popular nowadays because people are sick and tired of the casual games that have no risk and reward factor.

    With this remake tho, they've dumbed down the game just to appeal to casual players, draw and bring them in so they can make a little bit more money. Die-hard soulsfans like me are definitely going to buy it so who cares about us right? Things that made Demon's Souls Demon's Souls isn't there anymore. Boss fights are hollywoodish fights that supposedly to be 'epic', but what made them so unique is gone, it's not in the game. Every boss you face has that dark opera theme music, even they tried to make Phalanx an epic boss fight.

    What I am saying is that If you never got the chance to play Demon's Souls in PS3, buy this game. If you had the chance, however, you can always buy it later because It's the popular game right now and you are not going to judge it properly.    … Expand
  25. SwakChan
    Nov 13, 2020
    6
    دعكم من محاكي الموت القذر و العبوا محاكي تعاطي الدماء
  26. Flounder
    Apr 29, 2023
    6
    Overall I de say demon souls is a loving remake of the original, and I can tell regardless of not playing the original, I just however feal like it is a weak souls game, and no I dont mean its too hard, I ve had a much easier time with this game then even elden ring, my problem with this game is just how unintresthing the gimics are and how annoying actually getting to the bosses is.Overall I de say demon souls is a loving remake of the original, and I can tell regardless of not playing the original, I just however feal like it is a weak souls game, and no I dont mean its too hard, I ve had a much easier time with this game then even elden ring, my problem with this game is just how unintresthing the gimics are and how annoying actually getting to the bosses is.
    Firstly by gimics I mean stuff like the spirit system is just not very intresthing, its basically you having less health for most of the game, the world tendancy mechanic can also be very confusing, and gameplay wise it is very rare in this game to feal like you get stronger or get cooler equipment, their is no extremly epic things you can do.
    Secondly getting to the bosses can be such a tedious endevour, like theirs this great boss called the flamelurker, which is a real fun fight to learn but actually getting their in the quickest way involves falling down a shaft were you can very easily miss a ledge and insta die, it is so tediouse, and the bosses themselves arent all that, I ve never level grinded and I changed weapons about 3 times in the whole game yet most of the bosses were either incredibly lame gimmicks or way too easy, their were only a handfull of bosses that were a genuine fun challenge such as the flamelurker, maneater or penetrator, it is really lame how most of the final bosses per world were just painfully easy gimmicks like playing red light green light with the dragon god, or using a new weapon to shoot the enemy in the sky that cant rl hurt you.
    I feel like I may be judging this game unfairly since the last souls like I played was elden ring, and I kept comparing it to that, but I just feal like this game is just one of the most boring souls like a played, were most of the frustration comes from the level design rather then the challenge of the bosses.    … Expand
  27. Bodhi_Hoatzin
    Aug 8, 2021
    6
    The fact that Bluepoint didn't do anything to introduce more basic, QoL features and took virtually no liberties to improve upon any of the original game's design flaws made for an extremely disappointing if not frustrating experience. For the majority of my time playing, I found myself only fantasizing about how much better this game would be if it were more like its successors. While theThe fact that Bluepoint didn't do anything to introduce more basic, QoL features and took virtually no liberties to improve upon any of the original game's design flaws made for an extremely disappointing if not frustrating experience. For the majority of my time playing, I found myself only fantasizing about how much better this game would be if it were more like its successors. While the bulk of the game makes for a good experience, the remainder holds it back severely. Lest we even acknowledge the price... Overall a very disheartening experience.… Expand
  28. Oldboy1988
    Dec 26, 2021
    6
    As someone who played the original I'm actually disappointed in this game for many reasons. Let's get this out the way, I'm a massive FromSoftware fan. My favourite game of theirs is Bloodborne and I'm eagerlya awaiting Eldenring. This game is outdated in its game mechanics (world tendency and no estus flask or blood vial system), the bosses are awful (not to mention easy) and the gameAs someone who played the original I'm actually disappointed in this game for many reasons. Let's get this out the way, I'm a massive FromSoftware fan. My favourite game of theirs is Bloodborne and I'm eagerlya awaiting Eldenring. This game is outdated in its game mechanics (world tendency and no estus flask or blood vial system), the bosses are awful (not to mention easy) and the game just feels soulless (excuse the play on words) and the combat is very basic with magic being overpowered. Maybe the game has just aged poorly but i would've liked it if BluePoint had added more to the experience. I would only recommend this game to people who haven't played the original.… Expand
  29. Blue9710x
    Jun 17, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just want to put it out there before I go deep into the review, I want to state that I didn't play the original game so I can't compare the two. Now that I got that out of the way, Demon's Souls is a game with a ton of great ideas that although a few hits, many of its ideas are misses. The graphics and world of the world and enemies is jaw droppingly gorgeous. Many enemies and locales look like they were ripped out of real life. The combat, although a little too defensive for me, is still pretty fun in most cases and the world surrounding Demon's Souls is very intriguing. I really like the Nexus, a hub world that should be the standard for every hub world. Some of the things I don't like are the unexplained world tendency system, the health bar being lowered while in soul form, and most importantly the bosses. Although with a few of them I saw massive potential like the Old Hero and Old Hero or I liked their fights like with the Tower Knight and Flamelurker, most boss fights were either frustrating, boring, or straight up bad. The Dragon God is virtually impossible unless you know how to get past him and even then actually killing him is not even slightly thrilling. Leachmonger and the Dirty Colluses are essentially the same boss fight but with a different design. Although I overall think the game is enjoyable and is beautiful to look at, the game is kinda niche and not for everyone.… Expand
  30. Robephiles
    Jul 23, 2022
    6
    This game is an absolutely gorgeous remake of the original Demon's Souls, which I had never played. One of the problems for me was that it included all the frustrating elements of the original, and this was especially clear right after playing Elden Ring. Part of my mixed review is that I was comparing the most accessible souls game to a remake of the least accessible one, but the gameThis game is an absolutely gorgeous remake of the original Demon's Souls, which I had never played. One of the problems for me was that it included all the frustrating elements of the original, and this was especially clear right after playing Elden Ring. Part of my mixed review is that I was comparing the most accessible souls game to a remake of the least accessible one, but the game also has a lot of very dull bosses. The mechanic of world tendency is obviously dumb, and I'm glad they ditched it and never went back to it. Still, this a must play for all hardcore souls fans, and you know who you are, but for people who are easily frustrated with these games, I would say stay away.… Expand
  31. efano_mar05
    Nov 25, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelentes gráficas, mecánicas de juego innovadoras, pero no es mi tipo de juego. Prefiero juegos tipo check point en el que revives en el último punto de partida, pero acá debes comenzar desde cero siempre y me hacía desesperar por tener que hacer todo de nuevo. Me gustan los retos pero éste juego era otro nivel.… Expand
  32. Crimson9
    Dec 12, 2022
    6
    This seems to be the age of remakes. There have been remakes that have massively overhauled the gameplay but kept the plot and atmosphere of the original intact (Resident Evil 2), there have been remakes that are remakes in name only and are technically a completely new game (Final Fantasy 7), and so on. Of all of these, Demon Souls remake is probably the most faithful. It is a completelyThis seems to be the age of remakes. There have been remakes that have massively overhauled the gameplay but kept the plot and atmosphere of the original intact (Resident Evil 2), there have been remakes that are remakes in name only and are technically a completely new game (Final Fantasy 7), and so on. Of all of these, Demon Souls remake is probably the most faithful. It is a completely new game, built from scratch. And yet the developer seems to have spent all their time and effort in replicating the old game, rather than creating something new. While the commitment to preservation is admirable, Souls has evolved since Demon souls and its shocking that the developers did not make any changes to the 2009 formula.

    Shockingly, the one thing they changed is the atmosphere, which is the one thing that didnt need to be changed.

    Overall, the original game gets an 8 for its originality, but it hasnt aged exceptionally. considering this is the same game, minus the originality, its a 6 for me.    … Expand
  33. maddiplomat
    Mar 28, 2023
    5
    Skip this! Play another FromSoft game instead. Compared to DS3/Bloodborne, this game seems like an empty tech demo. The only superb thing are the graphics. Bosses are decent but mostly boring and dumb. Regular combat feels VERY dated and enemy AI is beyond terrible. Level design is somewhat decent but the world doesn't seem connected at all. Some levels just feel like a walking simulator.Skip this! Play another FromSoft game instead. Compared to DS3/Bloodborne, this game seems like an empty tech demo. The only superb thing are the graphics. Bosses are decent but mostly boring and dumb. Regular combat feels VERY dated and enemy AI is beyond terrible. Level design is somewhat decent but the world doesn't seem connected at all. Some levels just feel like a walking simulator. Camera is horrible. You were warned!… Expand
  34. IIIAHMIII
    Jul 24, 2021
    5
    Game looks beautifull and the audio is wel done. The rest of the game well im not a fan. The world tenancy system is broken when you play online locking you out of different quests. Also a mob diddint drop the iron key so i couldnt get to an npc. The amount of blue eyes is a joke. Bosses wil 1 hit kill you in new game plus. I like a challenge but to many aspects are broken in this game.Game looks beautifull and the audio is wel done. The rest of the game well im not a fan. The world tenancy system is broken when you play online locking you out of different quests. Also a mob diddint drop the iron key so i couldnt get to an npc. The amount of blue eyes is a joke. Bosses wil 1 hit kill you in new game plus. I like a challenge but to many aspects are broken in this game. parry is incosistent so i cant use that anymore. Lot of backstaps miss. I can go on and on its a decent game but the mechanics are a nightmare. Making this game way harder then it actually is.… Expand
  35. Griffithsjr
    Nov 21, 2020
    5
    Visually impressive but has no respect for my time. The game is just to hard to enjoy.
  36. Daniel0809
    Jan 9, 2021
    5
    Only thing that makes these games hard is no check points, thats it. Its not a difficult game but its very time consuming because they make it hard by starting all over when you die. Great graphics though
  37. dangyosabyss
    Mar 25, 2021
    5
    Its a 5/10. A ps5 game shouldnt control like this even if it is meant to be a 'faithful remake' (it isnt). The content is too light and there needed to be more items/armour/weapons (and I dont mean level locked special edition weapons that are useless as soon as you leave 1-1). The game visually is stunning (as it should be) bar the facial expressions of the characters. These are not good.Its a 5/10. A ps5 game shouldnt control like this even if it is meant to be a 'faithful remake' (it isnt). The content is too light and there needed to be more items/armour/weapons (and I dont mean level locked special edition weapons that are useless as soon as you leave 1-1). The game visually is stunning (as it should be) bar the facial expressions of the characters. These are not good. Ps2 tier. Theyre not grotesque in the endearing way like in other Soulsborne games. They are just bad. Mass Effect Andromeda bad. And to address the elephant in the room and trigger hatemail - this is what happens when you let a non-japanese team make a souls game. American politics from the get go mar this game. The rubix cube characterisation is idiotic and is not needed in a japanese game made originally by japanese people. It only serves to show why so many people adopt a 'japanese games only' approach - theyre tired of propaganda in video games. There was none of this in any of the From Games prior. Consider it testament to how politics in the west ruin everything in gaming. I have a feeling that in the years to come we will look back on this game in embarrassment as blind pandering led to more offensive portrayals than it might ever have destroyed. I will say 'Satsuki' and move on. The control scheme doesnt make the most of the ps5's raw power. It still feels 'choppy'. Memes and player message palettes bordering on walkthroughs also have no place in Souls games. Souls games became popular because they were always themselves. They taught you rather than pandered to you. Reducing them to dated meme machines does them a huge disservice. We dont need pop anime or Simpsons references in games because all they do is lower the games content to the value of clickbait list fodder.

    tldr : DS got a AAA makeover making it pretty but in return was made every bit as vapid as that classification suggests by the western stupidity injected into it.    … Expand
  38. Chempion1
    Dec 3, 2020
    5
    Да.....игра 2009 года с графикой Dark Souls 3.......настоящий некстген!!! Да забыл в игре есть рейтрейсинг! Это всё меняет ;-)) Только не забудьте лупу прихватить!
    При этом сама игра хороша, но это точно не заслуга консолей нового поколения и прекрасно бы себя чувствовала на PC4. Жду настоящего некстгена!
    Хочу добавить, что PS5 у меня пока нет. Смотрел часть прохождения на YouTube в 4к    Да.....игра 2009 года с графикой Dark Souls 3.......настоящий некстген!!! Да забыл в игре есть рейтрейсинг! Это всё меняет ;-)) Только не забудьте лупу прихватить!
    При этом сама игра хороша, но это точно не заслуга консолей нового поколения и прекрасно бы себя чувствовала на PC4. Жду настоящего некстгена!
    Хочу добавить, что PS5 у меня пока нет. Смотрел часть прохождения на YouTube в 4к с HDR. Очень не думаю, что в реальности картинка будет намного лучше, жизненный опыт подсказывает. Но вот на корявость анимаций боёв и тем паче добиваний никакой YоuTube повлиять не мог. Странно это видеть в "некстгене"!
    Оценил именно как некстген, а не саму игру!    … Expand
  39. rmcf13
    Aug 8, 2023
    5
    Looks gorgeous, but bogged down by a terrible camera, archaic gameplay, and bad bosses. The contrast between demon's souls and recent fromsoft games like bloodborne, DS3, and sekiro is really stark. Bluepoint wasted a great chance to bring the demon's souls gameplay into 2020 along with its graphics.
  40. DalekGamer
    Nov 16, 2020
    5
    asking for the basis of an old game that artists have blessed for half a year 80 bucks is crazy but hamsters and fools grab it
  41. Game_Critical
    Nov 23, 2020
    5
    Demon's Souls is a remake of the classic PS3 game from 2009 made by Bluepoint, not From Software.
    This game is a mixed bag, the graphics are of course great. The use of light and dark gives a good and creepy atmosphere. However they took some liberties and some area's look quite different from the original which is a minus.
    The game runs smooth on performance mode, however it's too bad    Demon's Souls is a remake of the classic PS3 game from 2009 made by Bluepoint, not From Software.
    This game is a mixed bag, the graphics are of course great. The use of light and dark gives a good and creepy atmosphere. However they took some liberties and some area's look quite different from the original which is a minus.

    The game runs smooth on performance mode, however it's too bad they somehow can't make it work with the best graphics. The difference isn't that great so i'd recommend to keep it on performance mode.

    The game plays nice, the combat feels impactful and the different classes are fun to play.
    This comes with a big downside: The AI.

    Demon's Souls is a remake of the original in every sense of the word, which means that the janky AI and unrewarding PvP is still part of the game.
    AI glitches from the original still work and the enemies still get stuck everywhere because of the bad pathing which really throws you off. PvP is still as janky as the original, it rewards exploiting lag and bad mechanics and punishes skillful play.

    Hardcore souls fans will be fine and they'll enjoy it, but for me it was disappointing. This was the perfect chance to elevate the game to a higher level, but Bluepoint/From completely missed this chance.    … Expand
  42. Duoraime
    Jul 10, 2021
    5
    Amazing recreation of old game and absolutely terrible project by itself. From Software games have evolved since the time of original Demon's Souls, but remake stayed in 2009. It's just sad
  43. Striker91
    Nov 14, 2020
    5
    I know everyone was super hyped for this game, and having played most from software games I knew what to expect. Graphically a little underwhelming compared to some other next-gen titles, but as a remaster that is kind of expected. It won't strain your ps5 thats for sure.

    Gameplay is the same love or hate is souls formula, can be extremely frustrating but also rewarding at times.    I know everyone was super hyped for this game, and having played most from software games I knew what to expect. Graphically a little underwhelming compared to some other next-gen titles, but as a remaster that is kind of expected. It won't strain your ps5 thats for sure.

    Gameplay is the same love or hate is souls formula, can be extremely frustrating but also rewarding at times. characters still feel overly clunky and like the game makes controlling your characters a bit of a pain at times. the frame rate compared to the original ps3 version is nice, but overall didn't blow my mind.    … Expand
  44. Brimac
    Nov 25, 2020
    5
    Absolutely Phenomenal remake of the original. Having a blast replaying this in all of it’s modern day Next Gen glory. Sony definitely needs to add Bluepoint to their team.
  45. XSgtDX
    Jan 19, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful game, BUT very difficult. Battle system needs to be made easier. Too much grinding and roaming.… Expand
  46. martamstart
    Mar 22, 2021
    5
    I can understand that this game is fun for fans.

    However, it's just too difficult for casual gamers. For example, there are no difficulty levels that you can set or change. I would say that you should think very carefully about buying this game. It requires a lot of training. I can't say much about the remake, as I haven't played the original, but I know that developer Bluepoint    I can understand that this game is fun for fans.

    However, it's just too difficult for casual gamers. For example, there are no difficulty levels that you can set or change.

    I would say that you should think very carefully about buying this game. It requires a lot of training.

    I can't say much about the remake, as I haven't played the original, but I know that developer Bluepoint has done a very good job in the past, and I expect the same in this case.

    5/10 because I see just too little warning for beginners, but also a very good game for experienced players familiar with the game.    … Expand
  47. Coolguy24853
    Mar 23, 2021
    5
    I don't know how to feel about this game its so hard its stupid it doesn't live up to the original either
  48. meyerpark
    Feb 24, 2022
    5
    Really good game! I love it as much as Dark Souls. But i think i prefer the Ninja Gaiden more. So this is 5/10 for me
  49. ScoresAreBad
    Jan 16, 2022
    5
    The original was better.

    Pros:
    - Showcases the power of the PS5
    - Rolling feels better
    - Soundtrack is still awesome

    Cons:
    - Looks worse (style) than the PS3 version
    - Didn't fix the boss exploits (stealth + poison still kills almost any boss)
    - Didn't add much other than "better" graphics
  50. omnivoid
    Feb 2, 2022
    5
    One of the best games I've ever played! Amazing graphics, addictive gameplay and great replayability.
  51. MONKEZ
    Feb 25, 2022
    5
    Amazing game and i loved her too and the boss fight very nice and it is first game soul i had played
  52. andrilitvynchuk
    Aug 13, 2023
    5
    The worst souls game for me. The mechanic of pure/dark tendency is crap. You can't get platinum without guides, also there are truly overpowered weapons. Some bosses are challenging but most distances to a boss take more time than boss
  53. Dem0nK
    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
  54. herrmoekl
    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
  55. MedusaMadman77
    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.
  56. troybilts
    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
  57. justishar
    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
  58. Sundowner1
    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
  59. M19Xisrupt
    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
  60. Myp00
    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.    … Expand
  61. devilofumes
    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.
  62. ariangoodarzi
    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    … Expand
  63. blankcheck
    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
  64. Frankyrivers
    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
  65. N1Swift
    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
  66. Kabokabo1
    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    … Expand
  67. Peanuts_dx
    Oct 10, 2022
    4
    Not my type of game. Watch gameplay ofbthe first few areas if you're not sure wether to buy.
  68. Fission_Mailed
    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.    … Expand
  69. Lanthalord
    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
  70. JBreed
    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.
  71. ultrastoat
    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
  72. snakemuho
    Nov 13, 2020
    3
    To my knowledge, the appropriate term for something like this is "Reforged", not "Remake".
  73. Buhan
    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.
  74. PadFou
    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).
  75. princessfurios
    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.    … Expand
  76. firefades
    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.
  77. SoundoftheSun
    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
  78. Nostradamous
    Nov 28, 2020
    3
    Really low quality,
    Absolutely Hollow content.
    Unbelievable price
    And Dissappointing
    Comparabale at mobile games class!
  79. BryLo420
    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
  80. Mattrivas
    Feb 2, 2021
    3
    Can’t stand that after you die you have to restart from the very beginning of the stage.
  81. Hiyaky
    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.    … Expand
  82. Sain4k
    Jan 9, 2022
    3
    Лично для меня это тупой непонятный кусок дерьма, слишком уныло, тупо. Просто шлак
  83. Resolutebun
    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.
  84. Northlighforge
    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.
  85. Gamm0n
    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.
  86. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    3
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ds
  87. mikeje
    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.
  88. xiaoemo231
    Mar 9, 2021
    2
    Remake and Outsourced works but expensive.
    The heroine will not respond to the player's actions.
    Custom faces not enough.
  89. actualspiderman
    Nov 13, 2020
    2
    Extremely weak entry into souls franchise. Other than graphics and fps boost, it has nothing special to offer.
  90. fightwithsword
    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.
  91. fly78
    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.
  92. geez99
    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.
  93. Elite_Reviews
    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
  94. SorrownoMore
    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.
  95. lastofreviews
    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!
  96. RoadtoHeaven
    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
  97. Fallen_Demon
    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.
  98. speedy-dna
    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.
  99. zhribovanact
    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    … Expand
  100. kk162718
    Jul 10, 2022
    2
    2 points only for the Graphics. The gameplay is **** and the maps are designed to be frustrating not challenging.
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  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. Forbes
    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.
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  3. WellPlayed
    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.
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