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This review was submitted by Ben Warwick. If you’ve played Demon’s Souls, or just want to ask Ben more about it, leave your thoughts in the comments below.
Demon’s Souls (PS3)
Demon’s Souls is a third person action/role-playing game from Japanese developers From Software and it is unlike anything you have played before.
Loved
Difficulty: This is a hard game. If you rush, you will die. If you attempt to take on multiple enemies at once, there is a high chance you will die. If you don’t learn from your mistakes, you will die again. When you die, you are re-spawned back at the start of the level with all enemies re-spawned and without your souls. This makes it all the more satisfying when a boss is lying dead at your feet.
Atmosphere: The atmosphere in each level makes you feel like your death is just around the corner. From the Tower of Latria’s brooding darkness and terrifying howls to the Valley of Defilement’s hostile open skies, you’ll never feel safe for a second.
Online: You will see ghostly avatars of other players running around your world, even though you can’t interact with them. Pressing the action button over a blood-stain left when another player dies lets you view the last 10 seconds of their life. Then there are the stones you can use to either summon other people to help you or invade someone else’s world and try to kill them.
Hated
Auto lock-on: When you are locked-on to an enemy the camera can be very frustrating, moving behind environmental objects and blocking your view of the action which can cause a very quick death.
Demon’s Souls is a strong contender for my game of the year in 2009. If your interest is piqued at all by reviews of this game, do yourself a favour and import it.
Reviewed by: Ben Warwick
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