It's a fair question if you know anything about the game. I first heard about this game two days ago when I came across a review from IGN. Demon's Souls is and RPG designed and developed in Japan that has just recently been released here in the USA (PS3 Exclusive, sorry 360 guys). However, it would seem to be more like a western RPG in design. A dungeon crawler if you will as opposed to the Final Fanitcy JRPG type of game. I like both, but generally I prefer Western RPG's from a gameplay stand point. Anyway, back to the point...
From all the reviews I have read (which are all good by way) this game seems overly difficult but somehow that's a good thing. The game is apparently very deep and very rewarding. At least in the sense of accomplishment and if you make it through the difficult moments early on most reviewer say the game clicks and becomes one of the best games you have ever played.
Sam Bishop from IGN had this to say and I think it sums it up pretty good.
"Just how punishingly old-school is Demon's Souls? That's something that's rather hard to quantify without actually shoving a controller in your hands and just letting you play it for yourself, but nearly everything about the game's no-nonsense approach to delivering the action can be summed up in one very simple example: you can't pause the game. Ever. If you're in the middle of a pitched battle against enemies that can and very often will end your life in just a single hit or two, you'd better hope that whatever weapons or restoratives you have in your inventory are already mapped to the d-pad slots, and even then it'll take a bit of luck to get through some encounters."
And to make things worse, if you die, you lose all the souls (experience/money) you are carrying, the monsters reset and the games difficulty actually gets harder! That's right, die enough and the game gets harder! But Sam goes on to say the following...
"There's no bank, no second chances, no way to put off the inevitable. You will die in this game. When in this soulless form, you'll be permanently stripped of a chunk of your life meter. You will lose all of your cash, and you will hate that every once in a while it's because you got pushed (okay, you accidentally rolled) off a cliff. But you'll keep coming back because the game is quite simply one of the best on the PlayStation 3. "
So, why would I want to play this game? Honestly, I have no idea but something about it is very intriguing. Maybe it the old school gamer in me that wants a ridiculous challenge. Maybe it's the thought of the satisfaction you get with actually beating the game (or one of it's incredibly hard bosses). Maybe I'm just mental. But a game described as being so difficult and frustrating, yet pulling out scores of 9/10 (and higher) has me officially on the case.
Not sure when I'll be able to pick up a copy (I'm not made of money) but I'll follow up with my personal impressions as soon as I get a chance. In the mean time check out the screens below and IGN's review, it's a good read -http://ps3.ign.com/articles/103/1033437p1.html
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