Revolutionary new feature...
Say arrrrrghhhh!
Success also requires other, less obvious strategies. It's essential to use scenery to your advantage when combating the game's massive bosses, as a small recess in a wall, the wheels of a wagon, or even the ribcage of a dragon's skeleton can all offer temporary sanctuary from powerful foes. Farming souls on reruns of levels boosts attributes ahead of the upgrade curve. And exploration of every nook and cranny rewards improved weapons, armour and magic rings.
To aid your quest, Demon's Souls introduces a revolutionary new feature in its online mode. In-game messages can be left by players to provide hints for others, such as 'Beware the trap ahead', or 'Look out behind'. It's an excellent system which tempers the challenge and makes you feel like you're not alone. And, even though its possible to leave misleading or downright false messages, a system of recommendation ensures only the best hints are followed without question.
Another feature of Demon's Souls' online persistence is Blue and Black Phantoms, which help or hinder progress. Blue Phantoms are the ghosts of other players, summonable to assist you at times of difficulty, whereas Black Phantoms are other players invading your world in a bid to kill you and harvest your soul points.
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A different view
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1321-Demons-Souls
Not quite as positive :)
Title eh?
I loved level 2-1, the prison. One of the scariest levels in the whole game.
This game took well over 100 hours of my life - until RDR forced me to hang up my sword for a while. I've still got my US version at home... so perhaps one day I'll return. :)
Well...
It's not that hard, especially once you get the timing down for bosses and the harder enemies. If anything, it reminds me of those bullet hell shooters of old where timing and skill was everything.
The worst place has to be the swamp area filled with poison and decay, easiest being world 4 with the storm beasts and skeletons. I highly recommend a bow and arrow there.
I recall...
...exactly that sort of mad fanboy comment when Barbarian came out; oh, it has to be played in the C64, the Spectrum version is rubbish.
Well, yes. But as the Spectrum version still came with a poster of Maria Whitaker, it wasn't entirely without merit...
Loving it...
Another one in a long chain of killer PS3-only exclusives that make all the other consoles look very last-gen indeed.
Sony's investment in studios rather than short-term exclusivity bribes is now seriously paying off. Anyone that considers themselves a gamer clearly needs to own a PS3.
