Comments on: Demon’s Souls is Not the Most Boring Game of the Year

By: Tats

Tats — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:27:00 +0000

Great article. I loved the game. Went through it the first time doing what I wanted, then made a second way OP lowbie (kills almost everything in one hit). The awesome thing about the game is that you can literally go about it at any Soul Level you want. It doesn't reward you on how high of a SL you are, it rewards on skill and memorization. It easily earned GOTY09 in my book.

By: Lolcat

Lolcat — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:27:59 +0000

Ok here's my estimation:

I went to stay with relatives out in the middle of nowhere for a month and managed to forget every other game I own except for DS which was already in my PS3. I put a lot of time into this game because I had not much else to do and all I can think about when people are saying "Game of the Year1!11!!1!" and "people don't like it because they can't play it!!1!" is that you must be the kind of fanboys who equate hard with good.

For the record I played this game just fine and don't really understand what all the fuss regarding the difficulty is about; once you learn the layout of a stage it is pretty much a memory game of what to do. You know what my problem with it is? It's as grindy as a hardcore MMO but missing all of the things that make people keep playing MMO's. No guild, no chat and no nothing to show for it or anyone to show it to.

Sorry folks, your enthusiasm for something harder than a Mario game is admirable, I totally get that, but DS is not GOTY material. It is extraordinarily mind numbing and grindy and if it had a little more depth than the plot from The Neverending Story but with less flare, and maybe something more to do than grind for XXX item all the while hiding behind the skirt-tail of "I'M A HARD GAME", then yes it probably could have been.

By: OmegaWeponGeanC

OmegaWeponGeanC — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:13:48 +0000

All is true and anyone who badmouth Demons Souls obviouslly sucks at it and feels envious toward those people that can actually play it

By: anglefan

anglefan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:24:34 +0000

Link you are a real stupid.

The camera is too good.
Only a little bugs, no more than that.
Cheaters!?!?! loooool
Yes, is not only running and killing enemies throgh all the stages. You have to know the stage and enemies in the stage.
I love Mario and Zelda, but the last zeldas have been too easy and Mario is other thing.

If you want to cry because you can not pass boletario 1-1 please SHUT UP !!!!

By: Link

Link — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:23:41 +0000

Well sry but in my opinion there is nothing great about this game… It is hard but graphics to me r lame and camera control in some areas r so bugged that is just pathetic… game of the year? wtf ppls? No open spaces in it… only dungeon game… Online multi player overpopulated by cheaters… battle mode maby is realistic but its just makin it normal… I just dont like games where i need to do one dungeon 100 times to know where all mobs r to complete it… And plz dont compare it to zelda:P If u relly want then u can compare it to mario or pacman… Sry if i made mistakes… not so good in english writing.

By: Smithdown

Smithdown — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:02:48 +0000

I imported this from the US, first game I have ever imported. Totally worth it, I have loved this game probably more than any other this GENERATION! It has totally sucked me in. I'm getting towards the end game now, and I'm a bit sad. I'm determined to exploit the World Tendency system to find everything I can, and I will probably give it a go on New Game +.
I would say that, while the game has definite choke points, any seasoned gamer shouldn't have too much trouble getting through it. I've defeated entire sections and bosses without dying once, on my first attempt. IT'S NOT AS TOUGH AS SOME PEOPLE MAKE OUT.

By: Currently Obssesed

Currently Obssesed — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:30:06 +0000

That IS EXACTLY the feeling you get when playing. The further you go- the more you want to play & the more you enjoy it too. But contrapositively, the farther you make it- the more you cr@p your pants at whats around the bend!

By: NeoVirtus

NeoVirtus — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:55:07 +0000

As someone who owns the game and is currently toiling through the engrossing environments and atmosphere, it is apparent that you haven't played it. Voice chat is a great tool in games where it makes sense. In this one, voice chat would ruin the FEEL of the game, which the developers obviously went to great lengths to generate. I don't mind that the when I summon a mysterious warrior's soul to my world he is just a ghost there to aid me, but not able to provide direction or feedback… it just feels right.

By: JaredNewman

JaredNewman — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:51:23 +0000

Here here, Will.

Indeed, one of the great things about Demon's Souls that I didn't mention in the article is that idea of meaningful death — the idea that your life isn't expendable thanks to frequent checkpoints and a lifetime supply of second chances. How refreshing it is to hear people say they actually like this concept in video games.

Like I said, not every game should approach death the same way Demon's Souls does, but this game proves that there's room for innovation in game death beyond silly Vita-Chambers.

Related reading: Did you hear about the guy who spent 20 hours playing through Far Cry 2 without dying? Self-imposed meaningful death. I am in awe:

http://drgamelove.blogspot.com/2009/12/permanent-…

By: will

will — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:44:11 +0000

I have put about 30-40 hours into Demon's Souls so far, and having played through and beating the single-player modes on KZ2, UC2, MW2 (a lot of sequels!) this year, I have to agree that DS is the only one I haven't gotten bored of. It is so refreshing to play a game where every kill feels like an achievement, and every with step comes the possibility of incurring real punishment. The lasting appeal of the game, as well as the incomparable feeling of achievement when you finally slay a major demon is beyond comparison to any other game out there. While it will definitely frustrate you (those failures is what makes success so pleasurable), it should be the GOTY because more to gaming than any other title released this year.

By: robtion

robtion — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:31:51 +0000

David. This game may never be released in PAL regions. I live in Australia and Demon's souls is the first game I have ever imported. You should do the same, you will not regret it. It's awesome!

By: David Macphail

David Macphail — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:19:13 +0000

The more i hear about Demon's Souls the more i want to play it. When the heck are they bringing this game to the UK??? Argggh!