I heard they made it harder to give people who imported the Asian version a reason to buy it again :lol
I heard they made it harder to give people who imported the Asian version a reason to buy it again :lol
As in better localization? That should be expected, I heard that some the text in the Asian version barely made any sense.
Is this actually a good game or one of those games that PS3 owners buy because there's nothing else to play?
Is this actually a good game or one of those games that PS3 owners buy because there's nothing else to play?
I was going to hold off picking it up, but I'm worried that will bite me in the ass 'cause it's an Atlus title.
I could be wrong, but don't Atlus games occasionally get low print-runs, and wind up going for stupid money? I don't want to be hunting for this game 6 months from now, only having ridiculous eBay "Buy It Now" prices as an option.
I was going to hold off picking it up, but I'm worried that will bite me in the ass 'cause it's an Atlus title.
Don't worry! Atlus is doing an incredibly large (by their standards) launch for Demons Souls and are shipping a "metric poop-ton" of copies out all over the US.
there's no pausing in this game? what the fuck preorder canceled
you should be able to pause.
i know this is going to sound CRAZY but sometimes shit happens and you've gotta step away from a game
you should be able to pause.
i know this is going to sound CRAZY but sometimes shit happens and you've gotta step away from a game
Apparently there's a spell/item that allows you to warp back to the Nexus (basically a safe point). It does suck that you have to seriously clear time for this game. With that said, apparently the game saves often.
then you deal with the consequences
What about pressing the PS button? all recent games pause during offline play when its pressed; you can sign out of PSN midplay and pause if it does.
Quotethen you deal with the consequences
the consequence in this case being that atlus doesn't get my money. games that won't let you pause or pause when you go into your inventory can fuck right off.
the tales of this games difficulty are not exaggerated
how do i disable other people from entering my game short of disabling the wifi adapter and/or yanking the ethernet connection
Can someone sum up real fast why this game might be that good? Like what kind of RPG is it?
started as the royal because everyone said it was easier, and it um, is. it kind of reminds me of soloing through a zone that's a bit over your head in an MMO. if you go slow, no real problems...although I haven't been invaded yet.
Fuck my ass this game is hard. I've died like 6 times already on stage 1-1.
Can the asian version play with the US version?
Demi, yay or nay on Demon's Souls?
I have more faith in the word of a non-weeaboo.
Demi, yay or nay on Demon's Souls?
I have more faith in the word of a non-weeaboo.
I don't buy PS3 games.
Well that's because you work at Best Buy.
Fuck my ass this game is hard. I've died like 6 times already on stage 1-1.
what class did you pick?
oh and make sure you return to nexus after beating the first boss
You're getting annoying again, dude. You must have some sort of disorder to continue the act after the groundings I've given you already.
And I wasn't insulting you FatalT I was just making sure you still remembered me <3
since you picked royal i suggest going to the shrine of storms and grinding for souls. each kill nets you damn near 300. i did that yesterday for a few hours and hit soul level 27.
but be warned the enemies have a really annoying attack pattern there
Quick question-- does the copy that comes in the deluxe pack have its own UPC or does it say "Not For Resale" or something like that? I won't have my copy until Sunday, but I'd go buy a copy right now and just return the one in the box later.
It still has the original box art. My copy in the deluxe edition has its own UPC too.
Also, is it just me, or is 2-2 like 10 minutes long? I swear I was at the boss before I even knew what happened.
It still has the original box art. My copy in the deluxe edition has its own UPC too.
Also, is it just me, or is 2-2 like 10 minutes long? I swear I was at the boss before I even knew what happened.
Yeah, there are two routes to get to him. You probably took the shortest route...
But did you beat him? I thought he was fucking unbeatable at first..
3-2 was the most difficult boss in the game, imo.
I don't see anyone talking about story. Is it safe to say that Demon's Souls is more like a single player MMO than a traditional console RPG?Eh, I dunno, the story is not particularly fleshed out or important, but the sense of exploration and feeling of playing does not remind me of an MMO at all. It feels like Diablo meets ICO or something with better controls and combat than either of them. I was surprised at how fun the actual combat can be and how not clunky the game feels (a rare thing for a FROM title). It's basically a challenging action RPG.
Btw, this game seems to be selling really well. It was sold out both at Best Buy's and Fry's. Fry's has so much stock that they rarely sell out.
I don't see anyone talking about story. Is it safe to say that Demon's Souls is more like a single player MMO than a traditional console RPG?
Btw, this game seems to be selling really well. It was sold out both at Best Buy's and Fry's. Fry's has so much stock that they rarely sell out.
It totally expected most reviewers to hate this game because it's a lot more deep and difficult than most games they review.I think it's the approach to challenge that makes it work. This game could have been highly frustrating but there is something about its design that prevents such a thing from occurring.
since you picked royal i suggest going to the shrine of storms and grinding for souls. each kill nets you damn near 300. i did that yesterday for a few hours and hit soul level 27.
but be warned the enemies have a really annoying attack pattern there
since you picked royal i suggest going to the shrine of storms and grinding for souls. each kill nets you damn near 300. i did that yesterday for a few hours and hit soul level 27.
but be warned the enemies have a really annoying attack pattern there
Holy shiiitttttt these rolling dudes are hilariously raping me but the 300 souls per kill is nice. :D
Hrm, is there really any negative to dying in soul form other than losing souls if you don't touch your bloodstain before you die again? If not then I'm just gonna keep dying to these rolling guys and getting my blood stain back over and over so I don't have to go through the loading screen to get back to the nexus.
what's the ostrava glitch?
This game sounds so good! Every single person I know irl is raving to me about it. Going to open up my asian version after lunch and give it a try finally. If the servers are dead and the game rocks I might double dip and start playing the US instead.
its crazy how the perception of the game as done a 180 here.
Giant Bomb bashed it hardcore in their Quick Look.eh, they didn't really bash it. Jeff hated it but Dave seems intrigued and Vinny, who is actually playing it, is on the fence. Seems like a rather nice reaction to a game as niche as this.
http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-demons-souls/17-1485/?_loginat=1255213469508
Amirox is flipping out over on GAF.
And yes, Amirox is indeed flipping out over it :lol
its crazy how the perception of the game as done a 180 here.
or anywhere, for that matter. I never expect great things from From Software.
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lol. I got banned.
Their rules but still funny.
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lol. I got banned.
Their rules but still funny.
its crazy how the perception of the game as done a 180 here.
or anywhere, for that matter. I never expect great things from From Software.
King's Field :punch
its crazy how the perception of the game as done a 180 here.
or anywhere, for that matter. I never expect great things from From Software.
King's Field :punch
I never played a King's Field. how much are they like Demon's Soul?
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lol. I got banned.
Their rules but still funny.
You got banned for being the lone voice of reason? :lol
its crazy how the perception of the game as done a 180 here.
or anywhere, for that matter. I never expect great things from From Software.
King's Field :punch
I never played a King's Field. how much are they like Demon's Soul?
Think of the ambiance and dungeon crawling from Demon's Soul but the first person viewpoint and nearly open ended exploration of The Elder Scrolls (though you don't go out into a world, your contained to a series of dungeons). Its one of those games where it doesn't really guide you on where you have to go so you feel like a fish out of water.
If you can deal with the shitty graphics, I really recommend the original King's Field US for the PSX.
its crazy how the perception of the game as done a 180 here.
or anywhere, for that matter. I never expect great things from From Software.
King's Field :punch
I never played a King's Field. how much are they like Demon's Soul?
Think of the ambiance and dungeon crawling from Demon's Soul but the first person viewpoint and nearly open ended exploration of The Elder Scrolls (though you don't go out into a world, your contained to a series of dungeons). Its one of those games where it doesn't really guide you on where you have to go so you feel like a fish out of water.
If you can deal with the shitty graphics, I really recommend the original King's Field US for the PSX.
how is the combat?
I really like the combat in Demon's Soul. Can't imagine it will be the same in first person. As long as it's reflex based and not all about stats, I will be fine.
Jeff said the game is awful.
its crazy how the perception of the game as done a 180 here.
or anywhere, for that matter. I never expect great things from From Software.
King's Field :punch
Kranz, just play a superior game like Titan's Quest Gold instead. You can still buy it for $5 at Direct2drive.
Seriously, even with the Xbot goggles off, I don't see what all the fawning over Demon's Souls is about.
There's nothing particularly innovative or spectacular about the gameplay. Fundamentally, DS doesn't even play much differently from something like Dark Messiah of Might and Magic.
And forget what Bebpo said about its mediocre graphics. Bebpo's proven in the Bayonetta thread that he can't recognize bad graphics even when it's shoved up his weeaboo ass.
Kranz, just play a superior game like Titan's Quest Gold instead. You can still buy it for $5 at Direct2drive.
Never played it so obviously if it was in my hands it could actually be a good game and I might change my mind but even if I turned down the volume on that quick look, it makes the game look pretty bad and lame. I couldn't imagine dicking around in that for hours unless the combat system gets a whole lot better than that.
Kranz, just play a superior game like Titan's Quest Gold instead. You can still buy it for $5 at Direct2drive.
I loved the shit out of Titan Quest until my save got corrupted. and now I don't own a PC anymore (though I'll probably get windows 7 and dual boot.)
Never played it so obviously if it was in my hands it could actually be a good game and I might change my mind but even if I turned down the volume on that quick look, it makes the game look pretty bad and lame. I couldn't imagine dicking around in that for hours unless the combat system gets a whole lot better than that.
I thought that the combat system was pretty smooth for a rpg but the environments are so dreary and dull that I can't imagine having fun going through each level several times.
Never played it so obviously if it was in my hands it could actually be a good game and I might change my mind but even if I turned down the volume on that quick look, it makes the game look pretty bad and lame. I couldn't imagine dicking around in that for hours unless the combat system gets a whole lot better than that.
I thought that the combat system was pretty smooth for a rpg but the environments are so dreary and dull that I can't imagine having fun going through each level several times.Kranz, just play a superior game like Titan's Quest Gold instead. You can still buy it for $5 at Direct2drive.
I loved the shit out of Titan Quest until my save got corrupted. and now I don't own a PC anymore (though I'll probably get windows 7 and dual boot.)
Did you apply the fan patch for Titan Quest? It fixes many of the bugs.
I've been using Windows 7 for almost a month and so far, I think it's far superior to Vista. Superficially, they might appear to be similar but Windows 7 is simply faster, more stable and more intuitive. If you're gonna dual-boot, don't bother with Vista since almost all Vista programs will run on Windows 7.
Just go with XP and Win7. If you aren't going to be playing any games older than 5 years, then don't even bother dual-booting with XP. I still have XP but I've found no reason to use it at all.
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck i went to pick up a temporary copy and all the stores around me are totally sold out. wow.
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck i went to pick up a temporary copy and all the stores around me are totally sold out. wow.
Some people (read: Sony tards) seem to think that it means incredible sales. Doesn't it seem more likely that it's an oddball title and therefore poorly stocked?
The first King's Field combat is a bit archaic. If you ever played Dagger Fall, its like that but there's no dice rolling involved (if you hit the monster, you'll cause damage). I believe weapons and armor end up being the biggest upgrades over enemies instead of stats.
The combat involves lots of strafing and timed swings (swooping in and out, trying to get behind the enemy). Though its definitely not as refined as Demon's Souls.
About the environments they just get more dreary and oppressive.
can't wait to start this tonight when my folks bring by my deluxe edition.
it doesn't actually look all that hard in the videos. It seems like if you go slowly through dungeons and wait for the enemies to go into recovery animations before you attack, you can avoid a lot of unnecessary damage.
Speaking of the black phantom on 3-1, I was coming back from killing the priest on the top level and dropped off the railing to pick up that item (what was it, like two lotus petals or something?). I completely forgot about the phantom and jumped right down, and as soon as I landed he shot me with his crossbow once and killed me instantly.
Then when I was rushing back to get my souls, I got killed by one of the octopus men who was offscreen while I was fighting another octopus man. Wound up losing 60k souls :-\
So far the most I lost was 100k... I'm sure that's nothing compared to some people though. I'd love to read horror stories about several hundred thousand :lol
Awesome, still on 1-1, 3 and a half hours later. As long as I beat the Giant Bomb guy's time (5 hours.) :lol Just got the scimitar and figured out where to get the purple flame shield, so I should get it on my next run.
A couple days ago I was feeling a little burnout, but I figured I'd play through it once more and get the platinum trophy. And then my PS3 broke.
I'm having withdrawals at the moment.
The disc drive. It won't even spin the discs any more.
The only way to keep my DS save file is if I do a full system backup, and get my exact system back from Sony. But I'm sure they're just gonna toss it in a pile and send me some refurbished one. I'll be hassling someone on their support line before I send it in though.
yeah. is that bad?
Gotta kill the dragons on 1-2 and 1-4, or they'll just fly off.
For the cave in 4-2, I think there's a path to your immediate left as soon as you enter that none of the white guys path by. Not entirely sure though, as my shield can block their explosions for no damage. I'm pretty sure you can pass by their tail without setting them off, and if you sprint all the way through you should be able to outrun their explosions. There's also a ring in a cave in that area, where the slugs are. 4-3 is my favorite stage in the game, so press onward!
5-2 is the most frustrating stage IMO. Bring lots of poison cleansing lotuses...
And yeah, for the 1-4 boss, DO NOT get hit by one of his attacks, or you will regret it. I always save him for last.spoiler (click to show/hide)It drains a soul level :maf[close]
I wanna plaaaay :'( :'( :'(
so your ps3 isn't back yet,
when did you send it?
Other than being developed in Japan and having stats, what does it have in common with your regular JRPG? It can be easily mistaken for a WRPG.
the game is easy as fuck if you use a bow. he never even touched me.
It didn't seem like the game would be fun if I just used a bow (or magic) all the time :-\ I beat the Tower Knight down old school.
5-2 down. i'll save the last two for another day.
only put into those stats? or something like those stats + vitality every once in a while?
Yahtzee gets his 15 minutes forever because he made the Chzo Mythos, which is the best adventure game series in the past decade.
I've died like three times already in the first area available after Nexus (right after tutorial) as a Thief. What's a good noob class? I see Bebpo saying Archer is good, and that was my second choice for class
I found a ring that gives me an extra 25% of my life when in soul form!I found that too. Someone left a note behind that said "something valuable lies ahead"
Sweet, I beat Phalanx. I noticed there was a message about a white soul event this weekend, so I checked the wiki page and apparently that means no dragons :rock. So I was able to progress and then I grabbed all of the loot by where the dragons typically are.
I finally got to stat up and I put all of my points into magic and vitality. There was no noticable difference whatsoever to my soul arrow attack. What's the deal?
Also, how do I view what the stat requirements are for certain equipment?
Sweet, I beat Phalanx. I noticed there was a message about a white soul event this weekend, so I checked the wiki page and apparently that means no dragons :rock. So I was able to progress and then I grabbed all of the loot by where the dragons typically are.
3. Now that I've unlocked four more worlds, is there a suggested one I should start with?
do either the second castle level or the first mines level. If you're feeling saucy, you can go get the crescent scimitar (awesome weapon, and restores MP) in the storm lord level, but make sure to bring some arrows...and expect some deaths. I'd avoid the tower of latria for a bit.
anywhere is doable though.
Sweet, I beat Phalanx. I noticed there was a message about a white soul event this weekend, so I checked the wiki page and apparently that means no dragons :rock. So I was able to progress and then I grabbed all of the loot by where the dragons typically are.
What? I still encounter dragons.
Okay, I beat the Phalanx boss. Was pretty easy with that uh...fire weapon item thing. After that, I hit up the knight area, took out those fuckers, fought giant rats and I encountered a walkway which is impossible to cross due to our dragon friend.
So it seems I'm finished with 1-1 unless I'm missing something.
I met the monk kid, unlocked four other worlds, leveled up with the black emo chick, upgraded my weapons/shield.
Fun fun fun fun!
I'm just confused on some things:
1. The inventory system is antiquated. I have no clue if the weapon I'm interested in is an upgrade or downgrade of what I currently got.
2. I learned Magic Memory and this other crap when I leveled up my Faith and Magic stats. I still have no magic and I really want that spell that instantly takes you to the Nexus upon use.
3. What's with the two items you get for when you talk the emo chick? They're two items: a white one and a blue one.
3. Now that I've unlocked four more worlds, is there a suggested one I should start with?
This game almost reminds me of the original Legend of Zelda in terms of discovery and hand holding. There is no hand holding, and the sense of discovery is sooo high. When I played Zelda when I was a kid, other kids traded secrets in order to see where to go next or how to do something. In Demon's Souls, you have notes written on the ground from fellow Demon's Souls players.
This game owns and I want to beat FF12 asap so I can dedicate the bulk of my game playing time to it.
I started my first play through as a Thief. Read that its not too good of a Class to start off with.
i took a look at the next archstone and didn't get very far. so i want and played the second level at boletaria where i have to run by the fucking dragon. i got all the way to the end and got killed by the second knight. went back to collect my souls and got killed by the first one. dude has a sliver of life and got a hit in. lost all my souls. so i quit out. all that time for nothing.
i probably should have played as knight or something. dunno why i picked priest.
I started my first play through as a Thief. Read that its not too good of a Class to start off with.
Didn't you play this already? I remember you telling me about it.
That's exactly why I'm hesitant to pick this game up. I just don't have the time to spent 2 hrs on a game and have zero to little progress. But maybe Bebpo is right and Royal makes the game much easier?
On another note. I fucking love how I bought some Plate Armor, thinking "Yeah, now I won't die as fast!" and realize that it really impedes your movement. So I re-equipped my Thief gear since the stick and move way of fighting feels the most comfortable for me. So basically I'm slowing finding out that there really is no free lunch in this game, everything is a compromise.
playing this game is just a weird experience. i've put about 4 hours in so far but when i actually look at how much progress i've made it looks like no more than a half hour.On another note. I fucking love how I bought some Plate Armor, thinking "Yeah, now I won't die as fast!" and realize that it really impedes your movement. So I re-equipped my Thief gear since the stick and move way of fighting feels the most comfortable for me. So basically I'm slowing finding out that there really is no free lunch in this game, everything is a compromise.
huh. i bought the first tier armor for my head, chest, and legs but it doesnt feel any different to me. then again it might just be that priest isn't as nimble.
but getting that long sword has really made the game easier. much quicker and deadlier than the shitty mace.
Blue, you swayed me with that persuasive propaganda. Demon's Souls seems worth messing around with, even if I decided not to play it through. Let's just hope it's not another B- game that's just been blown up by Sfag hype.
Let's just hope it's not another B- game that's just been blown up by Sfag hype.
the next path i'm gonna go down I think:
level up my crossbow (where can i get like a heavy cross bow... or even an regular bow? i have a bunch of arrows)
Demon's Souls is the only game on the sfag hype train that actually lives up to the hype. As far as quality goes this gen, nothing comes close to SSF4 and Demon's Souls.