Demon's Souls Ushered In As A Greatest Hit
The fans keep clamoring for a sequel but if you haven't played the original, you probably don't understand that clamor.
So maybe now's the time. Today, Atlus U.S.A. has announced that the critically acclaimed, award-winning Demon's Souls is now officially a Greatest Hits title on the PlayStation 3. For the very agreeable price of $29.99, you can try this widely beloved hardcore role-playing adventure; just brace for a definite challenge that can be extremely rewarding. Said Tim Pivnicny, Atlus Vice President of Sales and Marketing:
"Very few games reach the esteemed PlayStation 3 system Greatest Hits status. Those that do are among the very finest the platform has to offer, combining critical success, tremendous popularity, and exceptional quality. Demon's Souls represents some of the biggest risks, loftiest goals, and most daring innovations ever embarked upon by a developer. Its arrival into the exclusive ranks of PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits validates its designers' achievements and helps bring their unique vision to a larger audience. Priced to own at only $29.99, there has never been a better time to find out what everyone's been talking about."
With so many great games on the horizon, all of which destined to cost $60, you can grab a game that guarantees longevity for half that price...provided you can handle the inherent difficulty. By the way, if you're an avid collector and you wish to have the original packaging, you had best act fast; those will soon disappear and will be replaced by the Greatest Hits version. The press release doesn't mention any additions but then again, who needs 'em? This is Demon's Souls!
Tags: demons souls, atlus, demon''s souls ps3
9/15/2010 2:40:37 PM Ben Dutka
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Comments (64 posts)
frostface
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 3:08:36 PM
You can still keep your magician profile, so when you get a better feel for the game you can just go between the two.
It's challenging either way, I've cleared it twice now but still get my ass served to me with my magician profile, which I've hardly been able to do anything with up to now.
I'm so glad to see this game getting such recognition...I really want to see a sequel but even if From Software keep their word and we don't get one, I'll still go back and play this one over and over again.
Last edited by frostface on 9/15/2010 3:09:36 PM
laxpro2001
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 4:29:12 PM
Scarecrow
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 6:47:37 PM
Underdog15
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 9:24:45 PM
Scarecrow
Thursday, September 16, 2010 @ 2:07:18 AM
hellish_devil
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 3:07:01 PM
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Now From Software, if you're not giving us a sequel, then just give us that damn 6th archstone!
WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 3:07:39 PM
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frostface
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 3:13:52 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 3:18:46 PM
frostface
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 3:48:54 PM
Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 4:03:57 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 4:25:06 PM
I understand that the appeal of the game is to overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges and I suppose there is still a niche place for that but I believe that since gaming has advanced beyond the need to incorporate many many deaths into a rather short game just to make it last for months (See most NES titles, lots of SNES titles) we have reached a point in which it is nolonger appealing or necessary for the player to die just to learn the strategy of how to get by.
It's like the Kobiyashi Maru (sp?) in Star Trek, you are in a no-win situation just to see how you perform. I think that aspect of gaming is nolonger necessary, any situation should be at least remotely survivable.
And yeah, it's unbalanced because the role you choose drastically affects your ability to survive. Unless you want to argue that the character you choose should suffice as a difficulty option. Also, you are too severely punished in those deaths in that you lose the aids you have acquired to get you by in the first place. That is my final word.
laxpro2001
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 4:32:09 PM
Alienange
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 5:20:36 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 6:28:25 PM
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Scarecrow
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 6:54:37 PM
BTNwarrior
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 7:04:10 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 7:22:58 PM
LimitedVertigo
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 7:33:10 PM
Lotusflow3r
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 3:27:11 PM
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Shams
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 4:10:30 PM
A lot has been said about the difficulty, and while it seems that way in the beginning, once you pick up a good weapon combination (spear/shield), start leveling up, and can wield a projectile and/or magic, the game isn't exactly what i call hard, or tedious (either on NG, or NG+). You have to pay attention, so you can't button-mash your way to victory, but doesn't take long for one to figure out the strategies necessary for every enemy.
Lotusflow3r
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 4:25:57 PM
DS had it all.
I agree that SOTC had more atmosphere and artistic merit, but everything else, DS is certainly competitive.
Scarecrow
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 6:57:11 PM
Clamedeus
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 9:46:26 PM
I was SL 189 but my PS3 YL on me =( I only needed to do a few more upgrading with the stones and get a few spells/miracles and i would of got platinum. =/
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 4:06:10 PM
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So tell me please, is this a game I'd be able to play in SP mode(since I only do single player modes)?
If I need MP/on-line for it, then it will just have to wait till later for my collection instead(and no cares if regular version or greatest hits).
Shams
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 4:17:58 PM
Jordahn
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 4:23:13 PM
frostface
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 4:24:24 PM
However, it doesn't do MP like any other game out there. The MP involves other people invading your world, or you invading theirs. When one of you dies, you go back to your world again.
Also if you do get to a Boss fight and you can't beat it on your own, you can summon another player from their world and have them help you out.
It's not essential to be connected but it is a very nicely implemented feature like no other. Also by being connected to the servers, you can touch blood stains from other players who've died in the area you're in. You can think of them as a warning of sorts by seeing how that person died. Also you can leave messages for other players. If your message gets recommended, your health bar gets filled. It's also fun to leave false messages sometimes just to be a bad b**tard and lead someone in the wrong direction.
For the $30 price tag, you'll be getting a fantastic game, whether or not you play connected to the server.
Shams
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 4:31:03 PM
Clamedeus
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 9:48:53 PM
BikerSaint
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 6:14:10 PM
Thanks for all the 411 on it.
I did remember reading & seeing trailers about the help/hurt souls & blood hint's but I couldn't remember if it was DS or not.
Sounds interesting, and I'll really have to check out DS some more first since it's an RGP(and we usually don't get along together).
But never the less, RPG or not, I will get it
just as I also bought, &then sampled the beginning's of FFVII, FF Tactics, FFX, FFX2, FFXI, FFXII, Saga Frontier, Xenogears, Fallout3 GOTY, and many other RPG's.
OK, I'm now heading off to YouTube to check out some Demon Soul gameplay vids.
Last edited by BikerSaint on 9/15/2010 6:18:20 PM
gangan19
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 9:49:45 PM
Shams
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 4:26:35 PM
I think the annoucement is more about DS being counted as a "Greatest Hit" title, more so, than just a marketing of a new price point.
MyWorstNightmar
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 5:34:43 PM
This might be just what the doctor ordered to get a Demon's Souls 2 in motion.
WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 6:29:43 PM
Scarecrow
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 7:03:03 PM
Lotusflow3r
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 8:13:22 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 6:57:05 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 7:43:18 PM
Scarecrow
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 7:06:05 PM
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Is like "what the hell are they thinking?"
Demon's Souls steps all over any rpg released this gen. Even story/plot wise it really is a deep game/experience.
If people don't get it for this low price I feel sad for the future of gaming.
Up there with Uncharted 2, MGS4, Infamous, etc.
BikerSaint
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 7:06:51 PM
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BTNwarrior
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 7:10:44 PM
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Clamedeus
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 9:58:45 PM
Scarecrow
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 10:28:54 PM
@Kiryu,
The game will be hard regardless. If you play online you might get help from other players (blue phantoms) but at the same time your world might get invaded by a black phantom player whose goal is to kill you and steal your souls.
If you play offline the server will not help you. The server as it is makes your worlds easier (raising your world's tendency). Tendency = difficulty. The whiter your worlds the easier they are, the blacker they are the harder they are. So if you play offline you could easily find yourself playing in black tendency, your worlds will be extra hard.
Both scenarios have their pluses and minuses. Online is the better option since that's how the game is supposed to be played.
Clamedeus
Thursday, September 16, 2010 @ 12:38:31 AM
Scarecrow
Thursday, September 16, 2010 @ 2:34:09 AM
I hope you can pay to fix it (or even fix it yourself, there's some youtube vids that show you how).
Or the best option, get a Slim. I've got one and I can tell you it's easily the quietest/nicest console I've owned. Only ps1 is just as smooth. Doesn't heat up at all either.
Anyway, hope you get to play DS again
Lawless SXE
Thursday, September 16, 2010 @ 2:04:58 AM
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But, what about FROM Software's new title. Announced by Sony at TGS, the spiritual successor to Demon's Souls, it is Project Dark!
Alright, I'm talking it up here. I know nothing about the game other than the title and this from Hidetaka Miyazaka "for those who enjoyed Demon's Souls, those who like From's dark fantasy games, and those who just like games will enjoy the new game."
Awesome Peace!
Scarecrow
Thursday, September 16, 2010 @ 2:30:33 AM
Thanks for the info!
Sony and From Software delivered! Thank you! "for those who enjoyed Demon's Souls." That's all I needed to hear.
Even if the name's different, as long as it's still an action/rpg I'll be all over this game.
Sadly they've only shown the project's logo...
Can't wait to see the first images/trailers of it!
It's also scheduled to come out next year. First day import for me!
Lotusflow3r
Thursday, September 16, 2010 @ 8:09:09 AM

Demon's Souls









Underdog15
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 2:53:48 PM
Still, I'm looking forward to playing it more tonight!