Dark Souls Director: The Most Difficult Game Possible

Temjin001
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 9:52:12 PM
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"We want any player to be able to clear any obstacle simply by learning from mistakes and paying close attention. Then, the reasons for failure must always be clear and understandable. Every problem must have multiple solutions, so players can tackle it in whichever way they want."

Interesting, I like that. Actually, I like that a lot. I like it when games expect you to be intelligent about your decisions when clear signs are given for you to overcome.

'sigh' am I gonna have to break down and get Demon's Souls eventually, so I can be on board with Dark Souls?
Looks that way.. but I'm swamped with games right now so I've got time until then.

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Clamedeus
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:16:21 PM

Do it up Temjin! xD

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:34:04 PM

No intelligence required here Temjin, just die, pay for it, revise your timing, die, pay for it, revise your timing, rinse and repeat. Still I'd be interested in your impressions.

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Clamedeus
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:40:12 PM

It requires focus, and thinking before you take the move, other wise you'll die. I like it to be hard instead of easy and not very rewarding.

@World you're just taking the easy way out by quitting. =/

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:51:48 PM

Definitely, I am way too old and too busy to stick with that kinda thing.

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Clamedeus
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:01:10 PM

You are never to old World, you're giving up to fast. But i respect your opinion.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:10:45 PM

Well thank you. I guess I just lost that need, but there's definitely something to be said for that feeling you get when you beat some jerk boss that has been kicking you around for days so you stand up and yell "Yeah, take that you fu*king b*tch!"

Getting to that point isn't much worth the hassle to me anymore though.

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Clamedeus
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:23:14 PM

I can understand that.

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SvenMD
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:29:14 PM

World that is so true. I've never played Demons Souls and I won't because "I'm too old and too busy, and getting to the point is too much of a hassle!"

Beautiful.

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aaronisbla
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:28:09 AM

i still stand by my original thoughts, if i can beat it, so can many others lol

Sven, ur robbing yourself of a damn good game, at least rent it if possible or hell, it should be on sale as a greatest hits.

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kraygen
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 3:12:34 AM

honestly once you learn the mechanics and the monsters, most of the game isn't that hard. The final boss is by far the worst, but a lot of the boss' have tricks that you can use to manipulate them into a less difficult victory.

Also if you really don't want a challenge, but want the experience, there is a way to cheat the final boss, it would make it the lamest final boss battle ever, but if you're not looking for a challenge it is there.

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Temjin001
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 10:36:32 AM

"No intelligence required here Temjin, just die, pay for it, revise your timing, die, pay for it, revise your timing, rinse and repeat. Still I'd be interested in your impressions."

I liked that, world =)

I think there's too much controversy now over this matter for me to not take interest. I need to go get the game and find out for myself =)

Though, what I do find interesting is my bro's opinion. He didn't really lament that the game was all that hard. In fact, he beat it relatively quickly. Though, he is something of a "natural" with these game types, much more than me.

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Underdog15
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:10:53 PM

I played and enjoyed it on a rental. I beat I think 4 bosses or so?? I enjoyed it, but I made life hard at first starting out as a magician. lol

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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:18:43 PM

I know the type, I know a guy with the reaction time of a fly. He can pick up any game and whoop it. I'm just not that skilled anymore, maybe at 15 but not now. I think I burned too many brain cells.

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BeezleDrop
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:12:25 PM
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Oh that is just awesome, DS's wasn't too difficult really. I'm pretty stoked for dark souks regardless of it's multiplat status. I do definitely enjoy a challenge, it's quite rewarding after you die and die but manage to conquer. Love it.

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aaronisbla
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:36:25 AM

i totally agree with you about the game not being all that difficult like some make it out to be. Human error made it seem difficult, like swing huge weapons in small corridors or blocking too much and running out of stamina.

nowhere near as impossible as some made it out to be

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kraygen
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 3:13:45 AM

agreed, if you just payed attention and took your time, it was fine.

If you tried to run through it like superman, I could see where you would have trouble.

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sirbob6
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 9:09:18 PM

Agreed, if you learn how to time everything and the bosses patterns you can defeat DS with pretty easily.

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cLoudou
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:12:51 PM
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Perfect, make the game harder = less kids and less 360 sales.
Less 360 sales = we made a mistake.

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Jawknee
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:23:35 PM

LOL!

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Jawknee
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:25:13 PM
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As if the first wasn't hard enough. I am not one of those who can persevere. This game was just too challenging for my patients. Great game. Just too tough for me. =/

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Clamedeus
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:32:46 PM

They have checkpoints now Jawk.

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Jawknee
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:48:13 PM

Tempting...:)

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Clamedeus
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:51:08 PM

;)

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Lawless SXE
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:19:23 PM

It's an open world format though. If it didn't have checkpoints, you'd have to play the entire game in one sitting. :O

Of course, I'm presuming that you aren't able to save the game at will, which I get the feeling you won't able to do, as that would make the game easier, rather than harder.
Peace.

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Clamedeus
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:42:29 PM

I think it would make it easier if you could save anywhere Lawless, I bet it's going to be like Demon's Souls, but they have checkpoints where you can put the Beacon down (if you can put it down anywhere, i think you can) and you will go to that spot until you can pass through and get to the save area.

But i don't know how it's going to be but that's just a guess. I still don't know how the Beacon will be used and how many times you can use it, or how the mechanics will be.

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Jawknee
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:43:06 PM

Seems most games are going the autosave route these days.

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Lawless SXE
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 12:09:48 AM

That'd be good I think. Provided the beacon IS limited use, or could only be used in certain zones to keep people from abusing it.

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JSwayze
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:29:51 PM
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Heck I beat Ninja Gaiden so lets see how hard this game really is

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Riku994
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:31:05 PM

Ninja Gaiden's got NOTHING on Demon's Souls

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JSwayze
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:56:31 PM

Then I just might have to put it all on the table and see how good my gaming skills really are

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Riku994
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:30:43 PM
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I conquered Demon's Souls and I'll conquer this!

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:17:31 AM

Hell Yeah!

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:32:10 PM
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Pass. I remain firm, the mistake driven mechanic is dead and buried and I pissed on its grave.

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Clamedeus
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:34:09 PM

They have checkpoints now, so this way if you die you can start close to where you die.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:53:25 PM

Checkpoints weren't my issue, I just hate a stilted experience. If I die it better be because I screwed up, not because I need to learn a noisome pattern to continue on.

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Clamedeus
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:06:09 PM

It can be both, you messed up, or it could be a pattern. The bosses usually have a pattern, but you have to worry about what you do running and walking around in the game from traps etc.

But if it's not your bag, i respect that as well.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:11:33 PM

Sometimes a guy just can't hang. MGS4 couldn't grab me either, but for very different reasons. But I'll never tell you either are bad games.

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Clamedeus
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:35:37 PM

Yeah, i guess that will happen sometimes to people, it's understandable. I'm pretty sure there is more people out there that are in the same boat.

And i don't mean that in any disrespect or anything, sometimes i can barely keep up and I'm 22.

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Jawknee
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:45:59 PM

Oh man World. It still boggles the mind. MGS4 is probably my favorite game of all time right behind Final Fantasy VII.

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:16:58 AM

Demons souls can not be defined as a mistake driven mechanic. I would like to know if you played the game before i comment further?

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aaronisbla
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:41:12 AM

im also wondering about the mistake driven mechanic you mentioned

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Lotusflow3r
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 6:31:07 AM

Clamedeus

It doesn't have checkpoints at will. Beacons are scattered about the world by developers and it's your checkpoint when you find one. No different to the checkpoints on Demons Souls.

World, C'mon. My bro has got a kid, full time job and is 39 and conquered Demons Souls and hailed it as the best RPG of the gen. You got no excuse on a FRESH and skillful way of playing a genius game.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 7:47:19 AM

Bought it, got nowhere in 3 days, sold it. I make no apologies. The payoff wasn't worth the effort. I had to ask myself "Why am I still playing this?" a lot of times. I just don't need the perceived accolades for gamer skill by being able to tell people who bemoan the difficulty that I whooped the game and hey I didn't think it was that hard even. That does nothing for me.

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Lotusflow3r
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 8:16:52 AM

It really isn't that hard though. People forget about the Blue Phantom aid or just simply rush it.

Call an aid at every boss and you'll have a 90% chance at winning. Study the level, same thing. It was fair and well developed. I had no trouble when i figured it out.

Well, does criticising a beloved game do it for you instead? :P

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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 9:02:24 AM

Yes Lotus, yes it does. And you'd be hard pressed to find a reviewer who didn't at least mention the major challenge, so I'm not alone.

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Clamedeus
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 11:30:14 AM

@Lotusflow3r Ah, i thought you could put it down in certain locations, but i guess that makes sense.

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BTNwarrior
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:52:01 PM

well in a sense isn't every game driven by a mistake mechanic. Like I'm sure that if you ran into a room filled with bad guys in COD trying to stab all of them you would die and say to yourself "that was a mistake I won't do that again" or if your playing final fantasy and you go after a boss without any healers in your party and you die I'm sure you will recognise your mistake and do it again the other way. Hell even in god of war when you are going in to rip out a cyclops eye and it says press "O" but you accidently press "X" is that not a mistake? There is nothing different about Demons Souls. If you run into a room hoping to quickly stab everyone you might just die because of your rush tacktics. If you go after a boss without the proper healing potions you might not survive that fight. The only thing that is different in demons souls from other games is that it makes you spawn at the beggining of the world after you die. However most shortcuts and other things you have done to make the world more easy to traverse still remain

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Alienange
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:48:10 PM
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I don't know, I heard the first one was only an hour long. I need more game for my buck. :p

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:14:55 AM

Oh come on guy, not to get political but do you listen to everything some politician says. I will clear this up for you demon souls is longer than an hour by far........................................................................................................................................! Actaully to be honest i have played that game for 100 plus hours. So i dont know what you consider a bang for your buck, but i am pretty sure games are not going to give you it, if demon souls didn't.

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aaronisbla
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:47:26 AM

he's joking, he's referring to the video of a guy who beat demon's souls in an hour

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:58:40 AM

lol, i hope he can take a joke too :p

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 2:00:24 AM

I do take this game too serious, i will stop posting now!

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kraygen
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 3:18:05 AM

LOL, I was blown away by the guy who did that, but then again I bet the first time someone beat mario in less than 6 minutes people were astounded, even though now just about anybody can do it.

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just2skillf00l
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:07:39 PM
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Although DS isn't my thing I wish more developers would take this approach to certain games. It seems like with each successive generation things are getting easier and easier. Gaming used to reward the patient...now...well, let's just say times have changed.

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:08:09 AM

Your right, and appreciate you saying its not your thing. Unlike saying's its to diffucult or some other excuse. Modern day game tends to take your little arm and drag it to the next objective. Demon Souls is best described as OLD SCHOOL!!!!!!!

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Lawless SXE
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:22:31 PM
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Wow... that's ballsy. I quite liked that in the original you couldn't just charge in. You had to take stock of your surroundings and watch out for traps, though I did feel as though the bosses were too unbalanced in that, a lot of the time, there was only one way to vanquish them.

Make it harder... I'm on board. Even if I have no intention of touching Hardcore on Dead Space 2.
Peace.

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Jawknee
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:45:01 PM

Is hardcore on Dead Space 2 necessary for Platinum? If it is, that will be another game to cross off my Platinum list.

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Lawless SXE
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 12:12:14 AM

Yes, yes it is.

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SvenMD
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 6:36:53 AM

Hardcore mode isn't difficult. You just have to play for about 3 hours at a time. Getting to your first save at about Chapter 6 or 7 is the hardest part.

And alot of people "cheat" by using their suit they got with the preorder of the special edition, or buying one of the DLC packs. That starts you off with at least 15 spaces in your inventory and +armor. They also come with weapons so you can start the game with the force gun or contact beam....either of which will decimate most necromorphs.

And that was a challenge I was willing to accept because it forces you to NOT DIE....unlike Demon's Souls which forces you to die to learn from your mistakes. I hate dying....

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Clamedeus
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 11:42:21 AM

@SvenMD

Demon's Souls doesn't necessarily force you to die to learn. That's why you focus on the surroundings and think, learn the enemies pattern and watch out for traps, pitfalls.

It's pretty easy once you learn the mechanics of the game, and it gets a bit easier. It's fun playing with friends as well.

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Clamedeus
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:46:26 PM
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All i have to say to Dark Souls is, BRING IT!

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:04:13 AM

Oh you know it, i want it to be more difficult, more darker, more trickier, i just want MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Clamedeus
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 11:33:05 AM

MOREE!! :D Now, you are just getting my adrenaline pumped. >.< I want the game now...

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Qubex
Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 11:52:16 PM
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That does worry me a little bit. I haven't experienced Demon Souls yet, partly because I read and heard multiple times it was a very difficult play through.

The problem I have is that the time I have free to play is not much. I have to approach game playing casually, and that is why I enjoy FPS's and multilayer - gives me a quick fix for twitch gaming syndrome.

Saying that, there are some innovative titles like the said Dark Souls, Last Guardian and ICO etc which require more thought and time. I can make time if necessary but it will be a tough call. If Dark Souls is too difficult it could sit on my shelf for months.

We'll see what the reviews say anyway; and importantly, what the community at PsXeXtreme say as well...

Q!

"play.experience.enjoy"

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 12:55:09 AM

Demons -

Hey bud you shold not let that discourage you from playing this game. Demon Souls is a little hard but only to those that give up on it. It has levels that can be played similiar to a FPS game. In the since that each world can be done with in about an hour or two. I don't know if that fits your definition of twitch but for me that isnt long. Sure it could take you 6 months to beat it at an hour a day. But unilike most RPG the story is pretty light and the levels are easy to remember how to beat once you figure it out. Good luck!

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RX78Zero
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 12:11:21 AM
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Well this is reassuring, the deveolper intends to keep things chanllenging. I like what i'm hearing, yes indeed.
But Demon's Souls can be conquered with ease once you realize you have a vast amount of freedom over your eneimes. Stealth, spells, miracles,regenation, magic weapons, fire weapons, range weapons, armour,and summoning people are all out there.

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Milonakis
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 12:20:13 AM
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Demon's souls pissed me off real quick. I liked the game but getting killed by enormous flying dragons with no way of escaping is absolute crap.

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Jawknee
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 12:42:31 AM

That took me a while to figure out. I eventually made it across the bridge by removing all my armor. It was the giant Knight looking boss that forced me to give up. =/

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:00:17 AM

My point exactly this game makes you think guys. You are not going to pass the levels in the modern since of gaming. This requires a little old school thinking or just some patience and perserverence.

I tell you that both the dragon on the bridge and the giant knight are both easy to beat once you figure out what to do. And trust if you stuck with it and finally figured it out you would have felt more rewarded than most all games that come out today.

Both of you should try again and get past your first impressions. Crap if all else fails at least go online and check to see if someone posted a walktrouhg before you give up on a game.

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Underdog15
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:14:38 PM

lol, I patiently killed that dragon nice and early. Once I got to the first place on the bridge, I made my way to the top. I bought a TON of arrows, and each pass he made, I'd shoot him. Occasionally I'd use magic. Got a ton of souls nice and early in the game! It took like.. well I don't remember but I wanna say 200 shots or so.

@Jawk
That big knight was easy with my strategy. Get up on the escarpment, take out the archers, and use the escarpment for cover while taking range shots at him. He'll fall without you ever being hit.

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___________
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:20:58 AM
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good!
i enjoy hard games, but where it pisses me off and makes me leave is when you have to redo so much ground.
if i have already done something why should i have to redo it again because i died?
thats not challenging, thats just frustrating and time wasting!
games should be hard by the difficulty, not because every time you die you have to replay half the frigging game!

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:32:34 AM

I understand your frustration, but demon souls is so much more than redoing that the same thing over again. It actually serves the purpose of the game to die. Because being a ghost or shadow whatever you call it, is in itself a new experience. Not to mention you can go to the place you died and get your body back as long as you dont die again. I agree with not having a game be to repetitive but in the case of demon souls i disagree because it works with the game not against it. My opinion and hey maybe demon souls is not your thing which is cool too!

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:33:56 AM

Oh one last thing its not half the game its usually half a level which is very different.

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BigBoss4ever
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:24:27 AM
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I so much love this director, i just love this guy, and love his thinking logic, make it hard, make it the hardest and I will try to find a way to conquer it, and i am turned on by that and I will play through it by dying 1000 times or 10000 times, and I will play through it numerous times to make it finally a cake walk, like what I did with the demon's souls at soul level 328. I can not be happier to have a game like that.

I am so convinced about this director in that he is against the trend and against the odds to make it harder rather than easier, risking it so it may sell less rather than sell more, but still doing the way he wants, for that, I respect and admire and support that. This is what the gaming world and developers should do -- make the game the way you want, not the way you can sell it.

Truly, this game and The Last Guardian will contain all my heart and souls for gaming in this year or the next!

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:28:30 AM

Ddue if i could give you a million thumbs up on that i would have! Just Awesome!

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BigBoss4ever
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:33:52 AM

i thank you for saying that. I hope you are a lover of this gem too :D

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:36:00 AM

Dude i cannot express my love in words for this game. I am a very old school gamer and what this game did was ignite a fire of passion the first time i played, that i hadn't felt in a very long time. By the way I am 29 and have been playing video game since i was 7 so.

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aaronisbla
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:38:07 AM

it truly is a great gem, i think even sony was surprised at how well it was received, probably the reason why they didn't publish it

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:44:02 AM

Yeah that is a sad note about atlus not having the plublishing rights to this game. And will hold some reservations against dark souls untill i see it first hand. Not worried about multiplatform per se but then again this game means alot and From Software has a soft place in my heart, here's hoping ban dai does not screw it up.

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aaronisbla
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:32:49 AM
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im glad he's come out and said this. why should they cater to some people who played a small portion of it and thought it was too hard?

I don't remember too many people complaining that the game was too hard, more like loving the challenge it presented. When you die on Demon's Souls, its human error. i don't remember a single time i thought 'well that was a pretty cheap kill, thanks From Software'

Demon's souls was responsible for my slight delay in beating Uncharted 2 when it first came out, not many games can do that for me

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The Real Deal
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:39:26 AM

Nice one with using uncharted and demon souls in the same sentence. Two of the greatest games to ever grave the PS3. Totally agree with you no cheap kills in this game even though some hard charging, kill em all, gung ho gamer's will cry and say so!

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aaronisbla
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:42:52 AM

seriously, i remember playing demon's souls the day my uncharted 2 arrived in the mail from amazon, and when it arrived, i put it on my shelf for a bit lol

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aaronisbla
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:42:23 AM
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wrong post

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Highlander
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 2:05:11 AM
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Screw all the petty differences and arguments. Japan has been hit by a 8.9 magnitude Earthquake and there are Tsunami waves sweeping the coast. Waves upto 10 meters (30+ feet) have been reported, and the TV coverage has been humbling. People are dying. My thoughts and prayers are with Japan and the nations of the pacific rim. If you're reading this and in that area, there are Tsumani on the way, if you're near the coast, check your local media for warnings.

Suddenly, the games don't matter so much.

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kraygen
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 3:22:03 AM

I'll pray and post on facebook for my family to do the same. My dad is a pastor, so we should be able to get a bunch of people to pray for them.

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kraygen
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 3:25:01 AM

Turned on the news, they are evacuating Hawaii.

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Highlander
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 3:30:53 AM

Indeed. Sometimes we all must remind ourselves that regardless of nationality, ethnicity, economic or social standing or faith, we are all frail humans on a fragile world and it only takes seconds to tear our world away from us. I think we need more fellow feeling and less division over nothing but vanity.

Taiwan is about to be hit by the waves, the Philipines will be soon, and Hawaii a few hours later. The whole west coast of the US and north west Mexico is also under Tsumani warnings or watches. Everybody needs to watch closely in case the waves maintain their strength.

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Lawless SXE
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 5:49:24 AM

I saw that earlier and thought that it was absolutely tragic. I've worked with quite a few people from Japan over the last couple of years, and come to become very good friends with them. I only hope that they are alright. My thoughts and prayers go out to anyone affected by this.

The tsunami warning is also in place for the east coast of Australia, and if it hits... I don't even want to think about it.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 7:47:43 AM

I hope Square Enix collapsed.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 9:04:03 AM

Okay I'm sorry that was insensitive, just trying to bring a little levity to a bad situation :/

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Scarecrow
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 10:29:15 AM

Man... that's so messed up. Life sure is that weird and uncertain.

I hope they're ok over there. If there's one country that can handle it it's Japan.

Still, just hope they're ok and get through it.

Interestingly Kazunori Yamauchi was recently talking about how he thinks a lot about life/death and all the philosophy behind it. Life really is weird.

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Lotusflow3r
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 7:06:52 AM
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I think he's becoming my fave game director!

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Codeez
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 7:19:54 AM
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No thanks.....this game would cost me over $200...including the 3 or 4 controllers that would be shattered against my wall....

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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 9:03:25 AM

Could cost more due to being thrown out of your house for high decibel profanity.

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Radiohead
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 9:40:44 AM
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yes i like challenging games.

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CrusaderForever
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 9:42:39 AM
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True Story,

Cannot believe I am telling this but it has to be done. I bought Demon's Souls and fell in love. Was it hard HELL YES! Just when you think you have that boss figured out and you think you are going to easily beat him you don't! You have to start that entire chapter over again. Do you learn from your mistakes yes! You are FORCED to learn from your mistakes OR ELSE! :) Anyway, I got to the end of the game and fought the False King. How can I say this, impossible is the word that comes to mind. I fought him 30 times and was killed every time. One time I got him down to 5% health only to get a little excited and got to close for him to SOUL SUCK from me!!!!! This soul sucking makes your character weaker until you gain the level back by the way!!! I got so frustrated that I quit the game and deleted all my data having to do with Demon's Souls!! ALL DATA, including my saved games in just a matter of seconds!!! I had put in nearly 40 hours by this point! Literally 30 minutes later I was like oh sh*t what have I done!! OMFG!!!! That was one of the worst days of my gaming life. To have poured my life into Demon's Souls and then deleted it in a second because I was mad and frustrated. That night my son went to bed early because he hadn't taken a nap. I started to play again. I kept playing and I learned and I learned. I found out that night that Demon's Souls isn't just a game it's a language. Once you understand the combat you can get pretty good at it....and I got very good at it! I kept on going and in no time at all I was back at the False King again. I won't say anymore about what I learned about the False King and my load out since I don't want to give spoilers. But I ended up beating him finally. What a great day it was! Darkness to full-on God rays!! I stood up and reached high in the sky and yelled YES!!! Demon's Souls is not just a game it is a phenomenon. It taught me some valuable lessons about frustration. I am 40 years old, you would think I would know this already. But I made a mistake and paid for it dearly! Thankfully, the 2nd play through was better because I learned. Demon's Souls is one of the best games I have ever played. Never before has a game become such an important part of my life. Anyway, to keep a long story short, to late, bring on Dark Souls!! :)

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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:20:31 PM

I would have read that, but...

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sirbob6
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 9:12:37 PM

The enter button is your friend.

However I did read it all and I have to say that this pretty much sums up the entire DS experience. I haven't gone as far as to delete everything but I will get obscenely frustrated and not play for a week or so.

Last edited by sirbob6 on 3/11/2011 9:20:44 PM

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Ultimadream
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 9:52:04 AM
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a silly difficulty is not an appealing feature to me, i like to play a game for fun, not for frustration...

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CrusaderForever
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 10:04:25 AM

I am the same way and understand what you are saying. However Demon's Souls isn't difficult anymore once it is learned. I have no problems with Demon's Souls now. I was actually thinking about going for my Plat once we get close to Dark Souls release. I think what the devs are saying is great! Every obstacle will have many ways around it. But it is up to the player to find those paths. Dark Souls will be a new language to learn but once you learn it, it will become second nature. I applaud these devs. My only worry is that it is being developed for the Xbot as well. Oh well, they deserve all the money they can get.

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Scarecrow
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 10:32:14 AM
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Top 3 game of this generation, next to MGS4 and Uncharted2.

Demon's Souls is a true testament to everything that's good about games and the possibilities presented in our current generation.

Even the story and the whole plot behind the game gives you chills once you understand what is TRULY going on, heh.

I'm telling you, I will put Uncharted 3 on the shelf if I to. I will probably play Dark Souls all day.

Great news all around, was a bit worried that they'd dumb down the game to try to bring in new people.

Hidetaka's great, I like his vision about how the Demon's/Dark Souls world should be. It's not a work in the park.

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spiderboi
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 11:35:14 AM
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Great direction. Gotta love someone who stands firm on the direction their fans loved them for. Kudos.

And won't be getting this probably. I don't have the patience, time nor the inclination for these type of games. I've never played Diablo nor any online MMORPG (not sure if its proper to call Demon's Souls an MMORPG tho).

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AnonWTF
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 11:49:48 AM
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Oooooor how about just making a difficulty setting in option? Kthxcya bye!

*Hahaha, that guy cracks me up*

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spiderboi
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 12:16:14 PM

Nah, AnonWTF. That's the whole point of Demon's Souls and the new game. You separate the hardcore gamers from the lucky and "easy" mode finishers who blab too much on finishing the game. This is why accomplishing tasks here is a personally more fulfilling experience. Tho I never was one to really get into that prestige of finishing tough games.

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LowKey
Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 4:20:54 PM
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Ahhhhh Crap lol.

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Geobaldi
Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 12:39:02 AM
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Bring on the pain I say. Games have become way too easy over the past 1-2 decades. As long as the difficulty is in the game design, and not just cheating AI.

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