Comments on: Gamer Limit Review: Demon’s Souls

By: johnnydragon

johnnydragon — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:15:07 +0000

any DLC to come on this? the game is hard and can get frustrating.
but after a few put down & pick ups. now 5 bosses later. I’m saving the boss souls now. after I found out you can have them forged into weapons.
can’t wait to get people out of the prison. using royalty

game of the year IMO

By: HelpImSwiss

HelpImSwiss — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:44:57 +0000

@T18 cheers i was terrified if i bought it it wouldnt work online. only reason ive held out so long.

By: T18

T18 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:08:26 +0000

For those in the UK, you can buy the US import of this game and all the online features work perfectly (hints, ghosts etc). Picked mine up this weekend and it’s flawless.

By: Sean J McLoughlin

Sean J McLoughlin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:35:39 +0000

I preordered the Deluxe version last night because of Yoj1mbo’s blog over on destructoid. This review has me even more excited for the game.

By: Karkarov

Karkarov — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:57:49 +0000

Oct. 6th can’t arrive soon enough. This is one of those rare games that is going to define what it’s genre can and should be. I only hope it does well enough stateside that Sony and From Software realize the potential of the property and make this into a franchise as opposed to a one hit wonder.

By: SomeRandomGuy

SomeRandomGuy — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:44:34 +0000

Got the import back in June, played it for about 45 minutes, died a few times, and gave up. This is before all the reviews stressing the “many, many deaths” and the “brutal difficulty level” were online. Yeah, I knew what the game was, and knew it was supposed to be brutally difficult, but I did not have the desire to continue.

Picked it up again last week, and can barely put it down. It’s one of the only games I’ve ever played where the frustration I feel in dying so often only encourages me to keep at it. This review does a great job, but for me, the thing that really drew me in is almost intangible and not able to be put into words. Everything mentioned in the review is spot on, but somehow the game manages to transcend the sum of its admittedly brilliant parts, and become probably the purest gaming experience I’ve ever had.

I smiled and nodded at the mention of how you will not be happy with your first character and will restart after a few hours. SO true. And the bells that the octopus-headed prison guards ring…yeah, even though I know about 90% of the time now, I’ll not have any problems with them, they are still chilling as all hell when you hear them getting closer. This game evokes more of a feeling of primal fear than any survival horror game could ever hope to. This is, of course, because for once, something is actually at stake.

As of right now, this and Flower are tied for my 2009 GOTY. Yeah, REALLY strange pairing, but I have a feeling that five or ten years down the line, both of these games will be looked back upon as being revolutionary and paradigm-shifting. If Heavy Rain exceeds all the expectations it has built up, then Sony’s PS3 might just be the console that exclusively houses the games that will change the face of gaming.

By: Audacityrage

Audacityrage — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:56:34 +0000

I can’t wait for this game!

By: Austin Sutton-Jennings

Austin Sutton-Jennings — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:14:03 +0000

I’m disappointed that this isn’t confirmed for europe yet, as the online help system seems vital, so importing it won’t quite give me the full experience.

By: flashcharge

flashcharge — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:41:04 +0000

Never heard of this game until I saw it on Gamespot and became curious. After reading your review it has cause an interest to learn more about it. I will now keep and eye out for it. Good review!

By: Mooooxi

Mooooxi — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:42:07 +0000

I got the korean Version and can recommend it as one of the best PS3 titles so far. It is really difficult but never unfair. Have fun and tell all your friends your on vacation .
If you have a girlfriend…..well…..hope she won’t start an affair

By: Chase C

Chase C — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:12:25 +0000

I am so excited to play this.

Great review Chris!

By: Chris Carter

Chris Carter — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:59:00 +0000

@Bryan
“I am more than willing to start all over and do it all again. It’s my 2009 game of the year, no doubt about it.”

I’m inclined to agree at this point in the year. There’s a heap of other promising titles coming out before 2010, so we’ll see!