Game details

Game:
Demon's Souls
AKA
Demon Souls
Genre:
Action
Sub Genre:
RPG
Release Date (US):
October 6th, 2009
Release Date (UK):
TBA 2009
Players:
1
Online Players:
2
Developers:
From Software
Publisher:
Atlus
Rating:
M [Mature]
PSU Rank:
151 of 1184 Games
PSU Rank on PS3:
135 of 536 Games
Additional Information:
Only on PS3

About Demon's Souls

Boasting a “dark fantasy” theme, Demon’s Souls allows players to forge their own character by tweaking gender, age and various assorted attributes, before embarking on a quest to the destroyed Kingdom of Voletaria. Here you’ll duke it out against legions of gigantic creatures using a variety of weaponry, each one offering a different style of combat depending if they’re wielding by one or both hands.

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PSU Review Score
9.0
Avg. user review score:
8.8

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Summary

Demon's Souls is everything we've been looking for on the PS3 -- a stellar action RPG boasting a killer online component. The game's uncompromising difficulty may not be everyone's cup of tea, however.

We like

  • The intriguing and original online component
  • What feels like the PS3's first major RPG
  • The eerie atmosphere and physical gameplay mechanics

We dislike

  • The at times frustrating difficulty and arduous trial and error

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There are few games out there that are as dark and menacing as From Software’s hard-hitting action RPG Demon’s Souls. Released earlier this year in Japan, Atlus USA is bringing this excruciatingly difficult game to North American audiences on October 6, exclusively for the PlayStation 3. The difficulty level of this game has been widely publicized; make no mistakes, this is one of the hardest titles you’ll en...

Demon's Souls News

  • Demon's Souls launch details; no online play until official release

    With the launch of the massive RPG Demon’s Souls, Atlus wants to make sure anyone who has an early copy of the game knows the North American servers will not go live until the game officially launches on Tuesday, Oct. 6. If you do receive the game before next Tuesday, you should understand tha...

  • New Demon's Souls video emphasizes the game's difficulty

    The latest video from Atlus highlights the difficulty level in the forthcoming U.S. launch of Demon’s Souls. The graphics look immaculate, and we feel tested with the idea that our enemies will outnumber us, be bigger than us, and be stronger than us. We are excited to see if we are “tou...

  • Demon's Souls pre-order now includes soundtrack

    Atlus announced today that pre-orders of the North American release of Demon’s Souls will now include the game’s soundtrack. Pre-ordering the PlayStation 3 action RPG will land you a host of extras, and the latest addition, a 24-track CD of the in-game music, only sweetens the deal. T...

  • Atlus 'spoils' you with Demon's Souls deluxe edition

    Atlus has revealed that Demon’s Souls, a groundbreaking action RPG coming to the PlayStation 3, will become the newest entry in the company’s Atlus Spoils fan appreciation program. For those of you not familiar with the Atlus Spoils program, look no further than its name – it 'spoi...

  • Demon's Souls coming to PS3 in the west

    The PlayStation 3 is virtually void of role-playing games compared to its competitors. Thanks to Atlus U.S.A, however, the “groundbreaking action RPG experience” known as Demon’s Souls is coming to North America in the fall. Atlus announced today that it secured North American p...

  • Demon's Souls media blowout

    Demon's Souls is a title that is slowly flying under the radar in North America, primarily due to the mediocre previews it received after the Tokyo Game Show in 2008. However, Dengeki Online has scored a ton of in-game screenshots that should lift gamers' spirits across the continent. The screens fe...

  • Tantalizing Demon's Souls screenshots emerge

    With only a month until the Japanese release of From Software's PS3 exclusive Demon's Souls, we thought we'd share two new screenshots of the game that display the graphical prowess of the title. (Click on the images to view their full size) Demon's Souls is set to release on February 5 in ...

  • Demon's Souls Asian release may be in full English

    February 2009 was shaping up to be a total eclipse of Killzone 2 and nothing else. However, that may not be the case. According to Siliconera, Demon's Souls Asian release may hit retail shelves in full English language similar to Siren. For those of you who have yet to figure it out, this means you ...

  • New Demon's Souls trailer

    From Software has given its intriguing RPG outing Demon’s Souls the trailer treatment this afternoon, depicting vast landscapes, monstrous beasts and stunning, in-game battle footage. Check out the action below. Boasting a “dark fantasy” theme, Demon’s Souls a...

  • Demon's Soul dated for Japan

    According to French website GameKult.com, Demon's Soul has been given a February 5, 2009 release date in Japan. Hopefully this means that the localization of the title will begin soon after. While PlayStation fans have recently been served the likes of Eternal Sonata, Disgaea 3, Fallout 3 and Val...

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