Demon's Souls Sold Out?

If you still have not had a chance to purchase Atlus' PS3 exclusive RPG Demon's Souls, you will probably have a hard time getting it now since most GameStop and Best Buy stores around most area are sold out!

[Myst]

From what I've seen it's basically been that enough copies weren't shipped to one of the Gamestop's in my area so they ran out really early. Then again in other places I'm sure people were buying it left and right after hearing good things about it. Either way hopefully people are either.

A. Looking for it

or

B. Buying it all out

:D

[Christopher_Walken]

I tried finding a copy in my area. Everywhere is sold out.

[Johnny Rotten]

it makes me kinda sad that I didn't pre-order it for the book and CD :(

[Myst]

@Christopher - Well I hope it is do the fact that people are buying it up rather than Atlus not shipping enough. :/

@Johnny Rotten - Gamestop didn't receive enough to satisfy the pre-orders. Their were probably 4 (maybe 5?) pre-orders of which one was mine and I think Atlus only shipped out 2 from what they told me. Though the people at Gamestop let me leave with a Magna Carta 2 artbook. I suppose it's better than nothing and it can help me improve my drawing which would have been the purpose of the Demon's Souls artbook anyway :p.

So just letting you know that even if you pre-ordered it would have been a game of chance to get it anyway.

[PLAYstar]

Not only was the game hard to play, now it is hard to get your hands on. The most Hardcore definition.

[Silellak]

Glad I got mine from Gamefly then. It arrived on Wednesday and I can buy it at a used price any time I choose :)

[Liquid Dust]

Here's the funny thing for all of you who didn't pre-order and are possibly missing out on the artbook and soundtrack.

The best buy that I went to did not have it on their shelves, i proceeded to speak with an employee and checked their system. The had some copies in the back and she brought one out. She brought the game that was wrapped together with the artbook/cd, not in the usual casing that the deluxe edition is usually in, after checking the inventory again it seems they deleted the deluxe edition from their system and are just packaging it together but still selling it for only 59.99

WIN WIN baby, let me know if anybody else has had this experience. Make sure to ask if they have it in back when on the hunt for this game

Also, amazon.com still has copies of both the standard and deluxe editions people! You dont want to miss out on this game!

http://www.amazon.com/Demon...

http://www.amazon.com/Demon...

EDIT: Ah, it seems that the deluxe edition comes with the 150pg strategy guide as well. So im not sure if every standard edition comes with the artbook and cd or not.

[blu_yu_away]

Considering none of the chain retailers around me (Target, Best Buy, Toys R Us, etc) even stocked the game and Gamestop's only ordered enough to cover pre order's this doesn't surprise me.

[Eddie20101]

The game is sold out at Most of the EB, Gamestop stores in My Area, In fact all but one store is sold out of the game. A couple of best buys in My area still have it.

The game is still in stock online at Amazon, EB Games, Gamestop, and Gogamer.com, but you can only get the standard edition at EB Games and GameStop.

Great game, anyone who likes challenging action RPG'S with great graphics and atmosphere should get this game.

This game separates the men from the boys.

Edit: This game is one of the best sellers on both the EB,Gamestop and Amazon best seller list. Making it into the top ten on several occasions on Amazon. its doing pretty darn well for a niche game.

[Jaces]

Pre-ordered mine awhile back and got it in the mail the day it came out. :D

[presto717]

I wouldn't have been able to forgive myself.

BTW did anyone beat the red-eyed knight in the first level. He's killed me like 4 times already and my hits are not doing much damage. And my playing as a knight with a long sword (the piercing one )and a kite shield.

I know the fight is optional but I would like to get the loot he drops.

Damn!!!

[ReservoirDog316]

Wow, didn't see that coming. I figured it'd sell really slow.

Then again, didn't it sell out really quickly in Japan?

[room414]

In Canada it's even sold out at amazon with the exception of a couple of people selling it for $200.

[Liquid Dust]

I believe thats the tower knight, I didnt go into that area yet since i read a highly recommended on the ground stating that you should be around 20 soul level before going up there... So good luck! lol

[Pain]

understandable... the Game ROCKS!!!

Demon's Souls is wow!

[Viper7]

//BTW did anyone beat the red-eyed knight in the first level. He's killed me like 4 times already and my hits are not doing much damage. And my playing as a knight with a long sword (the piercing one )and a kite shield.

I know the fight is optional but I would like to get the loot he drops. //

There are 2 good methods for this, 1st one is to lure him to the place where you open the 1st door/gate/passage with a lever. when your ascending or descending the "tower" you can probably spot 2 barrels close to each other, it may seem hard to get past them without breaking them but its pretty easy if you go near the edge. Lure the red eyed guard here and intimate him to attack you he should drop from the edge to his death. Other method is to lure him to the 2nd area of the stage with the pit (there are souls flying in the pit and 1 archer + 2 other mobs there so be sure to kill them)

Other method is a lot simpler and my personal faivorite, but it requares a weapon (preferably bastard sword or other 2 handed. Find the thiefs ring at the place where you saved the rune sword/shield wielding character. This will make you harder to detect, using this with soul form will make you a lot more sneaky. return to where you saw the red knight, and let him follow you for a while and then run as fast as you can, he should loose interest on you, then just run and backstab him and when hes on the ground use 1 heavy blow to him. Repeat this untill hes dead (works against pretty much every slow human sized mob in the game)

[presto717]

Bubbles for taking the time to answer the question. I'll try to lure him and trick him into killing him self. But if I die one more time, I'll just come back when I'm a lot stronger so I can easily kick his ass.

[foxtheory]

I was gonna pick it up around Christmas, but I may have some trouble with that if they're running low right now. My best best bet is getting it used.

[NexGen]

Maybe it's just the larger market, but here in (and near) Chicago, Gamestops have them in stock. Pretty much all 12 Gamestops in my area all have multiple copies.

I just wandered in and picked one up, this store had more than 10 copies in their glass case.

[Saigon]

I went looking for it...and it was sold out everywhere...I am in delaware...I never expected this...makes me worried that I won't get uncharted 2 either...

[2Spock]

Well there is going to be alot of frustrated people. I got my copy today and played it for a little bit died a couple of time's in the balsteria world or whatever. Then i made it to the dragons with all the loot around and died and started all the way back at the very begining and i turned it off.....=O. It might warrant a broken controller if i keep playing it, but i am going to like the challenge.

[Sarcasm]

Well my local gamestop where I bought it had only 3 copies. I bought one of them. The other two is for some other Souls to take.

[Pillage05]

I live in a college town. Small town but 3 gamestops! The gamestop i use sold out of the game twice within 3 days. ==> game released on monday, sold out. They got more in on tuesday, and i bought their last copy on wednesday. I remember when the ps3 user base in my town was tiny. 3 people in line for killzone 2 release. I was the only person picking MGS4 up without the bundle when it released(that was at walmart because none of the gamestops did midnight release.)

I think there are just a lot of new ps3 users out there now who are looking for games to play on it. I hope Uncharted 2 doesn't suffer much from it.

[FrankenLife]

I got mine at Fry's after checking all the GS in the Seattle area. Fry's had about 20 copies of the game when I called. The next day they were all gone.

The game is fantastic. I am totally hooked. I reccomend playing as Royalty. Good mele damage, and great starting spell

[MEsoJD]

A way better game store than gamestop.

[aaronisbla]

cuz on thursday ( i live in chicago) i had to travel to 3 different gamestops, finally went to the south side on a whim and luckily they had 3 more copies. if you bought it after thursday, it could have been that they finally got some more copies in

[JoySticksFTW]

to kill the red dragon, you'll need a bow, about 100 - 200 arrows, and less than thirty minutes of your time. Now, I did this in about 10 minutes with only 80 arrows, but I also was grinding skeletons in 4-1 to gain souls levels and get a nice compound long bow there.

Just remember to climb the first bridge tower you come across. He can't get you from there (unless I was crazy lucky) and just snipe away as he makes his rounds. (you'll see what I'm talking about. Don't want to spoil too much).

You'll get a bunch of souls for your trouble, and you'll get to loot the dragon roost in relative peace. The blue dragon is still there (watch the tail swipes that he got me with!), but the nice loot includes the Purple Flame Shield and the Ring of Fire Resistance.

@ Presto

Long range attacks work well on the red eyes in 1-1 also. Just run after you hit him. Listen for when he loses interest in you and start to walk back to his post. Run back and snipe him again. Repeat until he's dead. It could take a bit longer if he swallows a herb though

He always drops high-level healing herbs (and 2000 souls!). But if you're REALLY lucky, he may drop a winged spear and Purple Flame Shield as well.

Best Luck to you!

[NegativeCreepWA]

I couldn't find it anywhere Friday, so I got it overnight from amazon. Its worth extra money I spent to get it.

In regards to why stores don't have it. The reason is that not enough people reserved it so some stores didn't any extra copies or any copies of it at all. The more reservations a store has the more extra copies they'll get. It doesn't have anything to with them selling to many copies or not making enough. The game didn't have much of a demand until after it released and the reviews came out.

[JoySticksFTW]

Demon's Souls is by no means a high-profile title. It's popularity is due to the great reviews from the media and the testimonials of the importers that have been playing this for months.

Besides, I hear that Atlus always produces limited quantities. I don't think they really expect there niche-type games to sell as well as they do. Heck, there's almost zero marketing for this game and certainly no commercials that I've seen.

[jut420]

@ Johnny Rotten and Nuri

It makes me feel better knowing that is what happened with the preorder artbook and CD. I couldn't get the game until I got out of work at 6 on Tuesday. I went up to Gamestop and picked up the Deluxe Edition and when they didn't give me an artbook or CD I asked where it was and they said that they didn't have anymore and that they will most likely get some in a few days (which I have heard a lot before but have never atually seen them get more of anything). I was mad becuase I really wanted the artbook because I love all the character models I've seen for this game and the bosses look incredible. I figured they had given my artbook and CD to some random who they were friends with who decided to pick up the game that day, but it's good to know they aren't jerks like that at Gamestop (for the most part I guess). Playing the game made me take my mind off it and not mind so much because this game is worth it and I hope it does sell out because it deserves it. I've died probably 10 times already and each time I stop playing I immediately want to start up again just to prove I can beat the guy who has beaten me. I think the starting at the beginning of levels when you die is what is really making me want to beat this game that much more.

Also, I just wanted to say that I really love the online concept of this game. I don't know of any other game that uses online play the way this game does. Leaving comments, hints, and/or clues for future players is awesome. I must read all of them!!! lol :P

Now, I must return to getting my a55 handed to me for the rest of the day. :)

[Tru_Blu]

I tried 2 Best Buys close to me the day after it came out. It was sold out at both. This game wasn't even on my radar but I kept hearing such good things I had to give it a go. Anyway I ordered the deluxe edition off amazon and have already got it. I'm just close to the platinum on RE5 and haven't started it yet. I have the feeling once I start it will be a long time before I stop. Being a RPG junkie and all lol.

[presto717]

Thanks for all the advice on the red knight. I tried luring him to the barrells to see if he would fall and die, but he just walked around them and came to kill me. So I went on the to beat the second boss (the giant knight) and used the souls to upgrade my Claymore 3 times. Then I came back to fight him again. Needless to say, I kicked his ass. It was soooo satisfying cleaving him in two with that big ass sword.

But now I need the key and I really dont want to kill Ostravia. He's a good guy, with good armour too. Lol.

[Handhelds_FTW]

Its a niche title.

[rucky]

It's also an Atlus title on a console.

[dachiefsman]

well the 360 ones have sucked so far, so that argument is out.

[Homicide]

And Atlus published games go out of print very quickly. Let's just hope the servers stay up for a long time. Great game this is.

[Nikuma]

If anyone wants the game your best bet is Amazon. That is Atlus' main distributor so I hear.

[zootang]

Atlus just publish it, they had nothing to do with the development.

[DrWan]

why u guys buying it on the street anyways

[tatotiburon]

yep amazon still have tonz of units available

[Bobby Kotex]

Gamespot is useless to me except for used games. People who go in there and pay list price plus tax are basically suckers when you have amazon. Go ahead and disagree, but I got the Deluxe from amazon on day one, free shipping for $66.99 and no tax.

[Consoldtobots]

i must be seeing things

I thought you hated the PS3 tiburon?

[sikbeta]

Awesome News, hardcore games FTW!

[saimcheeda]

game sounds promising!

[JonnyBigBoss]

Glad to hear it.

[Chillbilly]

Just grabbed the last copy from my local GameStop :)

[Inferno]

Uncharted 2 is sold out in 2 days, I found my copy today after searching 10+ stores.

[Ravage27]

but most retailers have cleared their first shipment and are currently restocking. I think there's a real chance of beating MGS4's sales :)

As for Demon's Souls, we have been playing it for months now :p

[XDF]

Any see for myself what the fuss about with this game.

[STICKzophrenic]

I don't understand why a company would spend time and money to develop a game, and then limit how many copies are produced. That defeats the purpose of making games, since I'm sure every dev wants as many people as possible to play and enjoy their game.

I hope I'll be able to find a copy after Christmas, if it is in fact in limited supply.

[thor]

??

You have to make estimates as to how your game will sell. As Demon's Souls is (in some ways) a niche game (compared to big titles), they probably weren't expecting sales to be as high. It's one thing to be understocked, but it's quite another to make more copies than you need.

Should they have made 4 million copies so everyone could get one for sure? No, because those 4 million may cost them $8 million to burn and ship. Maybe even more since they are on blu-ray disks. So if they only sell 1 million, they've wasted $6 million.

[v1c1ous]

printing cds cost money. and also demon's souls is a rather niche title, so they are testing the waters in terms of marketability.

with enough demand, they will reprint more copies.

[Noctis Aftermath]

this game outsold all the asian versions total sales combined in 1 day, i think it's worth restocking asap.

[Sarcasm]

"I don't understand why a company would spend time and money to develop a game, and then limit how many copies are produced. That defeats the purpose of making games, since I'm sure every dev wants as many people as possible to play and enjoy their game."

lol

That's like saying "Why doesn't Honda make 3 billion Honda civics? What if everyone wanted to buy one?"

You claim you're married with kids, but yet you have no idea how basic economics work????

[STICKzophrenic]

First, I never claimed to have kids.

Second, comparing the mass production of a car to the mass production of a disc is idiotic and reaching at best.

I'm not saying to press a gazillion discs, but why press so few that supply would run out? Why not take whatever the target estimate is, and add 250,00 to 500,000 to that?

Third, get off your high horse.

[OGharryjoysticks]

The import version was never in stock

[Tripl3seis]

i cant find the game anywhere! ill go to best buy to see if the have copies left :)

[Kain81]

more sales, i hope that SONY/ATLUS/FROM SOFTWARE announce it for EU
This game is a BIG Challenge, I love Hardcore games this will be a day one purchase

[Amplify]

According to the forums, people are having a hard time finding the game in stores but it's good that the game is selling well.

[Esena]

It is simply under-supplied...the Best Buy's around where I live only received 5 or so per store.

[zaz12]

I am playing Uncharted 2 right now.

[-x.Red.x-]

can you go online?

[zaz12]

no, because it is a broken street date. it was the same with killzone 2.

edit: online works now. 157 players only.

[Darkseider]

Can't find this game anywhere. Gamestop, Walmart, Best Buy, Blockbuster.. nothing. There isn't a freakin copy of this game anywhere!!!!

EDIT: This is what I get for being a lazy ass and not pre-ordering it.

[Serjikal_Strike]

it'll be at ur house in a few days

[Noctis Aftermath]

i heard that people were receiving the game the same day they purchased in via amazon free delivery.

[RAM MAGNUMS]

Btw, I now have 2 daggers upgraded.
1 dagger is a +2 quality blade that slices & pierces.
The other is a piercing mall breaker +1 pierces & stabs.

I don't even use a shield anymore. I'm like ninja gaiden thru demons.
Left hand mall breaker right hand dagger. My combos are fantastic & my stamina is awesome.
See ya around.

[remanutd55]

how do you beat the first boss??? man im having a hard time beating him lol

[Homicide]

^Use firebombs and turpenine.

[presto717]

He's also a lot easier if you go around killing single the hoplites (the little individual blobs) one by one. So attack the ones scatter about first, then the boss will be WIDE open.

E.Z.P.Z

[sephcor9]

I went through the first couple of hours using a temple knight and had no problems. A little later, I fought that blob boss with a magician and got my butt handed to me. The second time I went in there, I found it was much easier when I weaved around the columns and used them as cover while I replenished health, applied turpentine and gobbled up some magic juice.

[Pillage05]

I guarantee there's at least one there that says "Use fire on the next enemy.."

There were quite a few when I got to him.

[bujasem_89]

ps3 games dont sell this is a FAKE ( WHAT AN Xbot would say )

snyway im really sad cause i would like to play this amazing game but i just simply cannot let got of uncharted 2 seriously.

just got ma platinum ;P

[Bumpmapping]

what's your PSN ID bujasem?

[meatnormous]

With uncharted releasing next week, I probably will not play it because I am so wrapped up in Demons Souls. It is gonna be a hard juggle to play both. I just wish Demons Souls would have released earlier in the USA and not so close to Uncharted 2.

[The Killer]

buy both and when you are done from one go to the other!!

both are must have games.

[meatnormous]

I have Demons Souls now and Uncharted 2 is on its way from amazon. I did buy both but I am torn between them. I also have God of War collection and MW2 in November and both are already paid for. Just a flood of great games and no time to play for me.

[Wolf873]

got it day one, and just played it this morning. The game is definitely not for everyone, not even me, but that didn't stop me from playing it. Just the first boss was difficult to kill: I think its name was Phalanx.

Good to know its selling well, though.

[NecrumSlavery]

Can't find it. All my Gamestops are completely sold out.

[mrv321]

A hard game now hard to find.

This game does look great... but I am not that hardcore. But I can admit it looks so fun.

[gtafan]

They just received 2 at my Gamestop but before I buy it. I had a quick question? Can you save the game anywhere you like? Does it have levels and you can save at the beginning of each level. because I want to turn off my PS3 if need be.

[Noctis Aftermath]

Yes it has levels.

It has an auto save feature, if you want to quit out of the game just hit the ps button and quit out, next time you log in you will be where you were before you quit out (if you were fighting it will place you wherever you were before you got into combat).

Feel free to correct me if i'm wrong since i haven't received my copy yet but this is what i have read.

[Homicide]

And if you die, you have to restart the whole level again.

[frostypants]

Kind of. If you die, yes you start over, but any shortcuts you've opened remain so.

[gtafan]

Thank you. I appreciate it. I am on my way to buy this.

[PooEgg]

I got mine yesterday morning at Fry's, it was on sale for $49.99, and they had 3 more copies on the shelve. Not sure if they will still have them today, but thought it might help anyone who has a Fry's in their neighborhood.

[rbluetank]

fry's is the best place to save you so bucks. the regular edition every where else is $59.99 and sp ed is $69.99 with walkthrough. i got the sp ed for 59.99 and saved $10 bones... hell yea! this is the hardest rpg game i have ever played... best of luck without walkthrough... lol fyi this game is selling out! fast!

[Jamescagney]

I'm getting this on import and by whatever means possible seeing as I don't think it's getting released in the UK. This is number one on my want list, just slightly in front of UC2 even. Just by a fraction though, I love rpgs.

[Rifle-Man]

There are still some at my Best Buy.

Unfortunately, Demon's Souls comes at the worst time for me:

1. I have to buy Uncharted 2 on the 13th.
2. I have to finish Uncharted 2 before Modern Warfare 2 comes out.

I just don't have the time or money for a sprawling RPG right now – and that's coming a big Altus fan.

Maybe I'll go buy it anyway – it is an exclusive, after all.

I don't know when I'l play it, though.

[spunnups]

If you don't pick it up now, it may end up like Ico on the PS2. Sold out and will cost you over $100 to buy it down the road.

[Rifle-Man]

I know, I just bought Ico for $70.

[ReBurn]

There will be used copies available in a couple of months. There always are. This is something I'll snag after the holidays. I just don't have time to get bogged down in it right now.

[spunnups]

Thanks to the NeoGaf forums I got the Deluxe edition for about $60 off of Amazon. I have had the game since launch and I must say it is the best Action RPG you will ever play. If you have a PS3 there is no reason why you shouldn't go get it now. 5-10 years from now this game will still be viewed as one of the best this generation.

[kewlkat007]

the direction games are going. Everyone complains it's hard, well that's how games were back in the day...

I congratulate games like these and ninja gaiden...

[Omega Zues]

Demons Souls is an amazing title. I'm freakin hooked on it. Already got more then +30hrs and still havent beat it on my first play through.

[frostypants]

From what I gather, you've likely got another 30-50 hours to go...LOL.

I'm at hour 15. This game just sucks you in and next thing you know you've been at it for 3 hours or more. When I die, I don't get frustrated and quit...I go out for revenge. Putting a spear through that bastard octopus-mage that just killed you is the best feeling ever.

[Campy da Camper]

I just spent 10 hours in my recliner playing this damn game. I can't stop. This is the epitome of RPG. It's like crack...must have more. I keep hearing the bells of those jailers from the tower tinging in my ears.

I just scared the crap out of the neighbor cause she poped out from behind the house when i was on my porch smoking a cig and I jumped down to cast flame on her then eat a half moon grass...

[Bits-N-Kibbles]

omg that was funny... especially the half moon grass

+ Bubbles

[Tex117]

I laughed

[Bits-N-Kibbles]

They didn't stock up like they did for OSTD or w/e it's called. There was a stand with like 50 of those sitting there and I picked up the last copy of Demon's Souls. I was surprised it came with an art book and a soundtrack CD. Great purchase.

[Raoh]

I was lucky to get the last copy at the gamestop near my job...

i'd be a lot furhter into the game but i've been trying the different classes, trying out the royalty class now..

Batman and Demon's Souls are the two sleeper hits of the year...

[Shane Kim]

Can't they fúcking release Demon Souls here in EU? Just screw the countires who needs the game to be dubbed and release it to Scandiniavia and UK.

[Jamescagney]

The UK apparently wouldn't buy it. Pretty disgusted really, I can't be the only one who wants it.

[Xlll]

I feel sorry for you guys. Luckily mine is waiting to be picked up :)

[Jamescagney]

That's it, rub salt in the wound lol.

[gamingisnotacrime]

I dont want to be a future victim of retards selling the games for $100s

And i blame all of you who accalim this tilte as being great great great, now i will have the plesure of playing this crazy game :)

[frostypants]

Just some things that confuse new players:
-You WILL die at the end of the tutorial...even if you get insanely lucky and beat the boss, you will still die
-Don't stress too much on losing your physical state. You have less HP in soul state, but more attack power. The only big advantage to physical state is being able to recruit other player's souls to help you take down a boss.
-If you have a shield...USE IT. OFTEN.
-When you find the thief's ring...equip it and keep it equipped.

Good luck!

[Campy da Camper]

You are dead on with the shield comment. I don't think I even let it down unless I am using an item. It was one of the first things I boosted up when upgrading. It has saved me countless times from those stupid, hidden crossbow a-holes!

[Campy da Camper]

If you have any sick time at work, you will be using it. This, I promise. It's that good.

[Sikct9a]

I'm addicted to demon's souls

[Grandreaper9999]

I found copies in Toys R Us, but NONE in any Gamestop. Crazyness.

[ReBurn]

I can't remember the last time I saw a game sell out. These days they tend to manufacture enough copies to cover pre-orders and then way more. Sold out means lost sales, and they don't want that.

[jack_burt0n]

This is the perfect slap in the face Sony needed, to get them to realise they need to publish these titles worldwide I reckon WKC would have done really well being released this year and even a title like 3d dot heroes should be picked up by them even without a marketing push it will sell! us playstation fans are desperate for more variety.

[emk2004]

makes me sad i realy didnt think this game was gona sell out. now i cant find anywhere.

[Tex117]

This game is going and perhaps already has a cult following.

I cannot freakin beat the Maneater's. Im going to hunt down Yuria and get some better magic.

You cannot keep your mind out of the game. Its that good.

[GrandpaDoakes]

That's because all these stores got limited copies to begin with. One of the best buys went to showed that they had only 4 copies in stock but they could not find anywhere in the store. Shows how much they even care about selling the game. Then they called three other best buys in my area and i found out that two of them also had four and another had eight copies. The game is that good anyway and should be sold out everywhere.

[rbluetank]

i have been playing 4hours now! i always get beat by the red dragon... i can either fight the red dragon or 8 dudes with arrows,spears or swords... lol i tried both and died... lol i am pissed the fvck off! sh!t! i will try one more time...lmao FYI someone is stealing my dead man's souls... i will find you and wreck your game very soon... lol that is if i can get out of the first level. lol

[sephcor9]

You won't win against the dragon here. You just need to be patient and draw some of the guys across the bridge. You'll either kill them when them come over or the dragon will burn most of them. Just keep your shield up and be prepared to run. When you get about half way across, listen for the wings beating or the screaching sounds. When he's close, run like hell back to where you came from. When you only have one or two guys left, you can run past them and be in the clear.

If you didn't die before you reclamined your blood stain, those thieving bastards wouldn't keep taking your souls ;)

[04soldier]

This game is insanely fun and immersive...It really suck you in.

When I needed to run to the store for snacks , my brother asked me where i was going. I replied '' I have to go back to Boletaria to get sum easy souls so I can upgrade my battle axe.....''

[lightningsax]

I'm in one of the most backwoods sections of MA, and I had to call 14 retail stores before I found one. 14. Took me an hour and a half to get the thing, but I'm very impressed. It was worth the effort!

[sephcor9]

The guy handed it to me and said this is the last copy. As I walked out, I saw the disc was missing. Thankfully he found it in the drawer. Luckily, no scratches. God this game is fun. I about had a heart attack at the dragon lair area. I lost about 6,000 souls when I decided to test running up the hill while the flying dragon was smoking the guys on the bridge. It worked the first time, and there is some good loot up there, but I got too greedy and he burnt me to a crisp. The second time, I could see my blood stain on the hill and knew I had to get them somehow. I had one of those stones to transport me back to the nexus, so again, while the dragon was burning the guys on the bridge, I ran over there, picked up my souls and then fumbled around for the stone to get me back to the Nexus. I have never ever gotten this excited over a game.

[Tex117]

Actually, with enough arrows you can kill the red dragon in the beginning of the game in 1-2.

Get about 200-250 arrows, climb to the top of the first tower. When the dragon comes swooping in..shoot it. Rinse and repeat for like 15 minutes.

Damn thing goes down.

[sephcor9]

I saw that I could target it but I didn't think it could be killed so soon. I'm not very far in yet and casted a few spells at it but to no real affect. I can't wait to get a bow now; if that's true, you must be able to go back to the hill on the left, clean up on the loot and mess with the other dragon.

[Tex117]

There should be a short compound bow from on corpse on top of either the first or second tower.

Happy hunting.

[ExposingLames]

im so glad i got this game!!! its literally my fav game i own now, no kidding...VERY GOOD GAME! AAA exclusive as well to suck it xbots

long overdue genre finally on the PS3 and boy did they do it right 10/10 cant put this game down

[Nathaniel_Drake]

How many hours is Demon's Souls?

[Tex117]

depends on how good you are.

Im through 1-1, 1-2, all of 2, and all the way through 3 except for the maneater boss. (Damn thing is beetch to kill)

Im at around 25 or so hours. So Im thinking around 40 for your first play through.

From what I understand though...the game only begins after you beat the first time. For one it gets harder, and two most people take the dark tenancy after that.

[thereapersson]

There's anywhere between 80 - 100 hours if you're going for total completion. At least, that's what I saw quoted once...

[AKS]

The New Game+ feature, the challenging difficulty, and the fact that it's friggin' huge anyway give Demon's Souls among the best replay value of any game this generation. In addition, there's other stuff you could do to take a break from the main game, such as duel with other opponents or invade other's games (I've killed all my invaders though, so stay away from my souls! LOL!).

[chewmandinga]

I got mine off some canadian site. Should be here by Monday. Cannot wait! It's just the sort of run' n' gun action i've been hankering for!

[scheme_a]

If you literally run'n'gun, i assure you that you will be dead right about
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...

...

now.

[tawak]

mybe they shipped to0 few,thinking no one would care about it because of uncharted 2

[adlt]

Had only one copy after I called in and asked when they said they had 4 on the shelf fifteen minutes earlier. I snagged the last one :) although I had to call 4 stores total since I didn't pre-order it haha

[dredgewalker]

I have Uncharted 2 and Demon Souls (import version) so im a happy gamer right now. Im gonna play Demon Souls after Uncharted 2 but my brothers have already finished it. Im just waiting for MW2, Eyepet (for my daughter ) and God of War 3. So many good games and little time to play is my problem right now.

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[TwistedMetal]

been buying extra copys to resale for higher prices.

[Lelouch Vi Britannia]

well, before 3 days i go to a games store in my area and he
told me that he sell the standard version because the other
version sold out !!

I can`t believe this, I blame Atlas for this.

BTW, Uncharted 2 in Saudi Arabia is sold out, I go to about 7 stores
and there were Nothing.

[sikbeta]

*DEMON SOLD*

[mark3574]

The gamestop i go to hasnt sold one copy

[memots]

after reading your comment history i think its fair to say that whatever you said has to be taken with a BIG grain of salt.

[AKS]

I rarely preorder a game, and I almost never buy a special edition (only twice this generation with Metal Gear Solid 4 and Resistance 2, the latter of which I definitely regret), but I went for the preorder of the "deluxe" edition of Demon's Souls. I'm incredibly satisfied with my purchase. Demon's Souls is one of my favorite games of this generation already and I've only cleared the 5th boss so far.

The online features initially sounded bare bones to me because you can't create a party with friends, but in fact I now see that it has one of the most innovative online setups of any recent games. I've had few experiences this generation that were more thrilling and riveting than the first time I had my game invaded (I killed that swine!) or when I saw the terrifying entrances of the bosses of 2-2 and 2-3. It's like something right out of The Lord of the Rings, and the difficulty is such that you can get destroyed in one or two hits if you aren't careful. It's been fun helping out people who are struggling with the areas you've already cleared, too. They can summon two of you while in soul form so you can help them clear the level; if you are successful, you get the souls plus you get your physical form back. Then you're able to summon 2 friends of you own if you like, which were handy to absolutely destroy an invader last night (he didn't even hit me; I charged him 2-handed sword style and we absolutely obliterated that fool!) If Uncharted 2 wasn't coming out this year, Demon's Souls would very likely be my personal GOTY. If any game can upset Uncharted 2 as my 2009 favorite, this would be the game, and I've a huge Uncharted fan.

I'm glad to hear this game isn't just sitting on store shelves; maybe From Software will give us a follow-up game in the future. Good luck in finding a copy for those of you who haven't been able to get one yet. This is one of the best console games I've played this generation. I was initially a bit frustrated with it (No, my 11,000 souls are gone, and now I'm stuck in soul form again!!!), but it really clicked after playing it for a few hours, and I've been playing almost non-stop since.

[sephcor9]

Yeah, I don't like to hang on to the souls too long. If I go through a couple of deaths and have built up enough souls, I'll head back to the Nexus to upgrade before a boss. I just can't stand losing that many souls. That said, it's exhilarating to grab your stain when you're fighting a boss but it's a big gamble.

[LONEWOLF231]

No surprise there.
This game is freaking awesome and unlike many other hard games where one can get frustrated and just get rid of it. There is no feeling of getting rid of this title. If you hit a wall in the game you you get encouraged to try and bring that wall down. I know i hit such wall against the tower knight, i got killed in numerous times NO joke BUT i went back and forth between words leveling up my character and weapons went back for revenge and i brought him down. Fought the Spider and died only once. I am currently saving souls to upgrade my character and weapons. Best way to do that is to fight the Blue and Red Eye knights.

[W-k]

i love demon's souls I'm addicted to it iv gotten as far as the spider need to beat the fire guy now and i love the co-op its fun. lol every one bows. to bad you have to be alive to summon people tho that's the only thing that bugs me with this game.there need to be more games like this i hope they make a second demon's souls with a better co-op system so you don't have to be alive to summon people.

[Darkfiber]

I had no trouble finding it at GameStop, amazing game though, probably my new favourite ever...it's that good. I haven't been this hooked on a game since Diablo 2.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

had 100 credit towards my name and they said the game has sold out. I already beat uncharted 2 and was hoping i can finish demons souls over the weekend before spending a lot of time playing the uncharted 2 multiplayer .

[Blow Out Your Brains]

AH yes, just picked mine up from Best Buy, all Gamestops are sold out in my area(Long Island, NY)until their next shipments come in this week. Check Best Buy out people.

[Relientk77]

really? Im a little suprised actually

I mean I thought I'd be a sleeper hit, but not sold out

[Morituri]

So good to be a gamer right now.