Demon’s Souls Review in Progress – a PS5 must-play, but something is missing | TheSixthAxis

TheSixthAxis writes: Eleven years ago, if you had told me Demon’s Souls would be one of the most anticipated PlayStation 5 launch titles, I wouldn’t have believed you. Having seen the occasional glimpse of this mysterious RPG in magazines and message boards, I quickly caved and imported a copy from Hong Kong which luckily played in English.

[solideagle]

nit picking?

[MaximusTKG]

A lot of nit picking. This sounds like the reviewer is telegraphing his upcoming review bomb and hoping to get some clicks out of it.

[Mr Pumblechook]

This isn't a multiplayer game, so it would have been better for the website to finish playing the game to have a full understanding of all the strengths and weaknesses of the playability and the graphics before giving a half-review. In fact, it seems to be so light on detail, it's actually a summary of what Demon's Souls is about rather than a review, and only references the prologue. I could have written with more detail just from watching the Sony State of Play so this review in progress actually raises a lot of questions about what exactly has been played.

[blitz0623]

I have to agree with his view on the style tho, some of the unique style the original had is sort of missing, like the UI. It really shouldn't be too much of an issue

[fewDankMemes]

@mr

It most certainly is a multiplayer game and a lot of co op features have been touted for a while.

[fewDankMemes]

Why in the fuck do I have 5 disagrees lol? Is the PVP in the game not multiplayer? Is the co op and summoning aspect not multiplayer? Are we changing the definition of multilayer on this site? What the hell lol

[BenRC01]

Blind fanboyism?

[Shane Kim]

It's the same game with better controls, graphics and audio. How can it be worse unless you clearly are looking for hits?

[Smclaren1985]

You just need to watch the comparisons videos of the original and remake to see just how faithful it is to the original this article is nonsense lol

[solideagle]

"This is number 1 Bull shit" Khabib Nurmagomedov

lol I have played and finished Demon Soul 1, so I know how good this game is. you dont need to tell me that improved version is inferior to original DS.

[Fluttershy77]

Everything is sparkly, shiny and colorful... The atmosphere of the original is lost

[potatoseal]

I've been playing it for hours and hours and it's..... PHENOMENAL. Just fantastic. I'm in love with the game.

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

It is THE ONLY reason to jump into next gen at this point imo.

[Tacoboto]

"The plain, statuesque look of some enemies, as well as the game’s brutish architecture, has been partially lost..."

This is the only negative thing the author says... And it reads like a good thing. This author really wanted that headline.

[TheEroica]

It's just one person's opinion. We all have to learn to keep perspective when it comes to reviews.

[jznrpg]

@Fluttershy you can play in Sepia mode if want

[angelsx]

My ps5 is missing 😂

[moriarty1889]

the game looks, sounds and plays great. what else really matters? some people have to always try and find something. Nothing in life is perfect.

[LoveSpuds]

Exactly chief.

Its the same with anything that has a following in my experience, there are always those who adopt an entrenched position that 'the original was better' or this stupid snobbery that 'you people new to this thing don't have a clue about the original source'. For example, I recall forum threads with people rubbishing the Lord of the Rings movies back in the day because they considered themselves experts in the books etc.

This article is just the same, this person want to 'show off' that he is a bigger fan than you mere mortals who have turned up late to the party.

[Old_Boss_]

Only thing missing is my PS5 gotta wait till the 19th :(

[Smclaren1985]

Same here lol watching everyone else In the world get there’s lol

[alexa9672]

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[Mr_Luke]

Yes... i share your pain, same here :(

[RickRoland]

He's complaining its too detailed? There's filters at least to change the color palette back to the PS3 style if that is preferred....beyond that I cant imagine why that would be an issue

[SierraGuy]

Guys an idiot.

[RPGer]

That is why Minons are only males

[Dragonscale]

Because they'll take what they can get no matter how trivial or stupid even.

[SmokinAces]

You mean you've never played a game and thought to yourself I wish this game looked less detailed and more "plain".

[buffig]

These are the words of somebody who has never had to create anything. Just written about other people creating things. If you look at the original Demon's souls, it's clear to see that merely adding detail wouldn't achieve anything. Demon's souls looks the way it does partially because of technical limitations of the time. You can't lift that fog, add 10x the detail, HDR and global illumination and so on, and keep the aesthetic totally intact. I personally love the look off it. They've smashed it.

[TheOptimist]

Implying even 10% of people who critique games have ever made games.

Reviewers don't need to make things. However, they should know how things are made. They don't need to know coding, however they need to know game design basics.

You are saying that only a director can review the direction of a movie and only a story-teller can review the story of a movie.

[Smclaren1985]

Don’t waste your time reading this utter nonsense !

[Nacho_Z]

I can see what he means, the stark graphics added something to the bleak atmosphere of the game. However it's not a remaster it's a remake and the same gameplay with the same atmosphere wouldn't feel new or be a showcase for a new generation of consoles.

I believe they've put a filter in the game to make it look close to the original if that's what you want.

[potatoseal]

I've been playing the game for hours and hours and this guy is talking out of his ass. The game is a masterpiece

[Blaze929]

Well thats the good thing about opinions, they don't have to be 1:1 shared.

[Fluttershy77]

The filter just make things less colorful, that's it... Well whatever enjoy it like this, I will forever have my memories of the original

[sin7279]

Please stop!

[AspiringProGenji]

Make things less colorful? You mean like the original? Then what’s the point of this complaint

[crazyafrican100]

I remember back in high school when this originally came out I wanted it so bad but my mum didn’t allow me to buy it. Whenever I get the PS5 definitely will try this out finally lol.

[RememberThe357]

Claim your freedom! ✊

[Rambokind]

Stupid. Something is missing? It's a remake; did he expect it to follow the original completely? Nothing is missing, the reviewer is dope.

[Positivelypositive]

I know souls has a decent following but this is a very niche game and genre. I don't see it as a must play except if its a "must play for souls fans who want the nostalgia." Really a lot of games could be said to fit that exact same bill. I just don't see how a port of an old game is a must play when you have spiderman miles out there. To me its really the only "must play new game." I would have expected bloodborne but my favorite souls is a real toss up between Nioh and Code Vein. I think bloodborne 2 would have been a real system seller but really there is no systems available. Is this the game that got people into souls and that is why its herald?

[BrainSyphoned]

Positively talking down on remakes and then states Spider-Man 1.5 as the benchmark of fresh creations!

[FGHFGHFGH]

Dark Souls 3 sold over 10 million copies. That's more than Halo 5 sold.

[Mithan]

Been playing it all day, its effing awesome.

[BABI-PANGPANG]

To each their own!

[J-DARKnes]

First time playing demon souls, anyone got any tips besides get gud?

[masterfox]

"but something is missing".

Yeah me playing it :(

[MADGameR]

Just played it today. It is absolutely MIND blowing!

[jznrpg]

Sucks you don’t like good games

[RabbitFly]

A bit strange of a take. The main argument being that the updated visuals takes away something from the original. I mean I am sure some feel that way, but if there ever was one critique the original demon's Souls deserved, it was that its presentation felt dated, even at release. From Software has kept getting better at this, and with bloodborne and dark souls 3, they have clearly shown that the series rather wonky presentation roots has very little to do with the appeal of the series.

[bangoskank]

"... but something is missing".

Yeah, your brain.