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****, I think I just saw a major spoiler in wikipedia.

Not sure, but I think you are better off playing the Europe version anyways. The American servers will be shut down in March, which is really sad news. This game is just one of the best games ever made, at least in my opinion. I actually bought the PS3 this week, along with Demon's souls just so I could play it before they shut down the servers, and I am glad I did.I have the import version so I'm assuming I cannot play on North American servers.
Not sure, but I think you are better off playing the Europe version anyways. The American servers will be shut down in March, which is really sad news. This game is just one of the best games ever made, at least in my opinion. I actually bought the PS3 this week, along with Demon's souls just so I could play it before they shut down the servers, and I am glad I did.
Their implementation of multi-player for example, cannot be found anywhere else.
Yeah, it's only been a year, it sucks really. The game really stands out mainly due to it's multiplayer component.Didn't realize they were shutting the na servers down. Seems rather sudden imo.
what are the controls like for this game? Is it a hack and slash?
what are the controls like for this game? Is it a hack and slash?
Not entirely true, there are certain "checkpoints" in the levels, after you clear a boss, or a long section.if you're easily frustrated by video games then you should not touch this one as I dont want to read any complaints about this awesome game.
if you die at any point you will have to restart the level, but you can rez yourself if die.
Its also extremely addictive and rewarding![]()
Thanks for the info. I wanted to buy this game, then heard the servers would be taken down, then extended, etc. etc.What a cheap way to make this game hard.
It's not, they just suck at it, or rather, don't have patience.Thanks for the info. I wanted to buy this game, then heard the servers would be taken down, then extended, etc. etc.
So at the core, it's one of those retarded games with "artificial" difficulty? I hate those kinds of games and hate even more when these kinds of games get good reviews. Challenge is not about making people repeat the same thing over and over again.
It's not, they just suck at it, or rather, don't have patience.There is no reason to die unless you **** up, really. And yes, if you screw up, you repeat it. Practice makes perfect.
Cheap difficulty to me is games like Far Cry where the AI could be 10 thousand miles away and shoot you with pin point precision with a rocket launcher. Or games that have random hidden traps that you cannot deal with until you die to them first. On this game, except for the bosses, all the enemies are on equal footing as you in terms of mechanics (blocking, dealing damage, weak points, etc). That to me is difficulty.
On Demon's Souls the difficulty is in learning the correct ways to deal and block damage, as well as learning the advantages of certain weapon enchants and the like. Once you nail that down, its not too bad and you just have to think how to beat things.
The best way to play Demon's Souls, imo, is without reading a strategy guide and doing it your own way. For instance a friend told me I needed a ranged weapon, no matter what, to defeat the spider boss. Well, I went there without a ranged (I didn't bother going looking for one) and found a melee strategy that worked for me and was very satisfying. On the first "tutorial" boss I played the game as a barbarian, meaning you have no gear at the beginning except for a wooden mace and beat it. I died many times, because I screwed up.
Meaning, as long as you play correctly it's completely beatable without having to "grind" for gear necessarily, that to me speaks volumes of the game. The mechanics allow for you to beat the game through skill only. And if you are one of those people who loves gear (i do) there is a ton of special hidden gear etc, which you most definitely want to read on because every piece has a special "requirement" for it, like world tendency.
Don't misunderstand what I am trying to say, though. You will die, many, many times, but every time it will come down to a screw up on your part.