Games

Demon's Souls

FromSoftware

2009•RPG•PEGI 16•About 39 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasymonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and sweeping: a fast RPG, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

87 / 100

409 ratings

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About This Game

A third-person action RPG with cooperative and competitive multiplayer elements in which the player enters the kingdom of Boletaria as it is being ravaged by a fog that spawns murderous demons. The player has to hunt down the arch demons situated in five disparate areas within the kingdom and partake in punishing combat to reach the Old One, the vengeful being that brought the fog to Boletaria.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Demon's Souls is set in a fictional dark fantasy world, taking part mostly in the southern medieval kingdom of Boletaria, that has been consumed by a thick, mysterious Fog that is creeping ever out to blanket the entire world. The Old One, a colossal immortal flying Demon, has been awoken and with it Demons have come forth to consume the souls of men. Only when The Old One is lulled back to eternal slumber will the fog dissipate and the world be restored.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyMonster/alien/supernaturalAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentary

Keywords

BloodyMedievalCharacter customizationMagicGrindingSkill-basedMetroidvaniaDark fantasy

Details

Developer: FromSoftware
Publishers: Atlus, Namco Bandai Partners, Sony Computer Entertainment
Released: 5 February 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 32h rushed, 39h normally, 30h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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