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Demon's Souls

Bluepoint Games

2020•Hack and slash•PEGI 18•About 32 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyhorrormusicalmysterymonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginaryintricateglossyfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and polished: a fast-moving hack-and-slash game, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

90 / 100

225 ratings

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About This Game

Entirely rebuilt from the ground up and masterfully enhanced, Demon's Souls is a remake of the 2009 release that introduces the horrors of a fog-laden, dark fantasy land to a whole new generation of gamers. Those who’ve faced its trials and tribulations before, can once again challenge the darkness in stunning visual quality with incredible performance. The remake features improved graphics and animations, sound and lighting tweaks and a reimagining of many of the visual, musical and mechanical aspects of the original game.

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

ActionAdventureFantasyHorrorMusicalMysteryMonster/alien/supernaturalFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

MagicPvpPermadeathDifficultOnline co-opEnhanced versionNon-linearBoss fight

Where to play

PlayStation Store

Details

Developer: Bluepoint Games
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Released: 12 November 2020
Platforms: PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 15h rushed, 32h normally, 47h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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