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The Demon's Souls debate

What the community thinks of Demon's Souls, ordered by reader support. Agreeing, translating and reporting a message need no account.

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  1. mae14

    I went in expecting just a graphics upgrade and got so much more!! The atmosphere hit me instantly, every corner felt dangerous in the best way. My only gripe is that some of the level design shows its age compared to later Souls games, but honestly that barely mattered once I got into the rhythm of it. Still climbed back for more even after dying constantly!!

    fwuckert

    Oh sure, every corner felt dangerous, right up until the age of the level design started showing through the fog too

  2. CoopRider

    no it's overrated, the early game filters people who never see the rest

    LuckyLegend2

    Makes me wonder if these rankings even work well for older design philosophies against newer expectations

    AllieRider

    Replying to LuckyLegend2

    The lock on and camera in tight spaces still feel stiff compared to what came after it in the genre

    Pacheco72

    Replying to LuckyLegend2

    Estas clasificaciones no entienden nada, el diseño viejo no compite con lo nuevo si nadie lo juega como se debe

  3. VinylByte

    And then the fog just swallowed the whole screen and I remember sitting there in silence, not moving the stick, just listening to my own breathing while my roommate laughed at me from the couch

    Vergie_62

    Where does that leave it in the rankings then?

  4. roob_joe

    Feels more like a museum piece than a game that competes today

    PedroHunter

    Lo del museo lo entiendo, ya no me sorprende nada de esto, pero mi sobrino lo descubrió solo y eso vale algo

  5. Tromp53

    People keep comparing it to Bloodborne like they're the same thing, they're not

    ArcadeHunter

    Claro, no son lo mismo, uno de los dos simplemente hizo todo mejor después

  6. NovaSniper3

    I've only put in a few hours, and it already feels overpraised to me

  7. Geraldine_2001

    Compared to The Witcher 3 this feels almost minimalist, no quests piling up, no map markers, just you and a sword against something horrible in the fog. Bloodborne is faster and flashier but Demon's Souls has this heaviness to every step that I still think about. It earns its spot here even against bigger, longer games.

    meza_dario

    También lo jugué acompañado, mi hermano miraba y gritaba cada vez que caía por un puente

    LootFox

    ¿Minimalista o simplemente vacío de contenido comparado con lo que ofrece un mundo como el de Witcher 3?

  8. PixelOwl1997

    It sits mid table but honestly that feels about right given how often it's compared to heavier hitters

  9. CoopKnight4

    The remake did something rare, it made an old structure feel current again without pretending the roughness wasn't part of the point (still love that the world tendency system barely gets explained and you just figure it out through dread). That alone earns it a solid place here.

  10. NovaLegend

    It's beautiful and atmospheric, but the pacing in the early world drags more than I remembered

    GlitchOwl95

    Pareil, le rythme du début m'a piqué aussi, mais dès que je suis sorti de cette zone tout a changé pour moi

    SammieDragon

    Replying to ArcadeOwl

    I get why people say that, but the drag is exactly what makes surviving it feel earned to me

    ArcadeOwl

    Early world drags a bit, sure, but once the loop clicks it stops mattering fast

    Green18

    Early game filters people, sure, but it rewards the ones who stay

    Puente51

    Yo también noté ese ritmo lento al principio, y aun así me quedé pegado a la pantalla toda la noche sin darme cuenta

  11. LuckyHunter

    Next to God of War it feels almost punishing on purpose, no cinematic hand holding, no big story beats carrying you through. I get why some people love that but next to a game this polished narratively, it just feels colder and less generous.

    CosmoRex

    Same here, God of War carried me through with its story while this one just threw me into the fog and let me figure it out alone.

    Coop_Ferrer

    Comparado con God of War tan pulido, ¿de verdad prefieres que nadie te lleve de la mano por ningún lado?

    Antonette_77

    next to God of War it's colder, yeah, but that coldness is the whole point for a lot of us

  12. thompson_raleigh

    I've been showing this to my kid on weekends and honestly I don't care where it lands in some ranking, watching them figure out the fog gates alone is worth more than any score.

    QuestLegend2

    Same here, watching someone else discover the fog gates fresh hits different than doing it yourself

  13. GlitchPilot

    Il a ouvert la voie mais je le trouve daté face à ce qu'il a inspiré

    Frédéric_1997

    pareil, ce sentiment de musée je l'ai eu aussi en y rejouant récemment

  14. PixelKid

    Je l'ai relancé cet hiver après une longue pause dans les jeux vidéo, et l'ambiance m'a happé plus vite que je ne l'imaginais. Ça reste rigide par endroits mais ça fonctionne encore très bien.

    Audrey_55

    I only put a couple hours in myself, but honestly this ranking stuff never captures what a game like this deserves

  15. FrameKid2

    Es hermoso visualmente pero algunas zonas se sienten vacías comparadas con lo que vino después

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