Demon's Souls Greatest Hits - PlayStation 3

This has got to be one of the most challenging and rewarding RPG that I have played. You die constantly, with huge consequences, like losing some of your items, and starting at the beginning of the level. Most of the foes are easy to kill once you experiment what weapons and strategy to use. The bosses are extremely hard to get used to, as most can kill you in a single blow; you must figure out their weakness very quickly without mistake. Also I love how you can kill most enemies in one to three hits, and the same for your character. I would say this game is a must have for anyone looking for a RPG.

First off, my wife and I aren't hard core gamers. We play casually for fun. We usually play games on easy to medium levels and once the game is beaten we'll try it on a harder level for a good test. I don't like games that are so difficult I have to spend 3 months on one level. To me that takes all the fun out of it. That said, we love and hate this game. We love the graphics and the storyline, and being able to create your own characters. However, there are no difficulty levels! This game is very difficult! The game is really fun, but will agitate you. When you die in soul form you are sent all the way back to the beginning of the round, no check points! You die very easily! Some enemies you face hit you once and you're dead. It's very frustrating, but you find yourself wanting to do it over and over again. Also, we don't usually get game guides unless we absolutely have to. This one you might. A lot of the items and spells you pick up are not explained as to what they are or how to use them. We waste a lot of items trying to figure out what they are and how or when to use them. There's a lot of trial and error in this game. I highly recommend it, but only if you have patience!

In a nutshell, Demon's Souls is one of the hardest, most frustrating, most aggravating, most unforgiving, yet....most rewarding games of all time. Does this game make you wanna pull your hair out at times? Yes! Don't be surprised if you're bald by the end of the game. Does this game make you wanna throw your DualShock 3 controller out the window? Yes! Don't be surprised when you find yourself purchasing more controllers just for this game. Does this game offer hours of fun? Yes! This game is very challenging. The hardest part of the game is at the beginning when you first start playing. You're new, you don't know exactly how the fighting mechanics work, you don't know the enemies' tendencies and movements, your weapons, shields, and yourself have poor stats (low Soul Level), and you have no miracles or magic. The fighting mechanics is very in-depth. You can dual-wield weapons, shields, magic, etc. The better the armor, the heavier you become causing you to run slower. There are a lot of things to take into consideration when choosing what to equip and when to equip them. This is where the game is unforgiving --- I'm more of a defensive player who likes to conserve items a lot. It took me a little over 4 hours and maybe around 20 deaths to get past the first level. You can't upgrade your stats and go to other levels until you beat the first demon. You can't learn new miracles and magic until you find certain people in different levels and help them. There is NO PAUSING in the game. If you're in the middle of a sword fight or caught in the middle of a bunch of enemies, you better finish the fight and hope that you can hold from going to the bathroom before you put down the controller. When you die, you have to start ALL THE WAY BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LEVEL or wherever you originally started after teleporting from the Nexus (hub). Also, you lose ALL the souls that you achieved. The only way to get them back is by getting back to the spot where you died and picking them back up. If you die again, they are gone for good. For example, let's say it takes you about 30 minutes to get to this one part of a certain level. You have 1000 souls, and you get killed (some enemies can kill you with one blow). You start all the way back from the beginning. Now you have to go back to that point without dying. If you make it, you get your 1000 souls back plus the souls that you earned along the way. If you die before getting back those 1000 souls, you can't get them back. The only souls that you can get back are the last ones that you dropped. Each enemy has a different amount of souls that they can offer you. The souls aren't necessarily their souls. They're more like a currency. For example, the first enemies you will encounter in the first level offer about 6-8 souls. The number of souls given by each defeated enemy will vary depending on their difficulty, which level you're playing, and the current World Tendency (*see note on World Tendency*). Some enemies can give hundreds, thousands, and even tens of thousands of souls. The souls that you earn are saved for purchasing items, weapon upgrades/repairs, stats upgrades, learning miracles and spells, etc. ***Do NOT use demons' souls (boss souls) for increasing your regular earned souls. Save them for miracles, magic, and weapon upgrades. I made the mistake on using a demon's soul and now I can't get a certain magic power until my next playthrough because I no longer have that demon's soul.*** This game is either a lot harder or somewhat easier if you're signed into the PlayStation Network. When you're online, other players can either invade your world (black phantoms) or aid you in your journey (white phantoms). And of course, you can be a black phantom or a white phantom, as well. I haven't played online, so I'm not going to get specific about online gameplay. *World Tendency* --- Enemies are harder (therefore, offer more souls) the darker the world tendency and are easier (offer less souls) in lighter world tendencies. The tendency can be affected by killing non-playable characters (NPC's) and by the holiday depending on the developers' calendar (e.g. during Valentine's week, it was pure white world tendency for one half of the week and pure black world tendency for the other half. Black phantoms can also affect the world tendency. Notes: 1) Some levels don't take as long as others to get to the demon. 2) Play smart. Don't think of this as a hack-and-slash-and-spam game. Take into consideration your stamina and magic bar. 3) I wouldn't recommend this game to those who have high blood pressure. 4) Have some patience. This game wasn't meant to be beaten in a week or two...or three. Expect around 80+ hours of gameplay. 5) Keep your fingers away from the attack buttons when you're near NPC's in the Nexus. If you accidentally kill the only person that can increase your stats, you're just asking for more trouble. How would you be able to upgrade? 6) Have some sort of strategy for each level according to the different enemies and how difficult they are. Weapons, shields, and magic are either more effective or less effective depending on the type of enemy. 7) Have fun! = ]

I picked this game up during a sale along with a couple other games, so I figured I'd get this since its a PS3 exclusive. I love RPGs. When I played this...I appreciated how good it looked graphically. You have 5 different worlds with varying areas to play through. The sound is great overall. The challenge of the game is beyond anything you've played. I'd say 50% of the enemies you run into are "Hey, this guy was nothing compared to my char's stats". 25% is "Okay, he's a little tough...better use more than attack and defend". 20% is "What the -bleep-? How did my whole health bar deplete in 2 seconds?". And 5% dragons. The game's trial-and-error for the most part. Use what you learned in fighting the enemy to know how to beat it the next time around. The trophies in this game are scaled with true accomplishments. So when you beat a particularly powerful foe or acquire a rare and powerful weapon, it awards you accordingly. Not just "Breathe. Get a Trophy.". Overall, this game might be very frustrating for those looking for a nice sit-down RPG. But for those who want challenges, this will not disappoint. And to me, it's a worthy challenge.

I got this game the first day it came out at first I was "oh cool an rpg game looks good" so i bought it, I was bored for days until i got this game. Now I play like 4+ hours everyday on it. Many people say its hard but once you start learning from your mistakes everything seems easy and it never gets old. It is scary fighting your first boss and think its hard at the beggening but it its actually really easy once you find the weaknesses of each enemy, plus you can help other people take out main bosses or just help them clear the level or you can do the opposite which you can go into there current stage and hunt them down until they are slained or you die but also they can summon up to two other online players to help him/her kill you. Also there is a variety of armor, weapons, and magic to master and obtain. If you like RPG then this is a MUST!

Demon's Souls is the most addicting game I have ever played. Its not the storyline that hooks you, its the innovative gameplay and well thought of level design (from a medieval castle to mazelike caverns to a poisonous swamp). Don't let the difficulty discourage you from trying this game out. There are a lot of differnet ways to progress through to the end of the game. Quite Satisfying to do the first time through, as well. You can play by yourself or take it online and play with friends, but be wary of the evil black phantoms that will invade your world with the sole purpose of your death. And don't think you'll stop anytime soon. I've been engrossed with this title for about five or six months and have loved every minute of it!

Ok....Ok This is without a doubt the BEST RPG that was ever made. The reason why i say this is based on comparison to other RPG's....There is no comparison. Demon Souls has transformed the RPG Genre. The Graphics, Sound, Interface and not to mention the Gameplay. You can Level-up your character as high as you may expect. You can change world Tendencies and character tendencies. The BOSS fights are really off the SCALE!!!! Some have complained about the difficulty but I say it is hard because it was made that way. This game will make you either one of two things; 1) It will Frustrate the young gamer who is used to going in ans slashing like a mad-man. 2) it will make you Love it and Hate it but if you are a true hardcore gamer this is the key to longevity. You will learn Patience and Tactics in this game. So Knuckle-up...Man-up....and Pony-up. Demon Souls will take you on ride of your LIFE....

This game had nothing advertised well but when my friends told me of it and I played it, I was like whoa it's been a long time since I've been challenged in any video game and have to actually focus every single fight. Normally I just sit back and relax till I get to the boss then I focus but with this, you really need to focus 24/7. That being said, don't think this game is cheap like oh look, mob pokes you and you die because he somehow held your weapon so you can't do anything and stab you cheap. No, it's cheap because it really really punishes you for the mistakes that YOU make. Between Uncharted 2 and this game, I found myself wanting to beat Uncharted 2 as fast as I can so I could return back to this game. I ended up just playing Uncharted a few hours (great game btw) and going back to this game because it was more challenging and my determination to beat this thing got the best of me. WARNING: If you are not used to a hard, challenging game, I would not get this game. This game hands NOTHING to you at all, it makes you work to beat it. The bosses are like Shadow of the Colossus, HUGE.