Demon's Souls (PS5)

[DerrtySouthpaw]

I'll explain as best I know from experience and other's acclaim of the game.

Firstly, upon the release of this game in itself, the gaming industry was very fixated on putting out games that were very hands-on with telling you how to play you game, telling you every step along the way to go, being elongated tutorials and hand-holding. They also tended to be heavy exposition in pacing and story-telling, loaded with cut scenes and general "filler" for story beats. And as far as outright gameplay, a lot of them lend on quick-time events, can be considered "button mashy", or pay to win or auto-aim games that lowered the skill ceiling and overall just lacking challenge due to no consequences for most of your actions in death. Souls games are absolutely none of these things...the very anti-thesis to them to be frank.

And with that, comes a very deliberate, tactical, challenging base that rewards playing good and really crushes playing badly. So badly that it's downright frustrating to lose, cuz of you losing practically everything, you currency, your progress, etc. This all ties into the gameplay loop that feels like none other when you actually conquer what was repeatedly giving you soul-crushing defeats prior. So it gives you a very rewarding feeling of earned progress. Add to that, the lore and world building that's not thrust on you, but just sprinkled and mostly hinted at, so it doesn't feel as spoon fed as most games that do all the previously mentioned beats for storying telling and pacing.

Now my question for you, good sir, are you and @South Paw one and the same person? Cuz it looks odd, if not suspicious that ya'll both in this thread round the same time, lol.

Lol aight. Thanks
Lol no he’s the original. I been on here since but I changed my name a few years back. This isn’t the first time this has happened lol

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

also, just to let yall know that may be intimidated or having trouble. you can summon a player to help you with the boss battles (and levels) or an NPC to help you. If you're connected online touch one of the blue marks and it will summon and NPC.

 

[old pig]

also, just to let yall know that may be intimidated or having trouble. you can summon a player to help you with the boss battles (and levels) or an NPC to help you. If you're connected online touch one of the blue marks and it will summon and NPC.

that’s an interesting feature

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

that’s an interesting feature

*Plays into your fears again*

Those same players can also do the opposite and turn your single player adventure into a PVP on the spot deathmatch and all of the penalties of death still happen when actual humans kill you as well. Not lying about it a bit either. They do actually have to find you first tho, but you're duly aware when they invade your game so...

 

[old pig]

*Plays into your fears again*

Those same players can also do the opposite and turn your single player adventure into a PVP on the spot deathmatch and all of the penalties of death still happen when actual humans kill you as well. Not lying about it a bit either. They do actually have to find you first tho, but you're duly aware when they invade your game so...

actually sounds fun

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

flamelurker is kicking my ass! holy shyt! Damn if I didn't have schoolwork to do i'd spend the rest of my evening doing this.

This is my GOTY if cyberpunk doesn't come out.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

actually sounds fun

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

*Plays into your fears again*

Those same players can also do the opposite and turn your single player adventure into a PVP on the spot deathmatch and all of the penalties of death still happen when actual humans kill you as well. Not lying about it a bit either. They do actually have to find you first tho, but you're duly aware when they invade your game so...

hmm for some reason I haven't been invaded in demon's souls, I wonder why that is?

 

[homiedontplaydat]

I know it aint shyt to some of u but damn it hurt losing those 2000 souls

 

[Brian O'Conner]

I been burned on ds1 and bloodbourne never made it past the first hour

Maybe I never gave these games a fair chance but I’ve been watching streams and it looks so good... should I get

what’s the easiest class to play as ?

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

I been burned on ds1 and bloodbourne never made it past the first hour

Maybe I never gave these games a fair chance but I’ve been watching streams and it looks so good... should I get

what’s the easiest class to play as ?

Royal, you can wield magic and you're still useful with a sword. Also, iff you're having trouble what did it for me was watching streamers who are less experienced with teh game try and go through it, this was for dark souls 3.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

hmm for some reason I haven't been invaded in demon's souls, I wonder why that is?

You have to be in full body mode to be invaded. You can't be invaded as a spectre (soul/spirit), but you can invade others as one.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

I been burned on ds1 and bloodbourne never made it past the first hour

Maybe I never gave these games a fair chance but I’ve been watching streams and it looks so good... should I get

what’s the easiest class to play as ?

Royal, you can wield magic and you're still useful with a sword. Also, iff you're having trouble what did it for me was watching streamers who are less experienced with teh game try and go through it, this was for dark souls 3.

At the end of the day, classes only really determine your initial stats/equipment. You can basically become whatever you want to be, if you level up accordingly after the fact. It's fairly important at the beginning of the game tho, especially for newcomers, so you can pick a class that'll start you out as how you may think you'd want to start the game as. Yeah, Royal is pretty good cuz he comes with the MP regen ring, along with already being attuned to magic knowing one spell. As you level up and find more gear and upgrade, you can switch up as you see fit.

I will say that if you stay the same playstyle from beginning to end of game, then yeah, your initial class could be best for you, as it'd be even easier to level up according to your strengths. You usually want to at least be a lil well-rounded tho, to some degree or have some different equipment sets to change out to, based on the situation you're facing.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

At the end of the day, classes only really determine your initial stats/equipment. You can basically become whatever you want to be, if you level up accordingly after the fact. It's fairly important at the beginning of the game tho, especially for newcomers, so you can pick a class that'll start you out as how you may think you'd want to start the game as. Yeah, Royal is pretty good cuz he comes with the MP regen ring, along with already being attuned to magic knowing one spell. As you level up and find more gear and upgrade, you can switch up as you see fit.

I will say that if you stay the same playstyle from beginning to end of game, then yeah, your initial class could be best for you, as it'd be even easier to level up according to your strengths. You usually want to at least be a lil well-rounded tho, to some degree or have some different equipment sets to change out to, based on the situation you're facing.

i went into this blind and lost out on the mp ring

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

i went into this blind and lost out on the mp ring

I thought you picked the Royal class? I'm sure you can get another one tho.