Demon's Souls (PS3) & Dark Souls (PS3/X360/PC) Discussion Thread

[Gradon]

I wouldn't say Dark Souls is better/worse...just different. At first it may seem the better game because of how expansive the game world & content really are.

Later on, you'll realize (when you go back to replay Demon's Souls) that Demon's Souls has its perks over Dark Souls and some kind of charm to it....same for the other way around.

Btw, I also ordered the 'Hong Kong' version of the game to keep Demon's Souls online, after the sudden announcement of the NA servers shutting down (no longer happening; decision was overturned). I don't think I'll be going back to the NA version of the game unless it's co-op w/ a friend or someone from these forums/other communities. they seem to be pretty empty compared to the Asian version (Jap/Korean/Chinese servers) as well as I don't want to feel threatened again by another announcement of the NA servers closing.

The Hong Kong version seems to be the one with the least likely chance of closing down, since the game was published by 'Sony' in Asia. I don't know about the EU version, but I don't think it will last forever with 'Bandai Namco' having the publishing rights of Demon's Souls in Europe and Dark Souls worldwide...may seem to be the best course of action for them to close the servers sooner or later, in order to get more sales on Dark Souls. It would be beneficial for them from a business standpoint in my opinion.

Gradon. if you ever need any help/assistance in Demon's Souls let me know, whether it's Co-op or PvP.

Other than that, I would recommend getting Dark Souls...it's a really good game & slightly underrated at that as well!

They were going to close the American servers??? Wow. When I played the game two years odd ago, the Hong Kong servers, it was booming. The people on there were really nice even if they were Red Ghosts as well ahha. I loved how close the Asian gamers were and they were fascinated that I was playing the game as an English person back then. :L

I love the co-op elements, they're so original and rewarding. I will get back into Demon's Souls once I finally get into Dark Souls and I think I'm gonna purchase it when I get into Uni this September, if I'm not too busy with first year work this would be amazing to tide me over the weeks haha. I remember when Dark Souls was announced, I was so excited.

With Demon's Souls, what I loved most about the worlds was after you defeated a boss, you conquered that level. You were victorious and it made me feel so good that I had achieved that after spending hours upon hours on trying to beat the levels haha. The thing is, the game never felt repetitive and it kind of felt like an action MMO offline. I loved seeing ghosts of other players it made me feel like I wasn't alone in my journey. :L The blue ghost / red ghost element was very well done, and I expect this to be the same in Dark Souls? I haven't researched it much as to avoid spoilers but I seriously can't wait to claim the game.

[Kaneco]

They were going to close the American servers??? Wow. When I played the game two years odd ago, the Hong Kong servers, it was booming. The people on there were really nice even if they were Red Ghosts as well ahha. I loved how close the Asian gamers were and they were fascinated that I was playing the game as an English person back then. :L

I love the co-op elements, they're so original and rewarding. I will get back into Demon's Souls once I finally get into Dark Souls and I think I'm gonna purchase it when I get into Uni this September, if I'm not too busy with first year work this would be amazing to tide me over the weeks haha. I remember when Dark Souls was announced, I was so excited.

With Demon's Souls, what I loved most about the worlds was after you defeated a boss, you conquered that level. You were victorious and it made me feel so good that I had achieved that after spending hours upon hours on trying to beat the levels haha. The thing is, the game never felt repetitive and it kind of felt like an action MMO offline. I loved seeing ghosts of other players it made me feel like I wasn't alone in my journey. :L The blue ghost / red ghost element was very well done, and I expect this to be the same in Dark Souls? I haven't researched it much as to avoid spoilers but I seriously can't wait to claim the game.

Oh it's there! All the Co-Op/PvP elements & aspects of Demon's Souls are there, and a lot of layers have been added to the experience.

[Dracarys]

Dracarys has bad taste in vgames, news at 11.

My god you're children.

"Whaa Dracarys said someting bad about a game I like, now I say bad things about her". Because god forbid an effort is made to discuss the actual game, including the bad parts.

If you cannot discuss a game without taking shots at people you shouldn't be discussing games.

[Kaneco]

On-topic people!

Gradon, forgot to mention that Dark Souls' servers (or lack there of...it's P2P...except for a few things like leaderboard-like features) are region free, unlike Demon's Souls. The reason why the NA servers were planned to be closed several times was because Atlus' (publisher of Demon's Souls in NA) funds were running low, and as we know maintaining servers up cost money. Something happened to 'Atlus' recently (undisclosed) that made them extend the server's life-span 'indefinitely'.

They might as well do a 'kickstarter' since it seems to be all the rage now... xD

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Anyway, I found this short animation of someone's playthrough of the game...before the 'Pyromancy: Iron Flesh' got nerfed (it was pretty OP, to be honest).

I wouldn't recommend watching it, as it contains spoilers (although, kind of mild at that).