Demon's Souls

Genres
Action,
RPG
Released on
PlayStation 3
10/6/2009
Pub
Atlus
Dev
FromSoftware, Inc.
6.0
As rated by Gamervision

King Allant the XII, the last king of Boletaria, searched tirelessly to expand his might. The Nexus, a great ice shrine nestled in the mountains, bestowed the power of the souls onto him, bringing prosperity to his kingdom. Still unsated, he returned again to the Nexus, where he foolishly awakened the Old One from its eternal slumber. This long forgotten evil, now wrought upon Boletaria, plunged the realm into darkness and fog. A mighty demon horde poured into the kingdom, devouring the souls of men.

Champions from other realms learned of Boletaria's fate and sought to deliver the kingdom from evil; none would return from the cursed land. Called upon by a mysterious maiden in black, you go forth, the last hope for humanity in a place lost to demons and darkness...

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It’s been asked before, in the philosophy of games debate that rages on amongst critics, if players should ever die in a well made game. It’s a strange statement, that’s to be sure, since few could actually name a title where they haven’t seen a “Game Over” or “You Are Dead” screen, and the games that do incorporate some sense of immortality are usually lambasted for it (the recent Prince of Persia comes to mind). However, it’s still worth thinking about, because if good games immerse the player, than there is nothing more immersion-breaking than character death.

In other words, it seems like the median of the two schools of thought – one thinking that death is overdone and one thinking that it’s necessary – is to have the fear of death, but hope that gamers never actually experience their mortality. Games like Shadow of the Colossus do a fantastic job balancing this concept, creating an experience that can be difficult, with the possibility of the player dying, without resorting to one-shot kills, or trial-and-error game design.

No matter which side of the "death in games" argument you’re on, Demon’s Souls does it wrong.

Read Full Review Coop Fri, 25 September 2009 12:11PM 36 Comments
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