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I came across this while reading up on Yakuza 3, since the two titles are being released closely together. This is supposed to play like King's Field (<333) except for the fact that it is third person. Not only does the music and atmosphere give it an awesome, epic feel, but the monsters. Holy fuck D: They look really fucking creepy.

Due out in Japan in February of 2009. Here's to hoping we get it in the states... :( Because this looks INCREDIBLE.

May '09 Edit --
If you don't want to wait on the US release for some reason, you can import a copy of this and play it in almost perfect English right on the spot. E-store details are listed in a later post on this page.

I refuse to believe people actually like King's Field. I owned King's Field 2 for PS1 back when I was like 11 and I fucking hated it then. That said, the graphics are nice?

King's Field IV - The Ancient City (PS2 game) was my absolute favorite of the series. I tried playing the first ones again lately, but they didn't "age" well. The Ancient City is still a blast, though. The gameplay footage shows stat screens that are identical to King's Field. It's a spiritual sequel, it seems.

Wow...that game makes me wanna get a PS3. It looks awesome the graphics and everything look great. The dragon at the end of the trailer looked wickedly cool. I hope we do get it in the U.S.

Well...

Here's hoping my roommate will buy a PS3. :<

I thought the TGS '08 Gameplay trailers were disappointing.

Demon's Souls - TGS 08: Castle Crashing Gameplay (Cam) HD

Demon's Souls - TGS 2008: Raiding The Castle Gameplay HD (Cam)


This new trailer made the game look a lot better though, so I guess I'll have to see how the game ends up in February before making any judgment calls.



Also, HD video of the 3-minute trailer on youtube: Link - Be sure to click HD

Time will tell. King's Field has never been a thing that folks in the US had a raging boner for >:\

and hay who edited the thread title. I don't give a shit how the game looks. The fact that it is built on the same gamesplay as KF is why I'm excited.

I was pretty disappointed when I saw that this game was a PS3 exclusive as I have no interest in the damn thing. King's Field, Shadow Tower and Eternal Ring were all great games but I can see why other people wouldn't be into that.. genre. Maybe now From Software will get around to making a sequel to King's Field, I mean, they can't let their very first franchise die just like that.

Also, I hope this game gets a soundtrack. Yuji Takenouchi is amazing.

Yeah, see, I've never played King's Field, so I don't know what to expect - and I guess most of the current owners of the PS3 won't either.

Though I think I'm going to surprised if it doesn't sell well (maybe not well, but at least decent) over here in the US - some people have been trying to compare it to Oblivion - mainly because it seems more like a Western-oriented game to me.


Anyway, I wouldn't sweat the lack of an announced US release. The fact that it was pushed in Famitsu (it had a two-page spread a few weeks ago) and TGS - and it's published by Sony - basically makes it 99% guaranteed to come over. And the Asian version is entirely in English.



Some of the early pics I enjoyed:

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.ps...ssouls0001.jpg


http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.ps...ssouls0007.jpg


http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.ps...ssouls0011.jpg

Awesome news. Thanks for the heads-up Ryuu =D Great pics~

Wow, I've never seen this new trailer. It looks pretty good, tho I doubt the storyline will be anything epic.

Yeah, if it's in the KF vein, the storyline typically isn't impressive. Mute main character in a labyrinth finding out about stuff. That's the basic formula they follow.

Demon's Souls

How exactly does this game work over the PSN? Co-op?

Demon's Souls: Making the Ultimate ARPG - PS3Hyper

Lots of information on the game (customization, online, story, etc.) in that article.

Sort of looks like a Japanese take on the Western PC RPG genre. Hopefully From Software learns how to take full advantage of the dual analog sticks built right in every Sixaxis and Dual Shock 3 controller.

I have only played Eternal Ring from From Software and it was a terrible game. The concept of using rings for magic was neat but it moved slowly, the graphics were sub Dreamcast quality, even though it was on the PS2. Admittedly it was a launch or near launch title so the expectation I suppose wasn't there. The one thing that pissed me off though was that it did not use the analog sticks at all. That really hindered gameplay to me and ultimately I just gave up on it. This game looks more promising.

Boxart revealed.

http://www.gamed.nl/messages/97896.jpg


Also, I noticed another article with a bit more info (classes, people, etc.) on the game: The Demons In Demon's Souls, Deep Customization Options Explained - PS3Hyper

I was watching a stream of the game the other day, the player died at the same spot from the same enemy at least 10 times. Is it going to be released in the US at all? Or is importing the asian version the only option here?

I saw a new gameplay trailer a couple days ago as well. Looks pretty slick :V Only graphical quirk some folks will gripe about is the executions. Enemies get warped on to you when you do 'em, it seems. No biggie.

Aww, I love King's Field very much; it's probably my favorite series. The first one (in Japan) was unplayable, but the three released in the US are great! I am very excited with the hope that Demon's Souls gets a US release.

Even if it doesn't, I'm wondering about importing. I've been reading now (at the onset of this game) that the PS3 has no problems playing other regions discs, without even any modding. Anyone know if this is true?

P.S. If you don't remember me I use to post in this forum about two years ago, maybe a little less. I went for a LOOOONG time without a computer but am finally back. I will have intentions to download via FTP servers, but am going to hold off until I can post a bunch first, to prove that I am real :P.

All PS3 games are region free so importing is always a possibility as you can play any PS3 game on any PS3. Blu-Ray movies are, however, region encoded.

Bumping this to say a few things:

Firstly, no news on a US release. But this doesn't matter one bit. The version released in Asia has perfect English text and dialogue (not Engrish. Although there is a rare line that sounds a bit odd).

I ordered it and started playing just last night. I have to say that I haven't had this much fun since Shadow of the Colossus. The logistics in it are incredible, and the cleverness to the levels/enemies is jaw-dropping. I finally reached the first real boss, and it was remarkably fun.

The turn-off to some folks is that the game is very, very difficult at times. However, there are lots of strategies for numerous difficult points in this game.

Buy it from these places:
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Once again, I can't stress how incredibly cool this game is. It's difficult and will curb-stomp you at times, but it's also one of the most clever things I've ever played. A shame it probably won't make it outside of an Asian PS3 release, because it is definitely going on my top ten at this point.

I am considering playing it just to pop into Gech's world and grief the fuck out of him by slaughtering him when he ain't looking.

If it doesn't get announced for the US at E3, I'll probably import this. However, it's pretty damn expensive. Not impressed by the price at all, and it seems unlikely to drop as the regular stores are out of stock, and ebay is the main place to get it now.

Funny thing about that; there is a spear you can get that fucking wrecks armor and whatever blocks it. If someone comes to kill you and you can't handle 'em, swing like fucking crazy and ruin their armor. Make them pay highway robbery for repairs :V

http://www.atlus.com/res/demonssouls..._midtext_1.jpg

http://www.atlus.com/res/demonssouls..._midtext_3.jpg


So, Atlus is bring Demon's Souls to the US. Confused as to why it's going to take till Fall 2009 though. Isn't the majority of it already in English?