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@TheRPGist I don't even want to think about my RPG completion percentage! Some of those RPGs are just so bad, and some are just too long... RPGs in general are so tough to perfect! Which is why the great ones are just so good.
@The RPGist: I really don't think you're gonna make it here. You say too many things that are just going to be deemed ignorant or inflammatory to those of us who really love our games. Games should have their review scores docked for being difficult? Difficulty is a subjective matter that an objective reviewer has no business criticizing if there is quality craftsmanship.
To review a game is not to say if you liked it or not, or if a person should or should not buy it based on your own personal preferences. Such a mentality is everything that's wrong with game media.
Seriously consider what I say on both accounts. I don't want to have some sort of drama over this. I legitimately think your opinion is poorly founded and I have no grudge against you for it, but if you wish to hold opinions like this and don't wish to be chastised Destructoid won't be the place for you. Destructoid is a tough crowd and it's gonna be a bumpy ride if you say things like this consistently.
Let's leave this dialog between just you and me. No need for anyone else to butt in and make this a drama.
@bluexy: Sorry to hear the game wasn't for you, man. On the bright side I thought your pictures were pretty amusing. Think that was worth the price of admission?
To review a game is not to say if you liked it or not, or if a person should or should not buy it based on your own personal preferences. Such a mentality is everything that's wrong with game media.
Seriously consider what I say on both accounts. I don't want to have some sort of drama over this. I legitimately think your opinion is poorly founded and I have no grudge against you for it, but if you wish to hold opinions like this and don't wish to be chastised Destructoid won't be the place for you. Destructoid is a tough crowd and it's gonna be a bumpy ride if you say things like this consistently.
Let's leave this dialog between just you and me. No need for anyone else to butt in and make this a drama.
@bluexy: Sorry to hear the game wasn't for you, man. On the bright side I thought your pictures were pretty amusing. Think that was worth the price of admission?
I'm gonna repeat what I said to Anthony Burch when he admitted to selling his copy less than a month after it was out.
Pussy.
Pussy.
Funny. You were pretty good. It is true though, some of what you say. I will get this game, but I still don't tend to be a fan of games, to quote Jim Sterling, that "punish me for trying to have fun." Still, I'm a sucker for anything that isn't another overhyped shooter, so best of luck to you.
(P.S. If you want something with a legitimate challenge that doesn't rape you every time you try to play, try New Super Mario Bros. Wii. From what I've heard, it should offer a good challenge without, you know, totally backstabbing you.)
(P.S. If you want something with a legitimate challenge that doesn't rape you every time you try to play, try New Super Mario Bros. Wii. From what I've heard, it should offer a good challenge without, you know, totally backstabbing you.)
@grue New Super Mario Bros. Wii is on my list of must-haves! :) I was originally pulled towards Demon's Souls because of it's "not your normal kind of game" status. They've definitely made something worth checking out. I'd recommend a rental to all gamers.
This is a great blog, but unfortunately, I think you really missed out.
Really; harden your skills, and rent it again sometime.
WHAT BOSSES DID YOU BEAT?! World 2's are easy: you should start there and skip the Tower Knight.
Really; harden your skills, and rent it again sometime.
WHAT BOSSES DID YOU BEAT?! World 2's are easy: you should start there and skip the Tower Knight.
Yes this game is hard, but not fun? Sure it's no Borderlands (fun factor)but it's a very different type of fun, one that rewards you for hard work. It's called success and accomplishment. I challenge you to put the disc back in there son and sack up, because you're going to be lying on your death bed saying "If only I would have finished Demon's Souls, I wouldn't have quit at so many other things in life". This is where it begins man, next thing you know you wont be getting out of bed because it's "too hard" or "not fun"
THIS IS BOLETARIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS BOLETARIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh and if you need help, Magnalon will get you through it, that dude is awesome!
@Magnalon - thanks for helping out so many a' weary souls in Boletaria
@Magnalon - thanks for helping out so many a' weary souls in Boletaria
I see where you're coming from. I will say that this is the worst game possible for a rental. It's one of those games you really need to take a break from to not grow to hate it. But if you buy/rent it again there's a sequence that helps out alot early on, get the decent club from 5-1 and beat up on the skeletons in 4-1 till you're strong enough to handle the other stuff without too much rage.
Wimp.
But seriously, I can understand if the game isn't your cup of tea. They really mislabeled the game, it's not an Action/RPG, it's more of a Survival Horror/RPG, and you need to play it with a Survival game mentality to make it far. Learn the enemy patterns, learn how to utilize all your abilities and where all the ambushes are, and ration out your supplies to make it through unharmed. If that kind of game isn't up your alley, well, there's plenty of other awesome stuff that just came out.
But seriously, I can understand if the game isn't your cup of tea. They really mislabeled the game, it's not an Action/RPG, it's more of a Survival Horror/RPG, and you need to play it with a Survival game mentality to make it far. Learn the enemy patterns, learn how to utilize all your abilities and where all the ambushes are, and ration out your supplies to make it through unharmed. If that kind of game isn't up your alley, well, there's plenty of other awesome stuff that just came out.
@The RPGist
I hate this new generation of gamers that were born and raised on FPS's. Maybe you should go back to an easy FPS game. This game is cake compared to alot of NES and SNES games. This game gives you options unlike and old school 2D games. Im on my third playthrough and its easily my GOTY so far.
I hate this new generation of gamers that were born and raised on FPS's. Maybe you should go back to an easy FPS game. This game is cake compared to alot of NES and SNES games. This game gives you options unlike and old school 2D games. Im on my third playthrough and its easily my GOTY so far.
Umm does anyone these days will play a game that is actually hard? Or will they just give up and whine all day about it.
I found the first playthrough easy, this gen is starting to worry me, there is such a thing as being too soft.
anyway good post man, I cant agree with a single word but good post.
I really am gonna have to write that beginers guide.
anyway good post man, I cant agree with a single word but good post.
I really am gonna have to write that beginers guide.
@Wry Guy
You call someone out on something and then shame anyone else from coming to their defense? I can see you've been trained in the art of internet fighting.
You call someone out on something and then shame anyone else from coming to their defense? I can see you've been trained in the art of internet fighting.
I should just write another blog so I don't get misconstrued here... oh well.
It wasn't the challenge that inevitably made me quit. Initially it was my lack of interest in the combat. Finally, it was my lack of reason to continue. I'll refer to my hiking metaphor again. You do it because you love it, or you do it because it's a rewarding experience you share with others. Well, like I said before I didn't enjoy the combat. And aslo, I found no reward in beating a difficult game just to say I beat a difficult game. After all, look what it's done to some of these commenters? Insisting their aptitude with a game I didn't enjoy makes me less of a gamer.
It wasn't the challenge that inevitably made me quit. Initially it was my lack of interest in the combat. Finally, it was my lack of reason to continue. I'll refer to my hiking metaphor again. You do it because you love it, or you do it because it's a rewarding experience you share with others. Well, like I said before I didn't enjoy the combat. And aslo, I found no reward in beating a difficult game just to say I beat a difficult game. After all, look what it's done to some of these commenters? Insisting their aptitude with a game I didn't enjoy makes me less of a gamer.
