"Waiting to receive a copy of the game is like being on death row."

This is the best thing that you've ever said. No, really though, I laughed.

Mm I want my Ps3 now instead of in a month....

I love that the company is recording and displaying this type of information.

@Dark
Nah: not even close to all the shmups that are coming out. Demon's Souls is like any video game with any sort of challenge.

It's tough for the first few hours or so, but once you get the cling ring in the first 30 minutes, snag a good bow, and understand the riposte timing, it's gravy.

They probably started lighting 100 dollar bills on fire to help them light their cigars. Plus they probably started touching themselves whenever they saw someone accidentally roll to their death.

Sick bastards.

Import guy - I'm in the UK and i got mine from ebay, £40, the Asian version like 2 weeks ago. People are selling it from the UK, so nice quick delivery.

This game is rock hard, but only until you get used to it, the fighting is fucking sweet, pure finesse and timing, I love it.

Cling ring is fucking required! Finding that shit is your first objective for sure.

I got back last night, had a couple of hours to play and managed to kill Flamelurker and The Adjuducator! Fucking buzzing! when you've tried so many times and failed, to look at the enemies health bar and think, "shit, it's only one more shot and he's down" the tension is thick, the sweat beading on your brow, knowing that if you die, those 15,000 souls in your back pocket will be stuck, in a confined space with a fucking giant boss enemy, is intense.

Killing a boss is like a shot of dopamine directly into your spine.

The only gaming feeling that comes close is on Monster hunter, when you and 3 guys have spent a whole evening trying to get a rare piece of a certain monsters tail, and then the next day you kill one on your own and get it!


It's that dopamine that i love.

It is worth noting that the North American version that Atlus published does not connect to the same servers that the Asian version of the game does, if that matters to you.

Pretty smart.

Brutally hard games obviously have a market

Mark me down for a few of those deaths last night :)

Normally I hate games where I have to die over and over again, but this game is so fascinating. Also the combat has a nice weighty feel, and the graphics are amazing. Looking forward to more punishment...

Saw this last night too and was surprised at how low the number was. :-) I think it is just a fun stat to keep for fans. I just hope they are tracking these and other metrics on all of the other levels too.

The game is hard, yes, but once you 'get' the combat you will absolutely love it and want to fight everything as many times as you can. I have had the Asian version since March and have loved every single minute of it. It is my favorite PS3 game yet.

Is it odd that I wanna play this game MORE now?

5 or so of those were mine -- I'm playing a royal built to spellcast, so there's not a lot of wiggle room in the health department. It is a humbling game without being overly cheap, just the right kind of challenge so far. It keeps you on point for sure.

I tolled up 6 deaths I think, and that just makes me wanna play this game more.

I want this. PC version, plz?

I died at least ten times last night. My first death was at the hands of that big dude at the end of the tutorial. At first I wasn't sure that I was supposed to die there so I started a new character and played the tutorial again. When I couldn't find a way around him and died again, I just moved on. Since then I fell down pits, was killed by the red-eye knight in 1-1 at least 5 times, got ambushed, got firebombed, got blown up and I loved every minute of it.

Tonight I'm gonna start a new character because I read somewhere that you shouldn't use the bosses souls to level up your character and should instead save them to buy unique spells later in the game. Plus I wanna try the royal class that everyone seems to love.

I'd be curious to hear the death toll in area 4-1, I have not so happily contributed to several deaths there. The game is sweet though.

Jim I am terrified as well!

them ore i read the more I want to try it but I'm scared this game is going to kcik my butt into a frustration that will make me give up after 2 hours....

@runtheplacered
Well..let's see.

I've played around 50 hours of it, and it clicked for me around 3-4 hours in.

The people who say it doesn't click, they play for around 5, then give up forever, without trying to succeed.

Point being, if you try, you'll get there.

@aaronf
Yep! You can kill him, but you don't have to. I never did, even with my alts.

Also, DO NOT USE THE BOSS DEMON SOULS TO FOR CURRENCY! Keep them, and use them on NPCs for more spells/options.

lmao its not THAT hard. just n00bs trying shit too early.

@matte g ebay can get the korean version for $29.99

Yeah, three of those deaths are mine.

I have to wait until christmas to play
*sigh*

"So this is a dick move. You die over and over and over just to advance. That is counterintuitive to the whole "don't die" concept in videogames."

You don't HAVE to die to proceed (excluding one part in the tutorial), however you WILL die until you learn how to proceed. This is not counter intuitive, it teaches you how to play correctly. In fact it was a major facet of video gaming up until just a few generations ago. Nobody can tell me they didn't die over and over in Mega Man or Mario on the NES until the learned what it took to beat it without dying.

Awesome.

I've killed 5 bosses so far and I haven't died once...

















...it helps that I've been playing my Import copy for the past 6 months ;)

I've been playing it offline, just to get used to it. I don't mind the difficulty of the game, but the gameplay feels... Off, to me. I just can't get into it.