I have it coming from Amazon on day one (hopefully). I've been waiting for what seems like eternity to play this. Might be the sleeper hit of the year. It's got an 89 on metacritic right now (24 reviews), for what it's worth.

If you do get your claws on an early copy, remember that you can play offline simply by cutting your net connection (disabling wifi, pulling out the lan cable). It's convenient in case you insist on playing offline for fear of black phantoms.

So what's the big hype about this game? Looks like another generic hack and slash rpg.

people add me to your PSN.It's Steel_Brotha. I've been waiting too long for this game. just put "DToid Bud in the message if you do add me.

This game is gonna rock hard, I am getting it day one. Plus I opted to get the deluxe edition that makes me a happy bunny.
@All
Add me so we can take on some bosses. PSN Kookkui

I prepaid for the collector's edition in full. I can't wait for Tuesday!!!!

Damn I want to get this but from what I've heard it may make me smash a controller. Does anyone know how it really works in terms of losing progress when you die? Do you just basically spawn at your last save or checkpoint with everything you gained taken away from you?

@All

Just so you guys know, from what I have read you can NOT just jump into a buddies game, it's totally random who you team up with or try to PvP against......no server waiting room or lobbies as they want to keep the immersion of the game safe.

;)

@Kim Fidler @fetusmilk
Here is a cool review that gives a pretty good run down of the game and game play.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmtQbcwidEc

thanks magnalon, it is actually sounding better the more i found out about it.
man deamons souls, way of the samurai 3, uncharted2, borderlands, brutal legend. why do they always wait till this time of year to release games? same thing happened last year. and because of it my copy of dead space is still unplayed after a year.

coming via release day shipping from Amazon on Tuesday!

*licks lips in anticipation

I've been playing the Asian import on the Asian servers for about a week (no publisher here in the UK yet! WTF!), this is my GOTY for sure.

It's completely off the hook, cannot put it down, the whole way they've approached onlione I've never seen before, it's simply the best action game or RPG I've played.

So nice to play an RPG that's not just attack attack attack attack heal attack attack. You reaqlly need tio "fight" every enemy, dodge and block, parry and counter attack - fucking brilliant.

All the different weapons with their unique fighting style to master, all the different enemies each with tells and unblockable attacks, the Bosses ! Fucking EPIC.

Buy it. Just buy it!

It is hard, but once you accept that being alive (ie not a soul) is a rare occurence, you do play most of the game as a soul, but it makes no odds, apart from the 75% (once you have cling ring) health. You do lose your collected souls when you die (alive or as soul) but they stay in your bloodstain, so all you have to do is make it back to where you died (with enemies back in place) and you collect the souls from your previous run, plus whatever you got on the way back, and if it's a lot, leg it back to the nexus to upgrade.

The first 2 hours are a test to say the least, you're under powered, don't know how to fight, (block timing is crucial) and you get your ass handed to you. However once you hit the "eureka" moment it becomes a whole heap of fun.

The online messages work really well, there's always some hint about what to expect or how to beat an enemy, however there are (on the Asian Server anyway) quite a lot of "This is Hars, Evaluate me" messages, which I don't understand, I mean, yes it is harsh, the whole game is harsh, but why do I want to press select and evaluate you, for stating the obvious?? Wierd.

But the message system, generally, is and amazing idea, that works brilliantly, I can't imagine why it's not been done before. Oh, shit and the ghosts (other people playing the same area as you) wandering around are cool as fuck! And the death recordings from peoples bloodstains!

Just get it, you need this game in your life.

@Sexualchocolate

Evaluating a message gives the author health, thats why there is a lot of those type of messages.

Hooray for the deluxe version with the strategy guide.

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